Hey Pan, thank you so much for helping me make better quality decisions in the deyailing world. I used to detail years ago but i ended up giving up because my alcoholism took over completely. I got sober in february of 2023 and when i made the decision to start my detailing journey again i realized the game has changed big time. I didnt know what products to use that were not too hard on my wallet and inpretty much just forgot how to even start. Anyway, my point is that you break things down so well and made it so easy for me to get the ball rolling again. You are one of the biggest influences in the detailing world that i know of and i just wanted to give my thanks and praise to someone as kind, humble and experienced as you are. 🙏🏻 peace and love from New Jersey brother ✌️
Thanks for the positive feedback John! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 135 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Not everyone who is a “professional” has this much useful knowledge to share and especially for FREE , A lot of people need to listen to this! Thank you 🙏🏻
In your opinion, I’m 48 yrs old and looking to make a little more money in this crazy world. I got a 2021 Jeep grand Cherokee and love to clean it almost everyday. Should I consider to start a business to do it asking exterior and the interior vehicles. This would be my n Toronto Ont
Dear Pan and Ivan, I came into this. Ideo trying to see if I could pick up some trucks and tips to optimize my car detailing processes, however, what I came out with after watching this video was an insane amount of emotions. I felt sorry for myself, I felt my eyes opened, I felt so many things at once, anger, sadness, and happiness all at once. I am 25 years old and I have absorbed soooo much of your wisdom and it just blows my mind to a level I can’t quite comprehend. I’m not sure if that’s the effect you guys planned to have on your fans, but you indeed changed my life with this information packed video. I don’t know how to thank you, you’ve given me so much, and I just want to say, thank you, thank you very very much. I’m gong. To save this video and try to watch it whenever my spirit drops and start to lose motivation. This helped a ton. Please keep doing what you’re doing! And I won’t forget to keep it tight, keep it clean, and I will be seeing you on the next one.
That's awesome Cristian! That's one of the main goals of my channel: to inspire my viewers to enjoy detailing, gain more knowledge and the process and if they plan on starting a business, how to become successful at it. If my viewers watch my videos and learn a thing or two all while being entertained, I am a happy man at the end of the day. So thank you for being a part of my community and being such a positive viewer! I'm glad to know I can help to inspire my viewers.
a couple of tricks i like 1) spray Iron Remover on the car before I put my first snow foam rinse layer on the car - works well - especially on the wheels 2) on my second snow foam layer (where I do a contact wash) I keep a clay mitt/pad in my bucket of foamy water to perform a quick clay during the same step. I find the clay pad is really useful for lifting out tough spots... Just my 2 cents - not a pro, but it' helps work efficiently... Last tip is I spray on graphene or silicon seal/wax onto the car wet before i dry it with a microfiber towel - dry and shine at the same time... I just switched from Turtle Wax Graphene Flex to Technicians Choice TEC582 because i can buy it by the gallon and it's a lot cheaper than TW (Amazon has jacked the price 25% over the past year )
Thanks for the tips, I’m going to try them out and let you know how it goes. I’m planning to do a 2 step compound and polish because my car has black paint with a lot of scratches and swirls.
I sprayed my car with iron remover yesterday. Wow the stuff works so well especially my windows which are so crystal clear. My driveway was a mess though and I had to power wash it when I was done. My car never had an iron remover so you can imagine what came off after 5 years driving in FL.
All of this advice can be used across SO many service businesses. I detail my own car as a hobby but Im a full time dog groomer and all of this can apply!! Awesome content as always!
Thanks IIi ! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
You two are fantastic individually, but together…It goes next level. Thank you for all you guys do. It’s also your fault I’m going down this rabbit hole 😂
This was an excellent video. As a chopper pilot of over 35 years and 13,000 plus hours I understand well the importance of SOP’s. I always say system driven and people managed is the way to go. Listening to this made me look at every step of my detailing procedure to see where more efficiency can be gained as I’m all about efficiency from my years of flying. I so enjoyed this vid What a wealth of knowledge guys. Thank you so much 😊
So much crucial information regarding how to run a profitable business, without sacrificing family and own personal time! As always great work Pan, you and Yvan rock!
