Mannn congrats on everything you’ve been able to do with your new company. I know it’s gotta be hard going from your first company to a whole new entity, especially when moving states. I also gotta say, as much as I appreciate and love the high production and cinematic videos you usually post, these simple day in the life videos are much more relatable and valuable in my opinion. This will be my first full season doing boats with my own company and I’ve religiously been watching your videos for a while now and take notes and store all the information you put out. When it gets tough just remember how much you truly are helping people!
Thank you so much for the awesome and kind words, it makes me happy to do this. Yeah, I started doing them just for that reason. People can relate to them more and it’s more of a quick snippet versus a whole 45 minute video. Hope you enjoy them!! 😎💯
Would you be able to do a updated video on pricing and what to charge when it comes to using chemicals and buffing/sanding when your first starting out
Hey bro, I already have three or more regarding that subject: m.ruclips.net/video/oU8yRzaBVkM/видео.html m.ruclips.net/video/0WN0CQkEljo/видео.html m.ruclips.net/video/dH-5XFU-pUA/видео.html m.ruclips.net/video/Oncj_fWH7lk/видео.html Hope these help 😎💯
Hey Drake, awsome video again! I started my own business last year in Québec, Canada, and i’ve learned everything about your Channel! Thanks! I’m wondering why are you no longer using double sided Wool pad? And also, in comments you wrote that you are using orange CCS pad for the waxing process but i saw the HDO orange pad in the video…? Just want to adjust my technique… ;) Thanks again!
Hey bro! Typically the CCS pads are for waxing, and the HGO pads are for swore removing. It may have just been what I used that day and what I had. 😎 As far as the double sided wool pads, if I don’t have the spindle extension on me, I just have to use a regular backing plate with a wall pad. I still use both, it’s just depends what, in particular I am doing that day.
I only do inside clean ups or full details on docks here. When you do these full details. What are you doing with all that inside water and……? I have a shop so I do most there. My dock jobs are usually just clean ups. Do you leave it for a bilge blast…..
Hey bro, I’m not sure I quite understand your question? Any water that goes into the bilge will eventually get pumped out by the bilge pump if that’s what you were asking.
Pmo with your crew. I personally only have around 3 months of detailings 2 months of those are in ceramic coatings and I’m looking for new ideas, new places. If you got an application, lemme give her a quick fill out 👀. I am also 19 yr
Great job guys! Have you used vinegar to kill the mold instead of bleach? I’ve been told bleach will kill the surface mold but cause it to regrow quicker, but vinegar neutralizes it and prevents.
Hey, man. I just ordered a ton of products using your code from heavy cut to the ceramic coating. Going to do a full detail on a 24ft 2008 Proline center console. Two things: 1. I am very afraid to do anything with the windshield. It is the fake glass, plastic material and the owners manual essentially says do not put anything other than soap on it. It is not the flexible eisenglass. 2. I am unsure of what to use on all of the stainless steel pieces (ttop, front railing, steering wheel, etc.) The ttop tubes have a decent amount of pitting in them from not being taken care of by the previous owner. Can you please provide any advice? Love and appreciate the videos!
Hey bro! Just washed the glass to your best of your ability, then apply a good polymer sealant to them. That’s the safest bet if you were apprehensive and doing anything with the windows. Secondly, as far as any metal goes, just use metal polish to polish, the stainless/aluminum/chrome, and then coded with the same coding that you used on the rest of the boat. Hope this helps! 😎
Hey man, I’m not a huge fan of Maguire at all. However, with a little elbow grease, any product can get a boat shiny. Here’s a link to my webpage of the products I use and love: shinesupply.com/collections/marine-products At the end, please feel free to use discount code: DRAKE15
What do you think about using a clay bar on fiberglass if you feel like it's pretty badly contaminated but you're just gonna polish some light oxidation. I'm just gonna use an orange pad with menzerna 400
In my personal opinion, it’s unneeded on gelcoat. On a car, the paint and clearcoat is a lot more delicates in the boats gelcoat and needs to be handled with that very fine level of decontamination. On a boat, simply using decreasing agents and doing a good thorough cleaning is enough to decontaminate the surface before seal the surface.
If I am just getting started and want to limit the amount of products I buy, could I get away with just using Jescar Powerlock, Shine Supply Sunsetter, and Clutch to polish and protect the interior and exterior, or would I need to also use Shine Supply Burnout for the Exterior? Also, love your content, its super informative!
