CAR DETAILING TRAINING COMPARISON AND PRACTICE SHEET Detail Compass | checked 2026-10-02 Purpose: choose instruction for one planned service. Provider facts change. Confirm all details with the provider before enrollment. FIRST SERVICE Service and included tasks: ______________________________ Surfaces and products: __________________________________ Tasks already practiced: ________________________________ Tasks needing supervised practice: ______________________ For each missing task, target minutes for one full supervised sequence: ______ A full sequence includes setup, surface check, work, inspection, feedback and correction when needed. Cash cap: $____ Owner-hour cap: ____ hours Planning-cost cap: $____ Insurer / local permission answer and date: ______________ FILLED DECISION EXAMPLE (HYPOTHETICAL, NOT A PROVIDER RATING) First service: basic interior and exterior clean. Missing skill: safe interior product and surface checks. Candidate A: broad interior/exterior class. Scope = pass. Learner target for interior task = 45 individual supervised minutes and one full attempt with feedback and correction when needed. Provider minutes, safety content and seat = unknown. Decision = open. Ask provider for written answers. Hypothetical cost check for Candidate A: $400 course + $120 travel + $30 materials = $550 cash. Six class hours + four travel hours = 10 owner hours. Ten hours x $25 owner-hour allowance = $250. Planning cost = $550 + $250 = $800. Learner caps: $600 cash, 12 hours and $850 planning cost. The numeric checks pass; the purchase stays open because practice and safety are unknown. Candidate B: polishing-only class. Scope = fail for this first service. Decision = select only after adding a polishing service and checking its risks. Candidate C: written exam. Scope = fail as beginner task training. Decision = consider after practice if the credential serves a real need. COURSE 1 Provider and exact course name: __________________________ Course URL: _____________________________________________ Date checked / provider reply date: ______________________ Target service tasks taught: _____________________________ Learner target minutes for each missing task: ____________ Provider-confirmed individual supervised minutes: _______ Provider confirms a full observed task attempt? yes / no / unknown Students per instructor and tool: ________________________ Instructor feedback and correction when needed: ___________ Product-label, surface and tool safety content: __________ Outcome type: attendance / completion / scored skill test / other Prerequisites: __________________________________________ Course fee and currency, quoted on: _____________________ Travel: $____ Lodging: $____ Materials: $____ Total cash = fee + travel + lodging + materials: $______ Class hours: ____ Travel hours: ____ Other owner hours: ____ Total owner hours = class + travel + other: ____ hours Owner-hour allowance from your plan: $____ per hour Time value = total owner hours x allowance: $___________ Planning cost = total cash + time value: $_______________ Cash / hour / planning-cost caps pass? yes / no / unknown Current seat and cancellation terms: ____________________ Follow-up help and duration: ____________________________ Pass, fail or unknown: __________________________________ Reason and next action: __________________________________ COURSE 2 Provider and exact course name: __________________________ Course URL: _____________________________________________ Date checked / provider reply date: ______________________ Target service tasks taught: _____________________________ Learner target minutes for each missing task: ____________ Provider-confirmed individual supervised minutes: _______ Provider confirms a full observed task attempt? yes / no / unknown Students per instructor and tool: ________________________ Instructor feedback and correction when needed: ___________ Product-label, surface and tool safety content: __________ Outcome type: attendance / completion / scored skill test / other Prerequisites: __________________________________________ Course fee and currency, quoted on: _____________________ Travel: $____ Lodging: $____ Materials: $____ Total cash = fee + travel + lodging + materials: $______ Class hours: ____ Travel hours: ____ Other owner hours: ____ Total owner hours = class + travel + other: ____ hours Owner-hour allowance from your plan: $____ per hour Time value = total owner hours x allowance: $___________ Planning cost = total cash + time value: $_______________ Cash / hour / planning-cost caps pass? yes / no / unknown Current seat and cancellation terms: ____________________ Follow-up help and duration: ____________________________ Pass, fail or unknown: __________________________________ Reason and next action: __________________________________ PRACTICE LOG Date: _________ Vehicle and owner consent: ______________ Task and surface: ________________________________________ Product / tool / label limit: ____________________________ Instructor correction or stop point: ____________________ Observed result: _________________________________________ Full task completed under observation? yes / no Correction made and task repeated if needed? yes / no / not needed Setup time: ____ Cleaning time: ____ Inspection time: ____ Cleanup time: ____ Can I repeat this task without a prompt? yes / no Next practice or service-scope change: ___________________ PASS RULE Purchase passes when the provider confirms minutes at or above your target for each missing task, a full observed task attempt with feedback and correction when needed, and safety instruction. Cash, owner hours, planning cost and a current seat must also fit your stated caps. A blank answer is unknown. Paid-work readiness passes only after you repeat the complete safe service without a prompt. A failed task needs a narrower scope or more practice.