Building a $1.5M+ Boat Detailing & Auto Protection Shop Over 17 Years | Learning New Skills and Scaling Old Ones
09 October 2025

Building a $1.5M+ Boat Detailing & Auto Protection Shop Over 17 Years | Learning New Skills and Scaling Old Ones

Road to $1 Million Detailing Podcast

About

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Andrew Hayslip, owner of Boat Beautiful, Car Beautiful, and CCT Auto Protection Studio based out of Austin, TX. Andrew first started detailing boats when he was 22 years old and over the years started a car detailing and auto protection business as well. 17 years later, Boat Beautiful is one of the largest marine detailers in Texas, generating over $1 million a year in sales, and CCT has experienced growth of 166% in just the last year. Today, Andrew is going to share his story and some secrets to his success.

Time Stamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(2:04) - How Andrew Started

(5:28) - Building a Team

(8:33) - How The Name "Boat Beautiful" Came To Be

(11:41) - Financial Insights

(16:17) - The Introduction of PPF

(19:07) - Upselling & Client Communication

(25:35) - Training vs Hiring

(40:18) - Compensation Structure 

(50:37) - Sales Strategies For PPF

(1:01:07) - Standard Operating Procedures

Boat Beautiful & CCT Auto Protection Studio

Website - https://www.boatbeautiful.com/?

Website - https://www.ceramiccoattexas.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ceramiccoattexas/?hl=en

Belk Detailing LLC

Website - https://www.belkmobiledetailing.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/belkmobiledetailing/

Road to $1 Million 

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Roadto1MillionDetailing

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadto1milliondetailing/