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.
“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…
Why do we only train face to face…? We get numerous requests for remote training every week, usually from people around the world who just can’t justify travelling to a different continent to receive
Choosing which products to use as a professional involves completely different criteria than it does as a home enthusiast – we highlight the issues you should be considering as a professional.
There is always a lot of confusion when starting out using the variety of chemicals in the car care industry regarding what pH actually is, and how it affects the chemicals we use and the surfaces we use them on; so we thought it could be useful to put together a brief guide on what it is…
Hand-finish Sir? “You’ve got to apply it by hand, or… it’s cheating?” Wait… Why shouldn’t you apply a sealant by machine??! You will forgive this slightly reactive missive… In response to a post
A question that crops up very regularly – particularly for those just embarking on a new career in the Car Care industry is: “how do I pay for all of the things I need to start my business?
People say ‘work smart’ as a throw away phrase, but we have put together five ways to really improve the efficiency of running your car detailing business
You may assume that motorbike detailing is exactly the same as preparing a car – in actual fact there are many different surface finishes and materials used on a motorbike that require specific treatment…
When running a car care business it is essential to have clear and concise Terms and Conditions in place – in this article we help you think through what you need to include in yours…
How do you deal with customer cancellations? In this article we look at how to manage one of the biggest bugbears for car care professionals
We can not overstate how important PPE is for detailing – in this article we give you some top tips to keep you and your staff safe and healthy
Many people – realising how physical our jobs can be – are keen to look after their physical health by exercising, stretching and keeping mobile to ward off the aches and pains that are inevitable with manual work; but how many of us can honestly say that we pay the same attention to our mental health?
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