I have been here for a few weeks enjoying opinions, great information, life stories and viewing the incredible work being done by those on this forum. I have done a few details the past three years and something that happens each and every time I'm done is what I call.............the drive away. It is the feeling of watching a vehicle I just spent many hours restoring drive off. It is the hearing of words of disbelief of what once was and now is from the customer. It is looking at the deep wet paint and thinking of those light refracting swirls. It is the sight of an interior too good to be sit in. Detailers do more then detail we restore. So take a bow and enjoy the drive away.............. :applause::applause::applause:
My wife will laugh at me but I could stand/sit there for hours staring at the finished product with a "wow look" on my face. It's just a great feeling! Btw, I caught her taking pics of her Hummer when I detailed it.
HB, I do the same thing. I will sit and look the car over for a long time and if I had nothing else to do I would just stare at it longer..lol
I am with you on that also, what is even better is when the customer comes to pick up the vehicle he does the samething.
I agree with this so much. I detailed my 1st red car about 2 months ago, and I was back at the house the next day, just looking at the car at different angles admiring the shine on it. It is just so damn satisfying.
I just do this on the side. The money is nice although I just seem to buy more supplies than use it to pay off stuff, but the true enjoyment as you have said is the reaction. Never fails. I have described this again and again as a labour of love. Nice to hang out somewhere with people who get it.
:sheadefinenatly Satisfying, Unlees you do what 1 of my customers did about 2 years ago. I had Detailed his M/B AMG S55(Black) and went to his office to swap cars with him Escalade(Black) Well about 2 hours later he phoned, He TOTALED OUT the AMG pulling out of his office. He said he wasn't paying attention, was buzy staring at the Hood of car"It was so clean, he said...lol" :shakehead: He went straight to the M/B Dealer and was driving a NEW AMG (White)before the end of business day. Must be nice to roll like that...As a matter of fact it is him who is working me to Death today...lol:thud:
lol.. 2 weeks ago I was driving home after detailing my car. At a stoplight a guy next to me almost rolled into a telephone pole while staring at his cars refection in my paint. Super clean cars are dangerous!
