How to price detailing??
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BobbyG
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I would sit and put packages together and an associated price.
Package 1 $$
Wash
Wipe down
Interior vacuum
Glass inside and out
Package 2 $$$
Wash
Clay
Interior vacuum
Interior surface clean and treat
Wash mats
One step paint correction
Wax
Package 3 $$$$
Wash
Clay
Door jams
Interior vacuum
Interior surface clean and treat
Wash mats
Compound
Polish
Wax
I think you get the idea but look around and see how others break down their options.
Stype4life
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Good Post BG
sullysdetailing
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You can take a look at my site.
FinalTouchAuto
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The only way to price is to price according to what you need to make and then add on money to get to what you want to make.
Depending on your area, I would say the average price for detailing hovers between $25 and $35 an hour.
Sully's pricing is very close to what I tend to price at (you can see basic pricing I charge on my site as well)
Depending on your area, I would say the average price for detailing hovers between $25 and $35 an hour.
Sully's pricing is very close to what I tend to price at (you can see basic pricing I charge on my site as well)
Shade Tree
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Along with everyone above .......... :iagree:
My pricing is all based upon an hourly rate that increases depending upon the size of the vehicle. Charges may/should increase depending upon the severity of the paint correction or neglect of the interior.
For each level of service you offer (or extras you add on) there should be some increase in price. Check out the pricing of other detail shops in your area that you would likely compete with and see what their price range is in comparison to yours. At the same time look to see if they're going to the same lengths with their detailing as you plan to with yours (level of work quality). Many times, as is the case here, detail services are little more than a wash & wax. Most likely you're catering to another level of customer who wants their vehicle "truly' detailed.
Take a look at my site & you'll find I've posted many of the "before & after" pics of past customer's vehicles (along with descriptions of the services applied to the vehicle), given definitions of my more involved services and listed all of my services in the most simplistic way I know.
So, what is your time worth?
What is the replacement cost of the chemicals you're using?
Do you have any overhead (gas, shop, electric, water)
How experienced are you?
My pricing is all based upon an hourly rate that increases depending upon the size of the vehicle. Charges may/should increase depending upon the severity of the paint correction or neglect of the interior.
For each level of service you offer (or extras you add on) there should be some increase in price. Check out the pricing of other detail shops in your area that you would likely compete with and see what their price range is in comparison to yours. At the same time look to see if they're going to the same lengths with their detailing as you plan to with yours (level of work quality). Many times, as is the case here, detail services are little more than a wash & wax. Most likely you're catering to another level of customer who wants their vehicle "truly' detailed.
Take a look at my site & you'll find I've posted many of the "before & after" pics of past customer's vehicles (along with descriptions of the services applied to the vehicle), given definitions of my more involved services and listed all of my services in the most simplistic way I know.
So, what is your time worth?
What is the replacement cost of the chemicals you're using?
Do you have any overhead (gas, shop, electric, water)
How experienced are you?
NBD
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price at $40 dollars an hour, and have done RE Timestudies (realistic expectation) I am able to come up with an approximate amount of time something takes me. Say for example if you clay 100 cars, you take the average of how long it takes you and add your hourly price to it, then do this on each item. Yeah some jobs take allot longer and it kinda sucks, but I do have days that take almost no time.
I dont like charging a flat hourly rate, I feel bad when I take a small break or am going a little slower that day. I dont charge extra for products unless I need to special order something, or its what we (the customer and I ) decide is an ad on service.
I dont like charging a flat hourly rate, I feel bad when I take a small break or am going a little slower that day. I dont charge extra for products unless I need to special order something, or its what we (the customer and I ) decide is an ad on service.