The Detail Solutions Podcast

I'm kind of checked out with the end of the year quickly approaching, so here's a look back at this year and what's to come. Thank you everyone for your support this year and for the last 4.5 years, I appreciate you all.

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DVK & Levi join me to talk about some of the cool things they're doing at Autowash. Levi is going to be reintroducing the express detail back to the carwash game. DVK & Levi will use their years and experience in the detail industry to bridge the gap between car wash and professional detailing.

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Joel LaPalme recently sold igl North America and retired to the golf course, but once winter arrived his days became less active. In walks Apeax protective films and offered Joel the position of President for North America.

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Jordenlee Schwartz is having a blast detailing and being an ambassador for igl Coatings. She is a mom teaching her little ones the meaning of a dollar by letting them help where they can in the shop. Most nights you can catch Jordenlee Live on TikTok having fun with her tribe of detailer friends and answering questions.

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Rick Kolb owns Spot Free Detail in Greensville, SC. Rick is a part of The Detail Mafia and has worked on the Air Force One project. I met Rick when I got the opportunity to attend the AFO project last year and Rick is a great guy. Out time got cut short on this episode due to his phone battery dying, but that just means I can get him on again.

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It's been a little while since I last spoke with Jerry Grant, with SEMA coming up I thought what better time to catch up.

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John Hogg aka The Mad Chemist from Angelwax joins me to talk about wax. John explains the evolution of wax from the yellow tin Simoniz wax to the waxes we use today.

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Mark Anthony Palumbo Jr passed away unexpectedly on October 09, 2024. Mark’s career as a stylist and instructor spanned over 24 years. He leaves behind his loving wife and best friend, Amanda. Also a stylist. And of course Mark’s most celebrated accomplishments. 3 year old Carina and 2 year old Mia.

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Eddie Colon and Jamie Pardee have been testing products for years on their prospective YouTube channels. So when Eddie had the idea of starting their own product and start distributing their favorites. After a couple of years he convinced Jamie to join him. Jamie has years of experience with towels and so he set out to bring on board their own line of Microfibers.

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Noah Goforth owns K&N Detailing in Orlando, Fl with his older brother Kyler.

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Chris Metcalf joins me on this episode to talk about the advancements in battery technology from the Flex tools department. Flex is launching a new 24v battery system with the stacked lithium technology. This will make their new tools more powerful than the competitors.

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Kyle Clark is the owner and operator of Xtreme Detailing in California. Kyle also helps develop products for Autofiber.

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The microfiber towel is probably the most vital tool to a detailer. Most detailers don't even know how to chose the right towel for the job. Ian Rammelkamp gives us a lesson in the makeup of a microfiber towel and how we can make the right selection for the job.

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Mark Palumbo splits his time between running a hair salon and his detail business.

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Eric Gibbs is the owner of Elite Detailing and Coating in Georgia.

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David Patterson began his journey in pad education at Lake Country Manufacturing, where he immersed himself in the study of various foam, microfiber, and wool pads. His expertise contributed to the development of some of the most popular pads in detailing today.

David eventually founded Oberk Car Care, known for producing top-tier liquids and pads, and also co-founded the Gloss University training team with Matt Arendt and Eron Knox.

Today, David joins the show to share a glimpse of the invaluable knowledge you'd gain in a Gloss U training session, covering everything from pad selection to proper care

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In this new podcast education series I sit down with Brian Guy to discuss all things leather. In the detailing industry so much attention is focused on making paint shiny and a majority of detailers neglect proper interior training. In this episode Brian gives a brief education on leather care and maintenance.

Brian Guy exited the fulltime detailing world after a health scare and started working a sales rep for a big brand. In his spare time Brian picked up the art of leather crafting. After a few years learning everything he could about leather, Brian once again found himself working for a leather care company. For the past couple of years Brian has travelled the world working with detailers and manufactures educating them on proper leather care and repair.

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Ben Sewell owns Iridescent Fine Detailing in Marietta, OH.

