Product rankings
What detailing equipment should you buy first?
Detailing equipment in order of priority: what to buy first, what each machine is for, and what can wait.
Telmo Antunes · 1 min read
Follow-ups
How reviews work on detailmasters
Who can review your studio, what protects you from an unfair review, how we ask for reviews on your behalf, and how reviews change your place in the listing.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
Running your studio
How to add the bookings that come in through WhatsApp and Instagram to detailmasters
Work agreed on WhatsApp, on Instagram or over the phone takes up the workshop like any other job. A walk-in booking puts it on your calendar, in the client's history and in the month's figures.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
Follow-ups
The message to send after a ceramic coating
One written message at handover, with the date until which the client cannot wash the car. It stays on the booking and protects your work.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
Detailing tips
The car came out spotless, so why was the smell back a week later?
Smoke smell stays in the car's materials, and that is where you treat it. Some cars never get all the way back, and that belongs in the quote.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
Running your studio
Your calendar says you are full, but you are not.
A van on its way to a client should not close your workshop's calendar. Here is how to set how many jobs of each type your team runs at once.
Telmo Antunes · 1 min read
Running your studio
Getting paid before you touch the car
With a prepaid package, the client pays for their sessions online before any work is booked. Here is how to set one up without losing margin.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
Car care guides
How often should you actually reapply a ceramic coating?
A ceramic coating wears down, faster on some parts of the car than on others. Here is how to check yours with a hose.
Telmo Antunes · 2 min read
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