This is a place for people who detail cars for a living to talk to each other.
Not a place to be sold to. Not a place for brands to run campaigns. Not a
place where the loudest Instagram account wins. A place where you can ask what
something should cost, say that a product you paid good money for is
disappointing, or admit you have no idea how to price a job — and get a
straight answer from somebody who has actually done it.
Who this is for: working detailers. Solo operators, mobile guys, shop
owners, people with three trucks and a crew, people who started last month.
If you do this work for money, or you’re seriously trying to, you belong here.
What’s here:
- Pricing and Profit — rates, quoting, upsells, what the work actually
costs to deliver. Public, so people can find us. Inside it there’s
Shop Numbers, which is members-only, for real revenue and margin talk. - Marketing and Customers — getting work and keeping it.
- Operations and Scheduling — the daily grind. Booking, staffing, supplies.
- Service Areas — what’s happening in your market specifically.
- Show Your Work — before and after, with the process.
- Ask a Detailer — questions. Nothing is too basic.
Before you post anywhere else, read the community
rules. They’re short and there are only a few of them.
Then go say hello in the introductions thread.
Glad you’re here.