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Member Spotlight: Edgar Ojeda, CD-SV

Friday, September 5, 2025   (1 Comments)

Edgar Ojeda, CD-SV, is the Owner/Operator of Edgar's Car Wash in Montebello, California, United States. He joined the IDA in May 2025 and recently earned his Certified Detailer (CD) and Skills Validated (SV) designations.

Edgar Ojeda, CD-SV, es el propietario/operador de Edgar's Car Wash en Montebello, California, Estados Unidos. Se incorporó a la IDA en mayo de 2025 y recientemente obtuvo sus certificaciones de Certified Detailer (CD) y Skills Validated (SV).

International Detailing Association (IDA): How did you get into the detailing industry?
Edgar Ojeda (EO): I worked in an express car wash. My passion for seeing customers' cars improve, at the end of that motivated me to improve, and I decided to have my own mobile car wash business.

IDA: ¿Como entraste en la industria del detailing?
EO: Trabajaba en un car wash express. Mi pasión por ver mejorar los carros de los clientes, al finalizar eso me motivada a mejorar, y aposté por tener mi propio negocio de car wash mobile.

IDA: What do you think is the most important factor to succeed in the detailing industry?
EO: Training in working with products and being professional with customers and with oneself.

IDA: ¿Cual cree usted que es el factor más importante para tener éxito en la industria del detailing?
EO: La capacitación saber trabajar los productos  y ser profesionales con los clientes y con uno mismo. 

IDA: Are there any awards, certifications, and/or accomplishments that you or your business have earned and would like to share with us?
EO: I have achieved certification in exterior detailing efficiency with Mr. Juan Gonzalez from ASD Academy & Detail Warriors technical trainer. I am also certified in coating brand Zazz Ceramic Coating graphene 7H and red 10H. I recently earned my IDA CD and SV.

IDA: ¿Hay algún premio, certificación, o logro que usted o su empresa haya obtenido y le gustaría compartir con nosotros?
EO: He logrado certificación en eficiencia de detallado exteriores con el Sr. Juan Gonzalez de ASD Academy & Detail Warriors technical trainer. También certificación en recubrimiento marca zazz ceramic coating graphene 7H y red 10H. Y recientemente he obtenido la certificación por IDA CD y SV.

Photo Credit: Edgar's Car Wash on Facebook

IDA: What is the best advice you ever received?
EO: The best advice is from my father who says: Do things with passion. If you like your job, you will never see it as a job.

IDA: ¿Cual es el mejor consejo que usted ha recibido?
EO: El mejor consejo es el de mi padre que dice: Haz las cosas con pasión. Si te gusta tu trabajo, nunca lo veras como un trabajo.

IDA: What advice would you give to the novice detailer? The experienced detailer?
EO: My advice would be to train, update yourself, and learn new things.

IDA: ¿Que consejo le daria al detallista novato y al detallista experimentado?
EO: Mi consejo sería capacitate, actualizate, y aprende cosas nuevas.

IDA: Why did you decide to get involved with the IDA?
EO: It is an international association that always seeks to give the best tools for us detailers, and that we can grow personally and professionally. The best decision I could have made is to be with IDA.

IDA: ¿Porque decidió involucrarse con la IDA?
EO: Es una asociación internacional que siempre busca dar las mejores herramientas para nosotros los detalladores, y que podamos crecer en el área personal y de negocio. La mejor decision que pude haber tomando es estar con IDA.

Photo Credit: Edgar's Car Wash on Facebook


*The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the IDA.

**AI was used to help translate interview responses from Spanish to English.

Comments...

Edgar Ojeda, CD-SV says...
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Muchas gracias a todos!!!! A seguir creciendo y aprendiendo de este mundo maravilloso que es el detailing de carros, y por supuesto al IDA

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