The point about not spending more time getting the car to look as if it’s our own personal car and not a clients is spot on. I always fine myself showing people what I was able to remove in the paint correction when in truth they never even saw the blemish in the first place. So many nuggets of wisdom in here that I’d be commenting for days if I covered them all I love the way the conversation flowed between you guys. So very casual but covered so many key items to become more efficient.
Thanks Joseph! It's always fun discussing with Yvan! So I thought it would be cool to share a conversation, like if my viewers were a fly on the wall, tuning in to the conversation. :)
Great video gents! Got a call after watching this and offered the client "the steak" and took it no problem! Yvan made me realize some fixable mistakes I've been making. Now I'm in my garage adjusting lights and "opening" It up! 💪
Wow! I’ve been studying/learning how to properly detail for about 8 months now (started when I bought a brand new car) I only detail my own SUV, but I want to do it correctly. If not, I don’t bother. I just discovered this channel last week. What a treasure trove!
Ah tank you for the positive feedback! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel by the way?
This video is great advice. I’m just a hobbyist and not a professional, but I do appreciate this information. I really enjoy the relaxed yet confident delivery of Yvan. Thank you Pan for sharing this video. I’m slowing getting more and more involved in detailing my own car. It’s a very dark blue 2019 Acura TLX, which shows every flaw or blemish in the paint. Your product reviews are a great help to me. Thanks for that as well. (from Georgia USA)
To be organized. To be organised. To be organised. That's all there is to it. If you are not organised you can't be efficient. If you are not efficient you are wasting time. If you are wasting time you might as well quit. Organise your work space. Organise your tools. Organise your work process. And most of all - Detailing is not just polishing - theories and understanding the essence of how to do and go about your detailing business is a huge part. Excellent video! 🙂👌
Great video guys I’m from Ireland just starting out my detailing business this has been the most beneficial video iv watched on detailing out of hundreds of vids iv watched over the last year or more.. thanks for your wise words 🙌
Great to hear! And since you are just starting out with your business, here are more of my videos on helping people start their business and become successful: ✅ Is detailing really worth it? : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yq1B_UKNayo.html ✅ 20 year old detailer making $130,000 a year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g08gkwfv1Wk.html ✅ How to start a mobile car detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WV3FJcWf77I.html ✅ How to become a successful entrepreneur: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTCfVmeMeEo.html ✅ Mobile detailing truck setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnFjhkM4YJo.html ✅ Digital marketing to grow your detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Cd3N1g6mSw.html ✅ How to rank your detailing website on the 1st page of Google: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNflfxehpHg.html
Excellent, congratulations on your new business. After you watch the above videos, come over to my channel to get even more business related content. ru-vid.com/show-UCiAirridYXEt5iQIZ4K9RmA
Speaking truth! Also, just like people think using the best products/tools and spending so much on them will make them a better detailer. That’s not entirely true. The average person doesn’t want a 100% near perfect detail. Just clean to their eyes. Even the drive through wows them. Stand behind your brand and give them unmatched service. Always ad complimentary vacuum or something extra because I want to and our business is blessed because of it too!
I started forever ago but used to take 3 or 4 hrs to do a complete detail but over the past few years I've only accepted details on vehicles that are 3 yrs old or newer now every detail I do takes an hour and 20 minutes or less. the key is to detail the same cars over and over and keep them clean at least every two weeks minimizing the effort because the cars are already pretty clean. taking on a lot of details that involve a very neglected vehicle and extra steps is the reason most detailers either quit or are suffer constant fatigue. take some days off and relax. then get back to it.. it makes it all worth it
I personally have decided to only detail brand new cars, and offer only one package: total interior/exterior new car prep including ceramic coating. I find that focusing on lower volume, but higher end jobs, makes me happier. When I started detailing 25 years ago, I remember the days of 15$ car washes, and 50$ clay and wax. And cleaning people's disgusting filthy neglected cars. I stay far from that now and prefer to do what I enjoy. Taking care of vehicles for people who take pride in their car, and who will enjoy maintaining the finish once I'm done with their vehicle.
