Just a few pieces of feedback from a fellow detailer. If you live in an area that does the get hot enough to thoroughly dry tire shine, I’d recommend just going for a thorough clean on the tires rather than tire shine and another product that I would get in addition to the ones listed, is Simple Green, its great for removing brake dust and such that might otherwise be hard to get rid of
This is great, perfect to begin a business with, remember to always reinvest your income into better equipment and products. Especially an air compressor, makes life 10x easier especially on interiors.
Im thinking to do mobile detailing but I don’t have money yet to get a van with a water tank setup. I don’t know if people would be ok to use their water and electrical( I have hoses and cord extensions). Plus I feel weird if people would come and drop their car at my house, it’s so overwhelming. I would get insurance, open an LLC, check with the municipality if I can run a bussines like that from my personal garage
@@marcelcovaci9922 you thinking about it too much man. My brother does on the weekends, customers drop their cars off and he does his thing and that’s all. Don’t worry about all that LLC for now man or the van and tank just with what you got and then you can grow slowly
I’ve been thinking for a week starting auto detailing business and didn’t know how to start, so I watch your videos today actually came across your channel the way you break everything much more simple then a thought it would and gives me more confidence to start detailing
I’m sorry, what cleaner? Are you referring to the soap? If so, You’d drop a bit of soap into the bucket with water, throw your wash mitt in there and use that to wash your vehicle. Pre rinse and final rinse with your garden hose.
Haha! My apologies everyone I did realize I said the words “guys” just too many times while editing this video however I couldn’t do much at that point… Currently working on not saying it as often, please bare with me! Thank you all for watching! 👍🏻
You can use it for door panels, dash, or even shampooing carpet. It does wonders because it’s all purpose. Do I recommend it? No. You want to get dedicated cleaners for certain things because all purpose cleaners burn through plastic and don’t make fibers on carpet stand back up. he is just demonstrating the cheap way of doing things. Might end up spending more replacing a part for a customer if they see you burned through plastic 😂
Not necessarily, I’ve actually explained it in the past, they are very good at marketing especially to beginners which is why they are very known to diy’ers or beginner detailers, however there are much more products out there that work much better (at a professional level) and at fraction of the cost of what CG charge. Hope that helps :)
@@jeremycanas679 absolutely, if i’m being very honest their products aren’t as great as they make it seem like it, don’t get me wrong they may have 2 or 3 products that can prove themselves but that’s about it out of their 1000+ selections. If you’d go up to any professional detailer who has been in the game for a minimum of 1 year I’d be willing to bet they maybe carry 1 or 2 CG products at most, and definitely not the everyday essentials. At the end of the day only you can make your own decisions & judgments, I only like to voice my input based on my experience in the detailing game so far, as I once too was a complete newbie and bought many chemical guys products/tools only to find out the hard way, hope that helps!
Hey man it all depends on what exactly you’d like to factor in, a quick way to go about it is, figure out how much you’d be satisfied with making an hour and multiply that by how long a detail takes you.
No no no, no chemical on the windows. Window cleaner is free, damp microfiber rag and a 100% COTTON RAG. No streaks popping back up after you leave, especially in the south where he is. I live in north alabama and the humidity is awful. I've been detailing for 3 years and never once have I ever had a complaint about my windows.
Hey I'm getting into car detailing but had a few questions. You can't use the same microfiber towels on the same two cars, you have to wash them first right? Also when you first started did you use the customers water and electricity?
No no no, grab yourself a bottle od dawn plantium for your wheel cleaner and tire cleaner and wheel well cleaner. It's cheaper, it foams better and it's supper strong. Strong enough to take off oil from ducks.
Do you have to carry any type of liability insurance even if you are just starting out? Do you have to register as a business to collect state sales tax?
@@delanojames9202 Fr man, I know my detailing is legit, I give it my all every time, I made a Insta page and a Facebook page and made some really good looking business cards and people have been taking them but barely any calls.
When you are out knocking door to door you automatically become a salesman, your job becomes trying to sell the homeowner a service either they didn’t know existed or needed. When it comes to detailing most customers find you as opposed to you finding them since they are already looking for a specific service. In any business no matter what kind of business it is, it takes 70 no’s before you get 1 yes. Im not trying to push you away from the idea rather give you a little more insight about it. If you’re willing to put in the work and dedicate maybe an entire day to go door knocking then I’d say go for it! If you’re strategic about it I believe it can do you good, but again only if you’re strategic about it. Be ready with a pitch (a good one) be ready to answer questions, go to neighborhoods where you feel you have a higher chance on closing a job. Right off the bat set realistic expectations and prepare for the absolute worst. You have to understand many people get bothered when a stranger walks up to their doorstep, let alone trying to sell something. So it all comes down to how much effort you put in your planning as well as your execution, it doesn’t hurt giving it a try and seeing how well or how ineffective it actually is. Good luck!
That’s a great question and a tricky one at the same time! It really just depends on you. I’d suggest you make a list of pros and cons of having insurance & license vs not having them. I know many people when they start off they usually don’t have either because of course you are just starting out but it really comes down to where you plan on taking your business in the long term and how cautious you are when working on a vehicle, I’d say from a customers perspective the insurance part is a little more important than the license. If you’re just starting out and you are not charging a premium price or you’re simply very careful detailing then the customer won’t care as long as you do a good job and they get their moneys worth you should be good. Having insurance at the end of the day gives you that piece of mind IF anything were to go wrong you are covered. On the other hand maybe you’re willing to take some risk and test out your luck, maybe you don’t have a problem paying out of pocket if a mistake were to actually happen, it’s a tough decision you want to make in the beginning and accept all possible outcomes. Hope that helps. I’m sure I’ll make a video on this where I speak more about it in depth. Stay tuned!
@@YardleyZv find out what your city/county requirements are to obtain a business license and for insurance go online and get different quotes from different insurance companies.
You need to make a video using the 140$ setup and the 500$ setup and your professional setup and compare the 3 different price points and packages and add ons you can accomplish with each one
Hey Randy, I appreciate the assistance you share always. however, you didn't talk about the foam canon, isn't it that important? also can i use it if i have no Pressure washer?
You actually can only use a foam cannon with a pressure washer, however there are things such as a “foam gun” attachment for your garden hose that allows you to throw on soap directly on to a vehicle. The soap is just not as thick as how an actual foam cannon would produce. Nevertheless it will soap down the car nicely for a presoak, and will do just fine for what it is. Hope that helps.
I've been thinking about starting a detailing business and I just need to know what are some products that you recommend for beginners. I already got hose and buckets. Now I wanna know what things I need like car soaps,sprays,brushes,etc.
Outside from being very informational you're SUPER entertaining boss man my only advise as a viewer is be more Confident boss man nothing sells more than pumping your chest with PRIDE ‼️‼️
Tevin, you can choose to start with a generator & a water tank OR you can always hook up to the customers water source and power supply if they allow it. (I know many people in the game, professionally, still hook up to customers water spigot and electrical outlets) It’s a great way to start off for-sure. Hope that helps!
