07/26/2026
I made a post a few weeks ago about the “cash grab” guys, the “oh it’s warm, I see people detailing, let me try it” guys. I don’t want that to be misconstrued or a confidence destroyer, but you have to put in the time for the highs and lows. These photos are from the first month I started detailing, and I thought I had it all: no pressure washer, a vacuum I just bought with some towels and cheap chemicals. I had 1 interior that month that wasn’t a family member or FREE
Building your reputation takes so long sometimes months, sometimes years. That first 6 months, even in the summer, I may have detailed 20 cars. It took me forever on each car as well, and I was doing mobile, which I didn’t like at all, but you have to start somewhere and make so many sacrifices. I was working 2 jobs at the time: a full-time factory job and detailing on my days off. The way my schedule fell, I was working 7 days a week, every week.
It took a year and a half before I had the confidence to quit my factory job, and we still STRUGGLED even in the summer. Was it consistent? Sure, but with prices for chemicals, tools, towels, filters for water so it doesn’t leave water spots so many things you don’t see in my posts that all cost money this isn’t an overnight or one-summer thing. April will be 3 years, and we’re still growing. This year has been amazing. If you truly want in this business, it’s not for the weak; there are so many strong competitors out there, so networking is huge. I do this as well. With all of that said, if you’re serious about this, you’re gonna struggle; you’re gonna feel defeated, like it’s not gonna work out, but you have to push and practice and get better and faster. Anything is possible if you put the work in.
Happy Sunday—Dallas
