Der Glanz Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Hi all.... I am Ryan, soon to be a Pro dealer in the northern Delaware area, looking forward to learning from and contributing to this forum. A little bit about me.... I LOVE cars and detailing, always have, long before I could drive. Keeping my parents cars looking good, or at least I thought so. But, being a kid, pre-internet days, not knowing much, I always ended up with tired arms, packing every crack, edge, and emblem, with whatever product my dad grabbed off the parts store shelf. Wanting nothing but a new Dewalt rotary buffer for my birthday (still have!). Years pass, almost every job I have had has been car related. Staring as a parts delivery driver moving to counter person during high school. Doing custom car audio after school, eventually going to trade school for auto mechanics. 20+ Years working in the dealership world, can wear on a person. The dealership environment and managers are not what it used to be. I needed a change! Moved onto a restoration shop (Porsche), it rejuvenated my love and passion for cars. Quality work, attention to detail, and anything performance related, is much better then the dealership world. Having been a long time weekend warrior with the detailing. I would be tasked with wet sanding, cutting and buffing on fresh paint jobs. Or paint correction on original pain/non respray cars. Working on 6-7 figure cars was cool too!!! But, the owner of the shop was..... Putting it nice..... The biggest ass I have ever known!!! I met some good co-workers and customers and was able to build a relationship with them, testing the waters on opening my own shop. So.... a year and a half ago, I opened the doors to my own place. Sharing the space with a long time Porsche expert, who restores, maintains, and shows some of the coolest racecars!! I keep the cars looking good. It also helps get my name out there, when we take the cars on the road to different, national shows. Even winning some prestigious awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great story and good luck - not much in life that inspire like great cars and the satisfaction of playing with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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