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The Detail Solutions Podcast

322 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

We talk with detailers, Industry leaders and Product developers in the automotive detail industry. We also have topic episodes and collaboration with other detail podcasts. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detailsolutionspodcast/support

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WOYM: Product Spotlight Aenso with John Perdue

August 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

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 line and how that compliments the Aenso brand. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetail...

Kelly Harris: The quick Bio

August 07, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

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 @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @detailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find our spons...

WOYM: Business is hard, monkey herpes and other nonsense

August 04, 2022 12:05 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

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 @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @detailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solut...

Product Spotlight: Vyper Industrial

July 31, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

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 follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on insta...

2 years, what a wild ride it's been

July 28, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

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 you are that've helped over the years and I Thank You!!  Sorry to Eron Knox, we ran out of time and couldn't...

WOYM: Car Washes and the Detailers who work together

July 21, 2022 12:04 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

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 of them have thriving business from said car washes.  Matt Arendt joins me as this week's guest co-host an...

Jeremy Stevens has no shortage of Shine Supply

July 17, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

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 future.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastd...

Speed 6 goes to Waxstock!

July 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

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 facebook, instagram and TikTok.  Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @th...

Faffing Around with Cam Scorey

July 10, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

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 diving with Great Whites. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @...

Custom build detailing with Mike Ring and David Patterson

July 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

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 two different occasions now and is really cool facility to attend a training.  Support this show and follow u...

Jeff Oswald: the man from Iowa

July 03, 2022 22:00 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MB

"HI my name is Jeffery!  I am from Iowa which is of zero importance to the rest of the world, like me..." was how the text message i got from John Perdue talking about Jeff Oswald went.  Jeff isn't a podcast listener and didn't think he'd have anything important to offer but I love hearing people's stories and sharing them with the world.  Just to mess with Jeff I invited a special guest to join us at the end and the ball busting began, so make sure you listen all the way through. Support t...

Brenda Mortenson is a Go Getter!

June 26, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

I got the opportunity to meet Brenda Mortenson at Gloss U and it was a real treat.  Brenda was an alumnus of Gloss U since she went to the first one back in 2020 and she had such a great time she came back again.  She even tried to poach Harry to leave New York and move to Wisconsin to work with her.  Brenda details as a hobby and what a hobby it is when you get to take care of a few different collections.  Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedeta...

Connor Harrison: The Seinfeld episode

June 19, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

What an absolutely fun episode I had with Connor Harrison; it was an hour-long giggle fest as we talked about nothing.  Well not really nothing Connor did mention a bit about his start in detailing and his business in between us laughing about my RS3 taking so long, Flip up taillights on corvettes and his love for the podcast.  One of my favorite episodes I've ever done. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or ...

WOYM: So, you want to start a retail store

June 16, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

The question was asked in The Detail Solutions Podcast discussion group on facebook about selling retail products out of your detail shop.  Well, there was only one person that we thought of to talk on this subject, Rohan Cole from CSR Detail Supply.  Rohan walks us through how he started and what products he chose to sell.  He also gives advice on how you can get started and when is the right time to scale.  Rohan can be found on Facebookby searching his name Rohan Cole and you can also fin...

When Harry met GlossU

June 12, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

I met Harry Birch at GlossU and what a lucky dude. Harry flew into Wisconsin on his own for the very first time and happened to run into Knoxy and me at the airport.  Harry also robbed Knoxy of the most amount of money over the weekend and walked away with the grand prize giveaway.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @detailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can ...

WOYM: Global Distribution with Modesta

June 09, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Apologies upfront, Markus was a little far from the microphone and he's a bit hard to hear. A little bit ago John Perdue reached out and said he would be in Germany doing some stuff with Modesta and would i be interested in talking with some of their distributors from around Europe? I said yes, of course.  So, John arranged for Michal Plsko, Ryan Smith from the UK, Markus Begander from Germany, Tom Pattersson from Finland and Cam Watson from Australia to join us and talk about distribution ...

Jim White in his first ever podcast

June 05, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MB

Jim White of White Details and YouTube fame finally agreed to come on the podcast after months of being like Urkel and wearing him down. i talked to Jim about YouTube and how and why he started that adventure.  Jim tells me about being stranded in New Zealand during covid and he also talks about doing his 100K giveaway to raise money for charity. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetails...

WOYM: Work/Life Balance

June 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

Jason and I are joined by Brice Mason and David Patterson to discuss how we each try to maintain a healthy work/life balance.  Brice is 20 and started his detailing business when he was a junior in High School.  He has a busy schedule of work, college, and bible study let alone trying to have a relationship with college aged girls.  David as we all know runs Oberk on top of doing Gloss U trainings and detailing and having time to be a husband and father.  As for me, you all know by now that ...

