I’m sure many of us if not, all of us start out in this industry with a passion for cars, as do I. Since I was little I’ve been washing cars and learned the basics, thinking if all else failed I’d get into detailing when I was older. That’s not the case anymore… I’ve been studying Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University (coincidentally, right here in Pittsburgh) for the last 2 years and began my search for summer work again. I sent out tons of applications for low-paid internships, when a friend of mine (he’s 18 years old) mentioned getting into auto detailing. I thought about it and stumbled upon Detail King’s website.
I was reading through all of their training guides, catalogs, and business packages. Then I saw it: the Auto Detailing Training Seminars. I was so excited to find a place that would actually train you to succeed in auto detailing, and I signed up right away. Exhausted from school work, I drove on over from CMU both days for the March 2015 2-day Technician Course and was blown away. Day 1: As important as it I knew it would be, I was afraid I would fall asleep in the classroom presentations from working so late the week before. The material that Nick Vacco and his team presented and discussed had me on the edge of my chair the whole time. They went through practically the whole process of how to start your own company and how to get it going on the right path. The ideas they had for advertising, procedures… those alone were worth it. By the end of the day I was CONVINCED to start my own student detailing business this coming summer. Me, a 19 year old college student.
Day 2: was just as important and fun to be involved in. I was amazed by the tools DK uses and that, just in general, are available in the industry. It really took detailing to the next level, especially with Dave leading our team. He went through each product and tool and how to properly use them. It was just as valuable having to work with a team and learning how you could do it efficiently. DK has a very specific procedure that, to me, was extremely critical to being successful. I was very inspired by this course and HIGHLY recommend it to anyone interested with how to get started or even how to streamline your own detailing business. I saw many of the other students traveled from all over the country looking to really fine tune their own businesses. Thanks, Detail King!
Mason Sofia – Student Detailing Business
