The number of vehicles on the road is increasing rapidly every day. Obviously, the demand for car wash will also increase. To meet this demand, a car wash business can provide you with a great earning opportunity. One of the great features of this business is that you can start it with less capital. Margins in this business are very good. You will earn well. If you are interested and planning this business (car wash business), you need to do some preparation and homework for it.
Location and location
You should find the right and suitable location for this business location. A good location is essential for this business. Try to get a place in an upper-middle-class residential area or a high-traffic area. The location should be such that your wash center is visible and customers should not face any problem in reaching it. Talking about how much space is required, at least 4,000 to 5,000 square feet of space should be available to start with. As reported by Smallbusinesshub, we can expect a rent of Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000. However, it totally depends on the location and mutual consent.
Water resources and manpower
Availability of water and manpower is very important for car wash business. You may have to arrange a borewell connection. Getting water from a tanker will be very expensive. An average of 30-35 liters of water is used to wash a car. Assuming you wash 15 cars a day, you will need about 550 liters of water a day.
In terms of manpower, you will need at least 2 to 3 people. You have to pay them your salary according to your requirement. Car wash business: Since it is a service oriented business, you have to provide the quality of service, so that the customer feels good after washing him at his place. If you provide good service, you won’t need to market yourself, people will come to you. To decide the car wash charge to the customer, you need to understand your local market and then you can decide the best price accordingly.
A license will also be required.
For car wash business, shop and establishment certificate, GST registration (required only if your annual turnover is more than Rs 40 lakh), business certificate-single proprietorship is sufficient and pollution certificate (loan only required when applying for). Talking about the budget, you should consider a budget of 3 to 4 lakh rupees (car wash setup cost) to start this business.
What machinery and equipment is required.
For this you will need a hydraulic car wash lifter, commercial pressure washing machine, vacuum cleaner, polisher, blower, steam cleaner and glass vac (car wash business machinery required). You have to buy these. Also you need some chemicals. Like foam shampoo, wax, liquid polish and cream polish like body shiner, liquid sandpaper, scratch remover, degreaser and tire polish are needed to remove oil markers. To wash the interior of the car, you will need multi-cleaner, polish liquid, upholstery cleaner, leather cleaner and conditioner and glass cleaner.
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