Hey! All of that would be fine for an interior, exterior I would expect the stock a little bit more heavy, cut and chop top. Those two are almost necessities here dealing with Choco that has seen any sort of sunlight.
Kind of limited info about the question. I agree with D on the chop top and HC. But I would say those are actual priority. Boats IMO are opposite of what car details customers want. Boats want/need outside work more then inside. And honestly. Sunsetter is an only a conditioner in my experience. Has almost zero cleaning ability. There is way more ratios in boats then cars in my experience. Gel goats vary like cars but very differently. Focus on outside pad/product combination is priority. He doesn’t always explain how he adjusted the his pad/product since started using shine supply. But he does in a subtle way. I only see it cause I use the products and have done the same. I have “ learned” how to use wake-up better then when I first used it. These products are on the high side of pricing too. So you gotta really learn the product.
Thank you for your videos, they have been super useful, we want to start the business in South Florida, do you think it would be a big problem not to speak English perfectly?
Hey bro, no we really speaks to people is work quality. If you prove that you can be one of the best and you have great morals, then little else should matter 💯
Pros and cons with expanding with employees? Obviously it's great to have the business, but then more labor costs, etc. Love the content as always brother.
hey drake thank you for all the info and content you put out. a question i had is do you think chop top would be to gritty to polish cars or should i stick with menzurna 400. thanks
My bass boat top gel coat is glossy when looking at it from the front, but standing in the back looking at it, it's dull. It was this way before I wet sanded and polished and still is after. It helped it from the front view but is still dull looking from the back. Has anyone seen this before? If so, is there anything I can do? It drives me insane!
Hey bro! You very well have may have not have removed all of the sanding marks before you polished it. Try working backwards and start again with a heavy cut compound with a wool pad on a rotary, then, Polish out with a medium, cut compound, then polish, then see if it looks better. We’ve had it happen before where we skip a step or two in between sanding and finishing and it doesn’t bring the shine that we are trying to achieve.
There’s a time to use it, and a time not to. When you have a beautifully shiny and protected surface, it’s really bad to use. It will tear off your sealant and leave you with no protection against the elements. When you are prepping to detail and buff a boat, it’s great to use. It helps remove all the dirt and grime, and old sealants before you start buffing in order to make it easier on yourself. Hope this makes sense 😎💯
Hey Drake good to see things are going well. I left you a comment several months ago ( When you first moved back) of which you replied back and I thank you for that. I told you I have a structural fiberglass and gelcoat repair business on Pine Island SW Florida called Marine Bodyguard. I told you I would like to implement your practices and oversee a division down here for you. I was wondering if there is any way we can talk shop at all, whether it be by phone( preferably) or email. I have several questions for you. If so let me know what way you would be most comfortable getting in contact and chatting. Thanks my Brother and have a good day........
Mannn congrats on everything you’ve been able to do with your new company. I know it’s gotta be hard going from your first company to a whole new entity, especially when moving states. I also gotta say, as much as I appreciate and love the high production and cinematic videos you usually post, these simple day in the life videos are much more relatable and valuable in my opinion. This will be my first full season doing boats with my own company and I’ve religiously been watching your videos for a while now and take notes and store all the information you put out. When it gets tough just remember how much you truly are helping people!
Thank you so much for the awesome and kind words, it makes me happy to do this. Yeah, I started doing them just for that reason. People can relate to them more and it’s more of a quick snippet versus a whole 45 minute video. Hope you enjoy them!! 😎💯
Thanks!
Hope this helps abit with the trailer build Drake👊🏼
Hey bro!! Thanks sooo much! God bless 💯💯
Looking forward to that trailer video man! Appreciate at the info you provide.
You bet! 👍🏻
35:53 for real. Even the drawstrings on your hoodie can choke you out. Almost died that way
Appreciate the concern ;)
Would you be able to do a updated video on pricing and what to charge when it comes to using chemicals and buffing/sanding when your first starting out
Hey bro, I already have three or more regarding that subject: m.ruclips.net/video/oU8yRzaBVkM/видео.html
m.ruclips.net/video/0WN0CQkEljo/видео.html
m.ruclips.net/video/dH-5XFU-pUA/видео.html
m.ruclips.net/video/Oncj_fWH7lk/видео.html
Hope these help 😎💯
The trailer video will be awesome!
