Hood Cleaning School

Grant said:
Joshua Dodson if you are reading this, your letter that Rusty has posted says "3 scheduled in the next few weeks" Did you get the add on package with guaranteed customers? I don't know if Rusty explained to you that you will need to do an average of three jobs a night to feed your family, but three in the next few weeks, although a start is going to be tough.
I hope you are succesful in this business, but in order for that to happen, you will have to spend all your daylight hours selling yourself to restaurant owners so that you can work at night also.

Good luck and let us know how much benifit you got from Grease University.
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RustyACE said:
David- you say it can't be done.

Rusty- I say it can be done.

I guess only time will tell.
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Long running thread. Just thought I'd keep it going. It's fun to go back and read old stuff like this.

BTW.....thanks for the warning Grant.;).
 
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

"you will need to do an average of three jobs a night to feed your family"

Yeah, right!
 
BUNN said:
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

"you will need to do an average of three jobs a night to feed your family"

Yeah, right!
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you have seen me, it will take one to feed me. None of my kids are small....LOL


Josh, Rusty certainly has made me think twice. most of the TGP crew is rusty trained.

Pretty smart guy Rusty, i want to meet him someday.

Good luck with all your endevors for sure.
 
I took this course a couple of months ago . My background is mostly in customer relations , business management as well as sales and marketing. My partner owned a flooring company for roughly 10 years. Due to the economy his business was in the tubes so we decided to give this a shot. While there were some minor things I was unhappy with overall I feel I got my money out of the School. I am not saying this is for everyone. I had a small network of jobs already set up , and I happen to have the money on hand to invest. This is not a job you can go in half a$$ by any means.

Things I was most impressed with :

Hands on training : We did 6 jobs and were lucky enough to run into a few problems , this allowed me to see how some of the " real life " issues were handled , something I dont think you would get out of a traditional class room type setting.I was already very comfortable with the administrative portion of the business but Roger's method of keeping books makes it pretty idiot proof so long as you are disciplined enough to follow the methods he shows.

Equipment : The tools and equipment they used , mainly the power washer are designed explicitly for doing hood and duct cleaning, sold by the man who made the machine with a card and the offer to call anytime I need something made me feel very comfortable with the purchase.

Equipment training : Short class by the company who builds the powerwasher and then another brief consult filled with tips after the portion itself.

Instruction before testing: The instruction before testing was made very easy to understand with all material that was relevant highlighted , I felt very catered to and well taken care of. By the time I was finished I knew enough to know that I dont know nearly enough to call myself an expert. But I know enough to feel that the only things left to be learned will be learned in the field.


Things I was not so impressed with :

I was a little unhappy only getting one book to study with . for the amount of money paid I had expected two of everything.

While I admire strength in both faith and family I was not there to learn about being a 7th Day Advent, again for the money I pay I expect everything to be business business business.


While there was much more to the class than was highlighted in this post for the most part it was what you would expect. I enjoy checking through the posts on this site and now that my business is up and running expect I that this will be one of the places that I come to question , gripe and socialize. I hope this sheds some light on the school.

Lee Greenberg

Low Country Hood Cleaning Specialists
Hilon Head Island , S.C.
(843) 683 3212
 
Dear Lee,

Thanks for the feedback. I'll pass it along to Roger.

We really appreciate it when we get feedback, because it allows us to improve our business.

Roger started this business with it being his mission to spread the gospel of his beliefs to everyone that he meets. It is at the core of who he is and why he does things.

I'll definitely supply an additional manual if you would like one (I can mail it to you), just call or email me and I'll get an extra manual out to you.

I think that this has been one of the longest running threads on this board and there has been many interesting posts placed on this board.

Look forward to hearing how your business continues to grow and let us know if there is ever anything that we can do to help.
 
My pleasure Rusty, and while i certainly wasnt upset over his mission it simply didnt coincide with what mine was for my trip, no need for another manual but it made studying a bit of a pita for both anthony and I perhaps the next set of students can be given 2. As for the business ,so far I've secured 3 accounts that needed cleaning on the spot, 13 accounts with dates to clean over the next two months and another 20 or so that " will call as soon as they need another clean" . The suppresion company I was expecting to get work from has been a bit slow but still looks promising . My hopes are that by the middle of next year the company will be grossing 8k ish a month.


Lee Greenberg

Low Country Hood Cleaning Specialists
Hilon Head Island , S.C.
(843) 683 3212
 
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mbryan said:
I know a lot of guys that have done very well with this school.
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Schools not cool. You should buy that book. All the cool kids are buying books now.
 
