DETALKS - How To Start A Successful Detail Shop! (Tips & Tricks From The Pros)

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Today, it's a couple of experienced detailing pro's giving their best advice on how to set up your detailing business! These men went from detailing daily drivers to high end detailing jobs in a matter of years. So get our your notepad and find out how to start a auto detailing business!
Following this advice, you'll be able to avoid many of the hassles and headaches detailers aren't aware-of when they're starting out!
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This episode features Levi Gates of Hawkes Detail and Yvan Lacroix of Optimum Polymer Technologies. (Yvan also runs the detail shop Repare-Brise in Granby, Quebec)
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Have a suggestion or want to ask a question? Head over to the ALL-NEW DeTalks Facebook group and let us know: / detalks
Or simply email Levi@TheRagCompany.com
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Guests: Levi Gates & Yvan Lacroix
Recorded by Gabe Garcia, Dane Hennen, Jeff Hennen
Edited by Dane Hennen
Content provided courtesy of The Rag Company ©2016

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@davidtolentino4755 7 жыл бұрын

This is great info! A lot of thought should be applied to taking the steps of opening your own shop and getting info from those who have done it and are successful is immensely helpful. Would be great to learn about the tools you have in your shop, i.e: polishers, vacuums, extractors, steam cleaners, your bay setups etc. Great video guys!

@adamfreeman1219 7 жыл бұрын

Good talk guys. nice to see you back! :)

@mikeward1337 7 жыл бұрын

Really informative video. Thank you.

@vtwinxtreme 5 жыл бұрын

I cant thank you guys enough just for the inspiration.

@johnmaddern3519 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your content guys

@bentleyelite9801 7 жыл бұрын

wow this was a good segment ,I learn a lot from this

@brycefry6181 7 жыл бұрын

Levi - I really appreciate the time you've taken to make these videos. I started my detailing business earlier this year and I'm always eager to gain new perspectives from those who've been in the industry a while. Many thanks!

@MasterOfShine 7 жыл бұрын

Bryce Fry Thanks man, I really appreciate it! My goal is to just share knowledge. I hope what I share can help you in your business!

@BlizzerdTech 7 жыл бұрын

I have a warehouse for my cars and have a wash bay made into the warehouse. Now the warehouse is used as a detail show with multiple washbays

@gabrielmatschinskemachado6266 7 жыл бұрын

Great talk!! Thanks!

@teeadlam9075 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful informartion I am opening my own shop and I need all the advice I can get

@runrun411 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Learned a lot in 18+ minutes.

@dennisburkes8252 3 жыл бұрын

Very good tips

@nmore69 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@ronayotte300 4 жыл бұрын

Detalks rocks!

@stephenboyd6038 7 жыл бұрын

Best info ever!

@MasterOfShine 7 жыл бұрын

Stephen Boyd thank you!

@RiskyRabbit 6 жыл бұрын

great video I took my notes, thank you!

@mikee5902 7 жыл бұрын

Great information gentlemen.

@OptiCoatHQ 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@initialtvb8817 3 жыл бұрын

great video, can you make a video on small shop requirement and med shop requirement? like if you start gout with a 2,000 sqft area, what tool you should start? thank you greay video

@MrRedex88 7 жыл бұрын

I own a custom detail shop and can't stress enough about having insurance. One day one of my guys was backing out a truck, he noticed the side gate was open and in his way. He jumped out of the truck without first putting it in park, well the truck went backwards causing $3000.00 worth of damage. I called my insurance company and had my customer in a rental in under this hours.

@MasterOfShine 7 жыл бұрын

Had that same thing happen at my old shop!

@RiskyRabbit 6 жыл бұрын

would you recommend insurance for a day one shop? or is that too much overhead?

@ChefBoiAlex 5 жыл бұрын

Risky Rabbit following up to this question

@imoboxingtalk5394 6 жыл бұрын

Optimum wash clay wax and coating is where I want to start and advance to paint correction.

@stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 7 жыл бұрын

to add to my detailing question, 2 buckets hand wash and rinse no pressure washer. foam gun bath with 2 buckets w/ preasure washer, warterless wash, and ONR so forth and so on. then product soap, soap w/wax, clay bar, clay mitt or pad so forth and so on I really want you guys spin on this ? .

