Metal Mirrors Detailing is a car cleaning business, doing the same job also for trucks, boats, and motorcycles.

"I like the challenge" says Bob Moody, "to get people’s vehicles spic and span just as much as I love their reaction to the magic. I worked on their vehicles He still uses a wash mitt, soap and a bucket and a garden hose. There’s no fancy machinery in this business, if the work should be done right.

Before opening his Hopkinton business Moody cleaned friends’, cars as a hobby, one he earned money for. He got so many jobs; he-had to decide whether or not to open a full time business. One of the people whose cars he took care of offered him an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. He was given a chance to rent a -garage that once housed Continental Fire Trucks, a business that built fire engines nearly two decades ago.

The garage can accommodate a number of different sized vehicles. It measures 60 x 24 feet and the garage door opens 14-feet high. His friends were his first customers, but his client base continues to grow every week through word of mouth. Men and women of all ages use his service. Most clients are repeat customers who have their cars cleaned on a regular basis, usually once or twice a year. Moody also sells cleaning products to clients who want to clean their own vehicles in between major cleanings in his shop. He generally works from 7 or 8 in the morning until 6 p.m. "Sometimes I’m here later; I stay until the job is done" he said, adding that he spends as many as six to eight hours cleaning some vehicles. Moody has an exclusive agreement to clean a limousine businesses and maintain trucks for new truck dealerships. His busiest seasons are spring and 611. Getting grime, salt and sand off cars and trucks after winter months involves a little more elbow grease and scrubbing, because Moody washes the vehicles, He also waxes, does paint cleaning, maintenance, buffing, compounding, polishing and offers pickup and delivery service for those who are very busy.

If you want your car, boat, truck or motorcycle to look like it came a few minutes ago from the showroom. Call Metal Mirrors at 508-453-3644 or visit their Web site at www.nietalmirrors.com for more information and the best service possible.