Good video Faye. I'm definitely going to check out Shop Ware because I don't love the management software I'm currently using. As for your tools, look into Pro-Tec Tool Insurance. They specialize in insurance for mechanic's tools and have a both a low premium and deductible for $50,000 worth of coverage in their standard plan. They can also custom tailor a plan if you need more or less coverage and they're insured in both your home shop as well as in transit to and from jobs.
What I have always told anyone is that one of the best deals are those craftsman 200 piece tool sets in the plastic case, you can get them for around 2-300 bucks, that is going to get you most of what you need to work on things, also some needle nose, channel locks, vice grips, wire strippers and crimpers, a butane torch for heat shrinks, a good set of jack-stands and a good jack and a torque wrench. That is enough to do about 90% of all jobs on most vehicles. Oh and video idea! (if you haven't covered it already): How to properly put a vehicle up on jack stands! I had a 1 ton dually fall off a set of jack stands and take me for a ride across the street one time underneath it. That was super scary!
Sometimes making a tool that can do the job saves much needed money, if you can make something work, and it works use it. There's endless special service tools out there , one part of my toolbox that never stops growing, and will never stop growing. The cardboard one hit's home, hard. Cardboard is your best friend. About pricing your work, a good thing is to have price ranges depending on what the repair may or may not entail as some things are only found once the job is underway, last thing client wants is unknowns popping up unaccounted for
If you have a vehicle covered under a standard policy, it won't cover you if you have an accident while driving for a commercial purpose. You need a specific rider (at additional cost) to your main policy or a separate commercial policy. This also applies to folks driving for gig jobs like Uber, Lyft, Favor, Door Dash, unless they tell you they have insurance that covers you while driving.
Not a business related question per se, but how did you get so awesome?!? Love you girl, keep the channel going and you’ll have millions of subscribers with the quality info you’re putting out there! Great job!
I am hoping to start a mobile mechanic business here in Indiana very soon. I have an accounting degree but accounting just isn't for me. I've rebuilt a 2001 Chrysler Sebring as well as swapped out the transmission. I've done a variety of other jobs including two cruise control installs (one was plug and play), installing power locks, remote start, etc. I feel like I learned so much rebuilding that Chrysler 2.7 liter. I'm now working on the ASE tests as well as the MECP. I"m so glad you mentioned it doesn't require a license. It appears to be that way here in my locality as well as in the state of Indiana. I checked with ASE and my professional expereience can be at my own business. I've also had an insurance quote for business liability insurance. So I think I"m on my way. I absolutely love the idea of the Car Fest there in San Antonio. I actually gave away that Chrysler Sebring to a family member who really needed it. I figured I learned so much from the experience that it was a win-win. I had two Buff Orphington chickens that my wife and I had pets for SEVEN YEARS! Unfortunately, last May a fox got to them. It sucks! But for seven long years, they lived like royalty. :)
That's great how you showed your wood crank pulley tool and how it wasn't strong enough to survive. Sometimes it's worth the effort to try something out of the box.
My brother-in-law is a master mechanic. He said when he needs a special tool he just calls his local tool dealer (snap-on, etc). They can usually have it to him within a few hours.
Yea, i think its cool that you try and make your own tools. My dad was like that. He made a carpet stretcher once for us and it worked great! And, the silkies are awesome! Great channel
after watching a few of your videos i decided i need to set up my own shop in my garage an take care of my own maintenance . I have saved so much money and learned a lot about my car.\ Thanks for inspiring me. You rock Faye!!
Thanks for the video Faye, I have much admiration for the mobile mechanics. Working out there amongst the elements is not always the most pleasant thing in the world. Appreciate you sharing your experiences with us.
Thank you! Yes, the weather can be miserable for sure, but I am in Texas, so it could be worse!! I definitely wouldn't have tried this when I lived in Portland, OR!
Faye, I loved the wooden SST spanner that you made! I actually made one out of metal to remove a pulley from a 22RE and it still bent the 3/4 rod handle that I used... it was mild steel though. Great video!
You will soon become big just like ChrisFix. I remember when I used to watch his videos right when he hit the 100K-200K subscriber mark his videos exploded! You will soon get there! I like watching your videos even do I know how to do many of the simple things you teach :)
Great video on the O20 transmission series. Have fixed some new gearbox engine seals n clutch replacement on my Mk2 at home! Keep 'em (vw golf) tutorials coming!
Hey Faye. Love your content. I just started putting in the work to start my own mobile mechanic business with a friend. We have been doing cheap side work for a long time now and figured why not turn it into something since we make a lot more doing side work than in our 9-5 lol. Hoping our new business will be successful and once we are off the ground we plan to start a channel showing off some of the stuff we work on (lots of race cars surprisingly) and doing tutorials and custom builds.
