How Moog's Mini from Mighty Car Mods Got Me Into Ceramic Coatings

It was the 3rd quarter of 2015.. 

Just another random day where I'm browsing through my Facebook newsfeed and I came across a coating brand (with a line of car care products) that caught my eye and wanted to get my hands onto it as it just got released here in Australia 

Reached out to him and I just so happened to be in Sydney that week and we caught up at his shop 

As I was walking to his shop, I could not believe what I just saw - It was Moog's Mini! 

​It's like I'm watching their YouTube videos with a virtual reality goggles on lol that's how it feels like..

They are prepping their cars the season premiere event which is held at a local cinema later that evening

They didn't directly get me into the coatings, but that trip to Sydney is the first time I ever got exposed to the coatings world 

I did not know what to charge, at that time I was only thinking of charging an extra $200 for a 5-year coating 

I got smacked in the face (not physically) by being told I have to charge a MINIMUM of $500 on top of paint correction

"$500 on top of correction for coatings?!?!?" I thought to myself. My mind was blown at that time

Most people want to get their foot in the door for coatings by doing their own cars and/or their family and friends cars

Why take the long route when I can go straight into it

I went straight to selling it at $500 on top of paint correction without any coating experience

Results?

A week after I came back to Melbourne, I did my first ever coating job on a Ferrari F430 wrecking my nerves (story for another day) 

Looking back, I did not regret taking action on every opportunity I get for my business to expand and grow

I've always been a "let's just do it" kinda guy. I never dabble around thinking like "oh should I? should I not?"

One take away I learned from multi-millionaires, is not to dabble. 

It's either a fuck yes or no. Indecisiveness kills time and productivity 

New coating? I'll order 2 bottles the same day it released to apply on my clients car to test out

New rupes released? I'll order 4 new ones for me and my team 

New products? I'll make sure I'm the first to test it out 

Facebook updating their algorithm? I'll make sure I bet my money from my own pocket to figure that shit out 

Fly out to another city/country to take a seminar on bettering my marketing/selling/polishing/detailing skills? I'll make sure my flights are booked in that same hour 

It's a detailers thing to have a huge ego and think they are the best above all the competition. Especially when you start getting dem higher end cars rolling in 

Not a single time in history I think that I'm the best.

I'm always a student for life 

In life and in business, there WILL ALWAYS be room for improvement and there are always people out there who know a lot more than me and I can always learn from them

I'm always trying new stuffs, experiments, tests and super grateful to have met Moog and Marty along my journey which I have been watching their videos since season 1 and 2 where they film at marty's mum's driveway

Went from charging $500 to charging $1,500 - $2,500 for GTECHNIQ's line of coatings on top of paint correction

If I can do it, it's my belief that every single one of you guys can do it too ;)