Archived Blog Posts for Auto Detailer Training

There’s no question you need education and training to successfully operate in any trade or profession, whether you’re studying to be a doctor, lawyer, construction worker or auto detailer.

And don’t think for a moment that your auto detailing customers aren’t interested in where you obtained your skills and knowledge. Just as you want assurances that the doctor performing surgery on you has a medical degree, your customers want to know that you have received auto detailing training from a private licensed school with a curriculum approved by the State of Pennsylvania.

With a framed diploma awarded at ceremonies marking the end of the Detail King training program, graduates now have tangible proof that they went to school in order to learn the proper way to satisfy your customers’ needs. Being a graduate from our auto detailing school should be a benefit that extends far beyond what the on-the-job training detailer has to offer. We leave no stone unturned when it comes to our hands-on training.

Here at Detail King, our auto detailing training program begins with the basics — things you must know in lieu of grabbing a rag and bucket of soapy water and going at it. First off, it’s important to know which detailing tools are available to you as well as how to use them properly, when to use them and where to use them. It’s also wise to know what precautions you must take before starting to work with these tools, and our auto-detailing training program will show you how.

We don’t expect you to be a chemist, but we can teach you how to use the correct chemicals and, polishes, sealants and waxes for your auto detailing business. We teach you to know what products work best for specific situations, how to measure chemicals so you don’t overdo the job and cause damage to your paying customers automobiles. And, we teach you to respect these chemicals in safety classes presented by our staff.

On the business side, we teach our students how to determine what to Continue reading…

The June 2012 Auto Detailing Training Seminar – Technician Program in Pittsburgh, Pa., begins at 8:15 a.m. sharp on Saturday, June 23, and if you’re interested in attending, you can still get a seat.

In fact, Nick Vacco, director and founder of the Auto Detailing Training Institute, says he’ll hold a place for applicants up until the last minute — especially for those of you who are seriously considering a career change and starting an auto detailing business.

This car detailing training seminar is a two-day experience that has resulted in many students going on to become successful auto detailing business owners, working as mobile detailing operators, detail shop owners, professional detailers and detail shop honchos.

The cost is just $299, which includes two full days of training, all the coffee and refreshments you can consume, training materials — including the seminar binder — and a framed diploma that shows you have been professionally trained. No silly “certificates of completion” here (Detail King Auto Detailing Institute is a Private Licensed Training School approved by the State Of Pennsylvania’s Board of Education).

The first day of the Auto Detail Training Seminar is dedicated to learning the ropes for starting, operating and growing a detailing business whether it be mobile, fixed or both. Day one is held at the Holiday Inn in Monroeville, Pa, not far from Detail King’s world headquarters just outside of Pittsburgh.

Below is a brief synopsis of what will take place in the classroom on Day One: Continue reading…

What’s the difference between auto detailing and auto reconditioning? The simple answer is this: Auto detailing is the complete cleaning and preservation of a vehicle. Auto reconditioning takes that concept further, stopping just shy of total auto restoration.

When it comes to the resale of a used vehicle, auto reconditioning separates the men from the boys. Most automobile dealerships that take vehicles on trade make sure that these pre-owned beasts are running well and look near new before they move them to the front line of used cars. These trade-in vehicles are gone over mechanically and then thoroughly detailed and reconditioned before potential customers even have an opportunity to kick a tire.

And today, more than ever, clean, reconditioned vehicles are selling at a premium — especially given that the average new car is priced around Continue reading…


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