J.P. Myers owns Ceramic Armory Jax in Jacksonville, FL.

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Taiton Trout is the owner of Trout Detailing in Colorado.

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Ryan Griggs is the owner of Blue Line Detailing and on of the hosts of the New Era Detailing Podcast.

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Jace Price is the owner and founder of The Last Detail, The Last cut, The Last Cut Plus and The Final Polish.

Doug Reid is the owner of Snake Oil Liquid Paint Correction.

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Michael Vichich is the owner of Grease Police Auto Detailing in Baltimore, MD.

Kevin Davis created, patented and launched the product and brand The Detailer's Helper. In 2023 Kevin joined The Detailers Roadmap as director of revenue and strategic partners. Kevin also is the host of the Cruise Control podcast.

Rod Puzey is one of 4 partners for Zenware and he also is the co-host of the RoadFS podcast.

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Shad Stoker is the 2024 IDA President, an RIT trainer and is a part of the Buddco distribution team.

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Exploring the importance of taking time for yourself and how it can actually benefit not only you but your customers.

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Greg Masterson is the owner of Masterson's Car Care.

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Social media is revolutionizing the way we do business from marketing to analytics. There is a reason why companies are paying big bucks to social media influencers to grow their brands, and if you're not getting in on it you're missing out.

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I closed out the Jescar/Angelwax training event by sitting down with Tommy Davis from Angel wax and Eron Knox from Jescar. I wanted to see what they thought of the joint training and what parts of it they enjoyed. Rick Ven Der Lee chimes in with his take also.

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Have you ever wonder what it was like to attend a training from Eron Knox? Well, too bad because in this episode you'll hear first hand from some attendees on what it was like along with some audio from the class.

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With so much toxicity in our industry I decided to talk about the benefits of building people up vs. tearing them down. How do our words and actions shape the environment around us and how negativity breeds negativity. We should all be supporting each other since we're all in the same boat, but yet we seem to always be firing the cannons at each other. So think about the things you say or how you actions can affect someone before the next time you act out towards your fellow peer.

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In this episode we continue diving into the thought provoking topic: the acquisition of professional detail studios by big chain conglomerates.

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In this episode we're diving into a thought provoking topic: the acquisition of professional detail studios by big chain conglomerates.

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Will Boston is a detailer from Bruce Mines, Ontario Canada.

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Every now and again I see people do or say things online that I think is terrible for customer service. This brief episode will cover some Do's and Don'ts of delivering exceptional customer service.

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Brain Gitzen is the owner of Summer Breeze Ceramic Coating & Mobile Detailing in Beaufort, South Carolina

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Cam Scorey suggested that I talk to Brett Partridge since he's another Aussie detailer. Meeting Brett for the first time he told me of starting detailing as a side Hussle. His 9-5 was working in the mines in Australia and when word came around of layoffs, Brett decided to make the jump to detailing full time. 4yrs later and he hasn't looked back staying booked out Brett eventually hired a worker to help him keep up. Brett is in a small town but is lucky enough to have clients coming from as far as 3hrs away to have them work on their cars and trucks. He loves classic muscle cars and does a fair amount of them.

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I received a message on Instagram from Mckenna over at Lithium Auto Care saying that they enjoyed the podcast. We got to talking and I extended an offer for Bill Crawley the company's CEO to come on and do a product spotlight. Lithium is a car care company based out of Utah and their products are proudly made in the USA. They make everything you need to maintain and protect your vehicles exterior and interior. Some of their best sellers are their interior line of leather cleaners and conditioners. For the exterior they have a wonderful pH balanced soap, carnauba wax, a sealant polish and trim restorer. Checkout their products at www.lithiumautocare.com

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Matthew Goode started working on cars at an early age in his dad's body shop. He helped his dad with different tasks from sanding to painting and even detailing. Eventually Matthew's wife told him to make the jump and start his own detail shop, so with no money Matthew made a difficult decision. Overcoming a sever leg injury that to this day bothers him and is so bad he'll one day have to remove it; Matthew has grown his detail business. Matthew has gotten to the point where he can pretty much just work on correction and coatings with some ppf jobs. His wife handles the scheduling and the details for the business and together they make a great team.

