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A complete system for auto detailing & appearance shops
Turn one-time details into customers who come back — on schedule.
Auto Shop is a booking-and-marketing system built for auto shops — detailers and coating shops, and full-service repair shops with online estimates and work-orders. It tracks every vehicle, brings owners back when their protection is due, documents condition at drop-off, and fills your quiet days — branded as your shop.
Auto Shop storefront — phone + desktop
The demo is the product
Same system. Three businesses. Zero rebuild.
Three real, live auto businesses on the exact same platform — a premium detailing studio, a mobile detailer, and a full-service repair shop with online estimates and work-orders. Completely different looks and workflows. When you sign on, we brand it as yours.
What it does for you
Every feature earns its keep.
They detail once and disappear — the system brings them back.
Coating- and cycle-aware reminders email each owner when their vehicle is actually due for a refresh — ceramic, PPF, wax, or wash.
More repeat details, on autopilot.
maintenance reminder — due for a refresh
booking wizard — package, slot, pay
Booking without the phone tag.
Online booking with your real hours, bays, and time slots — take full payment or a deposit, your call, per your business.
A full book without the back-and-forth.
Protect yourself from damage disputes.
Log every panel's condition at drop-off on a tap-a-car diagram — scratches, dents, chips — with photos. Your record and theirs.
No more “it wasn’t like that” arguments.
condition log — tap-a-car diagram
vehicle profile + coating type
Every vehicle, remembered.
Detailed vehicle profiles on every client — make, model, plate, colour, and coating type on file.
Personal service, every single visit.
Reviews that actually show up.
After a detail, the system requests a review; you approve it; it appears on your site marked “✓ Verified customer.”
Social proof that builds itself.
reviews — ✓ Verified customer
referral link
Your best clients bring you more.
A shareable referral link rewards both your regular and the friend they send.
Word-of-mouth, turned into a system.
Fill the quiet weeks.
One click sends an offer to the right customers — everyone, lapsed, or recent — safely and unsubscribe-friendly.
Turn a slow week around from one screen.
campaigns composer — segment counts
customer portal — vehicles + rebook
Your customers help themselves.
Clients sign in (no password), see their vehicles and history, and rebook in one tap.
Fewer calls, more repeat bookings.
Your command center
Your whole shop, on one screen.
Appointments, scheduling, vehicles, the condition log, maintenance cycles, reviews, referrals, campaigns, payments, and settings — one login, no spreadsheets.
Owner dashboard — bookings, scheduling, condition log
Simple and straight
How it works to get started.
1
Book a demo.
We show you a live system for an auto shop.
2
We brand it as yours.
Your name, colours, domain, and services — provisioned in minutes.
3
You go live.
A setup fee plus a monthly subscription. We'll walk you through the numbers on the call.
Shipping constantly
New every few weeks.
Jul 2026
Campaigns
One-click offers to lapsed and recent clients, sent safely in batches.
Jul 2026
Referrals
Two-sided, shareable referral links.
Jul 2026
Verified reviews
Automated review requests, owner-moderated, shown on your site.
Jul 2026
Real scheduling
Timezone-aware slots, business hours, closures, and capacity.
Jul 2026
Online payments
Optional deposit or full prepayment at booking.
Frequently asked.
Is it really my own site?
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How long does setup take?
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Do I have to take payments online?
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What about my existing customers?
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Do I need to be technical?
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What does it cost?
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See Auto Shop running for a shop like yours.
Book a 20-minute demo. We'll show you the live system and how fast you could have your own, branded as your shop.
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