| As the Founder of The Detail Guys, a mobile auto | | | | Same is true with the nautical personality |
| detailing franchising company often folks will shoot | | | | displacement. Of course in wintertime you could |
| me an email to ask me a question after reading | | | | still refurbish and hibernation services and in the |
| one of my articles online or in an Industry Trade | | | | summer you would extremely busy, but chances |
| Journal. | | | | are you might also like to be out on the water, |
| Recently I was asked if it made sense for | | | | catch 22. In aviation, I loved to fly not clean the |
| someone with lots of boating experience who | | | | aircraft, but I loved aircraft so it was fun to be |
| wished to become a Boat Detailer if he should | | | | cleaning them when I was not flying. You learn a |
| start his business cleaning boats or start with cars | | | | lot by doing these things of course. |
| first and move into boat detailing later? | | | | The skills needed to clean boats are different, |
| Impressive question indeed and yes well this is | | | | more advanced and more difficult in the marine |
| definitely thinking ahead as one prepares their | | | | industry than the automotive industry. Many |
| business plan. Going from Detailing Cars to Boats | | | | auto-detailers have a tough time with gel coats |
| is an easy transition and it makes sense; although, | | | | and glass, and do not know a thing about |
| boat detailing is much different. There are nautical | | | | corrosion, teak or metal type cleaners and often |
| personality types and there are those who are | | | | spin their wheels. |
| not. | | | | You have a much better opportunity going from |
| If you are a nautical type then it might makes | | | | Boats to Cars to stay busy than someone who |
| sense to do both. Why turn away work, but if | | | | details autos and goes from cars to yachts. And |
| you have enough business in boats, well, you | | | | most owners of nice pleasure craft can tell the |
| would not have time for cars anyway. Someone | | | | difference and they get few referrals. Well you |
| who can talk the marine language indeed is much | | | | know I am just thinking out loud really. The point |
| more likely to have many customers. Having | | | | of the matter is that you can learn a lot from |
| started out in aviation, I just do not see how a | | | | contacting Industry folks with experience in such |
| non-aviation person could build their business at an | | | | endeavors. I hope this article propels thought in |
| airport without that knowledge. | | | | 2007. |