Pre-Winter Auto Sealing

[bigmike]

I'm having some of my car detail supplies shipped to me next week along with some winter clothes. I will be offering Porcs a special on exterior sealing before the snow begins to fall.

This is a 3 step process done by hand. I start with an initial coat of glaze, followed by a coat of cherry wax and finish it off with a coat of paint sealant. I purchase all my products from Detail King as I've found their quality to be the best. Your vehicle will be rather shiny when finished and the sealant does an excellent job of protecting the paint from the salt laid during snow season. The shine typically lasts for 8 months.

Prices for Porcs are only $15 per vehicle, $25 for the general public. I'll take silver too. I'm in Manchester but could get a ride further out if I'm doing multiple vehicles. The process takes about an hour, sometimes longer depending on the size. It helps if the exterior is relatively clean but I can take care of that at no extra charge.

Next spring I'll probably bring out my carpet extractor and buffing wheels and can do all kinds of tricky things like buff out scratches, dye carpets and plastic trim (interior and exterior), fix cigarette burns and tears in vinyl and leather...stuff most detailers can't do. For now I'm sticking with seal jobs.

I have enough supplies to do about 30 vehicles and can do it until the temperature drops below 45 degrees on a first-come basis. IM me with your contact info if you or someone you know would be interested.

[leetninja]

this sounds pretty sweet.  any chance you do interior stuff?  i have cloth and well everything else is literally plastic or rubber.  no carpet in the entire thing (Toyota FJ Cruiser)

i have been dying for a good detailing on my beast.

[bigmike]

this sounds pretty sweet.  any chance you do interior stuff?  i have cloth and well everything else is literally plastic or rubber.  no carpet in the entire thing (Toyota FJ Cruiser)

i have been dying for a good detailing on my beast.

I have the equipment to do complete details back in Michigan. It's the expense of shipping it out here. Next spring a couple friends of mine were going to bring it with them when they moved here but if you only need a good cleaning and nothing dyed I can probably do it for you. Send me your number Leet and we'll talk a little more.

[AntonLee]

I used to run a small mobile detailing business out of my van a few years back.  I'd have to say that it's tough around here if you don't have the equipment to shampoo and extract carpets.  I found that I lost business without that feature. 

Do you do claybar Mike?  Some people tend to think its worthless, I'm not one of them.  I think this is a great business for someone who wants to be part of this agorist society.  One can make lots of money without feeling the need to put it down on tax forms. 

anytime if you'd like a hand just let me know.

[bigmike]

I used to run a small mobile detailing business out of my van a few years back.  I'd have to say that it's tough around here if you don't have the equipment to shampoo and extract carpets.  I found that I lost business without that feature. 

Do you do claybar Mike?  Some people tend to think its worthless, I'm not one of them.  I think this is a great business for someone who wants to be part of this agorist society.  One can make lots of money without feeling the need to put it down on tax forms. 

anytime if you'd like a hand just let me know.

Thanks Anton. I'll keep that in mind next year. I used clay a lot in Vegas, mostly for removing paint overspray but depending on the condition of the vehicle's clear coat I'd sometimes prep the car with clay before polish.

I mostly got into doing other things besides the regular detailing. Cigarette burn repairs, carpet dying and patching small tears in vinyl were cash cows.

The sealant jobs that I'm doing now are quick cash and leave the customer's car looking great. Cash is the key word there

[Nat F]

How about pine pitch removal?

-Nat

[bigmike]

How about pine pitch removal?

-Nat

Like using clay for removing tree sap? I've never had to do it myself but I know it works for that.

[Nat F]

More specifically do you offer that as a service at this point if someone is going to have you do the exterior sealing?  I can't imagine it would be a good idea to seal a car with pitch spots all over it (like mine) and I can't imagine removing hundreds of pitch spots would be part of the service without additional compensation.

-Nat

[bigmike]

More specifically do you offer that as a service at this point if someone is going to have you do the exterior sealing?  I can't imagine it would be a good idea to seal a car with pitch spots all over it (like mine) and I can't imagine removing hundreds of pitch spots would be part of the service without additional compensation.

-Nat

I could do it. I'd have to pick up a clay bar and if it's anything like removing paint overspray it's very time consuming. When I did jobs like that in the past I charged an hourly rate but I'd be willing to give a fellow Porc a low flat rate if I were doing the seal job after.

[AntonLee]

sap really blows, really. 

[leetninja]

i have some old chevy rims, and some never dull.  not enough elbow grease or time to get it done but i tested it and it will work on my gross looking rims - so i guess the question i have now is ...

do you do rim jobs?

(I am not editing that and yes I do realize ...)

[MaineShark]

Hmmm... Sounds like a good idea, and a good deal.

Do you have any services other than the sealing, or is that the only offering?

I'm planning to get some vinyl lettering applied to my truck.  Will this interfere with the ability to adhere the vinyl? (I'd hate to make life difficult for the truck graphics company)

Joe

[bigmike]

i have some old chevy rims, and some never dull.  not enough elbow grease or time to get it done but i tested it and it will work on my gross looking rims - so i guess the question i have now is ...

do you do rim jobs?

(I am not editing that and yes I do realize ...)

LOL. Yeah, Leet...I do rim jobs. I've even got some wheel wax for after I clean them that reverses the wheel's polarity to repel break dust. You still have my number?

[bigmike]

Hmmm... Sounds like a good idea, and a good deal.

Do you have any services other than the sealing, or is that the only offering?

I'm planning to get some vinyl lettering applied to my truck.  Will this interfere with the ability to adhere the vinyl? (I'd hate to make life difficult for the truck graphics company)

Joe

I can do anything when it comes to detailing Joe, it's just having the right equipment for the job. I left my buffing wheel, polisher and carpet extractor in Detroit and wasn't planning to have it hear until next spring when one of my boys makes the move.

The seal jobs are quick easy cash for me and by keeping the price under $25 it's an easy sell especially when people see how it turns out. One guy referred three other customers after seeing how his car looked and he's having me seal his other two vehicles.

As for the lettering it won't affect it. Just be sure to not put the decals on for 48 hours so the sealant can set up its protective barrier.

[MaineShark]

I can do anything when it comes to detailing Joe, it's just having the right equipment for the job. I left my buffing wheel, polisher and carpet extractor in Detroit and wasn't planning to have it hear until next spring when one of my boys makes the move.

The seal jobs are quick easy cash for me and by keeping the price under $25 it's an easy sell especially when people see how it turns out. One guy referred three other customers after seeing how his car looked and he's having me seal his other two vehicles.

As for the lettering it won't affect it. Just be sure to not put the decals on for 48 hours so the sealant can set up its protective barrier.

Cool.

I have a big, four-door pickup.  I wouldn't mind paying a reasonable amount more than your stated price, since I assume that's based upon cars, not trucks.

I'll have to check my schedule, and see if anyone else up here might be interested, so you could make one trip and get a few in, but off the top of my head, does next Wednesday potentially work for you?

Also, I mentioned this to a friend, and he asked if a minor bit of rust would be too troublesome to work around, or if you can handle that?

Joe