Beadmaker and Coffee w/ Kyle and Sydni

May 29, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

Kyle Clark reached out and said that he and Sydni Gwinn were enjoying the podcast and asked if I was interested in doing something with them. Me being a lazy podcast host said "Yeah, let's have you guys on and talk about P&S and Beadmaker and Coffee".  It was interesting learning how Kyle and Sydni became affiliated with P&S and also how they started their podcast.  Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on in...

WOYM: Mental Health Awareness

May 22, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

May is Mental Health awareness month in the USA and after the positive feedback from our first episode on the topic I wanted to revisit it.  This time along with having Kinga Hine come back I invited Cam Watson and Mike Cardenas.  As many of you know from the first episode Kinga is a Mental Health professional in New York state.  Mike Cardenas wrote an awesome article for Detailed Image on general and mental health in our industry and had done some great research and Cam Watson has really di...

WOYM: Metal Polishing

May 19, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

You spoke and we listened.  Metal Polishing was one of the more asked for topics that we have received from our listeners.  We reached out to Wyatt Robinson with Yellowstone Detailing to give us the run down on doing metal polishing successfully.  Go to our youtube page (link listed below) to see the video of Wyatt showing us the different tools and metal he polishes. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on ...

David Patterson: Backyard Engineer

May 15, 2022 22:00 - 2 hours - 117 MB

David Patterson has been a friend for a few years and supports the podcast probably as much as I've supported Oberk, so it was time we had him on to tell his story. Dave spent a good amount of time talking about his time at Lake Country Mfg and what goes into pad development.  We talked about his involvement with Oberk in the beginning and how it transitioned into a full-time gig and having an ownership stake in it.  Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast an...

WOYM: Disaster Detailing w/ Jason Killmer, Brian Guy and Eddy Fiuza

May 12, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MB

Jason Killmer called me one day and said he'd like to come on the podcast and talk about Disaster Detailing.  With a lot of YouTube detailers doing Disaster or Barn Find detailing he thought there could be some good information to get out to new or inexperienced detailers.  We invited Brian Guy and Eddy Fiuza because of their experiences with detailing rare and hard to find cars.  Eddy tells a few horror stories of a detailer not knowing the correct way to clean these types of cars and how i...

WOYM: Chris DiGiovanni explains website design

May 08, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 68 MB

Chris Di Giovanni and the crew over at The Detailer's Roadmap design some of the best detailing websites out there.  The Detailer's Roadmap is dedicated to designing website for detailers and no one else.  Chris has been very successful in designing sites for years that he wanted to do something special for the detailing industry.  His crew is not only trained in web design but also understanding the detailer vocabulary, so you get the best site design.   They use the correct tools in design...

WOYM: Gloss University

May 05, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

The gang is all here for the Gloss University training preview.  David Patterson, Jason Killmer, Eron Knox, Jason Otterness, Grant Menard, Matthew Arendt, Chris DiGiovanni and Jennifer Turcotte are all present on this episode to give us the rundown of what it's like to attend a Gloss U training. From tools, to sanding, to Knoxy's outbursts you'll feel like you are there only at the training you'll get so much more.  If you are thinking about doing this training, get over to www.glossuniversi...

Jennifer Turcotte: In HER own words.

May 01, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Jennifer Turcotte has been on just about every podcast or YouTube show and it's one of the reasons I've never invited her on to tell her story.  So, why now you might be asking? Well as many know Jen has decided to leave igl and she wanted to come on the podcast and tell her side of what REALLY happened and clear the rumors up.  In doing so we get to hear a side of Jen that I don't think has been told before on any other podcast.  Jen really opens up about her life and also the demons she's ...

WOYM: How do detailing podcasts benefit the industry?

April 28, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

Some months back Jason told me he had an idea to talk about how detailing podcast benefit the industry.  After a few texts we had some really good friends who have podcasts that were willing to do the show.  Dann Williams w/ The Owner's Pride podcast, Dean Farandatos w/ Dean's Den podcast, Levi Gates w/ The Rag Co. and The Master of Shine at Home podcast and Renny Doyle w/ The Renny Doyle podcast all came on to talk about camaraderie in the podcast side of detailing and also maybe some of th...

No Rules, Just Right with Cam Watson

April 24, 2022 22:00 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Finally, we got the chance to talk to Cam Watson from Wagga Wagga, Australia. Cam talks to us about detailing down under and the setbacks he's had over the years, from a fire burning his shop down, to dealing with Covid and more.  He talks about the importance of travel to network and how meeting new people can help your growth.  We touch on a little about mental and personal health which are things he has had to overcome as well.  So put another shrimp on the barbie and pause that Crocodile...