Hi Faye I enjoy your channel I'm a mechanic have been since the early 90s yea I'm old I have done the independent and dealer and chain garages like monroe muffler etc now I'm self employed I buy and sell muscle cars vintage trucks and flip wreck rebuilds I have to say the vw with the misfits sticker is how I started watching your channel oh and the punk rock girl you are then I realized how good you are esp with new techs getting into the busines steering them on a good path that's not going to discourage and turn them away there was a old biker who took young me under his wing and didnt let me loose on the tool truck and go in debt like I used to see people do later on in my career some kids would list to my advice some just spent more than they could afford but yea I think your awesome for all the help and work you put in to this crazy world of auto repair
I would think a great cordless impact gun and sockets. You are going to use those things a bunch. Taking wheels off to do brakes and for taking the stuff off. Watch south main auto and see how much he uses impact guns on every brake job and anything to do with the wheels.
Faye, you should take a peek under the hood of a 1999-2004 Nissan Frontier with the 2.4 four banger and the 5 speed. It will be your new favorite to work on.... You can walk around in the engine bay because of all the room. Everything is simple and straightforward and ridiculously easy to get to. Take a peek..
Allways worth watching, positivity is infectious, keep up the good work Faye. Like the homemade tool for the timing pulley, sometimes you got to try these things, ingenuity is a great skill :-)
Instead of wood use thick wall square tubing same set up as you did with wood. Now to break loss the crank bolt use an impact socket on your breaker bar, wedge the breaker bar on the frame on the right side as you face the front of the vehicle driver side. Crank the engine bolt is loosened. If the belt is broken the crank method won't work as it might hit the valve.
Ah I see you too enjoy Home Depot motor sports. As for a first time tool list my community college gst program has a basic tool list. Thank you for the software info. I look forward to a review. Tool organization is very smart. Especially when flat rate. Less time hunting for that darn 10mm can get the car shipped out faster. Then you might get an extra car in that day.
Yeah...Faye get A.C system soon, save up, weather is so so warm, freezer grade rubber seal kits, freezer gas leak detector, dyeing fluid, aluminium pipes, copper pipes, pipe flaring tools, fittings and clamping kits, etc etc.
You are an outstanding technician love the details of your videos keep up the outstanding work that you do. You're an inspiration to all women in the automotive industry. From Jermaine D. from Chicago, ILLINOIS
,I run a small engine repair shop, and charging fair prices for repairs is challenging. If I get a trimmer in and it's going to run $80 parts and labor and it can be bought new at Walmart for $60, I'll tell the customer it's better to just buy new. I can't with good concious charge them knowing that. Most times I'll offer them something for the old one if they buy new, as I use the parts to try and fix a low income person's equipment to get them going.
You are high energy, very cool. I like your style...trying to play catchup on some channels and I really like your message and content! I also love the respect you have for fellow techs out there by keeping your labor rates competitive and respectable!!! Hope your business continues to grow and mad respect for entrepreneurs!
You're awesome Faye! You're videos are very well produced. How are you dealing with Honda 3 liter engine crank bolts working on the ground? You know, the ones that you have to put a 5 foot pipe on the end of your breaker bar to break loose!
Thanks for making me laugh 😆....I like how you made your own tool. As soon as I saw you torque bar that wood block....I thought to myself....1" square steel tubing with multiple holes drilled to place the bolts at various widths for different makes and models? I can't wait to see timing belt video.
Whoa.........an aircooled, dual port type 1 engine sits back there on an engine stand. I was quite surprised to see that. I've been rebuilding those for 30 years. Are you experienced with those or just getting started? You'll need a few special tools for those. Love your videos!
I am not experienced with them at all!! It was donated to my engine building basics class, and I am so excited! I was thinking about tearing it down and rebuilding it to teach myself and to learn, and maybe making a little mini series about my adventures with building it! :) I have always wanted an aircooled and from what I have learned, this is a pretty good engine!!
Keep an eye out for a box trailer...like you'll see from u haul or the construction companies like to use. Those can be customized to hold that equipment. Also keep an eye out for the equipment like the AC machine, serious it in garage if you find one cheap at a shop going out of business our something
Daisy does have cute face! Great video, yet again. Kudos for making your own tool. I was shown a trick on sizing a drill bit to a threaded bolt or screw. Hold the bit in front, and line the bolt up behind it. You want to compare the size of the shaft. You should only see the threads. Loved watching you make that tool from (chicken)scratch. You are helping people who want to go into business doing what they love. Glad you are doing what YOU love. ❤️️🎁 🔧🐔
I just found you today and have been bing watching you, lol! You are absolutely crazy in a good way! How do you stay so clean?! Anyway, please, keep posting videos for all of us Faye-natics to watch!
At least in CA the city that you work in probably requires a business licence. You repair labor is not taxed but your parts and mark up have to be. Generally, your Company rate is calculated by your total revenue.
Also they do have a universal pulley holder that works great. Just have to know how to use it. Cause most people don't realize that you can use it wrong.
