View Full Version : Landed myself a cushy job !!
Borats Baby
30-05-2008, 14:18
I've got to go to the director of a large company's house and make sure his collection of cars are kept clean !!:thumbs:
Hours to suit me and I get paid £7ph. :thumbs:
He's got 4 cars, a BMW convertible, an X5, a Range Rover and a Ferrari. :bonk:
He's about 6 or 7 miles from me so I can cycle too !! :)
Bout time I had a spot of luck !! :D
plus, if he upsets you you can clean his cars with rocks :D
Congrats :thumbs:
Good pay for the work.
How many hours a week is it?
EdinburghGary
30-05-2008, 14:27
Well done mate, one word of advice, get onto www.detailingworld.co.uk and REALLY ask for advice, cleaning a ferarri is NOT a Bucket and Sponge job, do it wrong, knock £10,000+ off the value of his car, seriously. Consider cheap insurance too, get him to pay for it.
Gary.
That's ok i suppose, considering a professional detailer will spend probably 12-15 hours on a car and charge £250-£300, which works out at something like £20ph
digitalfailure
30-05-2008, 14:35
I'll offer my services to get them dirty for you if you like :)
He clearly trusts you, well done.
Borats Baby
30-05-2008, 14:40
Thanks everyone,
I've not been able to work really for the last 4 years because of having to look after my 2 lads. The eldest is in school now and the youngest in nursery. Its really hard to land a job that suits in terms of hours and flexibility.
I'll be doing 10 hours a week minimum, 5hrs x 2 days. It'll earn me £70 a week which hopefully means we wont have to tuck into the credit card half way through the month which is whats been happening since we moved house.
Without wanting to start a sob story, we've struggled for the last 3 years, so this is quite a big move forward for us. Hopefully, things will get better from here on !!
Gary, I've read before about special shampoos for cars like this, before we had the kids I was a valeter for nearly 8 years so I'm no stranger to it, but thanks for the advise !!
Borats Baby
30-05-2008, 14:45
That's ok i suppose, considering a professional detailer will spend probably 12-15 hours on a car and charge £250-£300, which works out at something like £20ph
I'm sorry, but this "detailing" lark I just dont get.
What is it ? glorified valeting ?
All I've got to do is wash and hoover them once a week, maybe the odd polish or wax.... Its nothing drastic...
£300 for 15 hours cleaning, the words 'daylight' and 'robbery' spring to mind..
None of the above aimed at you divine, and I'm not being nasty, I just dont get it...
Ya cant beat a bit of good news... Nice one :)
EdinburghGary
30-05-2008, 14:48
I'm sorry, but this "detailing" lark I just dont get.
What is it ? glorified valeting ?
All I've got to do is wash and hoover them once a week, maybe the odd polish or wax.... Its nothing drastic...
£300 for 15 hours cleaning, the words 'daylight' and 'robbery' spring to mind..
None of the above aimed at you divine, and I'm not being nasty, I just dont get it...
A lot more to it than that - I used a company called Polished Bliss for 6 months, every month. They measure the paint, ensure its the correct thickness. They guarentee no swirls (which destroys paintwork), they are absolutely anal when it comes to heeping a car clean. I have seen them with a TOOTHBRUSH cleaning parts of the car I didn't know existed.
They also buy WAX which costs £2K per tub (think medium sized pot of paint for size), and this is used to weather protect the job.
The cars look MUCH BETTER than new, no doubt about it.
Simple fact is, get swirls on his ferarri, you will devalue it. Not being a ****, all I am saying is be careful!!!
Gary.
Matt Sayle
30-05-2008, 14:50
:clap: Glad things are on the up for you!!
Borats Baby
30-05-2008, 14:50
Not being a ****, all I am saying is be careful!!!
Gary.
:D
I know mate, Thanks !! :)
I'm sorry, but this "detailing" lark I just dont get.
What is it ? glorified valeting ?
To a degree, but it basically restores the paintwork to a condition better than new in most cases and protects it better.
