Running A Car Garage? 12 Essentials You Need  

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Running A Car Garage? 12 Essentials You Need   

A car garage is a fantastic business to run if you’re crazy for cars and love working with your hands. However, if you’re just setting up it can be hard to know what you need to add to your workspace. Fear not, we’ve done the hard work for you so you can sort out what must-haves you need to get on your way to building a successful car garage business. 

 Spare Parts  

Unless you’re planning to open a specialist car garage and focus on a particular brand it is best to stock a variety of basic parts to cover yourself and offer the quickest lead time possible for your clients. You can purchase ford auto parts, as well as many other car brands online for a good price.  

 Spare Oil 

Often cars will have problems simply because they need an oil change. Keep plenty of spare oil around for any car that comes in that could benefit from fresh oil, and to add to vehicles that have booked in for a service or routine maintenance.  

 A Diagnostics Tool  

Before you can repair a car you’ll need to understand what is wrong with it. A diagnostics tool is a great big of tech that you can use to find out what problems the vehicle is facing.  

 Insurance  

Cars are expensive and so are all of your tools. Insurance will keep you covered so that if any unfortunate mishaps happen on your forecourt you’ll be safe from being out of pocket.  To know exactly what you need to cover you’ll need help managing car inventories. It’s important to know what you have coming in and going out on a regular basis.

 Racking And Storage  

You’ll need some decent shelving or racking units to hold all of your stuff. Car parts are heavy so ensure that you have some heavy-duty shelves to contain items like tires and exhausts. Small trays and organization boxes are useful for little parts that can easily get lost such as screws and drill bits. You don’t want to lose them as they roll off of surfaces. Invest in an upstanding tool rack with hooks to hang all of your hand tools on for organization that doesn’t take up to much floor space.  

 A Hydraulic Car Lift 

Car lifts will save you time hoisting cars into the air and are essential for the safety of your employees. A good car lift will keep the vehicles you’re working on raised above so that your staff can work underneath them for prolonged periods of time.  

 LED Lighting 

You’ll need good lighting to be able to perform repairs on small dark areas. Strong and bright LED overhead lighting is necessary so you can see what you’re doing and LED torches or hand lights will enable you to see into every nook and cranny – which is everywhere under the hood! Have plenty of torches spare for all of your staff to use.  

 Touch Up Paint 

If you’re not offering a wrap or full body kit revamp, the least you can have is some touch-up paint on hand to help cover small dings and scratches. A paint kit can be blended to create the correct color for the car you’re repairing for a smoother, more clean finish that your customers will be happy with.  

 An Automatic Tire Changer 

Changing tires can be a tedious job and one that you’ll find yourself undertaking day in, day out. by investing in an automatic tire changer you can save a whole lot of time and effort that is best spent on other, more lucrative jobs. Pick a model with an assist arm that will make tricky flats easy to change in a matter of minutes rather than hours.  

 Safety Gear 

Your employees have a right to work in a safe environment. Make sure you have plenty of personal protective equipment such as high-vis vests and thick gloves for them to work in. Eye safety goggles are a must, as your team will be working with dangerous equipment and are at risk of eye injuries every day. 

 A Torque Wrench 

To work smarter not harder, you’ll want your garage to be fitted out with plenty of torque wrenches so that your team can easily unscrew bolts and nuts so they can work quicker and more efficiently. Your staff will be thanking you when they’re swapping their next cylinder head in minutes!  

 Multitools  

While all tools are handy, a multitool combines all of the basics into one, which will mean your employees don’t spend half of their time circling around the garage for the right tool. With a multitool they’ll have most of what they need in one little bit of kit, saving them from having to wriggle out from under cars to grab another item. 

 

Which of these essentials will you be adding to your new garage? Share in the comments!