Hello Pan. Thank you so much for this video. I am from Panama city, Panama. And I am a weekend warrior that have a neighbor that is a professional detailer and a couple of profesional detailers friends and there have been times that I give them tips and tricks about what I have learn in your channel, specially because they do not know english and they like "you really know your thing". Sometimes they do not know the existence of certain products. In regards to this video believe it or not I have a cart with all the products and tools that I use that make the task easier. That tip that you talk about recording I will use it to see how I could be more efficient when detailing my car.
I’m not intending on starting a business bus also not complete discarding the possibility of doing so maybe as a side hustle on weekend as a weekend warrior or whatever but I just don’t have much time free due to the work I have it’s a 10-12 hour day job and so the little free time I have after work I watch your videos and it’s very interesting every thing you provide us for free here on RU-vid. Thankyou for your time and effort in making these videos, they are so informative
Great video! I enjoy watching you and Yvan together. I have no plans on doing detailing professionally, but i still watched and enjoyed the whole video. And thats because its obvious you two enjoy what you do. Good stuff!
Awesome! Thank you! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 140 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Just sat down after an 8 hr day of paint correction/polish for my daughter in-laws black suv. Full of swirls and light scratching. My son arrived at the end and I started to explain that there are some light scratches/swirls still in the paint but I had to move on because of time and I knew his wife wouldn’t see them, well either could my son. I’ve been scratching my head on how I could be more efficient, how can these detailers be doing a full cut with an interior clean in an 8 hr day. Only now after listening to the 2 of you, that it’s making a little more sense. Spooky that this video shows up on a day of questioning. Love your mentoring, thanks Pan. Andrew.
All i can say is thanks. I needed to hear this and this video has certainly changed my life. My path will allow me to meet these 2 legends in person one day 👑
I like how they talk about everything in its place. When I was a remote start/audio installer, my toolbox was organized in a way that it was purely muscle memory to grab something making every action very efficient.
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I'm going to be honest. The first collab videos with the two of you I did not appreciate and to me they came across as smarmy. But I learn something from just about everything, even if I don't like it, and I've kept watching the new releases. And in this case my perserverance paid off. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. As a manager in the space industry the lessons are absolutely portable, as well.
Hi Scott. You may or may not like a person's personality, but we are both genuinely passionate about detailing. If we weren't, we wouldn't have been in the detailing world for decades and decades. 25 years for me, 40+ years for Yvan. But I'm glad to see you were able to enjoy this video. Let me welcome you to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. Very interesting that you are in the space industry. We all have such wonderful backgrounds. I have studied in medicine in university, more specifically in molecular biology and biochemistry, allowing me to have a deep understanding of the chemistry of products and to be able to explain all the tech to my viewers, as I believe knowledge is power, and I want everyone to improve their detailing game all while enjoying how soothing and relaxing it can be. How did you discover my channel by the way?
Thanks Pan and Yvan, this was probably the most useful video you put out. Theres a few concepts in this video that would be great to expand on 1. How to combine steps (wash, decon, clay), what products work best from efficiency standpoint 2. For a lot of us with a smaller single garage, it was eye opening when Yvan mentioned you dont need a workbench. I think I’ll focus more on wall storage to free up space to move around the car.
