[caption id="attachment_1527" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dr. Detail himself and his custom wax & polish pads"][/caption] This issue of the Swap Meet newsletter has a thread that…{"id":1538,"date":"2012-05-21T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T23:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pomonaswapmeet.com\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2012-05-21T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T23:55:06","slug":"dr-detail-is-in-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/21\/dr-detail-is-in-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Detail is in the House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Detail himself and his custom wax & polish pads<\/p><\/div>\n

This issue of the Swap Meet newsletter has a thread that weaves through the stories, where people get their start because life has thrown them a curve ball and they step up to the plate and knock that curve ball right out of the park. Such is also the case with Dr. Detail, who started his business for his mom 40 years ago, after she got put out to pasture at just 70 years young.<\/p>\n

In those days he was already coming to Pomona with the 240Z club and, as a research chemist, he set mom Margaret (Peggy) Loomis up with the detail business. Oh, that\u2019s right, you all know her as Swap Meet Mom. \u201cShe was a bookkeeper, but she could sell as well as I can,\u201d said son Wayne Loomis of the lady who inspired Dr. Detail. So what we\u2019re saying here, is that a research chemist sets up a detailing supply company for his mom, who finds customers at the Pomona Swap Meet. Yeah, that\u2019s about right. But what makes Dr. Detail different is that Wayne knows about the ingredients in the products he sells, so he can spot the winners. Wait, maybe it\u2019s the winners that don\u2019t spot, after all, it is the detail biz. Anyhow, Dr. Detail researches his products and also loves the Pomona Swap Meet because he can listen to what customers are asking for. From there, he visits with the manufacturers and develops a line of products that help detailers all over the world to do a fantastic job. \u201cI not only set them up, but spend time with them on choosing products and how to use them – how to start, how to price. I\u2019ll help them to whatever degree it takes to get into the business,” states Wayne. These products include cleaning products, pinstriping supplies, pressure washers and much, much more.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting things is that Wayne, er, Dr. Detail, is seeing more and more people stop by his booth at Pomona and ask about getting into the detailing business. Unlike so many opportunities nowadays, you can step into the detailing business with almost no money and get started. \u201cAll you need is a bucket and a hose,\u201d joked Wayne. Well, actually, that\u2019s not far from the truth. But you can step up and get a very professional rig that can be towed behind most vehicles for well under $5000 and that will mean you\u2019ve got a very high-quality detailing machine. So here\u2019s a business with small starting capital, where you can really clean up. Insert rim shot here.<\/p>\n

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Wayne Loomis and his display of quality painters tools<\/p><\/div>\n

In all seriousness, it is a good business and having someone who has your back is certainly a very good thing. In fact, Dr. Detail is holding a class sponsored by the County of Orange next month to help detailers deal with runoff. Presently, a lot of governmental bodies are clamping down on\u00a0what runs into our storm drains\u00a0and these workshops help detailers mitigate runoff, which helps both in compliance with local regulations, but also means they\u2019re greener. Hey, that\u2019s a good thing!<\/p>\n

While Swap Meet Mom has since passed away, Dr. Detail continues with his stakehold at the Pomona Swap Meet. \u201cIt\u2019s the best – I\u2019d never miss a Pomona Swap Meet. People come from all over the world,” Wayne says fondly. That\u2019s not a stretch, either. Dr. Detail has met people from countries like Australia, New Zealand and Japan and, in some cases, sold them entire container loads of detailing supplies. \u201cIt ends up being cheaper to buy and ship from here, than to buy on their home turf. Plus they get a trip to America as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Detail is also available at his store in Fullerton, CA.,which is located at 1115 W. Orangethorpe. You can also reach him by phone at (714) 870-8555 or on the Internet at www.drdetailforless.com.<\/a>Of course you can find him at the Pomona Swap Meet,\u00a0on Road 23, Spaces 12, 14, 16 and 18 at each and every event, where he listens to his many repeat and new customers and helps them with their own success. Map of<\/a>\u00a0Vendor Spaces (PDF<\/strong>)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Detail's customers checking out his high quality products.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you don\u2019t find Dr. Detail behind his booth, you\u2019ll likely have the pleasure of meeting one of the kids he meets at church, who generally have their first jobs working Dr. Detail\u2019s booth. \u201cI like to give back to the community and help people get their start,\u201d asserts Dr. Detail.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to meet someone who likes to give back – that puts a positive spin on the story for sure.<\/p>\n

This article was written by Tony Barthel from the Curbside Auto Column and Car Show Calendar. For auto articles, news and an on-line calendar of automotive events, please visit www.curbside.tv<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9nnZN-oO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538"}],"version-history":[{"count":67,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1766,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions\/1766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}