Im new to the channel, love how enthusiastic you are when most of the dealership techs I’ve worked with over the years seem to hate their job. Would you come to Lansing, MI and replace my rotted out brake lines on my 95 GMC 1500? Lol its only a couple hour journey by plane. I just don’t feel like doing it after I spend 40 hrs a week fixing cars. No I wont watch you as you work. As a fellow mechanic, that is one of the most annoying things when someone is watching you work, when there is a waiting room! If my back ever gives out and I cant do this job, I might drive to Texas to have you fix my car, theres too many hacks out there. Also a Robinair A/C machine is a about $3500, but should pay itself off quickly. During the summer here, most of the complaints were no A/C
My wife got me a welder for my birthday last year, so I have started making my own tools. (vvt brace, water pump brace, toolbox mods) It's already paid for itself! On a side question; how do you keep clients from skipping out on a bill? I don't want to sue.
Interesting questions and answers... however the timing belt vid i think would be interesting with 1st half doing what ya did and 2nd half with getting what you needed... we have all been there, the need a tool make a tool/mechanic do what ya gotta do... will make interesting i think. Vid editing goin great and keep up awesome work
And what? Us midwesterners and military folk goin to SAT and bringin our rustbuckets with us??? Yup it happens, spent several years deploying out of lackland lol
the most maddening thing about my mobile mechanic phase (7 years) was that I lived right on the state line and worked in two states, and had to charge sales tax to customers at *their* local rates, so I had hundreds of tax codes in my software and filing taxes to -all- of these localities was a major pain, stress, and waste of time. I learned that being a business owner/operator was a full time job in and of itself, before I even picked up a wrench... so if I were to do that again, I would have to find a business partner willing to run the business so I could do the work, or employ a business manager to deal with the forest while I fixed the trees. At that point, I would have to earn enough to support two paychecks, and I don't think that's realistic considering the field I was in and how much territory I was called on to cover (sometimes several hundred miles away and found myself staying over in hotels, etc)
What State are you in that has local sales taxes? Sounds maddening. Plus I’d bet that half of them don’t have an online payment system. Here in KY there are no local sales taxes, only state sales tax to keep up with but that’s on both parts and LABOR CHARGES TOO!
I had to remove the balancer bolt on a 3mzfe that broke the homemade wooden board tool, broke a pulley holding wrench (obviously the bump the starter trick didn't work either)..torch work...nope....and finally required removing flywheel cover plate and wrapping a chain through the flywheel. First time in my life I've ever encountered one this bad.
Faye, Congrats To You, I Pray That All Your Dreams & Goals Come Through For You, You Have Such An Amazing Heart&Talent And Your Work Ethnics Are Incredible You Have So Much Love & Energy In What You Do And That Is A Very Rare Trait Nowdays, You Remind Me So Much Of Top Fuel Racer Shirley Muldowney Who Blazed Her Own Path With Hard Work And Determination To Become The Greatest Woman Top Fuel Racer & Mechanic In NHRA History, Keep Up The Great Work & Videos And Thank You For Sharing Your Time & Knowledge With All Of Us Fans Of Yours God Bless......
What are Texas' rules when it comes to refrigerant? The reason I ask is because it is possible to make an A/C machine from random parts. I made one that can recover, vacuum, inject oil, and recharge. It's all mechanical and uses R-12a (propane/butane mix) or R-290 (propane).
Well not necessarily undercutting and disrespecting others, you don’t have the overhead of a shop to maintain. When I was mobile computer/network consulting it was the same thing. I could charge less because I worked out of my house there was not brick and mortar shop to pay rent /lease, heat and cool, utilities and insurance on. Now if you do not have the overhead, and you keep your prices in line with traditional shops then you just make more profit. A big but is the time you spend driving from job to job is all lost revenue, so a bit of a trade-off.
What to see more business Q&A have a couple to get the next episode started. How do you deal with the elements in your area, im in Michigan and have snow, rain, cold and heat, would like to know what you do to keep working in Texas bad weather? Also: Being moble you are always in different locations how do you deal with a location that is not level or an area that is not safe to lift a vehicle (ie soft ground)? BTW Xnekal is pronounced NE-kawl
LoL! Your makeshift tool was a good idea! Nothing wrong with making your own - if it works. Maybe steel next time for that one though. Great Q&A this time. I think it was your best vid yet so far! Thanks for starting my day off w/ good ideas & a smile. 😊
There is a place in the world for "this will probably work for cheap, but it's a hack", but there is also a place for Faye's "lets just do it as right as we can" technique
1. Depending on your city and your "license" is your filed record of "auto repair". That's your license. Stop states don't care as long as you are properly insured. Check with your city/state. 2. For liability purposes, you don't have to file LLC, you could have simply gotten insurance because you will still have to insure your service not just your business. If problems arise and they want to sue, they can still sue around that LLC (stating this from experience not regurgitation). 3. The way to get experience is learn and do. Go buy a shit car that don't run, stay the hell off youtube and facebook and learn from pure self-taught knowledge. Get it running on your own. I state this because I been doing this since Wildcat BBS systems BEFORE the internet. It helps you get acquainted with overall experience. 4. Price your work base on YOUR worth not what everybody else is. Sorry to say this but Faye, you are not disrespecting anybody, you are competitive. If you can get the job done less and your fee takes care of your overhead then damnit, lock that client down on your deal and do it. Overall, you will not be able to youtube your worth, you have to factor that in mathematically and understand how to use math to forecast. Factor your worth, set your own hours, get out there and do it. If you don't know what you are doing then fall back to step 3. My comment is not trying to 1up, ridicule nor trying to buck up my chest to sound smart, everything I mentioned is purely from experience and action. Just sharing with others.