👍🏻😎
Always killing it brother 🙌 💪 great video
💯🔥🔥😎
Great video Drake and John thanks, cool to see behind the scenes and hear your tips for boat detailing business and products!
Our pleasure! Thanks much!
Hey Drake, awsome video again! I started my own business last year in Québec, Canada, and i’ve learned everything about your Channel! Thanks! I’m wondering why are you no longer using double sided Wool pad? And also, in comments you wrote that you are using orange CCS pad for the waxing process but i saw the HDO orange pad in the video…? Just want to adjust my technique… ;) Thanks again!
Hey bro! Typically the CCS pads are for waxing, and the HGO pads are for swore removing. It may have just been what I used that day and what I had. 😎 As far as the double sided wool pads, if I don’t have the spindle extension on me, I just have to use a regular backing plate with a wall pad. I still use both, it’s just depends what, in particular I am doing that day.
I only do inside clean ups or full details on docks here. When you do these full details. What are you doing with all that inside water and……? I have a shop so I do most there. My dock jobs are usually just clean ups. Do you leave it for a bilge blast…..
Hey bro, I’m not sure I quite understand your question? Any water that goes into the bilge will eventually get pumped out by the bilge pump if that’s what you were asking.
Pmo with your crew. I personally only have around 3 months of detailings 2 months of those are in ceramic coatings and I’m looking for new ideas, new places. If you got an application, lemme give her a quick fill out 👀. I am also 19 yr
Hey bro! Email your resume to: Drakerobert@revivalmarinecare.com
Ever used Wake-Up to polish and then sealed everything in with another Si02 like Ultralock?
Yes! Wake up is a great product. Just car makes an amazing polymer sealant to provide a long lasting protection against the nice new finish.
Great job guys! Have you used vinegar to kill the mold instead of bleach? I’ve been told bleach will kill the surface mold but cause it to regrow quicker, but vinegar neutralizes it and prevents.
Yes, I’ve tried vinegar before. Me personally, I think bleach works a little bit bit better.
Gracias por el aporte chicos. Nos dedicamos a lo mismos y sacamos muchas ideas y técnicas con sus vídeos. Saludos desde Rosario, Argentina.
Thanks for the kind words, bro! 😎
Hey bro, you got a link for the squeeze bottles you use?? Need some wide enough for the thick heavy cut
Hey bro, I don’t have an actual link. You can buy them on Amazon, pretty cheap and cut the tip. How thick or skinny you want for your compound.
@@Natural-Pulserestaurant supply stores carry them. 16 oz squeeze bottle.
Hey, man. I just ordered a ton of products using your code from heavy cut to the ceramic coating. Going to do a full detail on a 24ft 2008 Proline center console. Two things:
1. I am very afraid to do anything with the windshield. It is the fake glass, plastic material and the owners manual essentially says do not put anything other than soap on it. It is not the flexible eisenglass.
2. I am unsure of what to use on all of the stainless steel pieces (ttop, front railing, steering wheel, etc.) The ttop tubes have a decent amount of pitting in them from not being taken care of by the previous owner.
Can you please provide any advice? Love and appreciate the videos!
Hey bro! Just washed the glass to your best of your ability, then apply a good polymer sealant to them. That’s the safest bet if you were apprehensive and doing anything with the windows. Secondly, as far as any metal goes, just use metal polish to polish, the stainless/aluminum/chrome, and then coded with the same coding that you used on the rest of the boat. Hope this helps! 😎
im about to get started !! what is your opinion about Meguiar's products ?
Hey man, I’m not a huge fan of Maguire at all. However, with a little elbow grease, any product can get a boat shiny. Here’s a link to my webpage of the products I use and love: shinesupply.com/collections/marine-products
At the end, please feel free to use discount code: DRAKE15
Shine Supply is the king of marine products.
What do you think about using a clay bar on fiberglass if you feel like it's pretty badly contaminated but you're just gonna polish some light oxidation. I'm just gonna use an orange pad with menzerna 400
In my personal opinion, it’s unneeded on gelcoat. On a car, the paint and clearcoat is a lot more delicates in the boats gelcoat and needs to be handled with that very fine level of decontamination. On a boat, simply using decreasing agents and doing a good thorough cleaning is enough to decontaminate the surface before seal the surface.
