Divine Detail on my SL63

[Pitts Pilot]

Thanks for posting, car looks excellent and the work done looks very good too.

You obviously feel aggrieved by gemclean's pricing. Did you get an in person quote or just a ball park worst case figure by phone or email? I spoke to them last summer to get a quote when I bought my new eclass. I decided not to go ahead, but I found him very responsive and open about his work and prices. At the time I was giving a worst case over the phone and offered a no obligation inspection and specific quote if I visited him.

Personally, if I thought someone was too expensive I simply wouldn't buy from them. I'm not sure I would then feel the need to post negative comments about their pricing and make comparisons of their work when I have no personal experience of it.

Thanks for your comment.
I cannot confirm that it was Gemclean I was talking about, your words not mine!

I think however you might want to re-read my post. I said this other firm probably did do superior work AND that I was not comparing apples with apples.
How even handed can I get?

But 3 x the Divine Detail quote, yes by email, is significant, and I reiterate that IMO there is a Law of Diminishing returns when it comes to paying for professional detailing work.

I'm sorry you thought it negative, but it was pointing out a huge difference in price, and I think that's one way that Forums can be so helpful.

Incidentally, I had 3 PM's from Members who had also had quotes from the other firm, so I'm not alone in my opinion.

Anyway, the bottom line is that Divine Detail did a great job at a very reasonable price, IMO.

Cheers,
Robert

 

[mikec32]

Hi there, glad you found a Detailer that works for you and what you wanted from a detail

I just wanted to pop a message to apologise for the price I quoted you as it seems to be a point made in this thread from yourself.

But I must point out that what I quoted to you is for a job quite a bit larger then what you have had completed. My price was based on.

Signature paint correction detail.
Engine bay deep clean & permanent protection.
Wheel removal deep clean inc inside arches, suspension & Callipers.
Complete interior detail.
Complete advanced gtechniq CS black protection plan which includes the following:

Gtechniq CRYSTAL SERUM for paint.
2 x exov2 coatings for paint.
Gtechniq g1 for all glass.
Gtechniq c5 and exov2 for wheels inside & out and callipers.
Gtechniq l1 for leather.
Gtechniq i1 for all mats.

And on top of this Gtechniq C0 Aero coating for all leading edge of paint. This is something I throw in for all clients to enjoy as it's not available at all.

The job I qouted is a 5 day detail at my 2,500 sqft unit and ramp for the car to be worked on. Not out the back of a van in your garage. This is due to the car needs to be in a temperature controlled room in order for CRYSTAL SERUM to bond correctly so that you get 7 years protection correctly. This is also because I have the safety of the car being on a ramp when removing all the wheels and working inside the arches etc. Then on top of that this reflects the insurence of the vehicle being with me so that if for any reason my lovely unit went up in smoke, I could replace you vehicle as fast as seen possible.

So as you can see this is a detail that can not be reflected against what you have had completed, as it's quite a bit more then what you have had done and is based on crystal serum, not C1 which is 4 times as stronger to chemical penetration to lacquer and paint.

But I appriciate you may not of been after such a job and im glad that you found some one to fit the bill and made you happy

Kind Regards
Michael