Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where Detailers talk through their journey in Detailing.  In this episode we jump into water polishing, best pad/product combos, assembly line detailing and when Detailers move from the Bissell to an extractor. What a fun episode to listen to but if you want to join in live its every Wednesday night 7:30 Central Zoom ID 9188001188 

Well, 2021 is coming to a close this week. What did we learn? the guys chop it up about the good and bad of the entire year. This is one of our longest episodes that really ranges a lot of fun topics.  The guys talk about their favorite products that were released this year by hyperCLEAN.  Finally what are the closing thoughts for this year Marshall and Nick put a stamp on a great year.

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where Detailers enjoy a cold beer and great discussions.  In this episode, we talk through vehicles like the Ford Maverick or Grand Wagoner.  What vehicle would you drive? Do you think RIVN will challenge Tesla or maybe Licid? Grab A Pint And Enjoy 🍻

Marshall and Nick discuss hyperCLEAN TRX on this episode. The newly released cleaner has a TON of uses when it comes to your car or customers car the guys share their view on the new product.  Buy and Sell this week is a lot of fun with many different topics. When we talk about things changing there are a few ways that it gets viewed. Some people embrace change as a reality in life and busine...

Marshall shares some insight with the guys on this episode as it relates to creating content for your business. We all know we need to be posting daily. But what do we do when the same old posts aren't working anymore? The guys chop it up and try and share some ideas to help you along the way. Also, detailers are starting to talk about having to raise their prices. How do we use it as a marketing...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub where we like to openly discuss topics in our industry and we sip on an ice cold beer while we do it...but what if the conversation begins to guide detailers to better their business practices? Now that is an exciting thing to listen to!! So grab yourself a pint and enjoy this discussion about knowing your worth or determining who is responsible for setting prices i...

Marshall and Nick discuss the never ending pricing debate that seems to go on in the detailing world. Instead of having this conversation in the right and wrong way that seems to happen so often on other platforms we discuss it differently. The guys share a story about a detailing company was doing 1.8 million dollars per year only providing $50 mini details and no other service.  This is a r...

It’s getting cold should you lower your prices is a reasonable question. Marshall and the guys chop it up in this episode on a few different subjects.  They talk about building attention for your business. What are the right ways to go about drawing attention to your business? The episode ends with the guys talking about progress. If you are having progress but just not as fast as you would l...

On this episode of the Community 🍻 Pub we have a Detailer who mentions he heard the catch phrase "just run your business," and we want to know what does that even mean...but what happens in this discussion is that we dive into who can be profitable at $150? Is there now a giant chasm forming in the industry between Solpreneures and people who build companies? Let's have some Community 🍻 and dive...

Marshall and Nick talk many topics in this episode including thoughts about the online review world. Its a wild thing that a customer can just go online and leave a review because there is a chance they are not telling the truth. So should we as customers even read reviews? Nick and Marshall chop it up about that in this episode.  We also talk about the buzzword culture that goes on in busine...

Marshall is joined by Greg and Shawn to discuss marketing. Holidays are a busy time for cleaning interiors because of road trips and traveling. We talk about how to market to sell more of those details during this season. What type of videos, photos, etc is the should be in the marketing plan for a detailer? The guys break it down in this episode. They also talk favorite road trips etc.... Hope yo...

Welcome to the Community 🍻 Pub and to open talk discussions.  In this episode, Detailers enjoy some beers and talk about what they like most....food!! Lol but yes in the middle of the holiday season we savor the fine foods and complain about soy sauce on sushi.  The tab out question for this episode gives you the chance to talk through what meal would you eat forever and so chime in on...

Marshall and Nick discuss a ton of topics on todays episode. hyperCLEAN Specialist Facebook group is the place to be right now! Guys asking questions about lifts for their shop and we answer with our recommendation. A not so fun discussion about tire shine shortage that could hurt all of us in the industry.  Ford Bronco is back and Nick shares his experience with the badlands edition he share...

It is really difficult to question the decisions you have made in your business. Marshall, Greg and Shawn discuss how to analyze your decisions when it comes to marketing, social media posts, and more. When you decide on a certain marketing plan are you analyzing the results or just letting it ride? Check out this episode and as always thank you for being a part of the community.

As a Car Care Specialist, you might not get a lot of time off and so when you take a trip it better be worth it. On this episode of the Community 🍻 Pub we talk through our favorite trips to take for adventure or relaxation.  This is what it means to be in Community  🍻 so grab a pint and enjoy!

A detailer shared a story of a really crazy customer phone call he received. A customer calls you and he's polished his truck with only the backing plate of a polisher what do you do? This is a wild story and one that you don't want to miss.  Marshall and Nick talk about Black Friday deals and how they are going to handle the holiday. Enjoy the episode and thank you for being a part of the co...

The dreaded price shopping customer! What are some things that we can do in our detailing business to prevent customers from price shopping? We can do some things in our marketing to prevent it as well. Marshall and Greg chop it up on this issue.  How do we become a business that retains customers rather than always having to hunt new customers? The guys talk through how to become a more stab...

What is it about Detailers and Beer that have them share their true thoughts and how does the IDA come into the discussion? This time around will the Community get stones thrown at us for having an open talk discussion but maybe those that openly discuss aren't concerned about the pebbles being tossed.  So if you want to be involved with the discussion join in live every Wednesday night 7:30...

In this episode Marshall and Nick talk about what its like when people steal your business idea or your content as a brand. Its not an easy thing to discuss but the guys try and lay out what they have been experiencing for the last 18 months. Can you be a chemical distributor in your city as a detailer? Absolutely!!! Marshall and Nick discuss how to make money in chemicals as a detailer in a real...

This is our last SEMA episode for the week we promise! Marshall and Greg wanted to share some past SEMA memories and what we look forward to every year. The SEMA 2021 has come and gone so we want to give some advice on how to get the best out of these shows.  What do trade shows look like in the future for our industry? We hope you enjoy this episode!

Here at the Pints & Polishing Podcast we encourage open dialogue discussion about what is happening in our industry.  On the Community 🍻 Pub, Detailers from around the country hop on to share their experiences but what happens in this episode? Well we talk about all kinds of topics from package names to temperature ratings we should apply coatings in.  So Grab A Pint & Enjoy!

Marshall and Nick talk about the SEMA show this past week. In the buy and sell segment the guys share a way to treat a burn which Marshall learned first hand this weekend! Where does the detailing industry fit in at SEMA? Nick tells you what he saw at the show when it relates to the vendors of the detailing industry. Did you miss out by not being at the show this year? Marshall and Nick share thei...

Picking out the right pad combination is vitally important and it greatly effects the amount of time being spent on the paint.  But there are so many different pads on the market how do we determine which one is right for us? Therefore Marshall sits down with ScottyV from Lake Country MFG to talk all things pads!!! Grab A Pint And Enjoy!

What a fun episode we have today! The question has been around detailing for a while now and its all about ceramic coating warranties. There are companies that choose to talk about warranties constantly but how does that help the car owner or the professional detailer?  Dann and Eric from Owners Pride join Marshall and Nick to discuss coating warranties on this episode. Thank you for listenin...

Marshall and Greg chop it up about things that they love and things that drive them crazy in detailing. Pulling from some of the big Facebook groups the guys discuss multiple topics. This is a very open minded thought provoking conversation and we hope that you enjoy!