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Car Detailing Business

Turn dusty Lagos cars into showroom-clean rides — and build a detailing business that pays

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About this course

Learn professional car detailing as a real business: deep interior and exterior cleaning, paint care and polishing, the products and tools that work in Nigeria, and a repeatable process customers will pay good money for. You'll also learn how to price packages in naira, choose between mobile and shop, and get a steady stream of customers in cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano.

Millions of cars, almost none of them properly clean. The gap between a ₦1,500 roadside wash and a real detail is where your money lives — and it's wider than you think.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Why car detailing is quiet money in Nigeria — and how you start11 min
  2. The toolkit and products that actually work in Nigeria13 min
  3. Interior detailing — the part that wins repeat customers14 min
  4. Exterior wash and decontamination — without scratching the paint13 min
  5. Paint care and polishing — where the real money lives14 min
  6. A repeatable process, packages and naira pricing13 min
  7. Mobile vs shop, marketing, and getting your first customers13 min

Your project

Your Car Detailing Business Plan

A written detailing business plan (a document or shared link) containing your service packages with naira pricing, your step-by-step process checklist, your equipment and product list with costs, your mobile-vs-shop decision, and your customer-getting plan.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Car Detailing Business free?

Yes. Car Detailing Business is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Car Detailing Business take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Car Detailing Business?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Car Detailing Business?

You will build practical skills in Professional interior detailing, Exterior wash, decontamination and protection, Paint correction and polishing basics, Choosing products and tools that work in Nigeria, Building a repeatable process and standards, Pricing packages and quoting jobs in naira, Getting and keeping detailing customers. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Car Detailing Business?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Your Car Detailing Business Plan and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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