What are your paint correction stage?

**Rsurfer** · 10-09-2015, 06:29 PM

[QUOTE=choijw2;1303120]Hello all,

Stage 3: This would be 100% paint correction $500

Stage 3 would be include spot sanding for deeper scratches and paint distortion from bird bomb.

I would never say 100% correction even on a brand new car.

**KS_Detailing** · 10-09-2015, 06:56 PM

Always 95%+

**Rsurfer** · 10-09-2015, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by 04Golf

Always 95%+

Not even that, on a dd.

**choijw2** · 10-09-2015, 07:33 PM

hmm maybe I should change my pacakges

Stage 1 : AIO for quick polish and save me time from waxing.
Stage 2 : slightly more aggressive Polish to enhance shine and hand wax
Stage 3 : Compound and Polish..

**RTexasF** · 10-09-2015, 07:48 PM

I think your prices are realistic but you need to shop your local area to see if they are in line or way off base. There is no such thing as 100% paint correction until you are into show car paint jobs of $10,000 and up so drop that from your vocabulary entirely. If you believe you can correct a daily driver to 100% then you are not ready to go into business.

You will also need to differentiate by car size such as compact begins @ $XX, midsize begins @, SUVS, Trucks, full size SUV, etc. for each segment of detailing. That will at least give folks an idea of pricing. You damn sure don't want a filthy Suburban coming in expecting a wash, vac, windows in & out, dash, seat cleaning, etc, for $35!!!!!! Look at how others have worded their pricing and amend to your uses. CHECK YOUR SPELLING, then have three other people check it. Nothing looks less professional than stupid spelling errors.

You're on the right track with not giving a precise quote without seeing the vehicle.....that can cost you dearly. When you are with the potential customer TALK TO THEM AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY. 99.9% have no idea what is involved in detailing, you need to educate them as to what you can accomplish and also towards what can they afford. If they are selling the car they want to get by with the minimal expense so you must educate them as to what is actually required to make the POS they are trying to sell more presentable and make them more money. They've gotta spend money to make money, don't forget that. Make sure they understand it.

Enough of the book, I can't pass on everything I learned in a few paragraphs. I did do this for a living by the way and did well.

**7PaintGuns** · 10-09-2015, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by choijw2

Hello all,

I am in process of getting my business license and working on price list. (I wont give out full price untill i actually see the car)

beside wash and wax... interior and all the basic stuff

I am building stage 1 2 3 paint correction service.
and of course these stages will include preping car properly before polishing
Stage 1: AIO polishing.. around $150
Stage 2: Compound and polish for around $250
Stage 3: This would be 100% paint correction $500

Stage 3 would be include spot sanding for deeper scratches and paint distortion from bird bomb.

what are your package?? do you mind sharing your price range ??

I don't intend to hijack this thread but I would like to know if any of the professional detailers here have noticed or thought that in the past 3 or 4 years that oem clear coat has a lot less mils than previous years and if so has this become a problem as far as repairing deeper scratches?

**AnthonyGXP** · 10-09-2015, 08:19 PM

I agree with everyone, PERFECTION doesn't exist!

**choijw2** · 10-09-2015, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by RTexasF

I think your prices are realistic but you need to shop your local area....

Enough of the book, I can't pass on everything I learned in a few paragraphs. I did do this for a living by the way and did well.

Thank you so much for your input!!!

haha yes, my price is actually based on few local shops, someone detailing cars for more... regular people but does great job.
I just went slightly lower price since I am not doing it at a studio but doing it at 2 car garage at a house.

also price i posted here was min. price, for moderately dirty small cars... just give customers some idea what to expect. extra for bigger cars, oh yes yes

and Noted.. no 100%
I actually feel stupid of myself for even wiritng that.. because I am the one who always tell other people there is no such thing as 100% lol

Thanks guys,

I am so glad I posted this thread!!

**choijw2** · 10-09-2015, 08:36 PM

btw when you guys do AIO service...

Do you add finish wax on top of it after?
I think that beats the purpose of doing AIO, but just wanted to make sure.

**Driven Auto Detail** · 10-10-2015, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by choijw2

btw when you guys do AIO service...

Do you add finish wax on top of it after?
I think that beats the purpose of doing AIO, but just wanted to make sure.

Up-sell a sealant on top of your AIO.

I have 3 levels I offer...

Exterior detail: wash, clay, AIO. Up sell sealant.
Stage I: wash, clay, polish, sealant.
Stage II: wash, clay, compound, polish, sealant.

And then I also offer coatings for the paint correction details (Gloss-Coat, Opti-Coat Pro & OCP+)

You can look at my website for more info and better formatting.