Personally, I'm liking this type of workflow video. But please, let me know what you think! If you want to start your detailing business, download my free Ultimate Guide: detailgroove.co/ultimate-detailing-guide
Great advice there. Couldn't have put it better myself. May I just add one thing? Never underprice your work. No matter how desperate you are. If you start out with cheap prices it takes years to get away from them as people don't like big increases in price. I basically had to change my full customer base about ten years ago as I was working for too little and doing too many favours because i just liked doing the job. Unfortunately you just end up broke.
I was charging the rate I wanted for years and made the poor mistake of giving my supervisor a 50% discount trying to be nice, he then went on to tell everyone and it's been 3 years now of people asking for that price.
I love this video concept. Seeing you travel from site to site and managing your day. It gives a better sense of how to manage priorities. Is Anthony working with you again?
Hi Oscar, I really enjoyed this new video format. I have been watching and following your videos for a while now, and found them really interesting and easy to understand. Showing how your day pans out as a detailer is very interesting and helpful to me. Thanks. As a footnote. I wanted to turn my car cleaning hobby into a business. I spoke to all my friends, tried to get word of mouth business, left business cards in cafe's etc., all with little or no result. I had a facebook business page that I thought was ok (I am no IT guru), got a few likes, but not much work. Then I placed 2 adds on facebook at the start of the Carona outbreak, got heaps of calls, now I cannot finish a job before someone asks me for a price to clean their car. Thanks again for your help and inspiration to get this dream of mine to something that can work for me.
I really like this new format of videos that you're producing. You're showing both sides of detailing! Actual detailing out in the field, and you jump into the business side of things which is the most important part to gain customers. Keep it up!
I carry 2 hammers with me one is a california framing hammer with a waffle iron head. It cost 30 bucks. The other one is a cheap Ikea hammer thay cost 2 bucks. When i get asked by potential customers what products i use and they say "well so and so uses this or that" i walk them over to my truck and hand them both hammers. I ask them if they think that if they use the California framing hamer that suddenly they can build something better then if i gave the Ikea one to Bob Villa...........i have done this about 30ish times and have gained 30ish new customers. And it is tremendously rewarding to see the gears CLICK in their heads.
I just be watching your videos for fun I don’t even detail but you can apply all the info into life or any type of business...I like the format through the day thing I think that’s coo... keep on the good work homie!!! Love From Los Angeles🙌🏼
7:00 yup that’s how I ended up burning an edge. I knew the scratch wasn’t going to come out anyway, but I still wanted to try to minimize it. That was a hard lesson to learn for me. Minimize risk
another problem is too, that some people get into detailing not knowing what detailing actually is they are more "car washers" than detailers. They are more focused on the money then quality of work.
Yo Oscar! I know the struggle of keeping your vehicle clean while your working as a detailer! And love your vids! One small tip I would be for you is to paint your van wheels with either plasti-dip paint and make a video! (More content) or just straight black, just makes it look that much cleaner! Thanks for the free courses my man! Your the best!
When you first launch a detailing business, you can't expect to generate emails and phone calls on a daily basis. These are unrealistic expectations. Developing a detailing business takes time and you have to be patient, and it will not happen overnight. It could take one several years to develop some form of consistency. Business has its ups and downs, so realize that from the outset.
True. When starting out, the best resource is simply knowing people or knowing people who know a lot of people AND are willing to sort of help you get the word out. Not everyone has a network like that, but if you do then you have a definite advantage.
Great content and advise mate. I'm in the brink whether I should start running a business or continue as a hobby. Such an eye opener from real world experience.
Yo! I started a Mobile car wash as a part time gig, I got ads on Facebook & IG . Some auto detailers are giving me a hard time cause it’s a Waterless car wash, I put it my two cents to some messages but just realized I’m just trying to make $ just like them. I blocked them, best luck to them. Cruising in my own lane! Great Videos homie! Keep up the great work!