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=72126
That's a pretty good example of what can be achieved by just a 'hobbyist' detailer working, by hand on his neighbours car. A professional would use rotary polishers etc.
Be very careful how you clean that Ferrari though, get swirls on it by using a cheap sponge and he'll shoot you on the spot :p
congrats on the job, what ferrari is it?
A lot more to it than that - I used a company called Polished Bliss for 6 months, every month. They measure the paint, ensure its the correct thickness. They guarentee no swirls (which destroys paintwork), they are absolutely anal when it comes to heeping a car clean. I have seen them with a TOOTHBRUSH cleaning parts of the car I didn't know existed.
They also buy WAX which costs £2K per tub (think medium sized pot of paint for size), and this is used to weather protect the job.
The cars look MUCH BETTER than new, no doubt about it.
Simple fact is, get swirls on his ferarri, you will devalue it. Not being a ****, all I am saying is be careful!!!
Gary.
Clark and Rich are awesome, im just in awe everytime i read one of there details. Above and beyond the call of duty
Borats Baby
30-05-2008, 20:20
congrats on the job, what ferrari is it?
Dont know yet, I'll take me camera wiv me and get some pics up !!
DeadlySmurf
30-05-2008, 21:45
if they let you!!!!!!
Borats Baby
12-06-2008, 15:28
congrats on the job, what ferrari is it?
Its a 612 Spaghetti / Scaglietti :lol:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Ferrari_612_Scaglietti_Meilenwerk.jpg/800px-Ferrari_612_Scaglietti_Meilenwerk.jpg
Other cars are an X5 :gag:, a range rover sport :gag: and a BMW 645 Ci :|
Been at the job nearly 2 weeks now and can say I love it.
Proper laid back and hours to suit.
Matt Sayle
12-06-2008, 15:29
Tell him to get a proper Ferrai. A 355 is what i would recommend :D GLad your having fun and enjoying yourself :thumbs:
MG TF 135
12-06-2008, 15:39
Is that an Italian plate on the Prancing Horse??
NathanJT
12-06-2008, 15:45
Is that an Italian plate on the Prancing Horse??
Looks like it. Left hooker as well!
Borats Baby
12-06-2008, 16:50
Is that an Italian plate on the Prancing Horse??
Yes, I pinched the photo from the world wide interweb, the one I keep clean is exactly the same though, (bar the italian number plate and left hand drive):D
Well done mate, one word of advice, get onto www.detailingworld.co.uk and REALLY ask for advice, cleaning a ferarri is NOT a Bucket and Sponge job, do it wrong, knock £10,000+ off the value of his car, seriously. Consider cheap insurance too, get him to pay for it.
Gary.
But Ive always washed mine with a bucket and sponge ...........:help:
whitewash
12-06-2008, 17:05
What is it ? glorified valeting ?
exactly, in my opinion its people trying to "seperate" themselves from the run of the mill car wash/valet so they can in theory charge more for the same service (although i presume we're talking top end valeting here so more than just a wipe over with a dirty spunge and a bucket of hot water).
its like me calling myself a 'picture capturer' rather than a photographer:shrug:
Borats Baby
12-06-2008, 17:32
exactly, in my opinion its people trying to "seperate" themselves from the run of the mill car wash/valet so they can in theory charge more for the same service (although i presume we're talking top end valeting here so more than just a wipe over with a dirty spunge and a bucket of hot water).
its like me calling myself a 'picture capturer' rather than a photographer:shrug:
I'm glad somebody agrees with me. I thought I was the only one. :bonk:
For the record, I washed the Ferrari with a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. . . . .
Its still there so it must have worked. :lol:
Galaxy66
12-06-2008, 19:32
I'm glad somebody agrees with me. I thought I was the only one. :bonk:
For the record, I washed the Ferrari with a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. . . . .
Its still there so it must have worked. :lol:
With just a bucket and sponge you will get swirls, I always power wash the muck off first, instead of using it as a grinding paste.
