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Automotive · Low capital, high skill

Mobile Detailing

A van, a few hundred dollars of pads and ceramic, and a full route: the automotive bay business with the building removed, where utilization and high-ticket coatings decide the profit.

Low capitalHands-on craftNo shop rentCeramic margin lever
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The Snapshot

Is this worth your attention?

4/day
Thorough cars per rig per day
Utilization is the whole game
$0 rent
The van is the unit
No shop, a light fixed stack
3-5x
Ceramic vs a basic detail ticket
The high-margin lever
~$45k
To put a first rig on the road
Van, gear, working capital

A good fit if you

  • Want a low-capital start - the van and gear are the whole capital base, not a building
  • Take pride in craft and quality, and like working with your hands on the car
  • Will hunt route density: recurring maintenance plans and fleet/dealer accounts
  • Are willing to learn and sell ceramic coating and paint correction, the margin lever

A poor fit if you

  • Want a hands-off, absentee business from day one - this starts owner-operated
  • Dislike physical, weather-exposed work in driveways and parking lots
  • Underprice basic washes and never attach the high-ticket coatings
  • Cannot keep the route full - idle rig hours are pure lost profit with no fallback
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Step Inside the Layout

A live look at one tool inside

This is the actual 3D floor from the full model - drag to explore it. Inside, you configure the space yourself and watch the economics move with every choice.

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This is just the surface

The full model is the complete, interactive deep-dive, and every business here is built to the same standard: a live economics simulator you tune to your own numbers, an interactive 3D walkthrough, a location scorecard, an owner-fit assessment, buy-versus-build guidance, and the full breakdown of how it makes money and what quietly kills margin.