How to Start a Car Cleaning Business

If you like to keep a clean ride, why not start a car cleaning business?

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Car cleaning equipment
• Assorted brushes, sponges
• Microfiber towels

1. Know how to really detail a car: If your idea of washing a car is rinsing it down, this eHow article probably isn't for you.

2. Location? Before you start washing cars, you need to decide where you'll wash the cars. Will it be at the customer's home or at your house? If it's at the customer's house you may have to bring water and all of your equipment with you.

3. Start by offering to wash your friend's, neighbor's, co-worker's, or even a relative's cars. If they like the job you do, ask them to spread the word. Let your work speak for itself.

4. Try advertising on your own personal car. Get a little magnet that has your business's name on it as well a phone number. If you do this, make sure your car is always clean. Again, let your work do the talking.

5. 
   Clean and brushed floormat

   Keep expanding the services you offer. Learn how to fix small dents and scratches. Get a carpet shampooer. Become serious about machine polishing and waxing.

Tips & Warnings

• Having an indoor heated wash bay area is a huge plus and can keep you in business during the winter.
• Keep them coming back for more, do an excellent job on every car you wash.
• Check with your local state laws concerning any sort of legal requirements you may need to start your business.
• Don't ever do something to a customer's car that you're not familiar with.

[GilinAtlanta]

on 3/25/2009 Good article. I recommend using Auto Guard Waterless Car Cleaning products. Go to www.autoguard.com or see my articles on How to Clean Your Car for details. Who needs water?!