My car has never had polish on it, most consumer polishes have a fine abrasive in the ingredients which do create swirls. I have only ever used Auto Glym Extrashine on my car and the paintwork is as good as the day it came out of the showroom and is 7 years old.
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 19:36
exactly, in my opinion its people trying to "seperate" themselves from the run of the mill car wash/valet so they can in theory charge more for the same service (although i presume we're talking top end valeting here so more than just a wipe over with a dirty spunge and a bucket of hot water).
its like me calling myself a 'picture capturer' rather than a photographer:shrug:
Your so wrong its crazy lol. Listen go to Detailingworld.co.uk and post what you just said, and get educated :D
Sorry to be blunt, but its like saying you can go to McDonalds and get a meal which compares to something Gordon Ramsay cooked up.
Gary.
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 19:38
I'm glad somebody agrees with me. I thought I was the only one. :bonk:
For the record, I washed the Ferrari with a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. . . . .
Its still there so it must have worked. :lol:
:bang::bang::bang:
If I saw THIS on my ferarri, I would run you over with it
BUCKET AND SPONGE:
http://www.baddass.net/llamalounge/autos/images/left_column_swirls1.jpg
Do that to a top end ferarri and knock 30K of the price tag, your choice though, its not your money getting wasted :bonk:
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 19:43
One other thing, get a small stone in your sponge, and your cushy job will turn into a cushy bill! You got a lot of advice in this thread, and I think you have gone and ignored probably the one thing which could stop a fantastic car getting ruined!!! 1 stone on your sponge, you will scratch that car like nothing else, and when a ferarri is scratched, it will costs thousands and thousands of pounds to repair!!!!
Sorry for being a knob, but I feel very passionate about this :D
Gary.
Galaxy66
12-06-2008, 19:48
I remember putting my car in to be serviced with the strict instructions not to wash it afterwards.
I went off it when I discovered some junior had been let loose with a bucket and sponge on it and I am not talking Ferarri here I only have a Honda but I do look after my cars.
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 19:51
I remember putting my car in to be serviced with the strict instructions not to wash it afterwards.
I went off it when I discovered some junior had been let loose with a bucket and sponge on it and I am not talking Ferarri here I only have a Honda but I do look after my cars.
I had my car detailed every month for 6 months, I stopped due to cost, but it is INSANE how much a good detail brings out in a car.
My Lotus has gone down hill big time, covered in swirls etc, and now if I want a detail, I will need to fork out for a correction first.
The damage people do without realising!
Gary.
Galaxy66
12-06-2008, 20:05
I take it you are on the "detailing world" forum Gary, I am not a member but I do like visiting it.
Some may scoff and call it nonsense but I am very careful how I wash my car, I foam it first to lift the muck/dust leave it for 5 minutes, power wash it, then carefully use a sponge turning it and rinsing it all the time and if dropped it gets binned and replaced with a new one.
Oh and importantly I start at the top and work my way down to the sills.
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 20:08
I take it you are on the "detailing world" forum Gary, I am not a member but I do like visiting it.
Some may scoff and call it nonsense but I am very careful how I wash my car, I foam it first to lift the muck/dust leave it for 5 minutes, power wash it, then carefully use a sponge turning it and rinsing it all the time and if dropped it gets binned and replaced with a new one.
Oh and importantly I start at the top and work my way down to the sills.
I am a member but just to comment on the detail that was done to my car.
Gary.
Galaxy66
12-06-2008, 20:31
A good way not to get swirls is to put your car through one of the car washes with the revolving brushes.
No swirls..............because all the scratches are in the same direction:eek:
:withstupid:
Not meant to be rude, but yup ... put a car through one of these auto-carwash and watch your resale value drop like a rock ... heck, while at it, may as well put the Ferrari through that! :bang::bonk:
whitewash
12-06-2008, 20:37
I good way not to get swirls is to put your car through one of the car washes with the revolving brushes.
