My price list

[Real Riders]

Thanks man. I will go with that at first. I didn't even think about allowing myself vacation time lol. Its hard for me right now because I am trying to do it on the side part time. And my reg job is over nights. Once I can cut my reg job down to part time and or go back to days (part or full) it will make doing detailing easier.

One thing thats annoying is that with your formula.....I am making less at my current full time job (40 hrs a week) then I will make washing cars part time.

I would keep your full time job for now and clean cars on the side. Your full time job is 40 hours a week guaranteed

The car cleaning job is not guaranteed

There will be lots of days you will not be able to line up 4 cars.
Also if it is raining or cold, your customers may not want their cars cleaned

Lining up 4 cars a day when you first start may be a challenge.

 

[ConeArrow27]

I would keep your full time job for now and clean cars on the side. Your full time job is 40 hours a week guaranteed

The car cleaning job is not guaranteed

There will be lots of days you will not be able to line up 4 cars.
Also if it is raining or cold, your customers may not want their cars cleaned

Lining up 4 cars a day when you first start may be a challenge.

Ok thanks.

 

[ConeArrow27]

What about fleet washes

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[Matt@FourAcesMD]

Thats why I started with low pricing at the very beginning. Sorry I got frustrated but It seemed like you were making fun of my price list instead of offering advice. I'm a rookie I dont know. I only increased my price cos I was told to.

Don't worry. No one is here to make fun of anyone. We're here to help. In my case it took me weeks to figure out pricing that my area would pay for. Ask your family and friends what they'd be willing to pay. Ask the question on Facebook. Take all of the feedback to consideration when your putting together the packages. You almost have to justify why you're higher than the guy that charges $15 for a wash and wax. They want value. Explain what they are getting for $50-$250. But keep it simple and easy to understand. Check my site out if you want. I did it on my own and so can you. Just take your time and think it through.

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[Real Riders]

I feel the first list of prices are ok

$40 a car for ONR wash - spray wax- clean wheels, tires

$40 a car -- 4 cars a day (5 hours total) = $200 a day ($40 an hour)

$200 a day x 5 days a week = $1000 a week
$1000 a week x 50 weeks ( two weeks vacation) = $50000 a year for 5 hours work a day, minus cost of products ,wear on your car, and fuel

This plan seems like it would work

Plus you can write off all your products and your mileage on your taxes each year

I need to double check my math --- it would take 5 cars a day to make $200 --- 4 cars would be $160

 

[BYERS DETAIL SHOP]

just remember when you are adding numbers for the year don't forget weather plays a big part of detailing you will not do the same numbers of cars every day week end and week out been doing this since 1985

 

[cardaddy]

Michael,

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I like the 3rd price list. Thing is you are already doing a bit of homework up there in your area, then once you have all that info, put together a package that is just a bit better here, a bit better there, then offer your package within $5~$10 of what other detail shops are doing. Now DO NOT base your prices off what a car-wash is charging. Those guys are hacks!

I have a local business owner here in town, owns a Jewelry store and a Gun store (actually just moved the gun store and built in a 20 lane state of the art gun range). He drives big honking GMC Denali trucks, one 2500 another 3500 both solid black. Now I've done business with him for years, and I pay his prices. I've never told him how to RUN HIS business. When I handed him some pricing menus last year he took one look and told me I was too high. Are you frigging kidding me?!?!?!!!!

I told him I didn't set his prices, I paid them. He said he could get his trucks washed for $20. I told him that it'd take $10 worth of quarters at the local coin-op just to try and wash his rigs. What he is getting is the bare basic minimum yet driving $60,000+ pickup trucks. And yes, they are swirled to heck and back. Never tried to get that business again, and never will buy another gun from him again either.

I know it's hard to get business out there, I get it. But otoh you want to set yourself apart from everyone else so that they REMEMBER you and they realize what you do is different. If nobody else is claying with a wash, then buy a nanoskin pad for your buffer and use it. It'll knock out a car in 10 minutes and once you spray some DG951 or Megs 156 on it it'll be slick as a baby's rear end. Do a test spot on their fender where you ONR wash the whole thing, then you take a hand held Nanoskin pad (you can find the 2-packs here on AG) and do half the fender with it (or clay) then spray wax the entire thing. Heck do the hood, half and half. Give them a baggie (for the baggie test) and have them feel it. Once they feel the SLICK side they'll want it! :dblthumb2on't have to tell them what you did, just that nobody else in town is doing it and THAT is why you're $10 higher. rops:

I am lucky that I don't need to pay the bills with detailing, but I'm also not going to give away my services. Because I know better. Were I in a different position I may act a bit differently, but what you are selling is not car washes, you are selling YOURSELF. You build from ground zero.

Where you live there is a decent amount of money, new houses being built, and plenty of people that work in Atlanta, commuting and don't have the time (or really care) to do it themselves. At first I printed up all these complicated tri-fold menus, nothing left to doubt. But what happens there is people get bogged down with numbers (and choices). Once you start getting your work out there, that work will bring you better work. Just make sure that YOUR work is better than THEIR work and you've already won.