I just wanted to add a counterargument to what you're saying at your second point. While yes, you're right that often people spend too much time watching youtube vids or about learning how to be a detailer, and usually end up not getting anything done despite spending their entire day "working", I'd say that learning how to detail correctly is actually super important. The problem is they watch these videos of super gross cars getting done and then they think they have to cover every square inch of vehicle, all while doing so on one of these scam "$500 detailing business!" lies that a lot of youtubers like to promote. So they think they have to do a $600-800 detailing service, while they have no skills or knowledge of technique, with $500 of equipment and chemicals for a full detail. Sorry but learning how to detail, and having a process that they can replicate consistently, while being clear on the services they can offer is way more vital than building leads IMO. Before you ever start a detailing business, you should be doing all of this groundwork, developing your skill set. Generating leads then doing either a shitty service for too much money, or charging too little money for the time you spent doing that service, is a quick way to burn yourself out or to not get repeat business. THEN you need to learn accounting, you need to learn marketing, you need to learn how to build a funnel/marketing strategy, you need to learn customer service skills, you need to learn how to manage your overhead, you need to have a business plan or at the very least learn your KPI's. Because guess what, if it takes you 16 hours to do what should take 2, then you're never going to be profitable, nor will you be able to get 2 or 3 clients a day. I know you've said these things in other videos, I love that you're one of the few people that are honest about what goes into this field, but I don't think marketing or generating leads is step one.
Yea I said how hot is over there bro because it’s really hot here in AZ just two days ago it was 118 and yesterday the day of your video aired on TH-cam it was 115 how hot is it there
ok so you are a business guy and business owner but you did not wear a business shirt that makes you and your employee more profesional? those dont even matter to you?
You just have to look clean and like you care. Ofcourse shirts can help with that. I love this guy and he said don’t wear basketball shorts. I wear mesh shorts and I stil look clean and presentable.
The van is not wrapped, paint is chipping, and no branded shirts or hats. Yet we have 13 cars booked in one week. You'll come to realize a lot of things you think matter are not that relevant
Bob Dylan lolol. I didn’t want to wear the shorts but I tried khakis and they’d be all stretched and stuff so I tried the on sale under armor shorts and they look fine, don’t lose their shape so when I do a second detail in a day I don’t look like I already did one. Super cool (temperature) and comfortable which makes me better.
Detail Groove thank you for the video about focusing on the worst area first ( drivers seat area). Etc. I tried that yesterday, cut 30 mins off my time!
@@DetailGroove you can have 300 cars a week that is not the point....if good presence does not matter to you them keep doing 13 cars a week...i just got 3 but i dont want to go that route with you
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Personally, I'm liking this type of workflow video. But please, let me know what you think! If you want to start your detailing business, download my free Ultimate Guide: detailgroove.co/ultimate-detailing-guide
Keep them coming boss! You just got yourself a new sub!
Keep doing these!
1st rule
Get rid off of detailing ego
instablaster.
Great advice there. Couldn't have put it better myself. May I just add one thing?
Never underprice your work. No matter how desperate you are. If you start out with cheap prices it takes years to get away from them as people don't like big increases in price. I basically had to change my full customer base about ten years ago as I was working for too little and doing too many favours because i just liked doing the job. Unfortunately you just end up broke.
Appreciate the info!
True words
Thank you for the advice sir I’m detailing as a hobby but eventually want to turn it into a business
literally going through this right now
I was charging the rate I wanted for years and made the poor mistake of giving my supervisor a 50% discount trying to be nice, he then went on to tell everyone and it's been 3 years now of people asking for that price.
Loving the content bro. Your on fire with these new upgraded vids
Thanks. Glad to hear!
Your BEST video to date. Comes a time when you must decide if it is a busine$$ or a hobby.
Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏽
I love this video concept. Seeing you travel from site to site and managing your day. It gives a better sense of how to manage priorities.
Is Anthony working with you again?
Great information, thank you! Keep it up bro, you’re doing great.
Hi Oscar, I really enjoyed this new video format. I have been watching and following your videos for a while now, and found them really interesting and easy to understand. Showing how your day pans out as a detailer is very interesting and helpful to me. Thanks.
As a footnote. I wanted to turn my car cleaning hobby into a business. I spoke to all my friends, tried to get word of mouth business, left business cards in cafe's etc., all with little or no result.
I had a facebook business page that I thought was ok (I am no IT guru), got a few likes, but not much work. Then I placed 2 adds on facebook at the start of the Carona outbreak, got heaps of calls, now I cannot finish a job before someone asks me for a price to clean their car. Thanks again for your help and inspiration to get this dream of mine to something that can work for me.
can you make a video on how much you pay your helper? Or how much to pay them
Yup plz
Like most if not all of your videos there is great information packed into this video! Thank you!
