UK Detailing Academy’s running blog commentary on the detailing industry’s questions, useful guides, and articles designed to help you start, grow and run your detailing business.
There are a few other options which generally suit an existing detailing business – PPF, PDR, alloy wheel refurbishment, SMART repair, Wrapping, Window tinting – but by far the most natural addition seems to trend as Leather Repair. And for good reason.
There’s always been a bit of confusion within the detailing industry over whether there is a need for such a body to semi-regulate and support what is an unregulatable industry…
It’s easy, especially when you been running for a while to let swathes of time pass assuming you’re still covering your costs based on your calculations a year or two back – or was it three…? With a raft of running costs potentially increasing over the next few months, it’s probably having a quick tot up again to make sure you’re not working solely for the love of the job…
When you get involved with any type of leather repair, you will find that a correctly matched colour will make any job a thousand times easier to complete satisfactorily. However colour matching still evades many who are otherwise perfectly sound and trained leather repairers, and it’s an omitted skill which can cause the most issues.
Is there ever a “best” time to start a business?
Best is very subjective. For some, the “best”time is when they’re fed up with their current job and want a change, for some it’s a long planned out strategy based on market trends and careful saving to realise their dream career.
One of the best bits of advice we can give to any fledgling or word of mouth reliant business is:
Make it easy for people to recommend you…
Sanding is quite an advanced detailing skill, but one that’s easy to pick up once you know the basics and rules. The key, as always, is practice and more practice. With regular group
It’s quite an important question, as it can be what separates you from the crowd when turning a potential customer into your customer. What NEED is your customer looking to fulfill by using your services?
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” means “who guards the guards”, and it’s relevant to this blog as there is often the question asked in detailing:
“who trains the trainers”. Someone should be keeping an eye on us after all…
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