Comprehensive
Made specifically to cover every aspect of detailing, including the business and marketing aspect, this is our most comprehensive and affordable training program ever!
Learn everything you will ever need to know about detailing, from setting your business up from scratch right through to the most advanced techniques in paint correction and everything in between!
Note: As we are in the process of releasing the tutorial videos, to reward our early subscribers this course will be only $10 USD per month!
We will aim at quickly uploading all content at which point the special pricing will revert to our regular rate for new students.
Developed from experience
Crafted and refined from years of experience, this course will empower you with thousands of hours of detailing know-how and knowledge in a fun, easy to follow logical curriculum that has been proven to create successful professional detailers!
Every single lesson in this training course is based on real world experience and learning proven to be effective and accurate, free from bias and external influence!
Exterior Detailing
Nothing will be an unknown after viewing our comprehensive exterior detailing training module!
We will take you through it all, from the theory and science of detailing such as diminishing and non diminishing abrasives through to hands on training on dealing with the most difficult of paint correction tasks!
Interior Detailing
Products, brushes, water extractors, steam cleaning, leather, plastic, you name it, we address it in our comprehensive interior detailing module!
Business Training
Being a great car detailer is only one part of the battle, to be a successful detailer you will need to be a trained business owner!
In this course we will cover all aspects of setting up your business from the tools and products you require when starting off right through to marketing and sales advice to grow your bookings and income!
Example Curriculum
- Introduction to the Leading Edge Detailing Academy (2:18)
- What is detailing? Why do we detail? (3:58)
- Positioning your business in the market, the 4 p's of the marketing mix (13:56)
- Mobile or workshop? Pro's and Con's (13:57)
- Tools and Equipment for setting up a successful detailing business (17:01)
- Van/Ute setup tips and tricks (13:02)
- Workshop setup tips and tricks (12:46)
- How to improve Google search rankings for your website - SEO (12:03)
- How to market and promote your detailing business (17:29)
- The detailing plan for every car - Work smart (8:14)
- How to identify and manage difficult customers *Important* (21:24)
- 5 reasons why detailing businesses fail - Avoid these bad habits! (5:59)
- Cleaning carpets and upholstery - Steam vs Water Extraction (9:17)
- Cleaning and conditioning leather (10:39)
- Removing mold and disinfection (6:15)
- Vacuuming tips (5:37)
- Cleaning and dressing plastic trims (10:53)
- Cleaning dash cluster and displays (5:15)
- Removing odors inc cigarette smell (3:31)
- Cleaning Alcantara (2:19)
- Interior glass cleaning tips and tricks (4:20)
- Interior detailing helpful tips and recap (4:11)
- Cleaning door / boot jambs (18:22)
- What are "Water spots"? Deposits vs Etching vs Chemical (6:50)
- Washing Methods - Rinseless vs 3 bucket - How to save lots of time and be efficent! (16:17)
- Understanding Paint Contamination and Decontamination (15:35)
- Engine bay cleaning and dressing
- Wheel arches, brake and suspension cleaning and dressing
- Mineral deposits & waterspots - paint
- Mineral deposits & waterspots - glass
- Paint sealants
- Wax
- Exterior trim restoration + dressing
- Dry ice blasting
- Headlight restoration (10:59)
- Exterior glass cleaning
- IGL AIO - Bonus tutorial how to protect and maintain PPF (5:35)
- Introduction (1:06)
- Understanding the Painted Surface - Most Important Key Foundations for Paint Correction (15:40)
- Understanding Common Paint Defects (16:47)
- Compounds and polishes - Diminishing vs non-diminishing vs AIO (19:22)
- Understanding the different types of polishing/cutting pads (8:21)
- How to clean and maintain polishing/cutting pads (7:03)
- Polishing machines - What are the various types of polishers, how do they work and which should I buy? (17:25)
- Paint correction - Work area and polishing cycle (20:09)
- Paint thickness
- Paint Correction Tutorial 1 - Core foundations, machine handling, posture and working clean (50:59)
- Paint correction - Super soft paint
- Paint correction - Super hard paint
- Paint correction - Sticky paint
- Paint correction - Single stage paint
- Paint correction advanced tips and tricks
- Paint correction common mistakes
- Pad damage - how to avoid and maximise pad life
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