Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast

Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast

Nick Walters and Marshall Hill

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Welcome 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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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. 

Jul 02, 2022 52 min

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

Jun 30, 2022 63 min

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.

Jun 28, 2022 46 min

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!

Jun 25, 2022 23 min

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. 

Jun 23, 2022 78 min

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!

Jun 21, 2022 50 min

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!

Jun 18, 2022 33 min

Borrowing A Customer's JetSki - Metal Polishing On Pontoons - Community 🍻 Pub

Imagine after a long day of Polishing and a customer says to go have fun on his JetSki or the four wheeler....which on do you choose? Well I guess that answer might depend on if you cleaned up his pontoon or his cabin cruiser.  Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub, where we enjoy some cold beers and talk about detailing.  Join us for discussion inside the hyperCLEAN Specialist Group on Facebook or live every Wednesday night 7:30 Central Zoom ID 9188001188

Jun 16, 2022 72 min

Boom For Detailing If Car Dealers Go Away? What Is The Reality Of Starting Your Detailing Business?

On todays episode we talk about a few topics starting with auto dealers going away providing a big boom for our industry. There is a lot of talk around dealers going away but lets talk about how it could be a boom for us!  We also talk about the starting of a business and what the reality is around that pursuit. There are a lot of people that talk about side hustle and never really know what it takes to make things happen. Starting any type of business takes risk but it also takes an understanding of the work it takes to make actual money. Thank you for listening and being a part of our auto detailing community.

Jun 14, 2022 67 min

Dry Ice Detailing; The Truth vs YouTube Detailing. Plus, Ford Selling Direct to Consumers

Another episode of the Detailed Car Collection is here! We talk about the reality around dry ice detailing and what is not being talked about online. It is always interesting to watch click bait YouTube titles lure an entire industry into a conversation. Have you seen dry ice in person? How much does it really cost to do it properly? Who are the customers? YouTubers love to tell us about the future, are they right about dry ice? Ford's CEO has made a strong statement that he is going direct to consumer and cutting out dealerships. This should be interesting to watch but how do we navigate this when buying a car or helping our clients?  Thank you for listening and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!

Jun 11, 2022 34 min

Cleaning Up Buffing Dust or Smelling Like Rotten Eggs - Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where you have a place to enjoy a beer and talk about detailing.  In this episode, we talk through cleaning up buffing dust or smelling like rotten eggs. Both are horrible to deal with and we hope that you never have to struggle through it....but which one would you rather do? Join us at the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook to talk through what you would choose. 

Jun 09, 2022 83 min

Gas Prices, Employees Leaving, and SDC Trade Show Attendance

Today is a fun episode where we talk about a few different topics. We are all experiencing crazy gas prices and today we talk about the way we all purchase gas. Do you buy 87 or 91 at the gas station?  Marshall shares the stats about employees leaving small business to start their own business. We know that detailers struggle to hire and now it seems that most people are leaving other small businesses to start their own. We discuss it. Finally let's talk about the poorly attended SDC trade show over the weekend. We discuss at the end of todays podcast. Thank you for listening to our podcast and for being a part of our auto detailing community. 

Jun 07, 2022 55 min

Diluting Chemicals and Getting Elite Results. Plus Electric vehicles and a Big Porsche Sale

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! We are going to have a real conversation about diluting chemicals. Many people are trying to get elite results but they are using the bare minimum of product trying to save money. Do those things go together? Why are we trying to save money on chemicals when they are so affordable? We have a conversation about all of this on todays episode! Plus lets talk about a big Porsche sale and the reality of electric vehicles at the moment. Delorean is BACK! What does it mean?  Thank you for listening and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community!

Jun 04, 2022 38 min

Mini Van Mom or Corvette Guy? Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where tonight we talk through what Detailers would rather do...would you rather clean a mini van that is owned by a family who utilizes their Car Life to the highest degree or the guy watching over you with pull up socks, white shoes, cargo pants and tells you everything about his Corvette like you didn't already know.  This is the life of a Detailer....would you rather? Make sure to join us live each Wednesday night 7:30 Central Zoom ID 9188001188 to express your opinions.

Jun 02, 2022 80 min

Ceramic Coating, Facts vs Opinion!

This is an episode just talking about the facts vs the opinions when it comes to ceramic coatings. Every time a new platform starts to develop like TikTok the old conversations start to take place. A lot of users on those platforms give opinions and represent them as facts, when in reality, there is nothing about their opinions based in facts of how coatings work.  Its fun to talk about how we choose to coat cars but that doesn't mean that everything we do is factually how coatings need to be applied. Can coatings last doing things differently than another detailer? Sure! But if you look on the internet people would have you believe there is only one right way. Thank you for listening and being a part of our auto detailing community!

May 28, 2022 35 min

Paint Correction On GM Or Audi - Car Mods On 2022's - Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we are having a fun discussion about our Car Life while drinking some cold beers.  In this episode, we talk through what music are you hearing over and over, full corrections and what vehicle mods we would do on a 2022.  What would you do? Interact with us on the Community 🍻 Pub live every Wednesday 7:30 Central Zoom ID 9188001188 or chat on the hyperCLEAN Specialist Group on Facebook.  

