So you’ve seen the McDonald’s indoor playgrounds. Every wonder who cleans that thing? It’s all fiberglass and plastic. Kind of like a car? Exactly! This would be a job for a Specialty Cleaning Services vendor. Who better to offer these types of services, than an expert auto detailer who understands how to treat these types of surfaces.
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Window Tinting Benefits Window tinting benefits start working the minute it is installed making it...
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Your Rates Set the Value of Your Services Many auto detailers like to say they’re the best....
Read MoreThere is just so much to discuss when it come to window tinting. There’s the law side of it and whether or not it’s even legal in your state. Then there’s the darkness levels and really what you need it for. Are you looking to cut heat? Interested in reduced visibility from the outside for safety of the occupants?
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When you are in the detailing business, you need to make sure that all your bases are covered. You have issues flying at you from everywhere. Employee issues, insurance, taxes, equipment breakdowns, growing the business, marketing, sales, etc., etc. Pretty much a standard day in any entrepreneur’s life, but the difference with the detailing business is that most of the heavy lifting is done by you, the owner.
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Many businesses in the detailing and tinting industry pay their workers by check and issue a 1099 at the end of the year calling them “independent contractors”. Paying anybody under the table is illegal and bad business.
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When I think back about how I started my detailing businesses, I did it the “old fashioned” way. By old fashioned I mean I opened my own fixed location shop with overhead, employee’s etc. They say hindsight is 20/20, but if I had to do it all over again I would skip the fixed the shop location and go straight to offering mobile services along with detailing to all my customers.
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Construction companies always have problems with their heavy equipment cleaning needs. So why not help them with it? As part of your regular mobile detailing business you have most of the equipment you would need to be a very effective heavy equipment cleaning vendor for local companies. We can show you how to build a profitable heavy equipment cleaning service to add to your detailing or mobile services business.
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The Auto Detailing Guide site was designed to include information that wasn’t available anywhere else when I was starting my own auto detailing business. It’s important to understand this about Auto Detailing Guide so you can see why we do this. After a decade in the business, my team and I now have access to excellent sources of auto detailing equipment, auto detailing supplies, important business insurance, training, organization systems and more. So now I write about my experiences and try to help other detail shop owners build their businesses. Kind of my way to give back to a great industry that I really enjoy being involved in.
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One of the most important aspects of running any kind of business is having the right business insurance coverage. Auto Detailing Liability Insurance is no less important. With a detail shop, your insurance requirements are more specific than many other businesses. Mainly because you have care, custody, and control of customer vehicles. Which exposes you to greater liability if you damage a vehicle.
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Car engine cleaning tips are important for many reasons. A clean engine runs cooler which helps with fuel efficiency. It also helps prolong the life of your engine. So cleaning the engine the proper way requires the best practices methods, which is what we include in car engine cleaning tips.
Read MoreYour mobile detailing truck and trailer along with your mobile detailing equipment is referred to as your “Mobile Rig” or simply a “Rig”. The mobile rig is the single most important part of the mobile detailing business. If you don’t have the equipment to get the job done, then you can’t do the work. So naturally mobile detailing equipment is going to be a subject that you focus on frequently if you are offering these services.
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