This book, "The Owners Manual" gives an owner countless ideas on how to start a detail business or a detail department. It is written more from a dealership perspective, but a detail department within a dealership is basically a detail business within their dealership. This book will be a great help in aiding a prospective detail shop operator to be profitable from the very beginning. Some of the topics in this book include: Shop set-up, equipment, employees, charging for the job, labor time, scheduling, pay plans, educating customers, and more! A great insight if you have plans on opening up a detailing business. or if you currently own or run a detail shop.