Starting a Car washing business

What would I need to do?

This will be a summer thing only. Obviously I cant do it in the winter....... Unless someone is despirate. I doubt thats the case.

Should I make Business cards, Flyers, etc?

 

Are you looking to do car detailing?

 

Yes.

Car Washing--Detailing-- etc

 

Check out this:

http://www.autopia.org/forum/detailing-business-management-marketing/

 

Business cars, flyers, pictures of your work would all be good.

Not sure, but I think some type of general liability insurance maybe good to have.

 

Why insurance?

 

If you damage the customer's vehicle by mistake, I am not sure if your "regular" insurance will cover the damages. I would check with your insurance company.

I know for plowing, you need general liability insurance in case you damage someone's property.

 

Oh ok. That makes sense. Yeah I will check into that.


Thanks for the link and info!

 

Good luck with your venture man! I hope everything works out for you.

 

Thank You!

Well this is temporary until i can get a real job

 

You might want to wait to see what Barney Frank is going to let you pay yourself.

 

u going to be mobile, or use the people water or have it in your driveway

 

Use peoples water (Go to them) That way I will not have to cut down on my price and my dad wont get mad at me.

 

There is a service that comes into my wife's work every Friday and does three or four cars sometimes more, every time he comes in. He does a very nice job. He charges $15.00 which I think is very reasonable for the job he does. My wife also gives him a $5.00 tip. He has two helpers with him, sometimes each is working on a car, sometimes all three are on one car.
Now insurance, good question. I asked Sue and she has no idea if this guy has insurance or not, we never gave it a thought. He does drive her car across the street. The business across the street has a huge parking lot and he allows them to use it to clean the cars. He also does the employee cars that work there. He has a trailer with his own water supply and so on.
I think you need to at least look into the liability issue, to protect yourself as well as the hordes of customers that you will have.
Good luck to you if you go for it. This guy is very very busy. Where my wife works there are a lot of small business's and we have seen him at most of them off and on. We have also seen him around town.

 

and u could do it while people slept and what not, sounds good
good luck and ill give ya 50 my zip is 23223 when r u available

 

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hahaha. Um I will check my schedule.



EEEEhhhhhh..... Im not booked.... Pay for my gas+ $50 and you got a deal

 

it would be like 90 bucks just to get u here

 

I think I do a good job...