Santa Barbara's Auto Detailing Teacher brings you an updated auto detailing blog! We spend time to place frequent news about auto detailing and surrounding Santa Barbara information for your benefit. If you are into cars and detailing, you will find links to the best places in the US for detailing and news on auto detailing. Have something to share? Send us an email!

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Monday
08Mar2010

Follow Santa Barbara's Auto Detailing on Facebook!

The Auto Detailing Teacher- Santa Babara's Auto Detailing Company- has created a Facebook account! We would love to have you as a friend! Soon, we will post videos, pictures of our work, and send updates via our FB page about anything auto detail related! We hope you become a part of our auto detailing family.

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Tuesday
02Mar2010

Professional Carwash and Detailing Magazine 

Our friend and detail trainer, Yvan Lacroix, is featured in this month's PC and D! His business is soaring in a down economy and is getting requests for more franchisees each week. Click here to learn about his success

Thursday
25Feb2010

What is illegal car washing?

For years, there has been a federal law prohibiting the illegal dumping of used water form car washers, mobile detailers, and other like service businesses. However, enforcement was not present. Recently, many cities, at the possibility of being sued by the State, have begun to enforce these laws. Here is an article about a carpet cleaner that dumped his waste water into a neighborhood manhole. How did the authorities know? A neighbor called the police!

Any mobile detailer working on your property and allowing the water to reach the creek via a storm drain, is putting YOU at risk. Santa Barbara's plan is to fine the property owner up to $10,000 per occurrence! Please ask to see insurance and a city license when having someone work on your property, if not just for liability.

We carry 1 million dollar coverage, $300,000 per vehicle and a city license. We are also enorsed by Santa Barbara's Clean Water Program and adhere to State and Federal law.

Click here for story!

Saturday
20Feb2010

Customer Comment Cards and Thank Yous!

We are instituting two new customer care programs. First, each customer will receive a "Thank You" card about a week after service. Second, each customer will also have an opportunity to fill out our quick and easy comment card after each service. Here is an example of one we received this week from a customer that needed about a bi-annual cleaning. We vacuumed twice, vapor steamed the interior, applied UV protectant to all plastic, vinyl and leather surfaces, washed, decontaminated the paint (clay process), polished paint, and then sealed with 6-12 month sealant topped off with a gloss-enhancing spray. Bumpers, wheels, tires and glass were also included. This service cost our customer about $135 and here are his comments:

Were you greeted appropriately?  Yes

Were your services explained to you? Yes

Would you recommend us to your friends? Yes

How did you hear about us? Internet

Comments: Fantastic service, great value!

It's really our goal to make sure the customer remembers our name and that the customer is totally satisfied and expectations are exceeded. Even a "looks good," is frowned upon. We want our customers to comment that their car looks better than the day they bought it- which happens frequently.

For a free estimate or if we can help you protect your investment, always send an email or call.

All the best in detailing!

Robert Regan

Sunday
07Feb2010

Auto Detailing Teacher Heads to Detailing Success Training School!

Santa Barbara, CA. Auto Detailing Teacher of Santa Barbara, CA. is proud to accounce that Rob will attend the very prestigious detailing training school in Boise, Idaho in March. Rob will attend a 3-day 1:1 training with Renny Doyle, CEO and owner of Attention to Details and Detailing Success. The program is comprehesive and covers everything from wet sanding, high-speed buffing/polishing, to interior steam cleaning and wheel polishing.

Renny only takes ONE student per training.

"The training will further our personal quest to provide our clients the best possible service, skill, and up-to-date technology in the auto detailing industry," says Rob. "Auto Detailing in Santa Barbara is not currently viable for many consumers because too many "professionals" are simply not educated on today's clear coat paint systems and are still using acids and other non VOC type products. It's our goal to educate our customer and provide the best service at a fair price. We get customers all the time with premature failure of their car's paint system from previous "details" that used too aggressive a pad or chemical. It provides us with work, but I wish the customer had called us first."

This marks Rob's second visit to Renny's facility, but this is the first 3-day full training. "We've been planning this training for about a year and are very motivated and excited! This is putting the cherry on the top of our detail training."