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. I have many videos that can help you with your detailing business, including these: ✅ How to become a successful entrepreneur: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTCfVmeMeEo.html ✅ 20 year old detailer making $130,000 a year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g08gkwfv1Wk.html ✅ How to start a mobile car detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WV3FJcWf77I.html ✅ Mobile detailing truck setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnFjhkM4YJo.html ✅ Digital marketing to grow your detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Cd3N1g6mSw.html ✅ How to rank your detailing website on the 1st page of Google: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNflfxehpHg.html ✅ Things I wish I knew before I started detailing... : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SYqWRq27YgI.html
My pleasure! Thanks for the feedback. How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
All I can say is wow what a great info blast to the novice - first year business level of people. I've always been told 'if you love doing something don't add people to it" (I have introverted family and friends haha), but I think what you all are trying to say, and what I got out of the video, was that we shouldn't chase our level of perfection but instead reach for our clients expectation. I'm a weekend warrior just trying to hone the craft, but in the event I attempt to get into business detailing, this video will a great stepping stone into the mentality of the business detailer. Thank you both!
Ceramic coatings have literally changed everything about my whole business and life. Ive been detailing for 11 years and hadn't been FULLY self employed until last year, and I made it a full year! Just a handful of coatings made all the difference! Now to survive another winter in New Hampshire! Wish me luck!
Yeah coatings are my favourite form of paint protection for sure. You can do it Dan! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 945,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I'm just a hobbyist doing our two family vehicles, but still an interesting video - greater efficiency is an admirable goal in any business - even for employees. I'm still adjusting to seeing Yvan in videos without his dress shirt and bow tie, but it's not as shocking as it once was. I recently did a detail on my wife's car and used the rinseless wash/iron remover/clay towel combination Yvan showed on one of his videos to combine 3 steps into one -- it would be nice to expand on ideas like this in another video. Finally, let me say that I love my detailing cart! - another recent addition inspired by one of his videos.
Thanks Donald. Yvan has a wealth of knowledge for sure. Always a pleasure to hang out with him. If you're curious about his efficient process of cleaning, iron removal, claying and sealing, watch a two part series of videos I did with him in the days when he was vice president at Optimum. Those are still relevant today. Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Akh4CUe24q8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P3X6k3sM1R0.html
This is probably the most helpful video I have watched in regards to starting and being profitable with a detailing business. Very very helpful and a lot of points were made that I definitely can benefit from in my small detailing business. Cheers guys
Thanks Anna! I appreciate it. How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 880,000 subscribers and we have over 113 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Gotta say-- there's a TON of good content here, that extends beyond detailing. Great advice for business owners as well as ambitious employees. I do somewhat disagree, however, with a contempt for long-hour hustlers. Not all of us have lives, or even families. Some of us, for myriad reasons, are so fiscally low on the totem pole, that sixty hours or more a week is the best and most reasonable way forward. Let's have a little empathy and love for those of us who are hungry, and will run everyday to eat.
Thanks Daemon. And yes in those situations, you are right. Some have no choice but to work longer hours to be able to provide for themselves. I think Yvan would be totally fine with that.
Fantastic information gentleman. I started mobile detailing about two years ago, I am 55 a retired government employee. So I earn a pension as well as my income from Detailing but I am wondering where I should take this. You guys have opened my mind. Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video it really hit home because I’m that guy who wants to over deliver and by the end of the detail I’m exhausted as well as the my passion for detailing starts to diminish thanks again to you and Ivan for sharing your knowledge
Glad you enjoyed it! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 990,000 subscribers and we have over 135 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer a few years ago I came across the detail geek was really intrigued so started doing more research and came across your channel I’ve really enjoyed the great content over the years you have provided thanks again Pan.
