The Detail Solutions Podcast

On this episode we invited Eric Golubic from Blueprint Restoration to come on and explain dry ice detailing.  Eric talks about the difference in the machines and what can be achieved from them.  While these machines and the equipment needed to run them aren't cheap, Eric does talk about some of the different ways they can be used to produce some BIG ticket sales.  Thank you to Andre...

I wanted to talk about detailers who take advantage of people during certain situations in this episode.  I had a phone call yesterday after the hurricane from someone whose car flooded.  They wanted to have the interior detailed, but I educated them that with water to the seats they should contact their insurance company.  Sure, I could've sold them a service, but there's no way to...

Ok here's part two of our Hurricane Ian party episodes.  This time we didn't have as many callers but thanks to Corey MF Taylor and Josh Broffman for taking the time to call in.  Jason and I mostly ramble on about the Hurricane, the new Deadpool teaser and some exciting Manscaped and Barstool Sports news. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedet...

On this episode of the call-in show we recorded a day earlier just in case Jason or I lost power on Wednesday due to Hurricane Ian.  So this will be episode 1 of hopefully 2 in the Hurricane Ian saga.  We had a few more callers this time than our first episode which was fantastic.  Thanks to Aenso North America for sponsoring the hotline for us to have the listener interaction. Also...

On this episode we talk with Sheldon Kaye from Convexx Media about MTE '23.   Sheldon lets us in on what's new for MTE '23 and we are loving it.  We also pitch the idea of doing some manscaping live in our booth and if they would allow it.  The possibility of a stripper pole gets introduced by Sheldon, giving us a leg or two up on all other booths.  MTE will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek reso...

Brian Mildren is our guest this week and I am joined by Jason Bruno to help make sure I can make it through this episode.  Justin Staat left us a message on the hotline powered by Aenso North America, asking what our thoughts are on egos in the ceramic coating manufactures side of demands about use of their coatings.  Brian tells us about his 30yr career in the detailing industry and the...

Sarah Carpenter runs Inclus Media Management a social media marketing company where she specializes in marketing your business on Facebook, Instagram and Google My Business.  We asked Sarah all kinds of questions about managing social media accounts from what works to what doesn't and how to make sure you're optimizing your best results.  Sarah is offering our listeners a $100 CAD($75 US...

The end of 2020, beginning of 2021 saw Koch Chemie bust onto the detail scene here in the states and every detailer who knew better blew it up.  They have gained huge success for not only their awesome compounds and polishes, but also for their car wash style chemicals too.  Now KCX has introduced a ceramic coating that will fill a lot of shops 1-2yr ceramic packages.  We had a lot...

Andrew St-Pierre and I had a great talk about how detailers can benefit from an apprenticeship with an established detailer before going on their own. Andrew also discusses the dangers he incurred from trying to burn the candle at both ends and we talk about the importance of marketing yourself in your local area.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @...

Earlier in the week we added a hotline for YOU the listeners to have a way to interact with the show.  Whether it's calling and leaving a voicemail or calling in live like we did on this episode to talk to Jason and me.    Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @detailsolutionspodcast and...

It's been a very long time since I had the opportunity to talk to a husband/wife team in the detailing industry.  Raymond and Paige are about 2 hours away from me and I've been watching them grow in the last year.  It was interesting to get their perspective as I could never work with my wife.  They pretty much laid it all on the line together and thankfully it is paying off for the...

On this episode we wanted to touch base about how to handle damages whether it was a preexisting condition, or you caused it.  Mike Karlen joined us because he's going through a client issue where he's being accused of damaging a vehicle.  Luckily for Mike he had pre-inspection sheets, and everything was documented.  We also talk about our worse damage stories and how we dealt with...

Matthew Gibb left a message on the Anchor app for us asking what we thought the industry could do without or what we think it could use.  Jason and I invited Cam Scorey on to discuss our thoughts on this question.  We do understand that these are our opinions and opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.  Feel free to leave us a message with some of your thought on what the indu...

It's that time of year when the kids are headed back to school and business typically slows (here in the states) and everyone is freaking out.  Thanks to Covid the last two years have been out of wack and we haven't seen the typical slowdowns.  So, what do you do now that its slowed down and you're freaking out?  We asked Chris DiGiovanni from The Detailers Roadmap and Kurt Felmar from Detail Solu...

Corey Taylor is an automotive mechanic by day and a detailer by night and on the weekends.  In telling his story Cory took the Jen Turcotte route and talked about losing his brother to suicide, having to move around a bunch for jobs and dealing with his own depression.  Corey eventually found his passion in detailing and is slowly building his business to be his next chapter in life. &nb...

Once again, we had our great friend and favorite guest John Perdue on, this time to talk about the Aenso product line. John gives a history of how Aenso came to life and what they do differently than other brands when it comes to development of each product. We try to take a live listen at messages, and it fails miserably so I had to had it in post.  John talks about the Aenso energy drink li...

It took a while to schedule, but I finally got to talk to Kelly Harris and what a great experience it was.  Kelly's background might surprise some if you've never heard it. Starting out in R&D Kelly found himself detailing as a hobby that quickly turned into a career.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongro...

It's another episode of What's on your mind and were talking about people who complain about running a business is hard and why?  We also talk about monkey island in Florida and why the monkeys have herpes? This is not an award-winning episode by any means but it will make you giggle all the way to the end. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolut...

Alex Ostrihonsky and Dayne Rusch join me to talk all things Vyper Industrial.  Dayne talks about how Vyper was born and what makes it such a special company. Alex tells the story of how he joined them and now has free run to do crazy stuff like lighting firecrackers in the corporate office. They also give us some exciting news of things to come with the company.  Support this show and fo...

We did a Facebook live for the 2-year anniversary of the podcast and it was a lot of fun to be back with Jason Bruno again.  We talked about some of our fav episodes and what we'd like to do in the future.  We giggled a lot. I can't thank you all enough for making this podcast a "D-list" successful podcast and I know if i tried to thank everyone I'd forget someone, so you all know who yo...

Ask any detailer what they think about car washes, and you'll get pretty much the same answer, "The scratch tunnel" or "The swirl machine" or any other damaging response.  But what if I told you there are detailers who work alongside car washes and benefit from it?  Joe Kimball, Chris Cormie and Tony Kermali all have their detail shops on property of some variation of a car wash and all...

I always say, "More Shine and Less Shade", ok well it's been a while but still.  Jeremy Stevens is the guy to give you that Shine and help build you up.  I wanted to get to know more about Jeremy, but we quickly got very topic-y and he dished out some great nuggets of wisdom.  Jeremy also gives our listeners a scoop on a new product the Shine Supply will be releasing in the near fut...

It's been a while since we had a chat with our friends over at The Speed6 Podcast.  I wanted to find out what they've been up to with the podcast and youtube channel, plus I saw they made some limited detailing products and I wanted to find out about that.  They also went to Waxstock with a "casting couch", so I had to hear how that went.  They can be found at Speed 6 Official on fa...

Talking to one Aussie Cam just wasn't enough i had to talk to another Aussie Cam, this time it's Cam Scorey of Hussln Auto Detailing. Cam is located in a very small town in Australia which always amazes me how detailers survive in low population areas.  We quickly jumped off detailing and started stalking about travel, F1, Australian V8 supercars and extreme sports like bungee jumping and div...

Mike Ring and his brother Jim operate the Ring Brothers out of Spring Green, WI.  There they build some of the baddest out of the box car builds that push the boundaries of the car building industry.  Dave Patterson met Jim and Mike in 2017 and got the chance to work on one of their SEMA builds and has helped them every year since.  Gloss University has been held at the Ring Bros on...