[Shop-talk] Car detailing business

[Scott]

I dunno, man...there's absolutely NO WAY I want to drive someone else's car.

Well, I'd *like* to tool around in someone's Ferrari...but I don't want 
to 1) pay to fix it when my right foot overtakes my frontal lobe, or 2) 
carry that kind of insurance.

On 12/29/2011 1:51 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:
> I have no idea what your place looks like, or what kind of impression 
> it makes on passing motorists.  I would think that would be an 
> important factor if you're really expecting passing motorists to just 
> stop in.  Your typical Mercedes/Porsche/BMW driver isn't going to turn 
> down the dirt driveway and go around back behind the barn just because 
> they see a "detailing here" sign.  I think the drop-off process is a 
> big pain for most people if they have to arrange a ride.  The one guy 
> I used to know who did detailing on a small scale would pick up the 
> customer's car.  It worked like this.  You called him and made an 
> appointment.  He came to where you work, left his car there and took 
> yours.  Then he brought it back all shiny before it was time to go 
> home.  You just had to meet him outside, or at the front desk or 
> whatever to transfer keys and pay him.  It was very convenient and he 
> didn't have to deal with customers at his house.   Word of this guy''s 
> services spread quickly within the company.    Good luck with the venture.