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Originally Posted by Mirror Detailing
I was here first...therefore we let you in.  
Yeah, but one thing that you messed up on Hamza is not letting everyone know that you cannot just apply Opti-Coat without doing anything to the paint. Washing or Alcohol Wash, as one GA detailer is selling it too a lot of these br-z/fr-s owners. I have spoken with a number of owners and my only recommendation is that the vehicle at minimum have a new car prep. As you have been selling this as simply a $300 upsale...almost all of the owners I have talked with, were not expecting me to tell them they need a few hundred more worth of work to give them the full potential of the Opti-Coat.
Just washing and applying is a sham and hack job that the owner would receive. Doing a full decon wash/clay of the vehicle and polishing the paint to remove any scratches/swirls/holograms left from the dealership/factory with also giving the added benefit of glossing the paint up so that the Opti-Coat will keep in that freshly detailed look for a much longer time. Then after polishing, doing a type of alcohol wash to remove the residues/oils so that the surface is perfectly prepped so that the Opti-Coat will bond better, look better and last longer.
Any detailer who tells the owners that its just a simple wash and apply, is a hack, plain and simple. Or they are someone who simply lacks any experience with applying Opti-Coat. I know that just over the last month alone, doing 7 Opti-Coat jobs, nothing beats the shine, protection and potential that correctly prepping, polishing and Opti-Coat can bring to a vehicle. |
Well said Mike! Once a client is educated, it becomes all too clear that the quote that the hack gave them seems humorous at best.
I also love the part about requiring a deposit, if a detailer does not have the means to cover product cost, he is not someone you want working on your car.