Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast
Nick Walters and Marshall Hill
Updated 4 days agoWelcome to the most influential and listened to podcast for the Car Care Industry. We are the #community that brings you fresh perspectives, real talks, motivational encouragement and we probably will be drinking some fine fermentations while we do it...but if you want to watch live then join in for the live feed on Facebook.com/hypercleanstore . Grab A Pint And Enjoy 🍻
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Money and Running a Successful Business. Also GM Recalls Brand New Hummer For Battery Issues and Ford Bronco Heritage Edition Announced
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! Today we are discussing Gm recalling the brand new Hummer for a bad battery connection. We also shed light on this battery system having massive issues for other brands as well. Why did GM choose a battery system that they knew had massive issues? Plus lets talk about Ford Bronco announcing the heritage edition which is going to be super cool! We end todays episode talking a lot about what is going on in the business side of detailing. Many detailers are slowing down and the economy is starting to hit in many different ways. How did we get here? Let's chat about money and business. Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community.
Ceramic Coating Prep - How Important Is It? Community 🍻 Pub
Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we talk all things Ceramic Coating Prep. How important is it? More important than the actual application of a coating? We enjoy some beers but get to have a deep conversation on removing contamination. Your going to love the tab out question and so grab a pint and enjoy this episode 🍻
Ceramic Coating Glass. Plus, $11,000 Windshield Replacement Leads To New Reality in Detailing
There are all kinds of ways to talk about protecting your windshield but how about an $11k broken windshield leading to a bigger business opportunity in your detailing business. On todays episode we talk about protecting windshields and glass in general. There are a ton of new realities around windshield glass and its starting to hurt consumers. So we discuss windshield film, ceramic coating glass and much more on todays episode. Thank you for listening and being a part of our auto detailing community.
Pricing A One Off Detailing Project on a 1995 Porsche and The Upcoming Auction Of The Year in Monterey
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection and we have a few topics of discussion this week. This week we worked on a 1995 Porsche Carrera 4 with 51k miles on the odometer. This car had to have a few pieces of PPF removed and some scratches and paint transfer to be dealt with on the car. This project also had a very tight deadline which made it a great challenge. Next lets discuss the upcoming car auction in Monterey and what it means for the collector market. Does it mean anything? Can we take anything away from what goes on at Pebble Beach this year? Fun to talk through this on todays episode. Thank you for listening to todays episode and for being a part of our auto detailing community
Cleaning Glass In Direct Sun - Dressing Dashes - Community 🍻 Pub
Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub, where the beers are cold despite the hot temps outside. Speaking of being hot...how do you clean glass during these high temps? What about dressing dashes that are sitting out in the sun? Those can create streaks and all kinds of problems but we want to know what you do. So go over to the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook to tell us your processes. Meanwhile grab a pint and enjoy this episode.
Make Waterless/Rinseless Washing More Efficient With Sprayers! Plus, What Does the Word Value Really Mean?
We have all seen waterless and rinseless washing take off in the detailing world. But it isn't always the most efficient or easy option to wash a car until now! We talk about the sprayers we are bringing into the store and how its make waterless/rinseless washing so much more efficient. We have not always been sold on the pump sprayer craze but that all changed when we found the Marolex Sprayers. Today we discuss those making our life a bit easier when detailing a car. Next we discuss the word value and what it really means. So many people use this word but do not really understand how it applies to their life or business. This is a great conversation that you won't want to miss! Thank you for listening to todays podcast and as always being a part of our auto detailing community!
Why Do You Detail Cars? Meeting With a Car Collector. Plus, STEK Pulled A Product OFF The Market For A Second Time This Week!
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection and we have a couple great topics to discuss. STEK has been forced to pull DynoFlex off the market for a second time as the product was failing too much. We are going to discuss the problem with this situation from the installer side of things. Is it time for installers to take accountability for the things they are putting on cars? A very interesting topic to discuss. Meeting with a huge car collector reminded me why I chose to detail cars for a living. Spent over an hour discussing his collection and found it so interesting it really brought me back to why I detail cars. Thank you for listening to this episode and as always thank you for being a part of our auto detailing community!