Glad to hear it! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 850,000 subscribers and 106 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. And since And since you do some detailing on the weekend, I have a bunch of cool videos that can help you out. Check these below: ✅ Is detailing really worth it? : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yq1B_UKNayo.html ✅ 20 year old detailer making $130,000 a year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g08gkwfv1Wk.html ✅ How to start a mobile car detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WV3FJcWf77I.html ✅ How to become a successful entrepreneur: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTCfVmeMeEo.html ✅ Mobile detailing truck setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnFjhkM4YJo.html ✅ Things I wish I knew before I started detailing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SYqWRq27YgI.html ✅ Digital marketing to grow your detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Cd3N1g6mSw.html ✅ How to rank your detailing website on the 1st page of Google: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNflfxehpHg.html
This drives it home perfectly! The detailers business academy is phenomenal check it out! Pan is very efficient with his flow and setup, I have a cheap cart at the moment but everything I need is on the car and follows me, as with my bucket. I will say that if Porsche ever goes on sale because of Hyundai I'm in 🤣 But on a more serious note both Pan and Yvan are successful because they put in the work and they learn. Do your diligence, and celebrate your success as Pan and Yvan do. And taking it further helping us along the way is phenomenal! Its basically know what you're worth, and with good honest hard work your customers will follow
@@Detailers-Business-Academy I'm more than happy to. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to teach us and help us grow! I will say I tried the two bucket rinseless onyx own vehicle it was moderately dirty but I pulled off 18 minutes!
Thanks Matthew! ⬇🔶 WATCH MORE OF MY VIDEOS ON STARTING A DETAILING BUSINESS ⬇⬇ ✅ Is detailing really worth it? : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yq1B_UKNayo.html ✅ 20 year old detailer making $130,000 a year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g08gkwfv1Wk.html ✅ How to start a mobile car detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WV3FJcWf77I.html ✅ How to become a successful entrepreneur: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTCfVmeMeEo.html ✅ Mobile detailing truck setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnFjhkM4YJo.html ✅ Digital marketing to grow your detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Cd3N1g6mSw.html ✅ How to rank your detailing website on the 1st page of Google: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNflfxehpHg.html
wow, je termine ce video avec la tête encore toute pleine et je vous aurais écouté toute une journée non stop. Que de bons conseils. Votre perspective de la perte de temps c'est vraiment une chose à prendre en considération. On y pense pas toujours mais wow, ca réveille des idées afin d'améliorer l'exécution du travail. Tout le monde devrait écouter ce video. ;) Merci encore de nous partagez vos connaissances. Je me sens grandi encore une fois. :)
This video was great! As someone who details for a hobby, overtime I start getting frustrated with all the additional steps and products that get bought. Feels like I’m getting bogged down in the weeds with numerous dedicated chemicals. I can agree about getting back to the basics. Sometimes I just need to remember the basic chemicals and simplify the process to keep things enjoyable and not a chore.
Glad it was helpful! How did you discover my channel by the way Clayton? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer Thank you! I’ve been a happy subscriber for over a year now. Love all your reviews and time put into the channel. Between my little fleet of vehicles and travel trailers, I have the cleanest vehicles on the block! Just watched the DIYdetail product video and think I’m ready to try Ceramic coating. Always been a little hesitant due to not wanting to mess something up and the extremely hard water down in Texas with water spots. His line makes it easy to understand and maintain. I’m not sure about other people, but when a company has 100 products that serve for the same purpose…it can shy me away and question myself if I’m using the correct product for my application.
You can do it! And to help support you further, I hope you saw my ceramic coating application tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sqQYVjxFqK0.html
This is an awesome video and I hope everyone appreciates the wisdom and knowledge shared. Remember we are in the people business and always remember to give the customer the pickle! I also just received my DYI shipment and the rinseless wash smells like apples. The interior cleaner smells fresh. Some advice is to not smell the interior ceramic. I normally stick to a few products but something tells me this line is special and worth investigating. Is there a possibility of gallon size concentrated products in the future? I can wash, clay, iron remove, dry, polish, and ceramic coat a four door car in four hours but I know I’m still taking to many steps. For me I think of Fangio who said the secret to winning is to drive as slow as you can and still win the race. By the way that theory works for a lot of life events. Always challenge yourself to improve efficiency. Thank you guys for the video and I appreciate your time and effort!