Thank you Faye for your videos, they help a lot. My question that I have is do you have a set-up to take credit cards? It seems that a lot of my customers would have an easier time paying for their bill if I accepted credit cards.
Hey Faye I enjoy your video very much I'm from South Texas and I'm also a mobile machanic I however rent a small 12x35 storage space in an industrial park nothing crazy I think I pay in total 150 a month just for big jobs such as engine swap and performance upgrades that take me awhile
Faye when I watch your vids I find myself distracted looking at......................your hands lol I love folks that make a lot of hand gestures when they talk it's fun to watch. ,👍
I am happy for you that you have the desire to work under the hood and teach “ powderpuff “ mechanics classes to /for women. I picked up a little knowledge from my brother who was a grease monkey for a spell. ( Dk what he does now.) I gleen knowledge from others here and there. I appreciate the car repair books for each type car made. They are very helpful. I feel that I should learn more of the hands on stuff but for now I am happy with my oil changes and your TH-cam program that I recently found. You go, girl. I appreciate you, Thank You, Lots.👍👍
Did you say you attended UTSA? So did I !!!! Anyways you're putting out some great content and giving us backyard wrenchers great ideas. Keep up the good work!
As a mobile mechanic how do you recycle your oil? I’m slowly starting my own mobile repair business and as a mobile mechanic for a large company we have a huge recycling tank. What will I do once I can’t use my company’s tank lol
Been a while?!? I post videos every Monday at 6:30am! If you haven't seen a videi from me in a while, you probably aren't subscribed!!!! You'd better hit that notification bell too!!!
Hi Faye, I noticed on your oil change video on your VW you where using Rotella 15-40 oil for big diesel truck engines? Just curious why and is that ok??? Usually light cars and truck gasoline engine use 5-20, 5-30, 10-30 ect?
What is the totally worst brand of vehicles to work on and best? What would you recommend for a learner vehicle to start learning auto repair and service and what to stay away from?
Faye, my love, I am running a light repair mobile mechanic business in the summers when I’m not teaching. Should I carry an air compressor and generator for power tools? Or go with cordless?
Good video Faye. I'm definitely going to check out Shop Ware because I don't love the management software I'm currently using. As for your tools, look into Pro-Tec Tool Insurance. They specialize in insurance for mechanic's tools and have a both a low premium and deductible for $50,000 worth of coverage in their standard plan. They can also custom tailor a plan if you need more or less coverage and they're insured in both your home shop as well as in transit to and from jobs.
Awesome tip, I haven"t heard of that one!! I am going to pin this comment so everyone can benefit from your experience. Thanks so much for sharing!
I don’t see a problem with making your own tool for a job. I do heavy equipment repair and sometimes you have to get creative
What I have always told anyone is that one of the best deals are those craftsman 200 piece tool sets in the plastic case, you can get them for around 2-300 bucks, that is going to get you most of what you need to work on things, also some needle nose, channel locks, vice grips, wire strippers and crimpers, a butane torch for heat shrinks, a good set of jack-stands and a good jack and a torque wrench.
That is enough to do about 90% of all jobs on most vehicles.
Oh and video idea! (if you haven't covered it already): How to properly put a vehicle up on jack stands!
I had a 1 ton dually fall off a set of jack stands and take me for a ride across the street one time underneath it. That was super scary!
Sometimes making a tool that can do the job saves much needed money, if you can make something work, and it works use it. There's endless special service tools out there , one part of my toolbox that never stops growing, and will never stop growing.
The cardboard one hit's home, hard. Cardboard is your best friend.
About pricing your work, a good thing is to have price ranges depending on what the repair may or may not entail as some things are only found once the job is underway, last thing client wants is unknowns popping up unaccounted for
you say make sure you "USE PROPER TOOLS"!!! Starts to make "makeshift" tools. lovet it!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA 😂
If you have a vehicle covered under a standard policy, it won't cover you if you have an accident while driving for a commercial purpose. You need a specific rider (at additional cost) to your main policy or a separate commercial policy. This also applies to folks driving for gig jobs like Uber, Lyft, Favor, Door Dash, unless they tell you they have insurance that covers you while driving.
Not a business related question per se, but how did you get so awesome?!? Love you girl, keep the channel going and you’ll have millions of subscribers with the quality info you’re putting out there! Great job!
I am hoping to start a mobile mechanic business here in Indiana very soon. I have an accounting degree but accounting just isn't for me. I've rebuilt a 2001 Chrysler Sebring as well as swapped out the transmission. I've done a variety of other jobs including two cruise control installs (one was plug and play), installing power locks, remote start, etc. I feel like I learned so much rebuilding that Chrysler 2.7 liter.
