How do i go about getting into the detailing trade?
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Right, i've always enjoyed helping family and freinds cleaning cars/vans etc, but the past two years i've been taking it upon myself to do a good job of things by taking care of my dad's past 3 Pride and joys (TVR Chimaera/cerbera/tuscan) I'm by no means an expert on cleaning and detailing cars, but i can easily use products to a good standard, and the past week i've been use a machine polisher, and frankly got my dad's car near to how it should've been.
By this you'll probably tell i'm young (15) and thinking about taking this up as a job when i leave school. It's either this or car body repairs, and i'd prefer this. Their isn't college courses or anything similiar i can take, so what could i do about it?
Help appreciated!
Dan
By this you'll probably tell i'm young (15) and thinking about taking this up as a job when i leave school. It's either this or car body repairs, and i'd prefer this. Their isn't college courses or anything similiar i can take, so what could i do about it?
Help appreciated!
Dan
You'll learn the trade of buffing and the compounds in a body repairers (a good proper one, not a backstreet cowboy outfit) and there are courses to attend and graduate from within the trade.
Best way really and once you've done your time, you can break out into your own business with experience and much more knowledge about the world in general and being insured, etc.
Nothing to stop you doing homers or the odd bit on weekends for a few bob, but the real money won't be seen until you're a bit older and wiser, and entrusted by customers who don't know you from Adam.
Make some enquiries with a couple of local repairers and see what they suggest. Same too for some of the detailers you see mentioned and who post in detailingworld forums, and here.
Good luck and hope it pans out for you.
Best way really and once you've done your time, you can break out into your own business with experience and much more knowledge about the world in general and being insured, etc.
Nothing to stop you doing homers or the odd bit on weekends for a few bob, but the real money won't be seen until you're a bit older and wiser, and entrusted by customers who don't know you from Adam.
Make some enquiries with a couple of local repairers and see what they suggest. Same too for some of the detailers you see mentioned and who post in detailingworld forums, and here.
Good luck and hope it pans out for you.
Edited by PJ S on Wednesday 24th October 22:53
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PJ S said:
You'll learn the trade of buffing and the compounds in a body repairers (a good proper one, not a backstreet cowboy outfit) and there are courses to attend and graduate from within the trade.
Best way really and once you've done your time, you can break out into your own business with experience and much more knowledge about the world in general and being insured, etc.
Nothing to stop you doing homers or the odd bit on weekends for a few bob, but the real money won't be seen until you're a bit older and wiser, and entrusted by customers who don't know you from Adam.
Make some enquiries with a couple of local repairers and see what they suggest. Same too for some of the detailers you see mentioned and who post in detailingworld forums, and here.
Good luck and hope it pans out for you.
Some sound advice there! Get paid to learn my friend, then, when you think you're ready, take the risk. The other advantage of cutting your teeth in a bodyshop is that you will have more knowledge of more major repair techniques which it's fair to say even the best detailers won't haveBest way really and once you've done your time, you can break out into your own business with experience and much more knowledge about the world in general and being insured, etc.
Nothing to stop you doing homers or the odd bit on weekends for a few bob, but the real money won't be seen until you're a bit older and wiser, and entrusted by customers who don't know you from Adam.
Make some enquiries with a couple of local repairers and see what they suggest. Same too for some of the detailers you see mentioned and who post in detailingworld forums, and here.
Good luck and hope it pans out for you.
Edited by PJ S on Wednesday 24th October 22:53
Until you finish school WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU RIGHT NOW!! just practice away and do some reading around the topic, there's a hell of a lot of information out there once you know where and how to find it.
HTH - Nick
Edited by Nico G on Thursday 25th October 09:10
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