May 26, 2022 71 min

Big Changes Coming to The Pro Ceramic Coating Market. Plus Discount vs High End Customers

On todays episode we talk about big news that is starting to break about the changes coming to the pro ceramic coating market. We also talk about high end vs discount customers. Many times we want to have this conversation as a good vs bad but the truth is that they are just different. There are more customers searching for discounts so it will ramp up your business much faster than chasing a high end clientele.  We share a little about the high end customers we have dealt with as well as a fun buy and sell segment this week.  Thank you for listening to the podcast and being a part of our auto detailing community!

May 24, 2022 49 min

Customers That Don't Take Care of Expensive Cars and A Ferrari Restoration

On todays episode we talk about a 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS Restoration project that was brought to the VR world this week. What do you think about customers that take no pride in the way they maintain their cars? Does it bother you? Nick shares his thoughts on this Ferrari restoration that he consulted on this week. Imagine showing up and a Ferrari owner didn't even put the right sized tires on the car well that is what happened with this Ferrari! Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community.

May 21, 2022 25 min

Would You Rather Clean Bugs or Concrete - Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we play a fun game called "would you rather." In this episode, Detailers talk through situations that they would rather do vs another. For one of the questions we refer to a post that Nick made in the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook. So go check out the caddy with an insane amount of bugs covering the grill and let us know if you would clean that or some concrete that splattered down the side of a vehicle.  

May 19, 2022 66 min

New Bronco Soft Top Issues, Moisture Inside Cars, Flooded Cars, and Our Apple Podcast Feed Goes Down!

Todays episode talks about our struggle with Apple Podcasts and our podcast feed not updating for all of you Apple Podcast listeners. Marshall and Nick talk about which platforms they listen to music and podcasts. Nick discusses the Broncos he had in the shop this past week and the guys discuss soft tops. What about moisture in cars? How often do we deal with it and what are some simple solutions to finding out if a car has been flooded. Thank you everyone for supporting us and as always being a part of our auto detailing community!

May 17, 2022 45 min

Dealership Rips Client Off For Ceramic Coating and $142 Million Mercedes is Sold

In todays episode of the Detailed Car Collection we discuss the HUGE sale of Silver Arrow Mercedes for a reported 142 million dollars. It is the biggest sale by almost double in the history of car sales. Beating the Ferrari 250 GTO which sold for around 70 Million Dollars in 2018. We discuss what this sale means in the scheme of things. Nick shares a story about his client dealing with a Lexus dealership this week and paying thousands for an interior/exterior ceramic coating. When the team tested the vehicle it had no coating on the vehicle. Listen to that story on todays podcast. Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always, for being a part of our auto detailing community.

May 14, 2022 31 min

Dank Smells Inside Cars - Odor Removal Tips - Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 and in tonights episode we chat with car care specialist from all over the county who experience some nasty smells inside cars.  Want to know what they use to clean the smells out of cars? One part of the episode that we find entertaining is the discussion on what detailers do on rainy days....so make sure you grab a pint to enjoy 🍻. Also make sure you be apart of the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook for a look into how the specialist are putting their skills to the test but getting incredible detailing results!

May 12, 2022 79 min

Dangers of Using The Wrong Chemicals to Clean Off Bugs and We Share Some Horror Stories

It seems simple to most of us that are detailers or car enthusiasts clean bugs off of your car right away! But we know thats not how things work in the real world so we talk about bug cleaning on todays episode. What type of chemicals are on the market today and are they safe? The quick answer is that bug cleaners on the market are a form of a degreaser and actually dangerous for trims, paint, and plastics. So we discuss a proper bug cleaner that is polymer based and what you should be using to safely clean bugs off of cars. We discuss the cars that manufacturers have brought back and what we may see in the future. Thank you for listening to todays episode and as always for being a part of our auto detailing community.

May 10, 2022 49 min

What Should We Do After Winning a Car at Auction? Plus, An Online Auction Gone Wrong Story!

Probably the most important time of a car auction is what you or your customers do after the auction is won. On this episode we discuss on the steps you should take after the auction is won all the way through delivery and the first drive. There are many steps to making the process more fun and actually beneficial for you or your customers. We also discuss a Toyota Land Cruiser auction that went very wrong. This auction story is the exact reason it is important to be educated in the marketplace and know where you get your information before entering the space.  This is a fun episode of the Detailed Car Collection thank you for listening and as always being a part of our auto detailing community.

May 07, 2022 35 min

Solving Issues - Bashing Detailers Online - Community 🍻 Pub

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we enjoy a cold beer and have open discussions about the car care industry...but what if a real talk discussion isn't popular with the rest of the industry? What if many people like to bash others instead of having an open talk? In this episode we dive into the benefits of solving problems while enjoying a couple of cold beers...so grab a pint and enjoy 🍻

May 05, 2022 101 min