I'm now working on the ASE tests as well as the MECP.
I"m so glad you mentioned it doesn't require a license. It appears to be that way here in my locality as well as in the state of Indiana. I checked with ASE and my professional expereience can be at my own business. I've also had an insurance quote for business liability insurance.
So I think I"m on my way. I absolutely love the idea of the Car Fest there in San Antonio. I actually gave away that Chrysler Sebring to a family member who really needed it. I figured I learned so much from the experience that it was a win-win.
I had two Buff Orphington chickens that my wife and I had pets for SEVEN YEARS! Unfortunately, last May a fox got to them. It sucks! But for seven long years, they lived like royalty. :)
That's great how you showed your wood crank pulley tool and how it wasn't strong enough to survive. Sometimes it's worth the effort to try something out of the box.
My brother-in-law is a master mechanic. He said when he needs a special tool he just calls his local tool dealer (snap-on, etc). They can usually have it to him within a few hours.
Yea, i think its cool that you try and make your own tools. My dad was like that. He made a carpet stretcher once for us and it worked great! And, the silkies are awesome! Great channel
Thank you!! That's rad he made his own tools, and silkies are weird and wonderful!
Great video-you definitely have a great attitude towards life and as a fellow Texan glad you are in the great state! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Faye! Awesome video & content! Thanks for letting us be a part of them too! can’t wait for part two. Btw lots of love for your Daisy!
after watching a few of your videos i decided i need to set up my own shop in my garage an take care of my own maintenance . I have saved so much money and learned a lot about my car.\
Thanks for inspiring me. You rock Faye!!
Thanks for the video Faye, I have much admiration for the mobile mechanics. Working out there amongst the elements is not always the most pleasant thing in the world. Appreciate you sharing your experiences with us.
Thank you! Yes, the weather can be miserable for sure, but I am in Texas, so it could be worse!! I definitely wouldn't have tried this when I lived in Portland, OR!
Faye, I loved the wooden SST spanner that you made! I actually made one out of metal to remove a pulley from a 22RE and it still bent the 3/4 rod handle that I used... it was mild steel though. Great video!
It's feels more like a conversation. I like it
Thanks, Kort! I tried :)
The basic "Rule of 3" is industry wide across all mechanic and machinist fields that I am aware of.
You will soon become big just like ChrisFix. I remember when I used to watch his videos right when he hit the 100K-200K subscriber mark his videos exploded!
You will soon get there! I like watching your videos even do I know how to do many of the simple things you teach :)
Great video on the O20 transmission series. Have fixed some new gearbox engine seals n clutch replacement on my Mk2 at home! Keep 'em (vw golf) tutorials coming!
I would love to see a review on the Shop Ware system.
AWESOME!!!
Yes please do a tutorial on the software !!!
Special permit or license? Check your local laws... Liability release is very smart
Hey Faye. Love your content. I just started putting in the work to start my own mobile mechanic business with a friend. We have been doing cheap side work for a long time now and figured why not turn it into something since we make a lot more doing side work than in our 9-5 lol. Hoping our new business will be successful and once we are off the ground we plan to start a channel showing off some of the stuff we work on (lots of race cars surprisingly) and doing tutorials and custom builds.
Hi Faye I enjoy your channel I'm a mechanic have been since the early 90s yea I'm old I have done the independent and dealer and chain garages like monroe muffler etc now I'm self employed I buy and sell muscle cars vintage trucks and flip wreck rebuilds I have to say the vw with the misfits sticker is how I started watching your channel oh and the punk rock girl you are then I realized how good you are esp with new techs getting into the busines steering them on a good path that's not going to discourage and turn them away there was a old biker who took young me under his wing and didnt let me loose on the tool truck and go in debt like I used to see people do later on in my career some kids would list to my advice some just spent more than they could afford but yea I think your awesome for all the help and work you put in to this crazy world of auto repair
I would think a great cordless impact gun and sockets. You are going to use those things a bunch. Taking wheels off to do brakes and for taking the stuff off. Watch south main auto and see how much he uses impact guns on every brake job and anything to do with the wheels.
Faye, you should take a peek under the hood of a 1999-2004 Nissan Frontier with the 2.4 four banger and the 5 speed.
It will be your new favorite to work on.... You can walk around in the engine bay because of all the
room. Everything is simple and straightforward and ridiculously easy to get to.
Take a peek..
Allways worth watching, positivity is infectious, keep up the good work Faye. Like the homemade tool for the timing pulley, sometimes you got to try these things, ingenuity is a great skill :-)
Instead of wood use thick wall square tubing same set up as you did with wood. Now to break loss the crank bolt use an impact socket on your breaker bar, wedge the breaker bar on the frame on the right side as you face the front of the vehicle driver side. Crank the engine bolt is loosened. If the belt is broken the crank method won't work as it might hit the valve.
Ah I see you too enjoy Home Depot motor sports. As for a first time tool list my community college gst program has a basic tool list. Thank you for the software info. I look forward to a review. Tool organization is very smart. Especially when flat rate. Less time hunting for that darn 10mm can get the car shipped out faster. Then you might get an extra car in that day.