I really like this new format of videos that you're producing. You're showing both sides of detailing! Actual detailing out in the field, and you jump into the business side of things which is the most important part to gain customers. Keep it up!
I carry 2 hammers with me one is a california framing hammer with a waffle iron head. It cost 30 bucks. The other one is a cheap Ikea hammer thay cost 2 bucks. When i get asked by potential customers what products i use and they say "well so and so uses this or that" i walk them over to my truck and hand them both hammers. I ask them if they think that if they use the California framing hamer that suddenly they can build something better then if i gave the Ikea one to Bob Villa...........i have done this about 30ish times and have gained 30ish new customers. And it is tremendously rewarding to see the gears CLICK in their heads.
thanks for the inspiration fam...much needed info here...
Glad to help!
Best and most informative video for a new guy starting out,keep it coming man✨🚗✨
I just be watching your videos for fun I don’t even detail but you can apply all the info into life or any type of business...I like the format through the day thing I think that’s coo... keep on the good work homie!!! Love From Los Angeles🙌🏼
7:00 yup that’s how I ended up burning an edge. I knew the scratch wasn’t going to come out anyway, but I still wanted to try to minimize it. That was a hard lesson to learn for me. Minimize risk
another problem is too, that some people get into detailing not knowing what detailing actually is they are more "car washers" than detailers. They are more focused on the money then quality of work.
Thanks, great marketing tips I can use in my commercial cleaning business!
Yo Oscar! I know the struggle of keeping your vehicle clean while your working as a detailer! And love your vids! One small tip I would be for you is to paint your van wheels with either plasti-dip paint and make a video! (More content) or just straight black, just makes it look that much cleaner! Thanks for the free courses my man! Your the best!
Love this video. Felt like you were actually talking to me. Keep up the great work
When you first launch a detailing business, you can't expect to generate emails and phone calls on a daily basis. These are unrealistic expectations. Developing a detailing business takes time and you have to be patient, and it will not happen overnight. It could take one several years to develop some form of consistency. Business has its ups and downs, so realize that from the outset.
True. When starting out, the best resource is simply knowing people or knowing people who know a lot of people AND are willing to sort of help you get the word out. Not everyone has a network like that, but if you do then you have a definite advantage.
Great content and advise mate. I'm in the brink whether I should start running a business or continue as a hobby. Such an eye opener from real world experience.
Yo! I started a Mobile car wash as a part time gig, I got ads on Facebook & IG . Some auto detailers are giving me a hard time cause it’s a Waterless car wash, I put it my two cents to some messages but just realized I’m just trying to make $ just like them. I blocked them, best luck to them. Cruising in my own lane! Great Videos homie! Keep up the great work!
Fuck those guys. Alot of the auto detailing community is toxic and full of shit. They're just angry because you're not applying their method.
Love the channel. I love how you push your channel in the 360° of detailing. Smh you need more promotion for this page.
Thank you for your tips. Very much appreciated bro! 🙏
Dope video brodie I appreciate the knowledge and this style of video is cool. Shows your just like us 🤝
these type of videos recently have been next level!
Love it as usual and always motivational to me thanks brother.
Keep em going big dog! This just helped me so much!
I like your format that you're using for this video! Pretty interesting!
Very good advice. Thanks for your time and information.
All those things u said not to really do is exactly what I'm gonna do .. thanks
I have lots to learn your video has given me great ideas. Thank you for sharing !
This video right on target with my way of doing things... gotta change !! #2 🤯
Thank you for your videos bro. They've been of great help.
I would like to know more about running the business part and taxes because I’m just starting and I don’t want to miss a step on the legal side 🙏
Bro I really appreciate this video. This is really helpful.
can you do a video on different pay model for employees? I want to make sure they are compensated very well without breaking the bank
Yay! You finally got a bigger pump sprayer!