WOYM: Freedom Fest

April 21, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

Freedom Fest 2022 is upon us this weekend April 22-23 in Brooks, KY.  Freedom Fest was started by American Detailer Garage founder Billy Baugus, so we invited Billy to come on and let us know what will happen this weekend.  We also asked Billy what his plans for Freedom Fest in the future are?  Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Pod...

Justyna Brys "Don't make your clients smarter"

April 17, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

Finally got to talk to one of the bad ass ladies of detailing.  I've followed Justyna for years now on Instagram and she's been an inspiration to push me to be better.  Justyna talks about starting her car wash/detailing career when she was 19 back in 1995.  She talks about how she was never the "face" of the business because she's just a blonde girl.  Now Justyna is one of the more known detailers in the world and holds trainings around the world.  Support this show and follow us on Facebo...

Marco Cazorla aka The Film Trainer

April 14, 2022 12:00 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MB

I got the chance to meet Marco after I did the episode with Chris West from Xpel.  Marco reached out when he was in Orlando for Tinter Battles and invited me and Jason Bruno to stop by to check it out.  Marco is an amazing window tinter and is part of the Xpel team where he does trainings.  Marco shares his story of how he started to traveling the world training installers to do tint.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detailsolutionspodcast/support

Fun with Fermani: You charged how much!?

April 10, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Dave Fermani made a post in a Facebook group about doing a wash, decon and ceramic coating for $4000 and the detail industry lost their collective minds.  I wanted to bring Dave on to answer some of the questions that I had heard from people and to clear the air about the post.  What I've taken away from all this is we as an industry need to stop whining and get to work.  If you have the time to complain on FB or Tik Tok about someone else's business you're not doing a very good job of runni...

WOYM: Southern Detailer's Conference

April 07, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Sheldon Kaye joins us once again to give us the scoop on what's new for the SDC this year.  Registration for SDC opens Wednesday April 13, 2022, for anyone interested in going.  Education classes are limited in size so if you want to attend a class make sure you sign up early. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find...

This just in... An industry newsletter

April 04, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

This just in... is going to be a monthly episode highlighting news around the detailing industry.  Whether it's new product releases or internal company news this podcast will be your source of info for what's going on. Thank you to Vyper Industrial. Ober Car Care, Lake Country MFG, Sonax, Sky's the Limit (Microfiber Madness, KXK Dynamics), Gtechniq, igl, Xpel and American Detailer Garage for providing us with info for the month of April 2022. Use the code TRYME for 20% your first order of...

Scott Perkin IS a nice Canadian.

March 31, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Scott Perkin joined me tonight to talk a little about detailing, egos and share some amusing tales.  Scott is one of those detailers that goes WAY back and has seen it all.  I don't care what they say about him he's not the angriest Canadian or at least he wasn't to me. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find our sp...

WOYM: Barry Theal and John Perdue talk about Graphene

March 27, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Barry E. Theal posed a topic on the Facebook discussion page for him and John Perdue to talk about Graphene in the detailing industry.  Armed with facts these two guys dropped some knowledge.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find our sponsors at: www.hypercleanstore.com use code detail15 www.iglcoatingsusa.com...

WOYM: The Rag Company TRCMA '22 preview with Levi Gates

March 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

Levi Gates with The Rag Company gives us a preview of TRCMA '22.  Listen to the rundown of companies that will be at TRCMA this year displaying products. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find our sponsors at: www.hypercleanstore.com use code detail15 www.iglcoatingsusa.com for JenK.O. www.detailersroadmap.com ...

WOYM: KnockIToff! Stop cheapening out on your clients

March 20, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

One of the sayings i see posted the most in any detailing group or forum by so called "Greats" in detailing is, "Good work isn't cheap and cheap work isn't good".  Yet I see countless of these detailers using cheap tools, towels and products.  I've heard of shops stretching coatings to be able to do more cars cheaper.  I've seen detailers use a $7-$10 pads long after it should have been tossed in order to save money.  I've seen detailers using Chinese knockoff tools just to save a buck.  Eri...

WOYM: Birthday Bash '22

March 17, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

It's my Birthday, Bitches!!!  Invited a anyone who wanted to come on to come on and talk.  We talked about detailing pet peeves, because I've had a few and knew you guys have them too.  Thanks to John Perdue, Jacob Renner, Kyle Kamas and Ian Korgel for making this a fun episode.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can ...