Faye !"" Can you see that you may use some pretty safety glasses. Thanks!""
I like that you are a hard working woman.
🌷👏
The color of the walls in your shop is amazing. I'm probably going to steal it for my own once I've got a space set up.
Love your ingenuity and honesty.
Yeah...Faye get A.C system soon, save up, weather is so so warm, freezer grade rubber seal kits, freezer gas leak detector, dyeing fluid, aluminium pipes, copper pipes, pipe flaring tools, fittings and clamping kits, etc etc.
You are an outstanding technician love the details of your videos keep up the outstanding work that you do. You're an inspiration to all women in the automotive industry. From Jermaine D. from Chicago, ILLINOIS
,I run a small engine repair shop, and charging fair prices for repairs is challenging. If I get a trimmer in and it's going to run $80 parts and labor and it can be bought new at Walmart for $60, I'll tell the customer it's better to just buy new. I can't with good concious charge them knowing that. Most times I'll offer them something for the old one if they buy new, as I use the parts to try and fix a low income person's equipment to get them going.
I completely understand:/
You are high energy, very cool. I like your style...trying to play catchup on some channels and I really like your message and content!
I also love the respect you have for fellow techs out there by keeping your labor rates competitive and respectable!!!
Hope your business continues to grow and mad respect for entrepreneurs!
Thank you!
Awesome human, technician and great presenter! I’m hooked. :)
You're awesome Faye! You're videos are very well produced. How are you dealing with Honda 3 liter engine crank bolts working on the ground? You know, the ones that you have to put a 5 foot pipe on the end of your breaker bar to break loose!
Thanks for making me laugh 😆....I like how you made your own tool. As soon as I saw you torque bar that wood block....I thought to myself....1" square steel tubing with multiple holes drilled to place the bolts at various widths for different makes and models? I can't wait to see timing belt video.
Haha yeah, I could done that better!!!
You are my new favorite, forget about Scotty,Eric,Chris,and Angel.You rock my Dig world Faye.
You have a really great radio voice.
Thanks for being here..
Hey Faye, thank you so much for the videos as they have boosted my confidence to take on more with my mobile mechanic business.
Oh my gosh, that's such a compliment, thank you!!
Whoa.........an aircooled, dual port type 1 engine sits back there on an engine stand. I was quite surprised to see that. I've been rebuilding those for 30 years. Are you experienced with those or just getting started? You'll need a few special tools for those. Love your videos!
I need a new engine for my teenager's 1974 Beetle project!
I am not experienced with them at all!! It was donated to my engine building basics class, and I am so excited! I was thinking about tearing it down and rebuilding it to teach myself and to learn, and maybe making a little mini series about my adventures with building it! :) I have always wanted an aircooled and from what I have learned, this is a pretty good engine!!
Keep an eye out for a box trailer...like you'll see from u haul or the construction companies like to use. Those can be customized to hold that equipment. Also keep an eye out for the equipment like the AC machine, serious it in garage if you find one cheap at a shop going out of business our something
Daisy does have cute face! Great video, yet again. Kudos for making your own tool. I was shown a trick on sizing a drill bit to a threaded bolt or screw. Hold the bit in front, and line the bolt up behind it. You want to compare the size of the shaft. You should only see the threads. Loved watching you make that tool from (chicken)scratch. You are helping people who want to go into business doing what they love. Glad you are doing what YOU love. ❤️️🎁 🔧🐔
I just found you today and have been bing watching you, lol! You are absolutely crazy in a good way! How do you stay so clean?! Anyway, please, keep posting videos for all of us Faye-natics to watch!
At least in CA the city that you work in probably requires a business licence. You repair labor is not taxed but your parts and mark up have to be. Generally, your Company rate is calculated by your total revenue.
I appreciate the info on the business side of things,I'd be interested to see a review on shop ware,thx Faye
GREAT!!
Nice one, Faye. Thank you for answering my question!
Of course, thanks for asking!!
Faye! Another great vid! Keep up the laughs, it’s contagious and makes my day
:)) thank you!!!
I'm an old Punk rock metal head from Seattle. TBT organization is not on of my strong suits. Good that your on top of things Faye.
Also they do have a universal pulley holder that works great. Just have to know how to use it. Cause most people don't realize that you can use it wrong.
I HAVE ONE AND BROKE IT!!!!!!
Im new to the channel, love how enthusiastic you are when most of the dealership techs I’ve worked with over the years seem to hate their job. Would you come to Lansing, MI and replace my rotted out brake lines on my 95 GMC 1500? Lol its only a couple hour journey by plane. I just don’t feel like doing it after I spend 40 hrs a week fixing cars. No I wont watch you as you work. As a fellow mechanic, that is one of the most annoying things when someone is watching you work, when there is a waiting room! If my back ever gives out and I cant do this job, I might drive to Texas to have you fix my car, theres too many hacks out there. Also a Robinair A/C machine is a about $3500, but should pay itself off quickly. During the summer here, most of the complaints were no A/C
Super video, so nice to know even you feel awkward sometimes. 😊
My wife got me a welder for my birthday last year, so I have started making my own tools. (vvt brace, water pump brace, toolbox mods) It's already paid for itself!