No swirls..............because all the scratches are in the same direction:eek:
plus you;ll end up with less to polish as it;ll take off any extranious bodywork additions, like wing mirrors, ariels and spoilers :)
whitewash
12-06-2008, 20:46
Sorry to be blunt, but its like saying you can go to McDonalds and get a meal which compares to something Gordon Ramsay cooked up.
food in mcdonalds
food in a michelin star restaurant
still both food, just at different ends of the spectrum
therefore any method of cleaning a car is valeting IMHO although yes i fully understand the fact that these people go to some serious lengths to get a result they (and the customer) are happy with, its still cleaning! :D
"a rose by any other name is still a rose"
not polished my car for ages, that said i hacked the moss of it last weekend :schtum: will have to get the autoglym out next time i think :)
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 20:53
food in mcdonalds
food in a michelin star restaurant
still both food, just at different ends of the spectrum
therefore any method of cleaning a car is valeting IMHO although yes i fully understand the fact that these people go to some serious lengths to get a result they (and the customer) are happy with, its still cleaning! :D
But the problem is, its not just cleaning. its damaging vs cleaning. Using a bucket and sponge to clean a car will damage it by introducing swirling.
Detailing, the whole point is to take the car beyind what a new car would be like, better than new!!
Christ on a bike, he gets a job cleaning cars for a guy with that much money he probably couldn't give a monkeys about swirl marks and all he gets is abuse because he used a sponge :rules:
99% of millionaires aren't as anal about cars as people on the internet
I know a guy that had a 355, his kids leaned their bikes against it when it was parked on the drive, he didn't care.
My question is did you provide the equipment or did you use what was provided.
Oh and if you want to polish it I recommend Mothers wax, as it contains no abrasives
Matt Sayle
12-06-2008, 21:08
I know a guy that had a 355, his kids leaned their bikes against it when it was parked on the drive, he didn't care.
He wants shooting!! How could you ever do that too a 355!!
It is my dream car
Galaxy66
12-06-2008, 21:12
plus you;ll end up with less to polish as it;ll take off any extranious bodywork additions, like wing mirrors, ariels and spoilers :)
Nahhh baboons are better at that:lol:
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 21:15
Christ on a bike, he gets a job cleaning cars for a guy with that much money he probably couldn't give a monkeys about swirl marks and all he gets is abuse because he used a sponge :rules:
Dude, its a ferarri!!!
:bonk:
Matt Sayle
12-06-2008, 21:17
Dude, its a ferarri!!!
:bonk:
Yeah but its a spaghetti!! If it was a 355 it would be different :D
Borats Baby
12-06-2008, 21:25
Christ on a bike, he gets a job cleaning cars for a guy with that much money he probably couldn't give a monkeys about swirl marks and all he gets is abuse because he used a sponge :rules:
99% of millionaires aren't as anal about cars as people on the internet
I know a guy that had a 355, his kids leaned their bikes against it when it was parked on the drive, he didn't care.
My question is did you provide the equipment or did you use what was provided.
Oh and if you want to polish it I recommend Mothers wax, as it contains no abrasives
:lol: @ christ on a bike !!
On a serious note here fellas, The bloke has provided me with a new bucket and sponge, and a bottle of wash n wax and told me to keep his cars clean.
Without wanting to sound like I'm blowing smoke up my own ass, I was a valeter for 6 or 7 years before my kids came along. Been out of the game for about 3 years now, but its like riding a bike int it.
I wont use a dirty sponge, and I know how to wash a car properly. I just dont get this "detailing" . A quick wash, leather and skim of wax and its as good as new. :thumbs:
I dont mind receiving advise, but when its rammed down ones throat, so to speak .....
Mebbe I should have made it clearer in my earlier posts, they were made toungue in cheek ! ;)
Peace !!
BB
Borats Baby
12-06-2008, 21:27
Dude, its a ferarri!!!
:bonk:
Ferarri's are rubbish anyway !!
