The Detail Solutions Podcast

Steve Garrett is the host of Corvette Today a podcast about, you guessed it Corvettes. Steve is the only podcast dedicated 100% to Corvettes and their owners. Steve reached out to us because he likes what we do on the show and thought it be a great cross over idea. I mean what goes better with Corvettes than detailing except maybe New Balance Dad shoes. lol Support this show and follow us on Faceb...

I got the chance to meet Daniel Gill on our trip to Seattle for the AFO project. Jason and I were sat at what we deemed the "kid's table" with Daniel. After a missed ride we spent another night having dinner and patio convo most of our last night there. Daniel tells us about leaving a corporate job to start detailing full time. We talk about being a part of the Detail Mafia and what...

The detail industry is very much like high school whether you want to admit it or not. One of the biggest similarities is within the different brands and if those brands are "cool" or not. Just like when you were in high school you were either the "cool" kid for wearing the right clothing or you were made fun of if you didn't. Same in detailing, if you're not using the...

Well, can you believe it's been 3 years already? Look how far we've come, 98k total listens, 258 episodes, 500+ hours of content, 2500+ followers over all forms of media, 5k+ views, 10k miles traveled to get live content at special events, over 400 guests, 91 countries with listeners, 606 Spotify subscribers, so many great relationships formed and thousands of laughs. We couldn't do it...

Live from the AFO project we were joined by Renny Doyle and Evan Elliott. Renny has been in charge of the AFO project since the very beginning in 2003. Evan Elliott is in charge or Aircraft restoration and maintenance at the museum, so the two of them have been working on this project for many, many years. Adam Garvin bet Jason and I we couldn't "Super Troopers" Renny and mention the...

Tony Kiger posed a great question in Realm of Coatings a week or so ago and I've been thinking the same thing for a while. So here's the post "With all the coatings on the market, and the hype wearing off, detailers not promoting a brand as much, what will come next? With vehicle owners buying coatings off ebay, amazon, autogeek and alike, and applying them themselves, how are you jus...

Being invited to the Air Force One project was a huge honor and we were excited to see it all. The museum is a cool place to be with so much history in aviation. We grabbed Chris Metcalf right off the bat to talk to him about Flex's involvement in the AFO project pretty much since the 3401 came out. How being at AFO is good for the industry and the Flex will continue to support. Next up was Ro...

Jason Otterness and E-Man from Car Supplies Warehouse join us on this episode to talk about CSW and the Detail Wise Pro. CSW is a one stop shop e-commerce store for pretty much all your detail needs and if you're in the Chicago area they even have a brick and mortar store front. Aside from the online store they also offer the Detail Wise Pro online where you can join in on live Q&A session...

David Rotenberg from Watershed Auto Car in Simi, CA messaged me and asked how to get on the show, so here we are. David started detailing in 2009 when he saw some guy wearing flip flops washing a car and thought, "I can do that!' Quickly he realized detailing wasn't so simple but fell in love with it and became very passionate for the industry. Support this show and follow us on Faceb...

RJ Wagner is the owner of WD detailing in Ohio and also has a very popular YouTube channel with over 600K subscribers. RJ and his partner put out a new barn find detail video every Saturday on their channel WD Detailing. With the popularity of YouTube channels like RJ's we got to see detailing on the small screen, with Dirty Old Cars. RJ talks about how and why he decided to start his channel...

Most days you can find Wesley Kenny detailing live on TikTok, That's where I usually see him. Wesley is the owner of WK Auto Detailing in Ohio. He's also fairly new to the industry only being in it for about two and half years. Wesley has taken to TikTok to discus all things detailing from chemicals to services and even how-tos. You can follow him at wkautodetailingllc across all social me...

Sometimes when you're stuck on an idea you have to go to the well and ask friends for help. That happened for this episode and Joe Kimball suggested a great topic. Creating a business you can pass down to your kids, so they have something that's already thriving and they can continue to grow. Generational wealth is something that isn't sought after much these days, but it's what th...