@@DrakesDetailing God bless you man. You're a huge help
Hey Drake,
Love the content. I'm just starting out. What would be the best way to price a jet ski, sea doo, wave runner.? Thanks for any assistance.
I’d typically just do around $500-$600
what specific bleach do you use for the seats?
Doesn’t matter just don’t get the goooy thick non-splash stuff. Other than that, any generically will do. Use it very sparingly.
If I am just getting started and want to limit the amount of products I buy, could I get away with just using Jescar Powerlock, Shine Supply Sunsetter, and Clutch to polish and protect the interior and exterior, or would I need to also use Shine Supply Burnout for the Exterior? Also, love your content, its super informative!
Hey! All of that would be fine for an interior, exterior I would expect the stock a little bit more heavy, cut and chop top. Those two are almost necessities here dealing with Choco that has seen any sort of sunlight.
Got it. Appreciate you@@DrakesDetailing
Kind of limited info about the question. I agree with D on the chop top and HC. But I would say those are actual priority. Boats IMO are opposite of what car details customers want. Boats want/need outside work more then inside. And honestly. Sunsetter is an only a conditioner in my experience. Has almost zero cleaning ability. There is way more ratios in boats then cars in my experience. Gel goats vary like cars but very differently. Focus on outside pad/product combination is priority. He doesn’t always explain how he adjusted the his pad/product since started using shine supply. But he does in a subtle way. I only see it cause I use the products and have done the same. I have “ learned” how to use wake-up better then when I first used it. These products are on the high side of pricing too. So you gotta really learn the product.
Thank you for your videos, they have been super useful, we want to start the business in South Florida, do you think it would be a big problem not to speak English perfectly?
Hey bro, no we really speaks to people is work quality. If you prove that you can be one of the best and you have great morals, then little else should matter 💯
Pros and cons with expanding with employees? Obviously it's great to have the business, but then more labor costs, etc. Love the content as always brother.
Heard that! 💯
I’m cool with the labor cost, it’s just another way I can help and serve others! I love when I get to pay my guys on pay day! 💯
hey drake thank you for all the info and content you put out. a question i had is do you think chop top would be to gritty to polish cars or should i stick with menzurna 400. thanks
Me personally, it would be a little harsh on clearcoat. Menzerna 400 works wonderful on clearcoated cars.
@@DrakesDetailing thank you
Chop top does work nicely on clear coat, just needs a bit more working time to finish down and maybe not as aggressive of a pad. Try with foam first.
My bass boat top gel coat is glossy when looking at it from the front, but standing in the back looking at it, it's dull. It was this way before I wet sanded and polished and still is after. It helped it from the front view but is still dull looking from the back. Has anyone seen this before? If so, is there anything I can do? It drives me insane!
Hey bro! You very well have may have not have removed all of the sanding marks before you polished it. Try working backwards and start again with a heavy cut compound with a wool pad on a rotary, then, Polish out with a medium, cut compound, then polish, then see if it looks better. We’ve had it happen before where we skip a step or two in between sanding and finishing and it doesn’t bring the shine that we are trying to achieve.
Get a Kranzle pressure washer the best in the business will last forever!!
Noted! 😎
Buff daddy is already trademarked I believe he has a website for detailing products
Interesting, thanks for letting me know.
Thought dawn dish soap wasnt good for boats
There’s a time to use it, and a time not to.
When you have a beautifully shiny and protected surface, it’s really bad to use. It will tear off your sealant and leave you with no protection against the elements.
When you are prepping to detail and buff a boat, it’s great to use. It helps remove all the dirt and grime, and old sealants before you start buffing in order to make it easier on yourself.
Hope this makes sense 😎💯
First!!!!!
Always! 💯
Hey Drake good to see things are going well. I left you a comment several months ago ( When you first moved back) of which you replied back and I thank you for that. I told you I have a structural fiberglass and gelcoat repair business on Pine Island SW Florida called Marine Bodyguard. I told you I would like to implement your practices and oversee a division down here for you. I was wondering if there is any way we can talk shop at all, whether it be by phone( preferably) or email. I have several questions for you. If so let me know what way you would be most comfortable getting in contact and chatting. Thanks my Brother and have a good day........
Email me at DrakeRobert@revivalmarinecare.com. Let’s talk! 💯