You can start car detailing business in three different ways: the Mobile way, the express way, and the site-based. Out of all these three, the mobile business is the quickest and the easiest to start Car Detailing (CD) business and there are many customers, who prefer to have their car detailed in front of their eyes. It is also the business where you require the least investment of not more than $2,000. But it requires lot of stamina and patience on your part plus the drive to the clients’ place to fulfill your obligations even under strenuous conditions.
You have to do the exterior detailing like washing, waxing, and polishing the automobiles. You also have to do the interior detailing like removing the stains from the upholstery, cleaning the carpets and other types of foot mats. You have to polish and shine the wheels and the tyres also. The most important thing, you should know to be successful is the products that are used for CD. You should know for which type of paint, finish, and upholstery, which product gives good results and is safe to use.
Nowadays, the Express Auto Detailing is also becoming a lucrative business, so you can think to start CD business at any of the car wash, or auto dealer. You can also tie up with hotels having concierge services, car shows, Limousine companies, RV dealerships, gas stations etc. All these places are very customer potentials and can give you steady business.
The Express Car Detailing services are becoming very popular amongst those customers who cannot afford the full auto detailing service or cannot leave their car for many hours. These customers love to have cosmetically well maintained and have some sort of external protection for their vehicle. Many automatic car wash businesses offer this type of service, where they wash the car, dry it and then machine wax the car, to give it protection for around three months. They also offer express interior detailing and express carpet detailing services to their customers.
The idea behind the offering the customers the “Express Auto Detailing” is to offer a quick fix solution in a quick fix time. The site based CD business is the full-fledged CD business. You have to start CD business with lot of investment. It is an independent service and also the most rewarding of all. You can do multiple servicing at a time and hence earn more. In this business the customer leaves his automobile in your hands and then comes back at the stipulated time to pick it up. You can offer you your customers multiple choices in detailing. Hence if you have the investment capacity and a centrally located place to start your full-fledged CD business, you can start car detailing business on your own.