I met Jesus, in Chicago at the Creator Summit and what an amazing dude to know. Jesus had a successful detailing business in California and moved the whole fam to Chi-town to work for Chicago Auto Pros, where he became one of their lead guys. Jesus was also a big part with the Opticle PPF line that CAP is coming out with. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and...

Well, the technical difficulties followed us back from Louisville. Tried to do a call-in show but shit happens. Instead, we just did a WOYM and by that we discussed SDC a little and also showed off the Kong Force One t-shirt design. We also talked about the craziness of Matt Rife and how Michelle thinks he could be her hall pass(lol). We talked about 'murica invading LeMans with Jimmy Johnson...

The Southern Detailers Conference day 2 saw us getting our shit together and fixing the audio issues from day 1. I saw Phil Miranda from Miranda Detailing YouTube channel and asked him to take a seat. We talked to Phil about how he plans out his YouTube videos and does he prefer just filming videos or doing product reviews. Next up in the hot seat was Justin Labato who told us about how hungry he...

Sorry for the low audio so much background noise makes it tough, but here's Southern Detailers Conference Day 1. Joel Lapalme joined us to let us know what's new with IGL and all the new products that will be coming down the pipeline soon. Karl Gamba was next in the seat and he didn't hold back on his thoughts about everyone having their own chemical line. Then we flipped the script fr...

I met Austin Featherston at the Creator Summit in Chicago when he came up and asked how he could get on the podcast? We chatted for a few mins and was great to meet a listener at an event like that. Austin started young like most detailers these days doing friends and family cars as he learned and grew his business. Moving from Arkansas to Illinois to be closer to his girlfriend, Austin started ta...

It seems that reviews, referrals and returning clients are more important now more than ever. How do we get these 3 R's? CRM's are a big help of keeping track of your clients and being able to notify them of deals or when they should return. Building good relationships with your client will help you with all 3 as well. Doing a business training or selling class also can help you with the 3...

One of my favorite Renny Doyle quotes is "Stop thinking like a detailer and Start thinking like an Entrepreneur." A lot of times I think its hard to not think like a detailer, especially owner/operators more than owners with employees. Renny and Chris run a very successful training that teaches detailers the business side more than the detailer side of thinking. Renny also talks about di...

While at the creator summit in Chicago I had the opportunity to talk with Mike Schultz from Turtle Wax. Mike or Dr. Turtle as he's called had a great conversation about the chemistry that goes into different products. Mike also explained some of their new products like the headlight restore kit and the scratch removal kit. It was also interesting to learn that some products get started and the...

At Creator Summit in Chicago I had the opportunity to sit down with Renny Doyle and Sydni Brae Gwinn. We are all detailing podcasters and yet couldn't be different from each other, so we talked about how we each have our own spin on it. This was a really fun show because there was no topic or agenda, we just talked about whatever we wanted. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedeta...

This is a redo of the recording Kris and I did in Chicago at the creator summit. Gtechniq is launching a new coating called Exo V5 and Kris is going to give us the run down(again), along with some other products they have. Make sure to look out for the NEW Exo v5 available monday May 15, 2023. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdis...

Another episode from the creator summit event, this time I sat down with Jason Rose from Rupes and we discussed different polishing techniques. Jason went on to explain the difference between rotary polishing and DA polishing. We also talked about the thinning in paint from the factories and how we all will have to deal with that. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspod...

Chris Racana talks about preservation detailing with the idea that some clients don't want a full correction, but to just preserve the vehicle for as long as possible. We talk about what are the best ways to preserve the interior of the vehicle and the leather. Chris informs us that Dr. Beasley's has a leather "coating" that is breathable and not only will protect the leather fro...

On this episode I sat down with Nick McGurk and Yvan Lacroix and we discuss why polishing paint is beneficial or detrimental to your vehicle's paint. Yvan and Nick talk about their theories on thinning paint and why the days of "heavy" correction may be behind us. The new saying on social media is "Shiney Scratches" and unfortunately that may be a reality for detailers goin...