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Nate Mcclain started working on cars with his dad when he was 5. Eventually when he turned 15 and bought his first car he took pride in cleaning it. This like a lot of us leads to washing friends and family members cars for some side cash. Nate dabbled a little in the Ag machinery market before finding a love for doing Marine crafts. We dove into a little about the pros and cons of working by yourself vs. hiring staff. Nate and I also talk about where we see ourselves in the future.

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Every now and then I am asked "How do you go about hiring and training people to help grow your business?" I'm always the worst person to ask because while I have hired and trained A LOT of people for the car wash, I don't plan on doing for my business. Well that's where Mike Turner steps in. He pitched this idea to me and as he has the experience I thought it'd be great to have him on and discuss it.

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It seems like with everything else in the detail industry that the training market is becoming over saturated. Obviously you have the respected training brands, then there's the detailers no one's ever heard of doing trainings and the guys that are out of touch and their training techniques might not apply anymore. So what's a detailer whose looking to better their skill set do with all the options that are out there? Kyle Kamas joins me to discuss this and give some feedback on what detailers should look for in a training. Kyle not only has attened many trainings but he also been on the other side working at the Rupes training facility.

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Grant Menard is someone I've been surprised we've never met. We know a lot of the same people and have been to a the same events, but never have crossed paths. I was excited to finally have him on the show and to get to finally meet him. Grant started detailing in his garage as a part time gig during school. After graduating Penn St. he went into the Pharma industry and there he learned the importance of networking. At a seminar in San Francisco he realized it really wasn't what he wanted anymore. He missed the passion he had from detailing as a business. Grant started what we know today as Menard Premium Detailing and used what he learned in Pharma sales to grow his detailing business. Eventually taking on a training side to help others grow their businesses and even joining the Urable team.

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Ken Mercer is El Presidente of Starke yacht Care. Their #1 objective is to deliver high-quality, marine-grade surface technology products to yacht owners and detail professionals. Starke has a revolutionary line of boat detailing products that exceed industry standards. From compounds and polishes to coatings and sealants Starke Yacht Care has something for your luxury marine detailing needs.

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It's been a while since Esme was last on and I never knew the audio quality was so bad. I reached out to her every so often asking her to come back on and she always said "Yes", but scheduling was tough. Well we finally worked it out and now she's back and talks about her detailing journey. She retells how she got into detailing working for a shop for the first 4 years. Then how her dream job of working for Angelwax was crushed by covid19. Why she finally got her own studio, but still travels a lot to detail. Even giving some "How To's" to maintain a successful social media platform.

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John Hogg suggested an idea to me about the ideas behind product development and dismissal of the smoke and mirrors side of the industry. So I invited John to talk about how he goes about developing products for Angelwax. I also talk to John about the "smoke and mirrors" side of the industry and being a chemist how he can see through the smoke.

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Angela Gilham started her detail career in the body shop and after some time away for school, took a job as a boat detailer. After working for a few people she realized she could do it on her own and made the leap to starting her own business. Angela has made a name for her self in her field and has worked on many boats ranging from 40+ footers to 180 foot yachts. Angela got into the ppf side of detailing boats and now adds extra protection for all her clients vessels.

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Jerry Grant was a Master Plumber when he started detailing parttime for some extra Christmas cash. After a few months of booking his nights and weekends, he decided to make the jump to fulltime. With the support of his family and friends Jerry dove headfirst into detailing and learning wherever he could. He attended a Detailing Success 1 day extreme training and saw what the could do for his business. Jerry made the decision to do Renny Doyle's 5 day training and he hasn't looked back since. Jerry would love to get into the social media ambassador role with a detail company, but surprisingly landed one with a clothing company he likes.

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