Washing In The Summer Heat - Community 🍻 Pub
Is your car life ever filled with anxious moments of slamming on the brakes and yelling at the guy who cut you off? Well we hope not but here on the Community 🍻 Pub we like having these discussions. In this episode, we also talk through ways that people can wash cars outside in this summer heat but your going to love the tab out question. So grab a pint and enjoy 🍻
How Do Our Weaknesses Hurt Our Business? Plus a fun talk about the New Bronco Sport
We have been told to be a professional in our business or life but what does that look like? How do we become professional? How do we address our weaknesses? These are really tough questions that everyone has to answer not only as a business owner but as employees as well. Nick and Marshall discuss their ideas and the things they have had to overcome to continue in business. We also discuss the bronco sport as Marshall worked on one last week and got to spend some time with it. It is really fun to get to see all these new cars roll out but how do they look and feel? Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!
Lamborghini Wheel Repair Gone Wrong! Plus, XPEL Makes Huge Deal With Rivian in PPF World
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! We talk about the huge deal that XPEL landed with the truck manufacturer Rivian that shook up the PPF world this week. What does it mean for installers? Also why are so many defending a move that is meant to cut them out of the installation of PPF? We also discuss a few vehicles we were around in the last week and the importance of professionalism. A Lamborghini rim was destroyed by a wheel repair technician who then tried to blame it on us. How you respond in these situations is the difference between longevity and quickly being out of business. Thank you for listening to the podcast and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community.
Products That Dust - Cutting Panel Prep - Community 🍻 Pub
Hope your enjoying the heat wave we all are getting to experience and welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we examine how annoying it is when products dusts...but also what's up with people cutting panel preps? Hey this is a fun discussion as we enjoy some cold beers and talk through our Car Life.
How To Build Entry Level Ceramic Coating Package?
Today is a very straightforward look at the question we get asked the most at hyperCLEAN. How do I build my packages? It's actually fairly simple yet has been made very difficult by many throughout the industry. Start simple and remain simple is the easiest way to look at this portion of the detailing business. The market has been flooded with so called experts who have never been in your shoes of actually selling ceramic coating to a customer. So today we start off with a basic simple hyperCLEAN UNO Ceramic Coating package that we think is the basic package everyone should offer. We discuss many things in the episode and lay out a simple formula for building out great packages. Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!
$5,000 PPF Mistake on Porsche GT3! Plus, Auction Prices are Coming Down But Which Cars is It Hurting?
Welcome to another epsiode of the Detailed Car Collection and we have a really good episode today. We were brought in a project that was a complete train wreck and its not cost everyone involved a bunch of time/money. Porsche GT3 was taken into a shop for a full body wrap and the rest is history. You are going to find some value in this story we think. We also discuss falling prices in the auction world. But what are the falling prices showing us? What's the real story? We get into it today. Thank you for listening and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!
Ever Get Tired Of Hearing "You Got A Wash & Wax?" Community 🍻 Pub
Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where in this episode we enjoy some cold beer while talking about waxing. What do yo think...is wax dead? Or will we see a surge of more waxes being applied. We also dive into a fun talk on emblem cleaning but it's the drunk munchies that will have you rolling on the floor. So grab a pint and enjoy 🍻
How Do You Clean Filthy Carpets? Plus a Discussion On How To Avoid Disaster Detail Clients
We have an extremely fun episode that started with a post in the hyperCLEAN Specialists group. How do YOU tackle dirty carpets? Extractor, steam, elbow grease, and the list goes on. Everyone has their own techniques and we talk about them on the show today. Its super interesting how detailing is still stuck in this disaster detail world and we haven't started to push more maintaining. The guys have a long discussion on many of these topics and where the money is when coming to clients. Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community.
Protecting Paint a Much Needed Conversation. Plus, a DUB Magazine Photoshoot Story
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! Today we discuss protecting the paint of cars and how the conversation has been hijacked in the industry. We all know that there are several ways to protect paint but it seems that some people look down upon certain ways to add that protection. We roll through how and why certain protections are used in different situations. We also talk about a few jobs that came into the shop this week including a blast from the past. A Range Rover we detailed for a DUB magazine shoot in 2010 came into the shop this week. Plus a 16 year olds birthday present showed up in the shop which is always my favorite to work on. Thank you for listening to the episode and as always for being a part of our detailing community!
