4 Tips For Starting A Successful Auto Detailing Business (2024)

Updated: January 19th, 2023
Start An Auto Detailing Business

Want to start your own auto detailing business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting an auto detailing business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an auto detailing business?
-> Pros and cons of an auto detailing business

Need inspiration?

-> Other auto detailing business success stories
-> Examples of established auto detailing business
-> Marketing ideas for an auto detailing business

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting an auto detailing business:

#1: Josh Belk and Austin Belk, founder of Belk Mobile Detailing:

We chatted with with Josh, founder of Belk Mobile Detailing ($20K/month). In our interview, Josh says:

As of today, we are set to break a record for our highest sales month yet. We’ve done over $15k in sales for April.

Additionally:

If you are looking to start a detailing business, spend less time-consuming content and more time detailing. If I had to start all over again I would stick to a similar blueprint to the one we followed.

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#2: Josh Belk and Austin Belk, founder of Belk Mobile Detailing:

We chatted with with Josh, founder of Belk Mobile Detailing ($20K/month). In our interview, Josh says:

As a business owner, I see my responsibility to ensure that the mistakes that are made aren’t catastrophic. I try not to sweat the small stuff.

Additionally:

We’re all susceptible to shiny object syndrome but it's in our best interest to commit to being great at one thing for an extended period of time.

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