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MOW Auto Care & How It All Started Mow Auto Care · Olathe, KS

MOW Auto Care

Article by Mo Abdu

Photography by Mo Abdu

In July 2020, my brother and I started as mobile detailers. I’ve always loved working on cars, and I wanted every car I touched to look the way I’d want my own - clean, shiny, and spotless.

I wanted to advertise and give my business the professional look I imagined, but money was tight. So I started with what I had and put everything I could into the quality of my work.

Some customers believed in me enough to offer to invest in better equipment and help the business grow. I’ll always appreciate that confidence in me. But I wanted to build this on my own terms, even if it meant taking the harder road. I knew the sacrifices behind every step, and I believed in myself and what I could build. I wanted to build something that couldn’t simply be bought - something earned through hard work, sacrifice, and determination.

In 2022, I opened my first small shop so I could take my work further. I spent three years there learning, improving, and building relationships with my customers. I took courses in paint correction and ceramic coating and expanded my skills into wrapping and repairs. Sometimes I lost money making things right, but having a happy customer was always worth it to me.

Seeing customers come back and recommend me to their friends gave me the motivation to keep going. Their support helped turn my small beginning into what you see today.

Six years later, we’re here at MOW Auto Care, bringing detailing, maintenance, and repair together in one place. My dream is to make caring for your car easier - to have everything you need right here, with people you trust.

I’m still learning, still improving, and still putting my heart into this business every day.

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