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Career. Not only have I heard this many times, but I've experienced it myself.
Although there are variations to the story, most detailers experience a very similar scenario.
The personality traits that many detailers share are usually formed at an early age. We were the rare kids on the block that had the cleanest and shiniest BMX bikes. We would rather play with other peoples' toys because we didn't want ours to get beat up. Our action figures stayed in their protective cases to keep them looking new. And our baseballs didn't get played with much because of the fear of scuffs.
As we got closer to driving age we started to take care of Mom and Dad's cars because it felt good to make them shiny and clean. Sure we didn't know a single thing about proper washing and drying techniques, and our detailing arsenal was limited to a bucket, an old towel, a container of dishwashing liquid, and a bottle of Armor All at best...but our vehicles still looked better than everybody else's.
Now fast forward to high school when many of us got our own cars! Now that's when OCD issues really started to settle in nicely. Regardless of what we drove, we knew we had the cleanest vehicles in the lot or at the local hangout. We wouldn't allow people to lean against or eat in our cars, and we got true enjoyment out of washing and waxing them whereas others found it to be a laborious chore.
At this point we started to get the attention of friends and relatives as they recognized our mad skills for "detailing" vehicles. We started to make a few extra bucks off of friends and family, and for many of us a light went off when we realized we could actually make some extra money while doing something that we enjoy, and what we are good at.
Many people at this point go on with their lives, get an education, and start their careers and limit their skills and desires to detail vehicles to the ones in their own garage (you know the guy...he probably lives a few doors down from you). For others however, they continue forward with their skills in a quest to be even better. This is when it gets interesting! The first part usually involves the mastery of doing everything by hand. This is all going well until they stumble on information about the Porter Cable random orbital polisher (thanks to the internet usually). Once they see the level of paint correction that can be done by this amazing invention in detailing technology, then they realize it's "game-on".
Investment in equipment and supplies now lies ahead of us, but how do we afford it? A buffer, pads, polishes, towels, sealants...that's a lot of money just to keep your car looking better than everybody elses. "I know... I'll start doing more detailing for money to pay for my own supplies and equipment" (you're laughing right now because this happened to YOU!).
Once you start doing a few more jobs on the side to pay for your own supplies and tools, you find yourself getting better and better, and you also find that people are knocking on your door to inquire about detailing services that you offer. You quickly discover that you have a potential business here that you can make some decent income off of.
After your business starts to grow, you start marketing some of your work and services on local forums, you realize that you need to be covered by insurance, and you also find that you can raise your prices to cover any marketing efforts and insurance. Your work is good, people are learning about you, and you're discovering the true value of what you have to offer to people.
Now is the point where detailers either stall, or go big. For some, they either don't know how to take it to the next level, or they are apprehensive about quitting their regular full-time job to make their now part-time job a regular career. For others, they come up with a business plan and go out on their own to make it big (the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit).
So which are you? If you do exceptional work, if you have a strong following, if you're good with people...then what are you waiting for? Are you afraid to cut the strings that are holding you to that day job? Let me tell you a bit about my story and hopefully it will motivate you to make that tough decision.
Dan Ponjican runs http://www.DetailingGurus.com/ and is a professional auto detailer. Visit the website to see more tutorials and inside information at the blog.
A Boy and His Bike
Donny Addison got his first big bike when he was ten, a light blue and white CCM racer with hand brakes, narrow racing tires, curved handle bars, a skinny leather seat and a single speed axle. A surprise birthday gift from his dad--it was love at first sight, Donny and his bike became inseparable.
In the fifties a racer like this could really get attention, the only thing missing was the coveted three speed rear axle which at the time was unaffordable to Donny's truck driver father. The three-speed would be added later.
Donny added accessories as money permitted, new handgrips with streamers, racing straps on the pedals, a headlight powered by a generator activated by the front tire, a small seat bag holding a patch kit, a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, wheel wrench and stuff.
The three-speed axle was added after an unfortunate circumstance. The one accessory unavailable to Donny at the time was a bike lock. Donny left his bike unattended while exploring an old abandoned church with one of his buds. When they came back out the bike was gone, heartbroken Donny walked home in tears to tell his parents.
A week or so later the police informed Donny's dad that the bike had been found, overjoyed Donny and dad identified the remains in the cops holding area--everything was gone except the frame and handlebars.
They rebuilt Donny's bike and this time it sported the fancy three-speed axle.
Donny traveled far and wide on his bike--he rode it to school, to Scouts, to the grocery store. After a move to a new home he would even ride several miles to his old neighborhood to visit his buddies.
The bike opened a whole new world of exploration for Donny--new neighborhoods, the far away zoo, downtown, the river, the countryside--Donny became an avid explorer.
Much to his father's displeasure Donny loved to get up to speed, brake the rear wheel and do a donut--the rear tire turning to smoke and often blowing out blocks from home. After still another lecture from Dad about how expensive tires were, it was off to the bike shop for a new tire.
The memory of the lecture would soon wear off and the new tire subjected to the same punishment as the previous one.
Donny courted his first girlfriend on his bike and the two of them would ride around for hours exploring, racing and just having fun.
When Donny reached his teens his attention turned more and more towards girls and cars. At fifteen Donny hooked up with some older guys that were into drinking and partying. They showed Donny the way into a new lifestyle where riding bikes was not cool unless it was a motorcycle.
Donny's bike was abandoned to the garage and eventually sold for beer and cigarette money.
Donny passed his driver's test at sixteen and dad's car replaced the bike. His passion for fast cars and good times grew stronger. He dropped out of school, got a job and bought his dad's car on time payments--his first motorized wheels.
The boy's passion for anything with wheels grew into Porsches, Ferrari's and hand built hot rods. Donny still likes bikes, but his choice for going fast on two wheels is satisfied by a customized, light blue and white Harley Davidson Fatboy.
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What kind of bike should i use for getting to school?
i think a road bike is what should be used but it would stand out, you know what i mean.. doesnt look that cool and mostly no one uses them at my age(high school)
id rather get a bmx because theyre basically cooler, but im not sure..
the bike i get i want to be able to make it nice.
u know whitewall, nice seat, custom paint
About the only advantage to a road bike is that it will go faster and use less of your energy than another bike. That's because it will have smaller tires and therefore less road friction. That's only important though if your commute to school is long. Bad thing about the small, high-pressure tires on road bikes is that they need to be inflated often and are more susceptible to road hazards. There are lots of really good hybrid bikes that work well on the road and off. The tires are a little bigger and more durable, PLUS you can "cool it up" a lot better than you can a road bike. Another HUGE advantage is that you can get a good hybrid for a fraction of the cost of a road bike. Suggest you go to a dealer who sells multiple brands. Some bikes will fit you better than others, but a dealer who sells but one brand will try to put you on their bike, whether it's right for you or not. Good luck!
Man and machine in motion
He’s a self-proclaimed starving stunt rider whose small frame muscles around a 400-pound stunt motorcycle as if it is a weightless piece of equipment.
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