Ceramic Coating Prep - Cross Hatching - Community 🍻 Pub
Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we are discussion all things Ceramic Coating. What's the hardest part of installing a ceramic coating...is it the prep work? We dive into the discussion with hyperCLEDAN specialist but what gets interesting is the thoughts on if the cross hatching is necessary. What do you think? Let us know in the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook.
Deep Dive Into The hyperCLEAN Brand. Plus, Buy or Sell On The Cleaner Cast
What a fun episode we recorded with Jamie The Cleaner on his Cleaner Cast and so we want to share it with the Community 🍻 This episode gets in-depth on the hyperCLEAN brand but your going to love the buy/sell that Jamie comes up with!
Paint Correction and Sanding with Jason Killmer
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! Nick sits down with Jason Killmer from KXK to talk about Paint correction and sanding. This isn't like most interviews with Jason that you have heard before because we actually talk technique and thoughts on sanding. This is an action packed episode where we talk about attending trainings and how to get the most out of them when learning a skill. We also dive into the work that needs to be done to be elite at sanding and correction. Finally the guys discuss the economy and what is going to happen to detailers and companies. Thank you for listening and being a part of our auto detailing community.
Foaming Tire Cleaners - Trigger Problems - Community 🍻 Pub
Hey welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we dive into all things tire cleaning. The emergence of foaming sprayers has been a great evolution in the Detailing Industry and we especially love it with hyperCLEAN TRX...but what about you? Do you see the need to move to foaming sprayers since many are having issues with trigger sprayers? What about cleaning tires twice...do you do that? Let's chat about it inside the hyperCLEAN Specialist Group on Facebook
Ceramic Coatings Are Difficult to Install? Plus, Witnessing Customers Act Crazy!
Today is a really fun and entertaining episode. Marshall and Nick share a little bit about their travels in the last week. The guys get to discuss some of the crazy behavior that customers are engaging in these days. From restaurants, to gas stations, to baseball fields, etc.... the customers seem to be getting more out of hand. Then the guys discuss comments people made on a post talking ceramic coating installation. Do you think ceramic coatings are difficult to install? Evidently some people do and are very vocal when it comes to their opinion. Lets chop it up on todays episode! Thank you for listening and being a part of our auto detailing community.
Losing High End Clients Because of Social Media. Plus, a Rare Enzo Ferrari Comes Up For Sale!
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! We are discussing the relationship between your social media and high profile clientele. I have been lucky enough to work with some very high profile clients and they all check their vendors social media posts. Very few in the detailing world have this experience so I wanted to share mine. Also a rare White Enzo Ferrari has been listed for sale. It is a true 1 of 1 car which we rarely see on the open market. We discuss a little about this car and auction on todays episode. Thank you for listening and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!
What Would Make Your Detailing Better? Community 🍻 Pub
Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we have a fun discussion about car washes vs detail shops. Why would someone want to leave detailing to open a car wash? We also enjoy chatting through things that these detailers would do to make their detailing better! Be apart of the discussion at the hyperCLEAN Specialist Group on Facebook.
How To Set Up a Mobile Detailing Rig! Plus, Can Auto Detailing Become a Skilled Trade?
Today is a jam packed episode with Marshall coming live from his vacation. For those that haven't seen what Marshall was wearing during todays podcast PLEASE go to hyperCLEAN Store on Facebook and check out the video of todays episode! We have a nice talk about setting up a mobile detailing unit and how we have done it. Plus we share how far we have come in our mobile detailing world with current setups and what we see across the industry. Finally we spend a good amount of time discussing whether auto detailing can ever become a skilled trade like welding. There are a lot of people saying they want to make our industry a skilled trade but all of their actions show otherwise. So today is a fun discussion on training and how it fits in to all of this talk. Thank you for listening and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!
Car Shampoo How Much Should I Pay for One? Plus, Auction Update and Prices Going Up
Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! On this episode we talk about Car Shampoo and the habit we see online of telling everyone what not to pay for a chemical. It is interesting when someone online says you should or shouldn't pay over a certain price for a certain chemical but gives zero context. In this episode we talk about how a quality soap is built and why we should want high quality soap. Also we talk about the auto auction we were involved in in April and how its continue to change the marketplace. This is a fun time to watch and participate in the auction world. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always thank you for being a part of our auto detailing community!