Great advice. I appreciate and make the move to generating leads
I just wanted to add a counterargument to what you're saying at your second point. While yes, you're right that often people spend too much time watching youtube vids or about learning how to be a detailer, and usually end up not getting anything done despite spending their entire day "working", I'd say that learning how to detail correctly is actually super important. The problem is they watch these videos of super gross cars getting done and then they think they have to cover every square inch of vehicle, all while doing so on one of these scam "$500 detailing business!" lies that a lot of youtubers like to promote. So they think they have to do a $600-800 detailing service, while they have no skills or knowledge of technique, with $500 of equipment and chemicals for a full detail. Sorry but learning how to detail, and having a process that they can replicate consistently, while being clear on the services they can offer is way more vital than building leads IMO. Before you ever start a detailing business, you should be doing all of this groundwork, developing your skill set. Generating leads then doing either a shitty service for too much money, or charging too little money for the time you spent doing that service, is a quick way to burn yourself out or to not get repeat business. THEN you need to learn accounting, you need to learn marketing, you need to learn how to build a funnel/marketing strategy, you need to learn customer service skills, you need to learn how to manage your overhead, you need to have a business plan or at the very least learn your KPI's. Because guess what, if it takes you 16 hours to do what should take 2, then you're never going to be profitable, nor will you be able to get 2 or 3 clients a day. I know you've said these things in other videos, I love that you're one of the few people that are honest about what goes into this field, but I don't think marketing or generating leads is step one.
Great format!
Hey when using your drill brush on the seats do you splash product over the rest vehicle
Yes
Thanks for information bro! That’s me and ima try to do better man thanks !!
This is gold. Thanks.
I think you are absolutely correct!
Stay in our own lanes...great advice!
That’s my problem right now. I’m too focused on perfecting and trying new things with every customer instead of focusing on revenue hahah
Hey bro keep up the great work! Random question what vacuum are you using in this video? Currently in search for one.. Thanks
Yea I said how hot is over there bro because it’s really hot here in AZ just two days ago it was 118 and yesterday the day of your video aired on TH-cam it was 115 how hot is it there
facts! great vid bro!!!
Muy cierto todo lo q dijiste..muy buenos consejos..llevo años haciendo esto y es lo q he haprendido lo q dijiste
Good job bro I'm learning a lot from you
You can't focus on what's the best product without customers to use them on. Plain and simple
Nice learning experience
Liked the format
Woot!
Broooo I felt attacked!! If this video ain’t me haha 😂 Honestly man this was a great video and a wake up check that I needed! Thanks for posting 🙌🏼
He's so young and his own business very good
so much more respect after seeing that keyboard
Haha why the keyboard?
Really hoping to find my niche on FB. I know my way around the website, it's pretty much free and I don't need crazy computer skills to use it.
Very helpful video thank you
Liking these new videos. Good job
i have a question.. how do you price your jobs?? do you have an app or do you just estimate what you want the price to be?
He quotes them based on car model and how dirty the car is. Pretty sure he estimates.
Thanks fam great info !!!!
That mechanical keyboard ⌨️ 👌🏾
Love the content keep it coming
Love that super clean t-shirt, how can i get one of those?
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Oscar what if when I post on IG I share it with Facebook too because my page is linked to my Facebook page. Would this be a 2 birds 1 stone situation?
How do I sign up for your class
I love the knowledge
how do you get water when there is none on the site you are working on
Water container. Or use waterless wash
You forgot cocaine. Should definitely avoid THAT!
A plus!!!
truth was spoken here today
Great tips👍
Great info
ok so you are a business guy and business owner but you did not wear a business shirt that makes you and your employee more profesional? those dont even matter to you?
You just have to look clean and like you care.
Ofcourse shirts can help with that.
I love this guy and he said don’t wear basketball shorts. I wear mesh shorts and I stil look clean and presentable.
The van is not wrapped, paint is chipping, and no branded shirts or hats. Yet we have 13 cars booked in one week. You'll come to realize a lot of things you think matter are not that relevant
Bob Dylan lolol.
I didn’t want to wear the shorts but I tried khakis and they’d be all stretched and stuff so I tried the on sale under armor shorts and they look fine, don’t lose their shape so when I do a second detail in a day I don’t look like I already did one.
Super cool (temperature) and comfortable which makes me better.
Detail Groove thank you for the video about focusing on the worst area first ( drivers seat area). Etc.
I tried that yesterday, cut 30 mins off my time!
@@DetailGroove you can have 300 cars a week that is not the point....if good presence does not matter to you them keep doing 13 cars a week...i just got 3 but i dont want to go that route with you
where are u located ?
I like this.
Great videoooi
Great business advices, perfect points of view,
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Great format, keep it up!