This is one way to think. I've been in the detaling business as long as Ivan and have a few differing thoughts on some of the points, but I do appreiciate the free advice and I couldn't agree more about SOP and efficiency! Thanks! Detailing by Brent
It’s ok to have different opinions and thoughts on things, it can lead to constructive exchanges. As long as people stay respectful, it’s all good. :) What are some points you think differently about? And explain your thought process.
Good evening gentlemen, just getting back from holidays and catching up on my videos, excellent advice by the way and I've been guilty of a few of these mistakes lol. Excellent business advice pan & Ivan. 👍🇨🇦
Hey Pan, since you like to make focus videos on the business side of things, I would love to see an insider episode into how you run your detailing business and the RU-vid channel at the same time! I imagine you spend every moment that you’re not working on a car, replying to videos and setting up the next shooting. How do you balance your life with both aspects of your business? How do you think you’ll expand in a way that allows you to retire (if ever). Gosh, how do you have the time to reply to all the messages on your channel with so many viewers?
Hey Pan. I live in Canada. Can you please do a video about keeping products in the garage during winter with no heater? Which ones are a must to keep inside the house and which ones can survive the winter?
It's pretty simple. No detailing chemicals should be frozen. So if your garage isn't heated, bring all of your products in your house for the cold months. Products should be stored as close to room temperature as possible (20C is ideal) and never frozen. Also keep in mind most chemicals have a shelf life of 1 to 2 years max.
If space in your house isn’t possible, build an enclosed insulated cabinet with a small space heater. Freezing detailing supplies is a recipe for disaster.
Whew! Lots to chew on. In my case, if I can be transparent, was pride. To proud to change things. My last job required me to work MINIMUM 60 hours a week. I thought ok....can do it. Fortunately I had close friends telling me that I looked like crap, and was not fun to be around. My health was bad, and emotionally doing poorly. While away from work, talked about work. Terrible balance. Unfortunately most places of work don't want 40 hour work weeks for employees, but want more all of your personal time. So absolutely right, get life in balance, and have close friends to keep you on track. Really enjoyed this video Pan. People really need to hear this message. Thax!
Thanks Kim. And yeah as we get older, we tend to focus on what's really important, or at least come to the realization that we need to reorganize the way we live and prioritize better. When you're 20, you feel invincible and you think you can tackle anything. As you get into your 30's and 40's, things change, life has its way of reminding you that you need to stat enjoying being around your loved ones, and focus on what's really important to you.
I’m blown away by the claim of three cars an hour washed, clayed and waxed! Am i still of the ‘hobbyist’ mindset and have to graduate to the business mindset?! That is a process i would love to see demonstrated. I’m going over in my mind how to efficiently do all those things in 20 minutes, it seems to defy logic and physics!
A great video would be the one step process that was mention to decontaminate a vehicle for a ceramic coating. Or the most efficient way to prep a vehicle for a ceramic coating.
You can see how Yvan does that in a video where he ceramic coated my own Porsche here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--9pVgjQFe1U.html
You both are absolutely right. We'll spend hours upon hours on our vehicles because we want it on or near perfection. But that's because we're LOOKING for the details. The general populace has no idea. So going the extra mile isn't warranted. But the real question is how in the world is Ivan's employee performing a wash, clay, and wax in 20 minutes? 🤯
I always love watching Pan’s videos because the information you get is phenomenal! Also I have a question to anyone who can answer: has anyone detailed a car and the brake rotors rusted on you? How can someone remove that or prevent it and how do you explain it to a customer if they ask hey why are they rusted?
Steel rotors flash rust when you wash a car. That’s normal. That surface rust goes away as soon as you brake. If you want to avoid that, as soon as you’re done with the final rinse, you can spray a product called Hyde’s Serum Rust Stopper on the discs.
Thanks Adriana! By the way, here's a link to the Hyde's product: bit.ly/3Tiu74z Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 830,000 subscribers and 105 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel by the way?
