iShine Express Car Wash & Detail franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
iShine Express Car Wash & Detail has not disclosed a franchise fee or an investment range in the filings our data covers (as of 2026-05). We publish "Not disclosed" instead of an estimate — a missing number is information too. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
iShine Express Car Wash & Detail franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
- 1 "Not disclosed" means iShine Express Car Wash & Detail's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
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How iShine Express Car Wash & Detail's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2014: began the window at 0 units; 3 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 3 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for iShine Express Car Wash & Detail or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask iShine Express Car Wash & Detail for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether iShine Express Car Wash & Detail is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether iShine Express Car Wash & Detail grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only iShine Express Car Wash & Detail can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the iShine Express Car Wash & Detail franchise
iShine Express Car Wash & Detail is an auto & travel franchisor with 3 units at the end of 2014 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2014, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 3 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 3 units. Its parent company is Service Franchising, Inc.
Litigation history not in our data for iShine Express Car Wash & Detail — FDD Item 3 is the primary source to check directly.
iShine Express Car Wash & Detail franchise: quick answers
- How many iShine Express Car Wash & Detail units are there?
- 3 units at the end of 2014 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have iShine Express Car Wash & Detail's units held up?
- 100% of units at risk between 2012 and 2014 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).