Need some help with my pricing.

Biglawrence44 · 06-05-2009, 03:00 PM

I am just now starting to detail cars that arent just my family. I just detailed an S-10 today (Pewter). He had chrome 17" Rims. Anyway, I just washed, waxed, and chrome polished the wheels along with tire shine. The job in total took my 1 hour exactly. I charged the dude 20$. Now that I think about it I probably should have charged more. What should I have charged in this situation? Any input would be helpful. Also, what would you charge just for a simple wash? Thanks

s-dime 00 · 06-06-2009, 02:28 AM

50 bucks

NotaDime · 06-06-2009, 03:09 AM

$20.oo?!?! sh!t come do mine....lol

wash = 30

wash and wax and vacuum = 55-65

wheel wax = 5-10 each wheel

Biglawrence44 · 06-06-2009, 06:20 PM

^^My wallet is glad to hear that. So I guess I will have to change it up.lol I was doing way too much work for 20 bills. Thanks

tjwskateboy0505 · 06-07-2009, 07:37 AM

you could do like packages. clean for 20 buck(just wash) 40 for a wash and clean in side 50 for and out side full works. 40 for full work in side and 80 full package. everything

fahqandfahq2 · 06-07-2009, 07:53 AM

there is a guy that does mobile washing here in vegas...comes to your work...a wash is 40 wash and detail inside is 60 i think...

fire84rescue · 06-07-2009, 09:42 AM

I usual detail 3 or 4 vehicles a week on the side. I basically do one guys vehicles though because they have about 16 vehicles including their work vehicles. Wash, vacumm, tire shine = 50-70 (Cars and small trucks $50, Excursions and full size trucks $60-$70 depending on how dirty) Throw wax in there for full size truck and i get $100 automatically, cars $80-$90. Throw Clay bar in there I get $40-$100 extra depending on size. My friend and I share business as well. If he has spare time we pick up an extra 2-4 vehicles a week more. If people want stuff done right they are willing to pay, unless you have alot of competition in your area then you mite have to take less. If they see your quality of work they should be willing to pay. If you look for the money you can find it. I even have picked up some young kids vehicles and they will pay. My friend n I washed,waxed,shampooed carpets,clay barred, the whole works to a 2003 z71 owned by a 17 year old kid two weeks ago for $200.00. It turned out awesome and now his family wants to be on a monthly cleaning plan. Thank God I have 3-4 days off a week cuz I work 12 hour shifts. Business is out there, bad economy or not. Bust your ass and it'll pay off in the end.

montec · 06-09-2009, 10:47 AM

Theres a mag out there called autolaundry. you can get a free subscription for it out there. They have surveys in some of them and an issue or two later the results are it it and you can base your prices accordingly. Also has many suppliers in there that you can get some really good deals on airfreshners and cleaners. Its geard more towards automatic washes, but they have lots of info.

GeorgesBlazah · 06-09-2009, 12:49 PM

You can wash, wax, polish in an hour?

montec · 06-09-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GeorgesBlazah

You can wash, wax, polish in an hour?

I would assume it was relatively clean in the first place. Takes me anywhere from 30mins to an hour and I I got is a garden hose and a bucket of carwash(HiTemp). Wax takes about the same time and I am not looking to seeing how long it's gonna take me to polish a set of chrom rims for a friend. He almost shit his pants when I told him just the cost of one product alone was $100.(zoopseal) I dont want to have to do it monthly.

Biglawrence44 · 06-09-2009, 01:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GeorgesBlazah

You can wash, wax, polish in an hour?

Yea, but I am absolutely dead afterwards. lol Thanks for all your input guys.

xtreme3411 · 06-09-2009, 01:38 PM

our prices are...
--wash, dry, vacuum, dust, windows, dry the jambs, and tires shined....start at $25
--tar removal and wax for $30 extra
--detail interior (hot water extractor, clean and dress all plastics/vinyls) $35 extra
--engine compartment $20 extra
--trunk is $10 extra
OR all the above for $100
this is assuming a small car and not excessively filthy

carolinaboy · 06-17-2009, 08:34 AM

hey man I have a car detailing business and here is how I break it down for the work that I do:

Standard Wash (wash,dry,wipe down door jams, clean windows, treat tires and interior trim Meguiars shine of choice

Cars-$25-$30 depending on how nasty it is
Trucks/SUVs-$35-$40 depending on how nasty it is

Full Details (Standard Wash + Wax and maybe a polishing depending on condition of paint)

Cars-$50-$75 depending on nastyness and whether it needs polishing
Trucks/SUVs-$100-$200 depending on Size, Nastyness, and whether it needs ipolishing.

I don't know about up North but in North Carolina, if you do a good job they will pay this kind of money.

montec · 06-17-2009, 10:10 AM

I up in ND and some of there packages are $250+ for a car.

