The same car comes back different every time
A maintenance wash in March and a full interior in October are the same customer and the same vehicle, but nothing like the same job. The record has to hold both.
Auto detailing
Detailing software that remembers the car, not just the customer.
Most detailing work is repeat work. The second visit should start with everything the first one produced — the package, the paint condition, the products used and what the customer cared about.
What the work actually involves
The parts generic software gets wrong.
Packages are where the margin lives
Presenting a clear package and a credible add-on is most of the difference between a $180 ticket and a $400 one. That needs a service menu, not a notes field.
Bay time is the real constraint
A booking that runs long does not just cost you that job, it costs the next one. Durations have to be attached to the service, not estimated in your head.
In ManePilot
How the workflow maps to it.
- Service menu with vehicle-type pricing, so a truck and a coupe quote correctly without a conversation
- Vehicle history against the car, so the next visit opens with the last one
- Durations per service, so the day's capacity is real rather than optimistic
Questions
Asked by auto detailing businesses.
Can it handle both mobile and in-shop work?
Yes. Each service can be marked as shop, mobile, or either, and the location context stays attached to the appointment.
Does it track what products were used on a vehicle?
Service history and job notes stay attached to the vehicle record, so the coating, the pad or the film used on the last visit is there on the next one.
Related
Close to this work.
Built for the way auto detailing actually runs.
Set up your services once, and the schedule, booking page and invoices all work from them.