@@PanTheOrganizer oh I’ve been watching your videos for the past few months starting around maybe around May or June of this year I think? I was interested in detailing and I looked up how to start a detailing business and yours was the first videos to come up and I binged watched most of them 🤣 now I’m watching the ones from a few years back and watching the channels/creators you have mentioned like Top Class Detail! I just never really commented and I feel like I found a good foundation of things I need to start my business but little questions like the ones I’ve asked you in this video and another one were my first time interacting in the comment section. I love your outgoing attitude and how knowledgeable you are and you seem like someone who is approachable and doesn’t mind answering questions so I thought why not ask one of the masters in the detailing world 😎
I appreciate the kind words for sure! Even being in the top 3 detailing channels in the world, I still take the time to personally respond to every RU-vid comment every day, as you can see. No big channel over 500,000 subscribers does this. I like to stay close to my audience. Of course, I won't lie, it gets overwhelming at times, as you can imagine, as with almost a million subscribers, I receive thousands of messages daily, and I can spend up to 4 hours each day just to reply to comments. So I'm not sure how much longer I can sustain this as this takes away from my time with family and friends, but I'll try my best. Cheers!
Pricing services. I need help with this badly. I think I have it down but I always second guess myself. This video just helped me a lot as far as knowing exactly what I want to do and I’m sick of doing disgusting disaster cars and trucks.
Hi Amber! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. I have many videos that can help you with your detailing business, including these: ✅ How to become a successful entrepreneur: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTCfVmeMeEo.html ✅ 20 year old detailer making $130,000 a year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g08gkwfv1Wk.html ✅ How to start a mobile car detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WV3FJcWf77I.html ✅ Mobile detailing truck setup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnFjhkM4YJo.html ✅ Digital marketing to grow your detailing business: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Cd3N1g6mSw.html ✅ How to rank your detailing website on the 1st page of Google: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNflfxehpHg.html ✅ Things I wish I knew before I started detailing... : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SYqWRq27YgI.html
Thank you! I have been following for close to a year now and have watched many videos. I might just be over thinking this a lot 😅. Thanks for the links I’ll check them out
Our pleasure! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel by the way?
we use the same steps of washing the tires first, then move from top to bottom leaving the lower portion of the entire vehicle for the end but, as we are 2 minds, always any one of the two changes the path and some spot is missing
1. The market will tell you if your prices are too high. 2. The market will tell you if your services are good. 3. Your prices should be high enough that people know you believe in what you do 4. Keep moving your prices up until the calls quit coming in - and then readjust. 5. Your prices reflect your self believe 6. Pricing low only hurts you. 7. There are no shortcuts to success 8. Quick fixes increase damage
Love this video! An offshoot of being efficient for me is personal comfort.have you or could you discuss things like clothing,work shoes ? I hate cold wet feet and pants that slip down ,Ha! Years ago I took a class in using the direct drive buffer and they recommended a shop apron,any thoughts on that? A second area I would like to learn about is how to avoid repetitive motion injuries, stooping over is getting tough,thinking about a quick jack to avoid injury and improving access .
What an informative video Pan and Yvan!!! I love finding new ways to become more efficient. That being said, I had a question or idea about being more efficient in the contact wash. Regarding the "Two Bucket Wash Method," how necessary is it having a second bucket (soap solution bucket) if I am using a foam cannon to apply the soap to the vehicle. How much more safe is having that second bucket with soap in it compared to just having to dunk my wash mitt in one bucket (rinse bucket)? I feel that having to dunk your mitt in a second bucket can slow you down a bit compared to only dunking it in one bucket. I know having that second bucket is more filtration but in your opinion, do you think it is that necessary to have it? I'd love to hear what you have to say about this topic Pan and would also love to hear other people's opinions as well.
