Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast

What kind of tire shine do you use? Tire shine seems to be such a weird product in our industry where everyone prefers something very unique to them as a detailer. Also we discuss the graphene craze. Can you even effectively put graphene into a formulation to be used on a car? At the end of the episode we discuss a controversial comment made on our last episode. Its a lot of fun this week so we ho...

Wow what a week!! Here for #FreeThoughtFriday is Marshall @totalautosolutions to review how the community changed the industry again this week.  What has it meant to see the growth of free information and free trainings? Lets review what we did this week as a Community 🍻

In this weeks Industry Vibes Marshall, Greg, and Barry discuss the hot button issue of ceramic coating training and certification in the industry. There are really two sides to this argument, those in favor of charging lots of money and those in favor of training detailers for free. What is right for our industry? Do you think you should be charged to learn about a coating? What about detailers th...

Hey Detailers, as we journey through the auto detailing industry we must ask ourselves what is the quickest way to build? Here for another episode is Josh @detailsdonerightllc to talk with Marshall @totalautosolutions on what he has found to be the quickest way to build a correction and coating business.  If you want to grow your business then grab a pint and enjoy!

Marshall and Nick had a listener text in a question and we thought it was so interesting we made it an episode. Cody a detailer from South Carolina joined us to ask a few questions about Ceramic Coating removal and it lead to such a great conversation. When is a ceramic coating removed? How hard are they to remove? How do we test for a ceramic coating? Those are just a few questions that we dive i...

Hey Detailers, this is one of the most information packed episodes to date!! Have you wanted to look at the different apps there are for you to use? Well Marshall @totalautosolutions gets the chance to dive into four different companies so they can tell you all about their app.

Welcome to Industry Vibes where we look over what is going on in the Industry with Greg @mastersoncarcare and Marshall @totalautosolutions . In this episode, Greg has a dilemma on what should be used for washing cars.  What will he choose and why? We chase this squirrel and have a little fun! Grab A Pint & Enjoy!

Would you detail in a rent free facility? What about if you have zero electric and zero water bills?  Detailers in the #community hop on and talk through the options while drinking some good ales! Grab A Pint & Enjoy

In this episode Marshall and Nick chat about car soaps and foam cannons. Foam cannons have brought a lot to our industry but mostly we just think they are fun as hell! We also dive into car soaps and the process of how to choose one. Marshall shares a story about a soap he had in development that could create a touch free wash for detailers. At the end of the pod we touch on the new social platfor...

What an opportunity to host the first ever IDA Podcast!! In this inaugural episode with Bob Phillips @psdetailproducts and Ian Rammelkamp @autofiber talk over the early beginnings of the IDA with Marshall @totalautosolutions What a great opportunity for the #community to host these episodes!

In this weeks industry Vibes we talk about a few simple ideas. Can we learn anything about advertising from the Super Bowl? What if we take a little bit from those ads but put our own spin on them? Marshall and Greg discuss a little about the Super Bowl and what famous person Greg had a drive with instead of watching the game. But they also help you create some ads for the different social platfor...

In any industry, getting contracts bring massive stability to a company. However, it is very rarely heard of in the auto detailing industry. In today's episode Marshall @totalautosolutions sits down with Clayton @kc_detail_ who landed a guaranteed contract with a rent free facility.  That's right...guaranteed cars with zero rent! Grab Yourself A Pint & Enjoy!

Have you ever questioned what caused a journey to start? What was it that set plans into motion that started forming a path for the journey? Here for another #freethoughtfriday is Marshall @totalautosolutions to share how his journey started down a path to owning a car wash.  This wasn't just any car wash but the car wash a young DJ Patterson would eventually walk up to asking for a job. The...

In this episode Marshall and Nick share some day after thoughts on the Super Bowl. Always an iconic marketing moment of the year did this Super Bowl disappoint? Nick shares his thought on how it felt really negative and lacked any real fun or funny commercials. Marshall shares how he would help use some of the trends used in commercials to help his small business. Overall its fun to reflect on the...

In this episode of Industry Vibes Marshall and Greg explore what creating shock value means. If you put up a post on social media it is always met with negative commenters how do you deal with that? We explore the answers in this episode. When detailers think of shock value a lot of times they think of saying negative things about the work that comes into their shop or mobile business. Do you have...

Do you have dreams and desires that you want to fulfill?  What's that one thing that you wish you could do? For David @desdoes while he was a Detailer, he started brewing beer at his house and years later has worked himself into the head brewmaster at WellTown Brewery! In this episode, Marshall @totalautosolutions sits down over beers with David while he is in the back of WellTown labeling ca...

Here for a quick Mogi Motivation episode is Marshall @totalautosolutions to encourage us on finding ways to grow.  Don't shrink back but press forward with your dreams and ideas!!

In this episode of helping young detailers Marshall and Nick discuss detailers getting bashed on social media. We have seen a real uptick in how harsh detailers can be towards others in the industry. Is this productive? Does this help us get customers? Does this lead to learning and discussion? Marshall and Nick share their thoughts on this trend. As always we hope you enjoy and thank you for bein...

In this weeks Industry Vibes Marshall and Greg talk a lot about diversifying your marketing and your business. Are you eye catching in your marketing? It is really hard to be seen in the marketplace but Marshall and Greg share their ideas to get you noticed. Also the discussion leads to some real talk on how to diversify your business as well. We hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for being...

The #community 🍻 pub is really a place for anyone who cleans cars to learn, share, drink, eat...be an do who you want to be.  Come have a beer on Wednesday nights 7:30 central Zoom ID 9188001188

In this episode of helping young detailers Marshall and Nick discuss the changing world of dealerships. Dealerships are under more pressure everyday in the marketplace. We see it as an opportunity to go provide a solution for the detailing part of their business. This is a broad conversation just talking about the viability of dealership work. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always we thank...

In this episode of Industry Vibes with Greg we get into how we foster great ideas. One of the toughest things in business is coming up with a great idea that can propel your business forward. As detailers we need ideas to start revenue streams or maybe to help with a problem we are having. We think this is a very interesting episode and hope that you enjoy. As always thank you for being a part of...

In this episode Sheldon Kaye head of MTE comes on to discuss why they chose to cancel MTE Orlando. This was a tough decision and we wanted to have Sheldon on to clarify some things for our community. We support MTE and are really glad that Sheldon chose to come on with us to discuss their decisions. Thank you for the continued support and enjoy the episode!

Here in Oklahoma there are many detailers who struggle during the winter because of the weather.  If here in the midwest it can become an issue, can you imagine what it's like in the North East? In today's episode, Marshall @totalautosolutions DJ@djpatterson.biz have a great chat with Jenna @RosiesDetailHouse who details out of the North East.  

Some of the fallout over MTE having to cancel has lead to some much larger questions. Marshall, Nick and Ian explore some thoughts on these issues. A key takeaway from the episode is, that we all three don't see eye to eye but are trying to move the industry forward through the sharing of ideas. Many of you detailers feel that the divide between the manufacturers and the detailer has never been bi...