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DetailOAR Field Manual · Learning path

Set Up DetailOAR

Use the business curriculum to configure your DetailOAR workspace profile, services, prices, policies, lead response, inspections, reviews, and recurring care.

8 guidesmobile / shop / hybrid3–5 hours reading and configuration
Start with guide 1

Start at the top. Your progress stays on this device.

Seeded DetailOAR Workspace and billing screen showing demo plan status and the Startup, Growth, and Scale plan cards.

Recommended order

One useful result at a time.

Finish a guide, then move to the next unlocked step.

  1. Phase 1
    Shape the business

    The model decision everything in the workspace will mirror.

  2. 1Business Foundations · 12 min readMobile, Shop, or Hybrid: Choosing the Right Detailing Business ModelNot started

    Weigh mobile, fixed-shop, and hybrid detailing side by side using real demand, your cash, travel, capacity, and the life you want around the work.

    Action: 2–3 hr

    Open guide 1
  3. Phase 2
    Configure the offer

    Services, prices, and policies — into the workspace exactly as sold.

  4. 2Business Foundations · 14 min readHow to Design a Profitable Service MenuNot started

    Build a small service menu with clear outcomes, firm boundaries, capacity that fits, sensible add-ons, and standards your crew can deliver.

    Action: 4–6 hr

    Open guide 2
  5. 3Business Foundations · 16 min readHow to Price Detailing Services Without GuessingNot started

    Set a price that holds up, built from labor capacity, direct cost, overhead, risk, and the owner pay you’re aiming for, then check it against real jobs.

    Action: 3–6 hr

    Open guide 3
  6. 4Business Foundations · 17 min readDeposits, Cancellations, Weather, Damage, and Customer PoliciesNot started

    Write customer policies people can actually read: deposits, schedule changes, mobile weather, vehicle condition, valuables, damage documentation, and disputes.

    Action: 4–8 hr plus legal review

    Open guide 4
  7. Phase 3
    Wire the daily flow

    Lead replies and inspections running through the software, not memory.

  8. 5Marketing and Sales · 15 min readLead Response Scripts for Calls, Text Messages, and Direct MessagesNot started

    Answer every channel fast with scripts that qualify politely, lock in the next step, and record consent, without ever sounding like a robot.

    Action: 2 hr setup; 5–10 min per lead

    Open guide 5
  9. 6Detailing Skills · 15 min readVehicle Check-In, Inspection, and Damage DocumentationNot started

    A calm, repeatable check-in that confirms who and what you’re working on, records the condition the car arrived in, keeps media private, and gets acknowledgment before work begins.

    Action: 10–20 min per vehicle

    Open guide 6
  10. Phase 4
    Automate the follow-through

    Reviews and repeat care that fire without you remembering.

  11. 7Marketing and Sales · 13 min readHow to Build an Automatic Review-Request SystemNot started

    Ask every eligible customer for an honest review at the right moment, automate follow-up with care, honor opt-outs, and route complaints to a private fix.

    Action: 2–4 hr

    Open guide 7
  12. 8Marketing and Sales · 17 min readHow to Create Repeat Customers, Maintenance Plans, and Reactivation CampaignsNot started

    Build follow-up, rebooking, recurring maintenance, and respectful win-back campaigns around what the vehicle needs and what the customer agreed to.

    Action: 4–8 hr

    Open guide 8