Guide for mobile detailing?

[Dirt-B-Gone]

What's ONR stand for? I'm a Newb

Thanks
John

[toyotaguy]

optimum no rinse...rinseless wash, not a waterless wash!

[toyotaguy]

Thats it, Im moving to NC....LOL JK, I could never leave the beach!

[DetailnByDustn]

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

Thats it, Im moving to NC....LOL JK, I could never leave the beach!

You could leave on the east coast, beautiful beaches! haha

[Dirt-B-Gone]

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

optimum no rinse...rinseless wash, not a waterless wash!

Very Cool, Thank You

[unleashedfury]

Originally Posted by DetailnByDustn

My prices are very low, haha and we have a very small town, about everyone knows me in my town, plus there's no other detailers around for about 20 miles.

You have 2 things to your advantage. 1 you live in a small town word of mouth travels fast when you do know everyone

2. Limited competition being that there is no detailers in your area, It makes for the advantage of I don't wanna drive 20 mins to this guy when I can go around the block.


I don't agree with the VERY LOW PRICES. Don't be the "whore" everyone goes to because your inexpensive. This usually bites you in the rear in the long run.

Why? If Detailer A says I do a Full detail for 100 dollars. And you offer the same service at 80 dollars. Whats the 20 dollar difference about? I wanna know why your less costly, Whats the difference in your work over the the competion?

My suggestion is set a firm but competitve price. If the average price of lets say a FULL detail ranges from 100 to 130 dollars in your area. ANd you set your price at 110.. It sounds reasonable. And when your overhead increases as you said you plan to go mobile. The extra cash you were making long before the extra overhead is absorbing some of the extra cost and your ahead of the game.

Vs. Your overhead increased. Put you at slim profit margins, or In the red. Now your forced to raise prices and customers get upset. Some will still be faithful but some might just shop elsewhere. Or worse your forced to cut corners and raise prices. Lower quality higher price equals fail. Or forced to raise prices to break even and try to catch up from behind. Another big fail.

As far as advertising, Word of mouth is the best. But not the most reliable. Flyers, Business cards, Bulletin Boards on church bulletins. Local Advertisement. The internet is one of the best advertisements you can get.

On your website explain the reasons why a car wash/detail is to the advantage of the life/finish of your car. Explain why you do things the way you do. The advantages of you coming to them vs. them coming to you. Its all there free for advertisement. You just gotta sell yourself You are your best bulletin.

Being 19 and successful is great I wish you all the luck man.

[DetailnByDustn]

Originally Posted by unleashedfury

You have 2 things to your advantage. 1 you live in a small town word of mouth travels fast when you do know everyone

2. Limited competition being that there is no detailers in your area, It makes for the advantage of I don't wanna drive 20 mins to this guy when I can go around the block.


I don't agree with the VERY LOW PRICES. Don't be the "whore" everyone goes to because your inexpensive. This usually bites you in the rear in the long run.

Why? If Detailer A says I do a Full detail for 100 dollars. And you offer the same service at 80 dollars. Whats the 20 dollar difference about? I wanna know why your less costly, Whats the difference in your work over the the competion?

My suggestion is set a firm but competitve price. If the average price of lets say a FULL detail ranges from 100 to 130 dollars in your area. ANd you set your price at 110.. It sounds reasonable. And when your overhead increases as you said you plan to go mobile. The extra cash you were making long before the extra overhead is absorbing some of the extra cost and your ahead of the game.

Vs. Your overhead increased. Put you at slim profit margins, or In the red. Now your forced to raise prices and customers get upset. Some will still be faithful but some might just shop elsewhere. Or worse your forced to cut corners and raise prices. Lower quality higher price equals fail. Or forced to raise prices to break even and try to catch up from behind. Another big fail.

As far as advertising, Word of mouth is the best. But not the most reliable. Flyers, Business cards, Bulletin Boards on church bulletins. Local Advertisement. The internet is one of the best advertisements you can get.

On your website explain the reasons why a car wash/detail is to the advantage of the life/finish of your car. Explain why you do things the way you do. The advantages of you coming to them vs. them coming to you. Its all there free for advertisement. You just gotta sell yourself You are your best bulletin.

Being 19 and successful is great I wish you all the luck man.

Thank you! Some of the best information Ive ever read on Autopia, I in the process of changing some of my prices a little more, based on what the customers wants, Im also going to try incorporating clay bar into everything because about 90% of my county has no clue what clay bar is. Like you said being in a small town has its advantages, I was kidding around to a guy about getting his car detail and next thing he said was when can we schedule haha nice suv 2 SRX Cadillac. Now I would like to spread further than madison county into buncome county, any ideas in getting your name into further places? The idea for the website, im working on it now, in process of researching different articles about the products I use, and other detailers websites, for info to persuade my clients to get their car detailed.

Thanks again

[unleashedfury]

Looking to break out of the area a little...

Try going to Car shows.. Have a stand there and show off some of your work. Explain what you do. Educate the consumer. Explain why your service is viable to them. You maintain the engine because you want it to last. Why not maintain the exterior/exterior. To make it last.

You are your best billboard. If I am going to something like that Dress Casual, Get something like a golf shirt with your company logo on it. and nice khakis.. Comfortable but you don't look like a stiff in a suit. Do a small section on a perspective customers car to show them the difference.

Yellow Pages and small advertisements in local flyers like church bulletins are great for business to.

[DetailnByDustn]

Originally Posted by unleashedfury

Looking to break out of the area a little...

Try going to Car shows.. Have a stand there and show off some of your work. Explain what you do. Educate the consumer. Explain why your service is viable to them. You maintain the engine because you want it to last. Why not maintain the exterior/exterior. To make it last.

You are your best billboard. If I am going to something like that Dress Casual, Get something like a golf shirt with your company logo on it. and nice khakis.. Comfortable but you don't look like a stiff in a suit. Do a small section on a perspective customers car to show them the difference.

Yellow Pages and small advertisements in local flyers like church bulletins are great for business to.

Great Advise! Unfortunately I will have to wait until next year on the car shows, there will be maybe two good weeks of car shows than its over for the year.

Im shopping around for some fleece polos and get them embroidered with my business name, that way I look a little more professional.

For the price of an ad in the local newspaper I could make 70 flyers, 10 tshirts, I was thinking instead of an ad in a newspaper, I would find some cute college girls and give them a detailing by dustin tshirt proabably pink with white lettering something simple that spreads my name around