@bbdetailing9123 7 жыл бұрын

good info. thank you. if u guys can do one on air tools, air supply, and how you use them... it's not the first time u mention them :)

@bbdetailing9123 7 жыл бұрын

Levi! he's got experience with it. Sounds like Yvan does, too :)

@quinones355 6 жыл бұрын

omg was so ocd with them scratching that car with the chairs lol

@britishrocklovingyank3491 5 жыл бұрын

I am in the process of figuring out a mobile detail business. Looking at my goals I have decided to just go with Optimum products and techniques. I have no desire to do the work it takes to do show cars and I am not going to chase $25 washes. I am aiming at the fat middle of super clean and protected daily drivers with the occasional two-step enhancement aimed at improvment, not perfection.

@ewlinitis 5 жыл бұрын

Hows that going 6 months later?

@scottturner864 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat, that's exactly what I want to do

@nomeat 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottturner864 have you started yet?

@scottturner864 3 жыл бұрын

@@nomeat not yet, I had some promising job interviews that are still in the works

@TheBostonfangamer 6 жыл бұрын

PLEASE HELP: I own a car detailing business, we do only dealership cars and very few customer cars. We work in our own shop and pay rent. We do about 10-20 cars a day depends on if our employees feel like “showing up” to work that day. We need cheaper chemicals or cheaper labor. If you have any suggestions or other ways we can be more profitable it would be much appreciated. Thanks! We’ve been in business for 30+ years. We just aren't making nearly as much as we used to and some months are not profitable.

@sthildas4857 3 жыл бұрын

Can you explain the need for Break even so you know your profit margin..

@Knards 7 жыл бұрын

Good talk. But dont worry about being too long until you pass the Junkmans epic videos

@Junkman2008 7 жыл бұрын

I set the bar high. :)

@bentleyelite9801 7 жыл бұрын

lol

@Laffy1345 7 жыл бұрын

Junkman2000 sub to your channel. I like the high bar😂

@Junkman2008 7 жыл бұрын

Well, welcome to the fold and make sure that you pack a lunch.... a FEW of them. :D

@rex-atom 3 жыл бұрын

So, I'm having difficulty finding the DETALKS segment where you discuss onboarding employees into the detail business. Also, contrary to apparently what "a lot" of people think - "Employees can never do as good as me", I think quite the opposite, I know if i show them the tricks and how to do everything, I'm actually more scared their going to run off and start their own and become a competitor, it's not like detailing is a huge barrier to get into compared to other professions. What is your thoughts on that?

@db9478 7 жыл бұрын

sick mustache!

@stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 7 жыл бұрын

I see what you asking me. I'm just going to go with my size, conditions, clay, and go from there to keep it simple. but here where I live you have some places that charge 20 dollars for a car wash but I don't and tell them I'm not a car wash. because I don't want to be confused with that. my wash is done properly and they don't understand that you can't wash a vehicle with 1 towel, and then you have proper drying as well.

@stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 7 жыл бұрын

question guys? I charge a different prices just for a wash reason being is there are different ways to wash. you guys already know the differences. my question is do you see anything wrong with charging different prices. because I look at the method and materials and we all know when you look at this in the end is different results. so what do you guys think? Big Rich Pretty Work Detailing Fayetteville NC.

@MasterOfShine 7 жыл бұрын

Richard Hinton we charge different prices for different washes. For example. If a customer request a traditional soap and water 2 bucket wash, we charge $50. If they want a ONRWW wash we charge $75, if they want ONR and OptiSeal we charge $100 bucks, if they want ONR wash, Clay, and OCWax then we charge $125 This way your adding a value to your services. If you can do the final one in under 30 mins that's even better! We find in the shop that we are faster with ONR washes over traditional 2 bucket soap washes. Cars look better and are better protected!!

@stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Levi. What's ONRWW and OCWAX thanks.

@builthatch 7 жыл бұрын

INSURANCE. make sure it's posted for your customers to see because there are detailers out there who say they have it, but they in fact do not.

@5hift6ear 7 жыл бұрын

The way I look at it is it's not a matter of IF something will go wrong, it's a matter of WHEN something will go wrong.

@edwardwarren4260 5 жыл бұрын

builthatch dealerships won't mess with you without it

@Gunnvulcan 5 жыл бұрын

I cant ever imagine a scenario where i would turn away work.

@britishrocklovingyank3491 5 жыл бұрын

Not all work is good work. Why take a job where you will lose money? Why take a job where the odds of the customer not being happy is high? You get the business you serve.