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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.

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On Your Own Terms

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…

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Weekend Teaser UKDA

What would you do?

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

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Breathe Easy

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

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Manage your demons UKDA

Managing your Mental Health

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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Sense and Sustainability

Building a sustainable detailing business isn’t just about the figures, we look at the bigger picture and provide strategies that you can use to run your business more effectively and maintain a great work/life balance.

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Working for free

Would you work for free?

  “Whilst you’re there” – a slippery slope in business     We constantly see posts from industry professionals showing how they have “gone the extra mile” for their customers.  “I wasn’t happy with a

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Where to Start – Polishers.

We are regularly asked about what machine polisher someone should invest in, so we have put together a little guide to help those select the right genre of machine for their needs.

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Competitive Pricing UKDA

Competitive Pricing

How much should I charge for a valet? A question we are regularly asked. In this blog we talk about pricing, costing, and value – with hints & tips to avoid the pitfalls.

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