06-05-2009, 03:00 PM	#1
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Need some help with my pricing. I am just now starting to detail cars that arent just my family. I just detailed an S-10 today (Pewter). He had chrome 17" Rims. Anyway, I just washed, waxed, and chrome polished the wheels along with tire shine. The job in total took my 1 hour exactly. I charged the dude 20$. Now that I think about it I probably should have charged more. What should I have charged in this situation? Any input would be helpful. Also, what would you charge just for a simple wash? Thanks
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s-dime 00 norcal s-dime Age: 17 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: norcal User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. 50 bucks
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NotaDime UN-BANNED B!TCHES!!!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,335 Location: Home. User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. $20.oo?!?! sh!t come do mine....lol wash = 30 wash and wax and vacuum = 55-65 wheel wax = 5-10 each wheel Last edited by NotaDime : 06-06-2009 at 03:10 AM.
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06-06-2009, 06:20 PM	#4
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. ^^My wallet is glad to hear that. So I guess I will have to change it up.lol I was doing way too much work for 20 bills. Thanks
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tjwskateboy0505 4blow Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 372 Location: marion oh User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. you could do like packages. clean for 20 buck(just wash) 40 for a wash and clean in side 50 for and out side full works. 40 for full work in side and 80 full package. everything
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fahqandfahq2 FAHQANDFAHQ2 Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 202 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. there is a guy that does mobile washing here in vegas...comes to your work...a wash is 40 wash and detail inside is 60 i think...
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06-07-2009, 09:42 AM	#7
fire84rescue Fire84Rescue Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 269 Location: Welcome to DE... User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. I usual detail 3 or 4 vehicles a week on the side. I basically do one guys vehicles though because they have about 16 vehicles including their work vehicles. Wash, vacumm, tire shine = 50-70 (Cars and small trucks $50, Excursions and full size trucks $60-$70 depending on how dirty) Throw wax in there for full size truck and i get $100 automatically, cars $80-$90. Throw Clay bar in there I get $40-$100 extra depending on size. My friend and I share business as well. If he has spare time we pick up an extra 2-4 vehicles a week more. If people want stuff done right they are willing to pay, unless you have alot of competition in your area then you mite have to take less. If they see your quality of work they should be willing to pay. If you look for the money you can find it. I even have picked up some young kids vehicles and they will pay. My friend n I washed,waxed,shampooed carpets,clay barred, the whole works to a 2003 z71 owned by a 17 year old kid two weeks ago for $200.00. It turned out awesome and now his family wants to be on a monthly cleaning plan. Thank God I have 3-4 days off a week cuz I work 12 hour shifts. Business is out there, bad economy or not. Bust your ass and it'll pay off in the end.
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06-09-2009, 10:47 AM	#8
montec Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,104 Location: North Dakota User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. Theres a mag out there called autolaundry. you can get a free subscription for it out there. They have surveys in some of them and an issue or two later the results are it it and you can base your prices accordingly. Also has many suppliers in there that you can get some really good deals on airfreshners and cleaners. Its geard more towards automatic washes, but they have lots of info.
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06-09-2009, 12:49 PM	#9
GeorgesBlazah Slap my meat on your pita Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,214 Location: south jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. You can wash, wax, polish in an hour?
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06-09-2009, 01:00 PM	#10
montec Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,104 Location: North Dakota User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. Quote: Originally Posted by GeorgesBlazah You can wash, wax, polish in an hour? I would assume it was relatively clean in the first place. Takes me anywhere from 30mins to an hour and I I got is a garden hose and a bucket of carwash(HiTemp). Wax takes about the same time and I am not looking to seeing how long it's gonna take me to polish a set of chrom rims for a friend. He almost shit his pants when I told him just the cost of one product alone was $100.(zoopseal) I dont want to have to do it monthly.
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06-09-2009, 01:23 PM	#11
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. Quote: Originally Posted by GeorgesBlazah You can wash, wax, polish in an hour? Yea, but I am absolutely dead afterwards. lol Thanks for all your input guys.
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xtreme3411 CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 637 Location: STL AREA User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. our prices are... --wash, dry, vacuum, dust, windows, dry the jambs, and tires shined....start at $25 --tar removal and wax for $30 extra --detail interior (hot water extractor, clean and dress all plastics/vinyls) $35 extra --engine compartment $20 extra --trunk is $10 extra OR all the above for $100 this is assuming a small car and not excessively filthy
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06-17-2009, 08:34 AM	#13
carolinaboy Registered User Age: 17 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 17 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. hey man I have a car detailing business and here is how I break it down for the work that I do: Standard Wash (wash,dry,wipe down door jams, clean windows, treat tires and interior trim Meguiars shine of choice Cars-$25-$30 depending on how nasty it is Trucks/SUVs-$35-$40 depending on how nasty it is Full Details (Standard Wash + Wax and maybe a polishing depending on condition of paint) Cars-$50-$75 depending on nastyness and whether it needs polishing Trucks/SUVs-$100-$200 depending on Size, Nastyness, and whether it needs ipolishing. I don't know about up North but in North Carolina, if you do a good job they will pay this kind of money.
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06-17-2009, 10:10 AM	#14
montec Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,104 Location: North Dakota User is: OffLine	Re: Need some help with my pricing. I up in ND and some of there packages are $250+ for a car.
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