Home Car Wash Business

Car wash industry is a booming business. The industry is over 10 Billion dollars a year and an estimated 16 million cars are sold each year and there is no indication of decline. Why not start earning a living from home with your own car wash business?

Everyone who has a car knows how to wash them, well almost everyone anyway. What you will need for this business is a car washing kit. You don’t need a staff for this type of business. You don’t need to buy an expensive cleaner, but buy a reliable one that won’t leave you high and dry in the middle of your work. Use biodegradable products and practice environmentally friendly methods.

Equipment:

Car pressure washer - for starters, use a 1400 Hp washer. There are lots of brands to choose from, including color to suit your taste. Recycle! Choose brands that use refurbished water.
Vaccum cleaner – if the customer wants to have his car vaccumed, chances are you already have it.
Waxes, Special gloss treatments – If they want extra, you can offer to wax and apply special coats according to your customer’s specification.
Wash soap - Buy car wash soaps that are biodegradable.
Car cleaning kit – an essential for every car wash business. It should be lint, static, and friction free.
Wash Water containment – This is a one time expense and can be used for many years of operation. This will help prevent pollution from spilling water to storm drainage and watersheds.

Make sure you are comfortable and confident in your work. You will then be able to fully enjoy the continued patronage, and receive compliments from satisfied costumer.

Marketing

You might want to look at home car wash franchise. This requires a significant amount of investment. If you decide to pursue a car wash business you need to understand that almost all of your customers will come in from a 10 miles of your location. Location is the key to this business.

Most people believe their repeat customer rate is 80 % in the carwash business and statistically is not true. When putting up ads for your carwash, it is vital that your driving customers can see the sign for at least forty seconds. It is also good to be near a mall, or fast food. Try to let your friends know you’ll start the car wash business because they will definitely bring in some of their friends to your car wash.

Make your own business card. There are many applications installed in your computer that has templates and are very easy to use, not to mention a lot of savings making them yourself. Earning a living from home means to cut cost including making your own flyers to post on the notice boards in your community or you can distribute them yourself. You can also place free ads on our local newspapers.

Research everything you need to know about this type of business and contact your local officers for some guidelines and licensing or permit. Carwash businesses should have frequent rewards scheme for customers as well. Start your own car wash business today and have fun as well as the satisfaction of earning unlimited income from home while doing the things you want to do with your family and friends.