Waxon welcomes Dents N All (Paarden Eiland)

[Carn]

Most of you know PaulVW from the incredibly detailed restoration and detailing work he has shared with us here on Waxon. It is only fitting then that I use this opportunity to welcome Paul aboard as Waxon's newest forum sponsor.

For those who don't know Paul has setup shop in Cape Town as a Dents N All franchisee, with a twist!

Aside from the franchises regular avenues of business, Paul will also be continuing to provide his incredibly thorough detailing services! I am sure the combination of dent and minor collision repairs, coupled with your eye for quality and perfection will yield spectacular results!


Paul I wish you all the best with your new venture and look forward to seeing you and your business growing from strength to strength. May 2011 be the start of great things for you bud

[calypso]

Congrats on the new business venture.

[Woodie]

Congratulations on the business venture Paul. I wish you much success and trust that the locals from this forum will support and promote you.

Welcome onboard as a sponsor as well .

[onyx]

Congratulations Paul.

All the best with the new venture. Looking forward to seeing some of the work coming out of the shop

[jagged]

CongratS Paul...all the best with your new business venture.

[Jughead]

Congratulations Paul ... All the best with the new venture ...

[PrevanP]

Congrats Paul......Best wishes with your business

[Lambchop]

Well done Paul

Can i send you my CV ?

[PaulVW]

Hi guys,
Thanks a lot for all the words of encouragement. I really appreciate it.

I hope this explains why I have been quite on the forum lately - I worked my ass off the last 3 weeks to get this shop open, while still working my notice period at Optimal Energy. I averaged between 3 to 4 hours sleep the past few days but I can tell you it is defnitely worth it!

David,
Thanks for setting us up and for your very kind words of welcome. Much appreciated.

Finally, thanks to my friend and business partner Piet Bakkes for helping me to set this up. I hope and trust we will be successfull as we are both pasionate about cars.

I will still post more details in our section, but here are a few teaser pics taken Sunday afternoon when we celebrated the completion of the biggest part of the work. Enjoy!

[calypso]

Looks very nice.

So now that your out of Optimal Energy, do you think its gonna flop?

[onyx]

That floor looks clean enough to eat off of!

[Carn]

Paul your setup looks neat as a pin...Can't wait to see the 1st work coming out of your doors

[springbok]

Good luck Paul.

[PaulVW]

(02-02-2011 03:14 PM)calypso Wrote:  Looks very nice.

So now that your out of Optimal Energy, do you think its gonna flop?

Thanks calypso

TBH - To answer your question - Yes. Although I hope things work out as my wife still works there, I have my doubts that it will be a success. Funding is the biggest issue and although the IDC has committed to funding the project - the red tape with releasing the funds is killing their development schedule

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(02-02-2011 04:06 PM)onyx Wrote:  That floor looks clean enough to eat off of!

Thanks Onyx
This used to be a bathroom showroom so most of the floors were tiled and we decided to do an epoxy coat on the workshop / panel beating area. That was a really good investment as these floors look better than the tiled area

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(02-02-2011 04:46 PM)Carn Wrote:  Paul your setup looks neat as a pin...Can't wait to see the 1st work coming out of your doors

Thanks David!

Yes, we are really trying to set a new benchmark in terms of cleaness and neatness in a small panel shop. We want our customers to hand over their keys with confidence, knowing that their cars will be well looked after.

I hope we can keep it this way when cars start rolling in

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(02-02-2011 10:21 PM)springbok Wrote:  Good luck Paul.

Thanks springbok

[PaulVW]

(02-02-2011 08:15 AM)Woodie Wrote:  Congratulations on the business venture Paul. I wish you much success and trust that the locals from this forum will support and promote you.

Welcome onboard as a sponsor as well .

Thanks Woodie!
I think we now have a perfect venue for some detailing classes in Cape Town too
Mike from Megs visited me yesterday and we started chatting about some possibilities. If possible, it will be great to have you present down here for some classes?

But for now, I am just foccussing on getting the panel shop going, and the detailing side will follow, so we have some time.

Cheers,
Paul

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(02-02-2011 12:58 PM)Lambchop Wrote:  Well done Paul

Can i send you my CV ?

Thanks Lambchop

You don't need to send your CV man - I have seen your work - you have the job!

The only problem will be paying your salary

[Lambchop]

Paul, you get the cutomers and Ill do the work

Ill sleep in the shop if thats okay ?

Will you guys be doing large scale repairs or just minor things ?

[Woodie]

(03-02-2011 08:19 AM)PaulVW Wrote:  Thanks Woodie!
I think we now have a perfect venue for some detailing classes in Cape Town too
Mike from Megs visited me yesterday and we started chatting about some possibilities. If possible, it will be great to have you present down here for some classes?

It's something I'll keep in mind. We have discussed running a CT class, and we definitely want to do so this year. We just need to decide on a date and get the ball rolling.

We're running a Durban class at the end of this month - once that's done we'll concentrate on getting a CT class confirmed.

[PaulVW]

(03-02-2011 09:51 AM)Lambchop Wrote:  Paul, you get the cutomers and Ill do the work

Ill sleep in the shop if thats okay ?

Will you guys be doing large scale repairs or just minor things ?

LC, a few guys have volunteered to sleep here already

We are starting off with our focus on small dent repair and spraywork, but we have installed a 2 post lift and dataline bench required for the major structural repair work. We need a few additional pieces of equipment and then we will be able to apply for MSR certification in a few month's time.

PS. I have loaded more pics taken yesterday in our sponsor section

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(04-02-2011 06:55 AM)Woodie Wrote:  It's something I'll keep in mind. We have discussed running a CT class, and we definitely want to do so this year. We just need to decide on a date and get the ball rolling.

We're running a Durban class at the end of this month - once that's done we'll concentrate on getting a CT class confirmed.

OK Cool

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