Billy Jack

Well I don't pay any taxes and hardly ever does it take 4 hours. That's just the worst ones. 75% of the cars I do usually take 2-3 hours plus I get a lot of tips to. Did a brand new SUV the other day that a kid threw up in the back seat and it took maybe hour and a half and the lady handed me a $100. But I do have 5 stars on yelp, and my webpage, app, and Facebook page is nothing but 5 star reviews, so apparently people love my work. And I have no control over the reviews, all I can do is block someone, which I never needed to yet. Now if I had to earn a living doing it, or had any over head, it wouldn't be worth it, but it works out great for me. I usually suck up enough change to pay for the cleaners and the rest usually cost me about $8-$10 a car without buffing. The only ones who ever want buffing, is the car lots, they have a lot of freshly painted cars or old neglected cars that need paint correction. If I lived back in detriot, I couldn't get away with doing business this way, but the law is pretty relaxed in eastern Kentucky. There are a few restaurants in town that pay cash, and I know a bunch of contractors that work for cash.

Does anybody have any good detailing tips, or products, to get professional results? I detail high end show cars, as well as daily drivers, and I'm always looking for that next best thing to come along. Right now I'm currently using the Greot's Garage, best of show, and boss system, to leave my customers cars with that wet concourse finish. I also use their black shine tire and trim spray to leave all the plastic, and rubber parts, shining better then new. Believe it or not, but you can actually improve a brand new car inside and out with the proper techniques, and products.

Ow I'm sticking with the Greot's no doubt, just thought somebody might have some tips or tricks to save money, or get even better results. Like the magic eraser thing, I added that one a while back, and it works really well on the plastic, plus there cheap. I get them for, 2 for a $1 where I get my degreaser, and windex. I honestly don't think I could get a car any cleaner, or shinier, but it never Hurts to ask. I'm honestly putting all the shops around me to shame, they use dollar store tire wet, and turtle wax, and spray the carpets full of water and suck it up, and call it a detail. Had a guy bring me a Jeep like mine, that the local shop had sprayed so much water in it that it blew a fuse, and wouldn't start, and when we took a plug out of the floor, water ran out for 5 minutes. And this is a local business with a shop in our local town. Pretty sorry thing to do to someone's $10k dollar vehicle. I'm really surprised they don't have a steam cleaner, or a extractor. I'm just a small based home business, and I got both.

Did you actually blow the sub, and if so, how much power and time did it take? Or was it just needing a refresh, just curious how long one would last at max RMS.

I offer a special that starts at $50, but that's not any buffing. I just shampoo all the seats, and carpets, if they need it and I take off any stains on the plastic with magic erasers, then I use Greot's black shine trim spray, to bring the dash, and all plastic and trim, back to a bright shine, then I wash and quick wax the car, and do all the windows, and door jams. I use a lot of super degreaser, and carpet cleaners, I get for a $1 a bottle at a wholesale place. My buddy's give me giant rolls of shop towels so I don't even pay for those, and the only thing that I'm really out is the tire shine, and detailing spray, it's $10.99 a can, but I can do 1-3 cars with one can. Plus I'm retired and working out of my home for cash, so I can afford to do it a lot cheaper then someone who has to earn a living at it. The 2 shops in town by me charge double, and don't do half the job I do. Now there are a few show cars I do that I charge a $100, but that's for everything, cleaning and polishing it 360'. I have also used olive oil on some leather seats. Basically when I get done with a car it's spotless, stain free, with a deap shine that looks like it's wet. Try you some of that Greot's black shine tire and trim shine, it's amazing. You can litterelly spray it on something plastic, or rubber with mud on it, and it will leave it looking wet, and brand new. Only bad thing about it, is it will pick up a lot of lint, and dust over time, but it's well worth it.

lol I do them for $50 all day, every day, but I live in a poor place so no way is anybody gonna pay those prices. Now when I lived in detriot, I charged $100 and up and couldn't keep up. But that hundred didn't go as far, as that $50 does now. But that is a special I got that doesn't include buffing. It takes me about 2-4 hours, depending on the vehicle. But I am a retired Rodbuster, so I'm not doing it to earn a living, if I was obviously I would have to charge more. Plus it's all cash so that helps to. Plus I work out of a garage at my home, so I got no over head, except supply's which are a $1 a bottle, except tire wet, I use the greot's and it's $10 a can, and the wax's and polishes. Probably why I keep a waiting list. You just gotta remember this is appalachia, not a big city, so we got one of the lowest cost of living economy's.