Hi Pan, Huge fan even though I am not a detailer, Just a Car Enthusiast who appreciates the looks of a clean and shiny car. I had my previous car professionally ceramic coated next day I got it (Lexus RS 350) with the best product the detailer had (Gloss Revolution 8 year protection). The protection and gloss was insane and since I am have OCD, I kept my car clean and always used Car-Pro Reload every time I washed it and it maintained the beauty and protection. I just exchange the car for a BMW X5 M50 in Metallic White. A gorgeous SUV and that still only has 52 miles driven. I am on the fence on what to do regarding paint protection. The detailer I used before moved to another state so I need to find a new one. Can you suggest what to use on my BMW. I remember you had one before the Porsche. I am willing to purchase what ever I need and provide the Detailer with the products myself. I am looking for Insane Shine and long last protection. I appreciate your insights and recommendations. Thank You!
Hi Jose! Congrats on your new X5 M50! Before my Porsche 911 Turbo S, I had a beautiful BMW M550i xDrive and I loved it! :) There are two types of coatings you can have applied to your vehicle. If you plan on doing this yourself, you can apply a good one like CarPro Cquartz UK 3.0 (which lasts 2 years) like I did when I took delivery of my BMW here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dsCmJJDP3xo.html And then about a year after, I took the option of removing everything, and having it professionally coated with Opti-Coat Pro+, as you'll see in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C_hb8PMP3KA.html That's a 7 to 9 year coating. But costs a lot to have installed. So if you want maximum durability, go for a professional grade product if you can afford it. If not, there are many good consumer grade coatings. I hope this helps!
😊Hello Pam, Thank you for sharing product information with all types of detailing products. Off the topic of this video, have you ever tried applying Meguiars Last Touch Spray Detailer on paint that has Turtle Hybrid Ceramic coating on it and it’s between washes and I just wanted to spruce up the shine?
Great video guys !!!! I admit I need to be more efficient so thank you. Quick question, when a customer says why is a wash and wax say $300 but a ceramic coating is say $1200 ? It seems they don't understand what is involved so any tips to justify the price differential to your customer ?
Love the information Pan . A Jeep Wrangler has factory stickers. For example Rubicon on the hood. How do you go about doing paint correction and polishing on or near these? I assume you can't polish over top? Maybe not even even apply ceramic over top? Next question will new vinyl emblems stick to a ceramic coated vehicle? This jeep will be having a plastic rock chip protector with adhesive backing applied to the Rocker panel below the doors. Will it adhere fine? Thanks in advance
The factory stickers will stand up to light polishing. You can , and should add a coating to them. I would coat before and after the rocker panel protector s. Thank you for your questions.
Glad you think so! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on RU-vid as we surpassed 820,000 subscribers and 100 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. How did you discover my channel by the way Luther?
@@PanTheOrganizer I’m a 68 year old car enthusiast who likes keeping up with the new technology for detailing. Found you by scrolling through RU-vid. Glad I did! Love your channel tips and advice. Thanks Pan!!
Awesome video. Love what you guys are doing and how you are! I do Car Detailing as a Hobby because i love working on cars & seeing the transformation. And if I could do that putting a smile on a customers face, it was worth every second I am working on that car. In your video you said I should not start a „business“ if I am doing it as a hobby (because I am too far into details,….?!). I don’t want to start a business in Germany now or for everyone out there but I was thinking if I could do that for friends and family for a bit of a charge and see how it rolls. If they are all happy and satisfied so am I. This COULD be a good start for a business. What do you think? @Pan and @all others here 😊
Hi Pan! In your ultimate ceramic maintenance video on your Porsche you mentioned that you would have a video coming out later over a less expensive version. Has that video been posted yet? Thank you in advance
I've always been concerned about mixing chemicals or processes to save time . Never did for fear of causing a reaction that might damage paint or leave a film on surfaces . Any advice?
Agreed, mixing chemicals is not always a good idea. If the manufacturer recommends a process, you should be able to trust it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jHPt_k9vHTE.html