:woot:
It'll prolly fall apart before it gets swirl marks on it !! :lol:
EdinburghGary
12-06-2008, 21:40
:lol: @ christ on a bike !!
On a serious note here fellas, The bloke has provided me with a new bucket and sponge, and a bottle of wash n wax and told me to keep his cars clean.
Without wanting to sound like I'm blowing smoke up my own ass, I was a valeter for 6 or 7 years before my kids came along. Been out of the game for about 3 years now, but its like riding a bike int it.
I wont use a dirty sponge, and I know how to wash a car properly. I just dont get this "detailing" . A quick wash, leather and skim of wax and its as good as new. :thumbs:
I dont mind receiving advise, but when its rammed down ones throat, so to speak .....
Mebbe I should have made it clearer in my earlier posts, they were made toungue in cheek ! ;)
Peace !!
BB
Apologies, I for some reason thought you had just left school and hadn't washed a car before, didnt realise ex valater.
So I will just shutup :D
Gary.
Matt Sayle
12-06-2008, 21:57
Ferarri's are rubbish anyway !!
:bat:
He wants shooting!! How could you ever do that too a 355!!
It is my dream car
What you have to realise is millionaires aren't necessarily lovers of exotic cars, they just have them because they're expensive, do you think these footballers on 100k a week care about them
The guy with this 355 hated driving it, he just liked the way it looked,it was impossible to get into when you're 55, hard to park , he paid 20k over book to jump the waiting list, it came from somewhere in birmingham on a trailer to his house, 1st day he drove it he stopped at a garage to fill it up and some guy said nice car, why is there water all over the floor, one of the clips that holds the water hose on had come off, another 5 miles and it would have seized on it's 1st day on the road.
he lifted the engine cover and had a look inside, there was a kevlar shield covering a driveshaft,problem was there should have been 2 , he phoned the dealer who said oh yes we borrowed one, i'll put one in the post, put one in the post :eek: for 20k over book i'd expect a helicopter there within the hour :D
Matt Sayle
12-06-2008, 22:02
Still its a 355.
jeangenie
13-06-2008, 07:06
Back to the start of this thread ..... (I've only just caught up with it :))
BB - I'm really pleased to hear about your job - it's great to hear somebody getting good news and having something go right for them.
I hope it lasts as long as you want it to - your boss sounds like a decent bloke. :)
Btw - I don't want to give anyone a heart attack - but I thought cars got washed in the rain. :D:D:D
Ok, I'm definitely at the macdonalds-end of the car appreciation society.
Borats Baby
13-06-2008, 10:07
Apologies, I for some reason thought you had just left school and hadn't washed a car before, didnt realise ex valater.
So I will just shutup :D
Gary.
No need to apologise Gary !
Ferraris are still rubbish though !! :woot: I'd buy a Vanquish with that sort of money !!
King of Groove
13-06-2008, 12:28
All very well have all these posh cars like the Ferrari but they are nothing against my car The Burgundy Stunner! She's a stunning Rover 45, midnight red colour! Kept in showroom condition and she's mine!!!
Glad to hear things are looking up for you though BB.
Borats Baby
13-06-2008, 12:34
All very well have all these posh cars like the Ferrari but they are nothing against my car The Burgundy Stunner! She's a stunning Rover 45, midnight red colour! Kept in showroom condition and she's mine!!!
Glad to hear things are looking up for you though BB.
I would genuinely rather drive your Rover 45 than any ferrari* K of G !!
Thanks
* other than a testarossa because I had a soft spot for them as a kid !!
Borats Baby do you need an apprentice.. my job is driving me up the wall and your job sounds like a regular piece of heaven :)
Borats Baby
13-06-2008, 12:50
Borats Baby do you need an apprentice.. my job is driving me up the wall and your job sounds like a regular piece of heaven :)
The job is great, but its only 15 hrs.
Its perfect for me because I can fit it in around my kids, but I couldn't live off it.
Thats my wifes responsibility. :D
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