Tony Shelton said:
I spoke to Rusty yesterday on the phone. He seemed like a real nice guy and answered all my questions.
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Were you examining the world of grease at that time?:shrug:
 
RJTravel said:
Hey Bryan,
I did look at Delco's & other boards and noticed the posts, and that they are responsive to strange questions. I have been a visitor to various boards for a long time and only lately have I seen so many questions about 'certification' and 'best schools', etc - all answered by 'Rusty'. Hmmmmmm.
I too reviewed the list of equipment. I could (and have) assembled an equally suitable set of equipment for a few hundred dollars - including a similar anemic powerwasher. In addition, the powerwasher/hotbox combo is unacceptable if you wish to do business with one of the largest franchise organizations in the world (Brinker Intl). Can you imagine the surprise of the 'graduates' when they learn that lack of required equipment (3kpsi/4gpm - by contract!) will result in non-payment of current invoices and capture of past payment! That school is headed for a legal abyss. I do hope the proliferation of 'easy-money' cleaners will hit our area - all with the suggested equipment. The trailer alone will preclude them from cleaning many of our local locations. They will need about 900 feet of hose - you can't even get near the location with a trailer. Maybe you can figure out for me how much pressure will remain with 900 ft of hose 2 stories high?
Richard
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A trailer has never stop me from getting to my customers system.I have 3 story units to 1 and havnt had an issue since i started my business in 1997.No i didnt go to some fansy school i learned exhaust system cleaning when i was 16 and i am 35 now.I have run 300 ft of hose on a 1200 psi unit at 3.5 gpm and had no problem.The price to get into this school is steep and the equiptment is just basic equiptment.You will need more then what they are offering to clean a system.And the fact is it will take you anywhere from 1-2 years just to built enough customers to run the business.Most customers stick with there old hood cleaner cause they have "trust"in him even though they are doing a shabby work,then you got people out there just because they own a power washer they think they can just jump into hood cleaning,then the worste is the ones that buy and think they are power washers and cut your prices in half.Then you wait a year or so just to get those back maybe.Hopefully the fire marshall catches them, fly by nighters is what they are called.An exhaust system cleaner can only be done by a dedicated person its in the blood,you enjoy doing the work,the burn you get when your scraping for hours to catch up the work the low balling fly by night companies do.Any more to add on to this? Only the real hood cleaners know what i am talking about.These people that have power washers and now work is slow want try cleaning exhaust systems.There is more to it then just knowing how to operate a powerwasher.Every system is different and there are different things to look for to clean it properly as well.Yes us hood cleaners (some) have power washers but that isnt the key to cleaning the system.
Marko:ignore:
 
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RustyACE said:
As of last count we've trained 160 greasers from around the world. We've had folks from the UK, Canada, Alaska to Florida, California to Maine and everywhere in between.

Not everyone that we've trained has gone on to be a success, but we're running about a 90% success ratio of those that we train that are still in business a year later.

We're really proud of our guys and gals that have stuck to it and followed the business plan and techniques that we've laid out for them to follow.

It boils down to being there showing a person exactly how to do something step by step until they can do it themselves.

We've been around full time doing this since July 2001, and as you know September of that year just about put us out of business. But we focused on the customers and continued to provide them with excellent service. It has paid off in the long run.

We look forward to helping those that want to get certified, even if they are already hood cleaners. It's good to have an instructor look over your shoulder for a week and KNOW that you KNOW what you are doing is right. Then getting the sage advice from Roger who has been doing this for a number of years let you know that you aren't just playing games here.

So, CALL ME NOW if you want more info about our program. Our team here looks forward to assisting you be the best that you can be as a greaser out there.
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I already know what i am doing is right,so thats how you find out right ways to do this since 2001.
Waste of time and money people.The best way to learn if you are serious is to find an exhaust sytstem cleaner outside of the are that does top notch work and labor for them to learn,just jump into the game is the best way not through speeches and books.
Marko
 
Lou hoods&more said:
Were you examining the world of grease at that time?:shrug:
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I was looking into the world of schools. There some companies who have lots of experience cleaning coils and some companies who have lots of experience doing HVAC filters, but there are few if any who have any experience doing both. I talked to Rusty regarding teaching what we've learned.
 
welder said:
This is a very interesting thread, and possibly the oldest on this board, if not on half the internet. I give Rusty credit, He stuck it out. It is amazing what you learn about people and company's by reading these old threads.
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I invited him way back when, I have invited him to NCE events. He has not accepted thus far.

6 other org will particpate in NCE in 2010... along with around 22 dist so far!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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