Step 1
Setup Builder
Find what to buy now, buy later, and skip. Use your budget and the equipment you already own.
Open Setup BuilderFree planning tools
What do you need to work out?
Each tool answers one question. Use your own costs and save or print the results where offered. No account is needed.
New to the business? Follow the five stepsPlan the business
Start with equipment. Price the work, show customers your prices, make a logo, advertise, bill each job, check if they can repay your setup or a new machine, then put it all in one plan.
Step 2
Pricing Calculator
Price a job from your time and costs. Then make a menu or customer quote.
Open Pricing CalculatorStep 3
Price List Maker
Make a price list with car, SUV, and truck prices. Download it as an image or print it as a PDF.
Open Price List MakerStep 4
Logo Maker
Make a car detailing logo from your business name. Download files for print, dark backgrounds, and profile pictures.
Open Logo MakerStep 5
Flyer Maker
Make a print flyer with tear-off tabs and a social post from your services, prices, and phone number.
Open Flyer MakerStep 6
Business Card Maker
Make a car detailing business card. Print 10 per sheet at home or download a file sized for Vistaprint, MOO, or GotPrint.
Open Business Card MakerStep 7
Gift Certificate Maker
Make a numbered car detailing gift certificate for a dollar value or a service. Print it or download an image.
Open Gift Certificate MakerStep 8
Invoice & Receipt Maker
Make a detailing invoice or receipt with services, approved changes, tax, deposits, and the balance due. Print, save a PDF, or copy it.
Open Invoice & Receipt MakerStep 9
Break-even Calculator
See how many jobs can repay your setup after job costs, monthly bills, and your pay.
Open Break-even CalculatorStep 10
Equipment Payback Calculator
Check if a polisher, extractor, steamer, or pressure washer pays for itself from your own price and jobs.
Open Equipment Payback CalculatorStep 11
Income Projector
See what employed detailers earn. Then project your own monthly and yearly income before tax.
Open Income ProjectorStep 12
Business Plan Builder
Turn your services, costs, and hours into a one-page plan with profit, break-even, capacity, and cash to open.
Open Business Plan BuilderPrepare and do the work
Check water, power, steam cleaners, and product costs. Compare car shampoos and foam cannons, mix cleaners from their labels, convert paint gauge readings, and follow a job checklist.
Water Tank Planner
Plan water between refills and compare tank capacity, loaded weight, and your vehicle's payload limit.
Open Water Tank PlannerPower Planner
Add your tools' running and starting watts by job stage. Check a generator, power station, or outlet against them.
Open Power PlannerSteam Cleaner Comparison
Compare steam cleaners by watts, steam pressure, and refill while running. Check one with your vacuum on an outlet or generator.
Open Steam Cleaner ComparisonCost-per-detail Calculator
Find the cost of each cleaner per job from its bottle price, mix ratio, and amount used.
Open Cost-per-detail CalculatorpH-Neutral Car Shampoo Comparison
Compare car shampoos by the pH on the label and on the maker's safety data sheet, coating claims, and how much to mix per bucket.
Open pH-Neutral Car Shampoo ComparisonFoam Cannon Comparison
Compare foam cannons by fitting, orifice, and the PSI and GPM each maker allows. Check which fit your electric pressure washer.
Open Foam Cannon ComparisonDilution Calculator
Turn a label ratio or percentage into ounces or mL. Includes a printable ratio chart.
Open Dilution CalculatorMils to Microns Converter
Convert paint gauge readings between mils and microns, and check the spread of readings on one panel.
Open Mils to Microns ConverterChecklist Builder
Follow the steps for your own car or a customer job. Save or print your checklist.
Open Checklist BuilderFor car owners
See typical national prices and how long the work takes before you book a detail, coating, correction, PPF, window tint, or headlight restoration, and what to tip afterwards.
Car Detailing Cost
See what a car wash, interior, exterior, or full detail typically costs by vehicle size and condition.
Open Car Detailing CostCar Detailing Time Estimator
See how long a wash, interior, full detail, polish, or ceramic coating typically takes, and when to pick the car up.
Open Car Detailing Time EstimatorCeramic Coating Cost
See typical ceramic coating prices by how long the coating lasts, vehicle size, and paint condition.
Open Ceramic Coating CostPaint Correction Cost
See typical stage 1, 2, and 3 paint correction prices by vehicle size.
Open Paint Correction CostPPF Cost
See typical paint protection film prices for partial front, full front, track pack, and full car.
Open PPF CostWindow Tint Cost
See typical car window tint prices by film type (carbon or ceramic), windows, and vehicle size, plus windshield and tint removal.
Open Window Tint CostHeadlight Restoration Cost
See what professional restoration of both headlights typically costs and how long it lasts.
Open Headlight Restoration CostCar Detailer Tip Calculator
See how much to tip for a car detail, with a suggested amount and the tip at 10%, 15%, and 20%.
Open Car Detailer Tip Calculator