Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast

Welcome to another episode and today we are talking about the release of Spray Coat! This is a product we have been developing for a very long time and we are so excited that launch day is finally upon us. In this episode we dive into what this product does and where it fits into the process of detailing your car.  We also discuss maintenance and how we should look at these types of products....

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! This week we talk about what is a major cause of pulling paint when dealing with PPF installations. We found something crazy on a Ferrari 812 SuperFast when removing PPF in the shop so we would like to discuss it. Is paint actually removed because of PPF or is there more to the story? We discuss it. Lets talk about a customer taking delive...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we dive into some great car life questions. I'm curious what drives you? It's a great question inside of Community 🍻 because is it something with four wheels or something internally that pushes you forward? Also inside of this episode we talk through interesting customer interactions that we have had in car care but your going to love the final...

Its that time of year where we get tons of questions about the SEMA show! We know its the biggest car show in the world and how do we feel about it? The SEMA show can be a great thing or a horrible thing for anyone. The show is all about taking advantage of the opportunities and staying away from the pitfalls that can happen at any trade show. We discuss how to make the show work for you and makin...

Welcome back to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection. A lot to talk about this week starting with losing money is easy in the PPF world. We have a Ferrari 812SF coming into the shop and I run through how easy it is to lose cash on this install.  We also discuss Toyota becoming the number one car manufacturer in the United States! First time since 1931 GM has lost that crown. How did...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we enjoy cold beers and great discussions.  In this episode, we talk through the extreme conditions we have been in during our car life.  If you're like most people, you have you endured some crazy times and will share some of these similar stories.  So grab a pint and enjoy 🍻

Welcome to another episode of the podcast! Since the start of the pandemic we have all noticed the lack of customer service everywhere we go. Businesses have lost employees but there is also a general lack of focus for some businesses believe it or not.  `The guys chop it up about how to win with customer service. They also talk about money and business motivation how do you make it through?...

Welcome back to Detailed Car Collection! Nick is back after Marshall filled in last week while he was in Houston. Nick spent a lot of time with shop owners in Houston and shares his experience after his week with them. How do 7 figure shop owners operate their business? How did they build such big businesses?  What Nick shares is that there are a few common things he found between all the sho...

Curious about something...you probably fall into one of two categories and we want to know which one you are in.  Are you a car guy? Well in order to answer that question for some of us, we need to ask... what is a car guy? We also need to examine what the top complaint is for bing a car guy.  For those us who enjoy building out cars there's always that Elanor we wish we could build. &nb...

What a fun episode today as Nick and Marshall reconnect while Nick is still down in Houston.  In this episode, the guys talk though what problems are going to arise in the car market now that Hurricane Ian has done its damage.  What is a flood damaged vehicle? How can you be apart of restoring them? But the best part of this episode is the discussion the guys have about all the problems...

Here at the Pints and Polishing Podcast are curious about something...what do you do when something is hard? We hear a lot of people complain about things being hard all the time and we understand but what are you going to do about it? In this episode, join Marshall as he discusses his views on tough things like content creation, finding time, hearing the word no and you are going to really find h...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we dive into a deep conversation about relationships.  Wow I know that's not what car care specialist really want to talk about, but don't worry it's the kind of relationships that make you money.  We also have some car talk around favorite colors to polish and what to use for a clay lube....so grab a pint and enjoy the Community 🍻 Pub...

This is the age old question of what should I be charging my customers. This is in the top 3 things that we get asked to discuss on this podcast every week. But the truth is, as times get tough people immediately think they should lower prices. We want to discuss the economy and how its taking a hit on car sales.  We are all going to be affected by the interest rate hikes and how the governme...

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! Today we discuss vendor relationships and what role do they play in your business. I sat down with a great vendor of mine where I learned a crazy amount of information last week. But what if I just bought the cheapest product or went to amazon to get my supplies? I would have missed out on information from my vendor! But we rarely talk abo...

Here at the Community 🍻 Pub we are curious about something...we wonder which type of person you are? Would you rather clean a Bugatti that doesn't need much work or a Mercedes that you get to spend hours on it? Join in the conversation at the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook.  In this episode, we also give our views on the sexiest vehicle but your going to really like Lucas's tab out...

Welcome to another episode of the Podcast and we have a few interesting topics to chat about. We have all had some issues cleaning glass so today we talk about those issues and how to rectify them. What causes issues with glass cleaning? Marshall and Nick have a fun discussion about what they see around the glass cleaning issue.  Next the guys chat about spending time on things like social me...

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! This episode is short and sweet. We are going to discuss Ferrari releasing an SUV that they refuse to call an SUV. V12 with suicide doors count me in!  Pagani announces a redesign and to huge surprise are including a 7 speed gated manual gear box!  Just wanted to share this weeks news and thank you for continuing to listen to Pin...

There's two types of people in Detailing and let's find out which one you are...so you pull up to a stop light and on your left side you see a vehicle covered in spider web scratches but then on your right side they have old rims with caked on brake dust. Are you the person that would rather shine up the paint or scrub on the wheels? In this episode, hyperCLEAN Specialist also discuss their predic...

The boys are back! Welcome to another episode of the Pints and Polishing Podcast we have a few great discussions about business and cars. Lets take a look at the car market and what is going on with the supply in the marketplace. Nick and Marshall discuss the reality around cheaper brands trying to sell really expensive vehicles are they in trouble?  Next we talk about Passion or Money in you...

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! This is a fun episode where we talk about the PPF world since we had a few cars in the shop this week for Major PPF Work. Are we seeing a huge problem with the pricing of PPF work? After a year of analyzing what is happening price wise I think there is a ton of bad info out there on this subject.  Also we chat a bit about the C8 corve...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where you can be apart of a live discussion on Ceramic Coatings.  Curious though, how do you define a ceramic coating? What's the value in it? Do you think its better for the installer or the customer? Chime in at the hyperCLEAN Specialist group on Facebook. 

Welcome to another episode of the Detailed Car Collection! We have a great conversation about CarFax and ceramic coating installation. Where does it fit in and who is benefiting from this product? This question is from the hyperCLEAN Specialist Group so go check out the group if you haven't joined yet.  Also, lets talk about sponsorship and the freedom to say whatever we want. A lot is said a...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and in this episode we have detailers from around the county hop into a live chat about detailing.  We continue talking about ceramic coatings but specifically about application problems that we constantly see happen.  This is a fun episode packed with tons of great info but your going to love the tab out question...so grab a pint and enjoy 🍻

Welcome to another episode of the podcast and today is a really great episode! Lets talk about cheap competition and what we need to do to combat it in our market. This episode may surprise a lot of people because of the things that get discussed. Is there really a cheap competition problem? How do we view it to make it a benefit not a negative?  There are many people that get consumed by wha...

Welcome to this weeks episode of the Detailed Car Collection and we have a huge show this week. Pebble Beach the biggest car auction of the year was last weekend and the results are very mixed. If you read about the auction everyone is stating the numbers were huge but when you dig into them it shows that most auctions were down not up. Lets chat about how to read these numbers.  Also, we tal...