On a side question; how do you keep clients from skipping out on a bill? I don't want to sue.
LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY SUPRA
To answer one of your questions, As a mobile mechanic in California you have to be licensed with the “bureau of automotive repair”
Oh so awesome, thank you!!
Interesting questions and answers... however the timing belt vid i think would be interesting with 1st half doing what ya did and 2nd half with getting what you needed... we have all been there, the need a tool make a tool/mechanic do what ya gotta do... will make interesting i think. Vid editing goin great and keep up awesome work
And what? Us midwesterners and military folk goin to SAT and bringin our rustbuckets with us??? Yup it happens, spent several years deploying out of lackland lol
Thank you for your service!!! :))
You know what!? You're absolutely right. I think that I will do that, thank you!!
Love your energy. Keep it up.
Faye you need to sell shop shirts....They look cool and you can make a lot of money on selling them...!
the most maddening thing about my mobile mechanic phase (7 years) was that I lived right on the state line and worked in two states, and had to charge sales tax to customers at *their* local rates, so I had hundreds of tax codes in my software and filing taxes to -all- of these localities was a major pain, stress, and waste of time. I learned that being a business owner/operator was a full time job in and of itself, before I even picked up a wrench... so if I were to do that again, I would have to find a business partner willing to run the business so I could do the work, or employ a business manager to deal with the forest while I fixed the trees. At that point, I would have to earn enough to support two paychecks, and I don't think that's realistic considering the field I was in and how much territory I was called on to cover (sometimes several hundred miles away and found myself staying over in hotels, etc)
THAT SOUNDS AWFUL
What State are you in that has local sales taxes? Sounds maddening. Plus I’d bet that half of them don’t have an online payment system.
Here in KY there are no local sales taxes, only state sales tax to keep up with but that’s on both parts and LABOR CHARGES TOO!
Another excellent video. When I visit my sister in San Antonio I will bring my FJ for a trans fluid change.
Smart +sweet + beatifull = Faye
Hey Faye I wish you were here in california your amazing! Love your personality. Full of energy. Thank you for your knowledge!
If your tool bag is camo, you're probably in Texas!
Thanks for another great video, Faye!
HAHAHAHA I LOVE IT 😂
Great video, Faye. I really enjoy your adding "chicken footage" to your videos. Love the spikey-haired chicken! Keep up the good work.
I had to remove the balancer bolt on a 3mzfe that broke the homemade wooden board tool, broke a pulley holding wrench (obviously the bump the starter trick didn't work either)..torch work...nope....and finally required removing flywheel cover plate and wrapping a chain through the flywheel. First time in my life I've ever encountered one this bad.
Faye, Congrats To You, I Pray That All Your Dreams & Goals Come Through For You, You Have Such An Amazing Heart&Talent And Your Work Ethnics Are Incredible You Have So Much Love & Energy In What You Do And That Is A Very Rare Trait Nowdays, You Remind Me So Much Of Top Fuel Racer Shirley Muldowney Who Blazed Her Own Path With Hard Work And Determination To Become The Greatest Woman Top Fuel Racer & Mechanic In NHRA History, Keep Up The Great Work & Videos And Thank You For Sharing Your Time & Knowledge With All Of Us Fans Of Yours God Bless......
Do you have a waiver you have customer sign before any service is done? Or an agreement to pay for services before starting the repair?
Before every starting the repair. When I open up an RO, shop-ware emails them a consent form to sign.
What are Texas' rules when it comes to refrigerant? The reason I ask is because it is possible to make an A/C machine from random parts. I made one that can recover, vacuum, inject oil, and recharge. It's all mechanical and uses R-12a (propane/butane mix) or R-290 (propane).
Steel bar. Drill holes add bolt. Or weld
I have nothing constructive to say other than your chicken is adorable AF.
That is extremely constructive :)
Well not necessarily undercutting and disrespecting others, you don’t have the overhead of a shop to maintain. When I was mobile computer/network consulting it was the same thing. I could charge less because I worked out of my house there was not brick and mortar shop to pay rent /lease, heat and cool, utilities and insurance on. Now if you do not have the overhead, and you keep your prices in line with traditional shops then you just make more profit. A big but is the time you spend driving from job to job is all lost revenue, so a bit of a trade-off.
What to see more business Q&A have a couple to get the next episode started.
How do you deal with the elements in your area, im in Michigan and have snow, rain, cold and heat, would like to know what you do to keep working in Texas bad weather? Also:
Being moble you are always in different locations how do you deal with a location that is not level or an area that is not safe to lift a vehicle (ie soft ground)?