I have heard the icon's and xcon's but not the rest of SSA's subs. I was really impressed with the xcon's it was 2 15's in a trunk on a sundown 3k and they where doing work for sure. Poor car had shit falling off every where, and the system actually sounded pretty good sq wise. You don't see them a lot where I'm at unless you go to a big show that's where I saw those. Around here it's a lot of Memphis, JL, kicker, Fosgate, and DC for some reason. I got some DD subs a few years back and had to order factory direct cause there wasn't a dealer within 500 miles of me but they gave me a really good deal I paid well below MSRP.

I wouldnt count on that saving your amp. I never wire below recommended, unless it's a burp vehicle where you can adjust for rise playing sign waves.

Will the Zcons take 5k daily? Ain't that double there RMS?

Some nice L.E.D rope stapled to the wood would work good. And there pretty cheap now a days.

Who makes a decent volt meter that isn't a $100+ dollars.(No SMD) I'm gonna order one soon, and just looking for opinions on who makes a decent meter. What are you guys using, and has anyone used the stinger meter are they decent? Or the 99 cent ones on eBay are they even worth the trouble to hook up?

Am I wrong or does it have a rough texture, like a garage floor coating? Glad you went with my suggestion it looks great either way, but I usually wet sand, and buff it to a mirror like shine, but that's just me nothing wrong with how you done it either. I do love the way that curffed port looks that's cool. Would look really awesome with some neon lights in the back of that port lighting it up all shiny.

Yea in a extended cab truck I like the speaker facing the floor on the passenger side and the port firing straight up right beside the side window if there is one.

Easy for you maybe, but might as well be going to the moon for some of us. Lmao

Yes I just want a cheap one $20-50 bucks just to let me know if the status qou has changed. I guess I'm gonna get one of those stinger meters and wire it up to my amp so I can see what it's getting after the 2 battery's. I looked at that usainvolt and it's to rich for my blood right now anyways.

Really! Wow 151db is impressive no doubt, especially on that small amount of power, well small these days. I know SSA makes killer subs, I just didn't think the gcon had that big of a magnet, on the site it looks really little but in this pick I can see that it's really a lot bigger then I thought. Now it's got me wondering just how big the Zcons and Evil's are in person.

I didnt thing the gcon's where that beefy. On the sight the magnets look tiny but on your picture they actually look pretty big.

I just want to keep a eye on my voltage. I'm right on the line of maybe having to much wattage for stock electrical. Stock with a second battery in the trunk I should say but I haven't done the big 3 or 4 and I'm on stock alt to. I think I'm ok I never have shut downs or to much light dimming just want something cheap to keep a eye on it. If I get to much voltage drop I might add a high output alt but don't think I will need to.

Is this just a burp vehicle? I only ask cause I see your wired down to .5ohm. And if not how do those ampere amps do at .5ohm do they get hot, shut down, or draw a lot of current?

Yea looks good to me of course I'm not their but from the picks it looks like a hell of a build.

One bad mofo for sure!

Yes it's Valspar high gloss laquer in a can and also clear in a can. And yes you will need to primer it before paint after you have speckled the wood. Just do a bunch of thin coats that's what gives it that deep shine I usually end up with 5-10 coats just depends on how thick they are. I was trying to upload picks of the stuff but it keeps saying error for some reason.

I like the rims are those after market? And also that's a badass system. What are you using for a front stage?

A fellow dodge fan all right! They may not be as refined or reliable as German cars but they are good for cheap horsepower.

I looked at the bottle, and it's called griot's garage complete compound, and complete polish, and it say it can be applied by hand. It's about $12 bucks a bottle, but it is by far the best stuff I have ever used. I use almost all griot's products when I detail cars, and people say they actually look better then they did new. Plus when your done you can save the leftover to buff out your ride.