Is Car Detailing Business Worth It? A Veteran Detailer’s Honest Take After 30+ Years
By a 60-year-old auto detailer who’s been buffing, waxing, and polishing since the days when cassette tapes were the hottest car upgrade. Introduction: Let’s Get Real About Detailing If you’re here, chances are you’ve been thinking about starting a car detailing business. Maybe you’re tired of your 9-to-5 and dreaming of working with cars every […]
Mobile Detailing Setup for Beginners: The Complete Guide from a 30-Year Veteran
I still remember my first mobile detailing setup back in the late 80s.It wasn’t fancy. Just a beat-up pickup truck, a garden hose, a shop vac, and more elbow grease than sense. But guess what? That modest setup turned into a lifelong career. Fast-forward 30+ years, and mobile detailing has exploded. Cars aren’t just transportation […]
Mobile Detailing Equipment Setup: A Veteran’s Complete Guide
I still remember my first attempt at mobile detailing back in the mid-90s. I loaded my old Chevy van with buckets, rags, and a vacuum that barely worked. By the end of that summer, I had learned the hard way: if your setup isn’t efficient, you’ll waste more time wrestling with equipment than actually detailing […]
How to Start a Car Detailing Business from Home: A Veteran’s 30-Year Guide
When I first got into car detailing back in the late 80s, I never imagined people would one day run detailing businesses from their garages, basements, or even driveways. Back then, if you wanted to make money in detailing, you needed a shop, a sign out front, and a whole lot of word-of-mouth hustle. Fast […]
Is Mobile Car Detailing a Good Business? A Complete Guideline
Back in the late 80s, when I started detailing cars, you didn’t see folks with pressure washers strapped to trailers or vans full of ceramic coatings pulling up to people’s driveways. Nope. If you wanted your car detailed, you drove it to a shop, sat around in the waiting room, and hoped the detailer was […]
What Equipment Do I Need to Start a Car Detailing Business? A Veteran’s Complete Guide
By a 60-year-old auto detailer who’s been buffing chrome and scrubbing interiors since the late 80s. Introduction: The First Step Is Always Tools I’ll never forget my first detailing setup back in the late 80s. I had a bucket, a sponge that scratched more than it cleaned, and a can of paste wax that smelled […]
Top Auto Detailing Website Design Trends in 2025: Insights from a 30+ Year Veteran
I’ve been detailing cars since the late 80s, and one thing hasn’t changed: presentation matters. Back then, a clean garage and a well-polished vehicle were enough to attract clients. Today, your website is the digital garage, and its design can make or break first impressions. As car owners grow more tech-savvy, they expect sleek, intuitive, […]
10 Must-Have Features for an Auto Detailing Website Design: Insights from a 30+ Year Veteran
I’ve been working on cars since the late 80s, back when a tidy garage and word-of-mouth were enough to attract clients. Fast forward to 2025, and the game has changed. Your website is now your first impression, your digital garage, and sometimes your primary salesperson. Many auto detailing businesses make the mistake of having a […]
Custom Auto Detailing Website Design vs Templates: Which Is Better?
I remember the days when your garage’s reputation was built purely on word-of-mouth and the shine of your clients’ cars. Fast forward to 2025, and your first impression often comes from your website. But here’s the question I get asked constantly by fellow detailers: Should I go for a custom website, or are templates good […]
The Ultimate Guide to SEO-Friendly Auto Detailing Website Design
I’ve been polishing cars since the 80s, when all we needed was a good sponge and elbow grease. But today? The shine on your car isn’t enough to bring in business—you need a website that shows up in Google. Many detailers overlook SEO (search engine optimization) when designing their websites. They focus on photos, colors, […]