BTW Xnekal is pronounced NE-kawl
LoL! Your makeshift tool was a good idea! Nothing wrong with making your own - if it works. Maybe steel next time for that one though. Great Q&A this time. I think it was your best vid yet so far! Thanks for starting my day off w/ good ideas & a smile. 😊
Jack Andblaze : with grade 8 bolts...Zinc bolts are very soft, I use them as shear pins on farming equipment.
You're like the cool, hip, female Scotty Kilmer that doesn't yell at us.
This girl is so much smarter and a way better technician than scotty.
Advenger Time
you mean she's like the cool, hip female faye hadley.
not a fair comparison. Scotty is a jerk who bad mouths anyone who disagrees with his ALmighty celica XP
There is a place in the world for "this will probably work for cheap, but it's a hack", but there is also a place for Faye's "lets just do it as right as we can" technique
1. Depending on your city and your "license" is your filed record of "auto repair". That's your license. Stop states don't care as long as you are properly insured. Check with your city/state.
2. For liability purposes, you don't have to file LLC, you could have simply gotten insurance because you will still have to insure your service not just your business. If problems arise and they want to sue, they can still sue around that LLC (stating this from experience not regurgitation).
3. The way to get experience is learn and do. Go buy a shit car that don't run, stay the hell off youtube and facebook and learn from pure self-taught knowledge. Get it running on your own. I state this because I been doing this since Wildcat BBS systems BEFORE the internet. It helps you get acquainted with overall experience.
4. Price your work base on YOUR worth not what everybody else is. Sorry to say this but Faye, you are not disrespecting anybody, you are competitive. If you can get the job done less and your fee takes care of your overhead then damnit, lock that client down on your deal and do it.
Overall, you will not be able to youtube your worth, you have to factor that in mathematically and understand how to use math to forecast. Factor your worth, set your own hours, get out there and do it. If you don't know what you are doing then fall back to step 3.
My comment is not trying to 1up, ridicule nor trying to buck up my chest to sound smart, everything I mentioned is purely from experience and action. Just sharing with others.
Love your videos. Love your attitude. Good job
Thank you Faye for your videos, they help a lot. My question that I have is do you have a set-up to take credit cards? It seems that a lot of my customers would have an easier time paying for their bill if I accepted credit cards.
Thanks Faye, you inspire me
See'f Daisy likes cranberries, or maybe pomegranate seeds. I bet'ya she'll love'um! Much love from Fort Worth for'ya there sweetie, keep'it up!
Hey Faye I enjoy your video very much I'm from South Texas and I'm also a mobile machanic I however rent a small 12x35 storage space in an industrial park nothing crazy I think I pay in total 150 a month just for big jobs such as engine swap and performance upgrades that take me awhile
I know the sound/roar of the 5VZ-FE by heart & could spot it anywhere.
Yes another follow up Q and A lol OMG love the chicken comp like always keep up the good work
Faye when I watch your vids I find myself distracted looking at......................your hands lol I love folks that make a lot of hand gestures when they talk it's fun to watch. ,👍
haha yeah its something I cant help. Glad it doesnt bother you, I get those comments a lot :)
2:02, laughed and almost spit my beer out!
You're awesome!
I am happy for you that you have the desire to work under the hood and teach “ powderpuff “ mechanics classes to /for women. I picked up a little knowledge from my brother who was a grease monkey for a spell. ( Dk what he does now.) I gleen knowledge from others here and there. I appreciate the car repair books for each type car made. They are very helpful. I feel that I should learn more of the hands on stuff but for now I am happy with my oil changes and your TH-cam program that I recently found. You go, girl. I appreciate you, Thank You, Lots.👍👍
Did you say you attended UTSA? So did I !!!! Anyways you're putting out some great content and giving us backyard wrenchers great ideas. Keep up the good work!
As a mobile mechanic how do you recycle your oil? I’m slowly starting my own mobile repair business and as a mobile mechanic for a large company we have a huge recycling tank. What will I do once I can’t use my company’s tank lol
Great video Faye...I'm amazed your expertise
Once you buy the tool it is then added to your “quiver of arrows”.
Great Wanda,been a while,nice to see you back Faye.Lovin your channel girl,you rock young lady
Been a while?!? I post videos every Monday at 6:30am! If you haven't seen a videi from me in a while, you probably aren't subscribed!!!! You'd better hit that notification bell too!!!
@@FayeHadley Will do girl take care
Yay, thank you!!
Hi Faye, I noticed on your oil change video on your VW you where using Rotella 15-40 oil for big diesel truck engines? Just curious why and is that ok??? Usually light cars and truck gasoline engine use 5-20, 5-30, 10-30 ect?
What is the totally worst brand of vehicles to work on and best?
What would you recommend for a learner vehicle to start learning auto repair and service and what to stay away from?
I enjoy your show faye , keep up the good works , and waiting your next show 🌹
Thank you!!
All the best Miss Faye,U ROCK as always!
Faye, my love, I am running a light repair mobile mechanic business in the summers when I’m not teaching. Should I carry an air compressor and generator for power tools? Or go with cordless?
Love your enthusiasm, Faye 🤘
Lol, I've never seen a chicken eating a grape. You are super cool, keep up the great work.