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Auto Detailing News Fall 2019

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Nitty<br />

Gritty<br />

Chip Reed<br />

Getting to Know...<br />

of Corporate<br />

<strong>Detailing</strong> Service<br />

By Debra Gorgos<br />

debrag@autodetailingnews.com<br />

Full Name:<br />

My full name is Lyle I Reed II. Most<br />

people know me as Chip.<br />

Name of Business:<br />

Corporate <strong>Detailing</strong> Service<br />

Location:<br />

Vero Beach, Florida<br />

What’s Your Story?<br />

In 1995 I started detailing working for<br />

a local car dealership. In 1996 I moved<br />

to Nashville, TN, and started working<br />

for the Opryland Hotel. I was in charge<br />

of detailing and maintaining their fleet<br />

of buses and VIP vehicles. In 1998 I<br />

moved back home to Vero Beach, FL,<br />

and started Corporate <strong>Detailing</strong> Service.<br />

I chose Corporate <strong>Detailing</strong> Service as<br />

the name because I was going after the<br />

Corporate clientele. I did the detailing<br />

part time for years as I worked for<br />

various companies. In 2011 we had six<br />

family members pass away in the last five<br />

months of the year. In 2012 I closed the<br />

business and moved to Colorado to work<br />

continued ...<br />

VOL. 4, NO. 4 • FALL <strong>2019</strong> | AUTO DETAILING NEWS | 11

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