Dick Nelms: The Real Deal, A Real Hero
This week, we are taking look back at The Detail Mafia’s Air Force One Detailing Team. This would have been the 17th consecutive year for this project, but Covid-19 got in the way. Though disappointing, we will be back next year to care for this wonderful piece of history and others on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight.
Last year, we all had a wonderful experience when we were fortunate enough to meet Captain Dick Nelms, a member of the greatest generation. He was B-17 pilot during World War II and flew 35 missions, mostly over Germany.
The picture below is of Detail Mafia member Kelly Mankin with Captain Dick Nelms and she writes…
“I love this picture maybe the most because it best represents how my thinking changed during the project. When he (Dick Nelms) tapped me on the shoulder and he thanked us for doing what we were doing… and I got to speak with him alone for a bit. I got to hear his story and the selflessness and bravery of his young life.
It just really made the whole project that much more special. Did I learn a lot? Did the project change the way I detail and my skill level? Did I eat up every moment? Absolutely… but once I heard his story – it kind of changed me.”
Please take the time to watch this wonderful video about Captain Dick Nelms and his service for our great nation. We hope you enjoy our look back on The Detail Mafia’s Air Force Once Detailing Team over the coming days.
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Detailing Success was founded in 2004 by Renny Doyle - A high-level auto detailer-turned-trainer that is passionate about helping other professional detailers transform their detailing businesses and in turn, their lives. By helping them refine their skills in the various tasks that come with owning and operating a professional auto detailing shop, Renny has trained and mentored over 500 detailing entrepreneurs from around the globe and detailed well over 4000 aircraft. Also known as "The Detailer of Air Force One", the proud founding member of The Detail Mafia, the author of “How to Start a Home-Based Detailing Car Detailing Business", and a co-creator of the P&S Double Black line of detailing products, Renny was inducted into the International Detailing Association (IDA) Hall of Fame in 2019.
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