The best detailing training courses in the UK for car detailing and valeting. Utilising The Auto Finesse Detailing Academy, our state-of-the-art training facility, along with our fleet of pro detailing vans, we offer unrivalled training courses covering every aspect of unit-based and mobile detailing.
Designed to install the fundamentals and practical skills to complete every process to the most stringent industry standards we strive to impart the detailing products knowledge to take care of any car detailing and valeting task. Our structured training programmes are suitable for any level of detailing experience from novice and enthusiast to trade professional.
Ranging from entry-level foundation courses that give you the ability and self-confidence to detail your own car, to week-long accredited professional training courses designed to set you up for a successful career in the car care industry, every one of our comprehensive training programmes features a tailored curriculum to help you achieve your personal goals, while offering the coaching and guidance you need from our team of experienced Master Detailers.
Our range of training courses includes...
Master Detailer - The Master Detailer Course sees our experienced Instructors take you through the complete detailing process from start to finish giving you a crucial understanding of every stage and the essential product knowledge and practical skills to be able to take on and complete any professional detailing task. In this course you will learn to master all processes from safe routine maintenance and paint decontamination, to machine polishing, protection application and finishing to an industry-leading standard.Broken down over the course of a week, this comprehensive programme also covers the science of all detailing stages and provides key trade solutions specially-developed to help you set up, market and direct a successful detailing business. In addition, this course includes crucial ongoing support with access to discounts and our specialist trade services. The intensive curriculum incorporates extensive practical sessions within a controlled environment, along with a live mobile detailing session, on the road, in one of our professional detailing vans. No matter your previous experience, our Master Detailer course has been specifically developed to enhance your abilities in every aspect of the detailing business.
Professional Valeting – Designed for professional valeters, along with those looking to take their first steps in the car care industry, our 2-day Professional Valeting Course covers every part of valeting a vechile inside and out covering the cleaning process with intensive, hands-on training from our team of Master Detailers. Designed to impart the skills and the product knowledge to be able to safely and efficiently carry out any valeting task, this tailored programme also includes sessions on the fundamentals of setting up and running a successful business, and features ongoing and support with access to trade discounts and our specialist trade services. With a multitude of subjects covered - from paint polishing and engine bays to carpet cleaning and intense stain removal - this comprehensive programme offers the key insights and helps you develop the fundamental skills needed to complete any vehicle to a professional standard. This course takes place in both the controlled environment of our state-of-the-art Academy detailing bays and on the road in one of our fully-equipped detailing vans, covering both unit-based and mobile valeting.
Machine Polishing - Covering every aspect of the machine polishing process, this comprehensive programme is designed to help you master one of the most complicated processes, while giving you the skills and confidence to safely complete any professional paint enhancement, restoration and correction detail. A one-day programme that’s ideal for those new to detailing, along with detailing and valeting professionals looking to enhance their practical skills, this course takes place in one of our Detailing Academy polishing bays and covers a full range of products and accessories, with access to a vast array of professional equipment, including every type of machine polisher, polish and compound. Covering all stages - from preparation and polishing techniques to adding protection layers - this course ensures that you’re ready to take on scratches, swirl marks, holograms and other common paint defects, and refine the paintwork on any vehicle to a flawless finish.
Detail What You Bring - Our trademark foundation course not only takes you through all the key detailing processes, teaching you the fundamentals and giving you the confidence to go on and safely detail any vehicle. But, our Detail What You Bring also offers the unique opportunity to bring your own car along to the Auto Finesse Detailing Academy, and spend the day using our products and facilities under the direction of one of our professional Master Detailers. Tailored to your specific requirements and focusing on the detailing processes you’d like to learn, our Detail What You Bring Course not only imparts the skills and knowledge that are essential to complete your own car, inside and out, to the highest professional standard, but we also offer a series of intensive tasters into the detailing products, processes and trade secrets that are usually reserved for the industry professionals.