Greg Pautler has the Detailed Image

March 13, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

Greg Pautler from Detailed Image is this week's guest, and we get to learn all about DI. Greg talks about starting DI with his business partner when they were still running a detailing business.  He tells how he goes about choosing products to sell on the website.  Greg also talks about their "Ask a Pro" blog.  Greg has also given our listeners our own code for Detailed Image, use DetailSolutions10 and save 10% off your order at detailedimage.com Support this show and follow us on Facebook:...

Jason "Choo-Choo" Cruickshank

March 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

This week Jason Cruickshank joins me all the way from Scotland.  Jason tells me about his different trials getting his business going including The Great Flood.  We talk about differences he's seen on Facebook between the UK and how we do things in the States.  Jason also talks about why he goes to the train station to take pics of trains.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsoluti...

Derrick Copes aka The Dopest Detailer

March 06, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 73 MB

I met Derrick Copes at MTE and he briefly shared his story with me, and I had to tell him save it for the podcast.  I knew instantly Derrick and his story would make a great episode.  Derrick tells how selling drugs on the street led him to detailing and how detailing has been his savior.  Derrick has great ideas on how to help others without fear of competition.  Would you believe a detailer could run a successful business out of a Chevy Spark? Well Derrick tells me how he does it and how h...

WOYM: When and Why you should increase your prices.

March 03, 2022 13:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

Jason Bruno and I talk about the latest trend on Facebook, detailers asking about increasing their prices.  We talk about when you should, why you should and if you should inform your clients.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can find our sponsors at: www.hypercleanstore.com use code detail15 www.iglcoatingsusa.co...

Oh. My. Gawd! not Janice, but Janis

February 27, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

Janis Lasmanis from Corsair detailing started bodyguarding when he moved here to the states and in between he'd detail cars.  Deciding to move instead of closing his location he kept it open with a manager running it and opened a location in his new town.  Janis has figured out a way to get dealerships to send him work to help keep his 3 locations running.   Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram:...

WOYM?

February 24, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB

Living up to the "laziest podcast" I wanted to do something different and that would take a little effort from me. I invited whoever wanted to come on and we'd do a true WOYM and let anyone ask questions or just say what they wanted.  I had fun with the guys who joined Tommy Davis, Thad Sullivan. Michael Hine, Manny Cruzado and Jason Cavallo. Hopefully we'll do this again and give listeners to come on a talk about What's on Your Mind. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetails...

Say-Rah! aka Sarah Colman-Lienhart

February 20, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

It has been a LOOOOOONG time since I've had a bad ass lady detailer on, and Sarah from Rupes was a great way to get to get it restarted.  Sarah has so much passion for detailing it definitely comes through when you talk to her.  She took the chance and just asked for a job with Rupes and they said "Yes' and now she does probably more than she bargained for.  We also talked about our want to know more on the science side of how things work and how detailing is more than just up and down and b...

WOYM: The importance of Branding

February 17, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

When most people think of Branding, they think of cowboys or ranchers branding cattle.  While having a great logo is a business's most visible branding there's more to it than that.  Dave Christian has designed many a logo for the detailing industry including our very own and totally awesome podcast logo.  Dave dives a little more in depth with how important branding is and how it goes farther than just a logo. You can contact Dave by email at [email protected] Support this show and fol...

Clearbra Chris, the other Chris West

February 13, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Chris West from Xpel films joined me on this episode to tell his story of going from an installer in Alaska to becoming the current Director of Automotive Films at XPEL.  We talk about why Xpel prefers their detailers use Fusion ceramic on their film.  Chris also talks about the difficulties of protecting some cars that there aren't patterns for. You can follow Chris on instagram at @clearbrachris Support this show and follow us on Facebook @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on in...

Product Spotlight: HyperCLEAN

February 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

This is our first product spotlight episode that we hope will become our YouTube series.  With these spotlight episodes we will bring on different detailing companies and give them the platform to discuss their brand and products including the right and wrong way they're being used.  For our first episode we invited Marty and Nick from hyperCLEAN whom you all know have been a loyal sponsor for a year now.  Marty tells us how he started hyperCLEAN and Nick explains what drove him to want to b...

Sparing no expense with Brandon Johnson

February 10, 2022 00:40 - 1 hour - 96.6 MB

Brandon Johnson reached out to me a few weeks before MTE because David Fermani suggested he reach out and come on the podcast.  At first I thought he was ok but came off a little too much, then we met at MTE and i couldn't have been more wrong.  Brandon ended up being super cool and we had some great times talking over the weekend.  Brandon has probably one of the coolest shops I've ever seen and he's constantly pushing himself to make it perfect.  Brando talks about his start at a small use...