Pricing questions

**Bill1234** · 06-25-2016, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by SKorch630

Unfortunately, it's not really what you want. It's what the client wants. They're paying for the services. As much as you want to try to convince them, if they're not for it, they're not going to pay for it. You can certainly ask if they want the correction, explain the benefits of it, and go from there, but pushing services/products on them that they don't need is silly.

Paint correction to me enhances just the look of the vehicle. It never really does too much for maintenance factors such as what clay and wash a wax do,etc. Ill say here is what paint correction does but dont feel compelled to buy

**Bill1234** · 06-25-2016, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by SKorch630

Unfortunately, it's not really what you want. It's what the client wants. They're paying for the services. As much as you want to try to convince them, if they're not for it, they're not going to pay for it. You can certainly ask if they want the correction, explain the benefits of it, and go from there, but pushing services/products on them that they don't need is silly.

Paint correction to me enhances just the look of the vehicle. It never really does too much for maintenance factors such as what clay and wash a wax do,etc. Ill say here is what paint correction does but dont feel compelled to buy. Right now he is leaning heavily towards no paint correction

**WAXOFF** · 06-25-2016, 08:29 PM

I charge 300-400 for that size.

**SKorch630** · 06-25-2016, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Bill1234

Paint correction to me enhances just the look of the vehicle. It never really does too much for maintenance factors such as what clay and wash a wax do,etc. Ill say here is what paint correction does but dont feel compelled to buy

Which is fine, I understand what you're saying. What I'm saying is that people may not want a correction. Regardless if you think it's 1000x better or not. You're still charging that client for something that they don't want. So why not accomplish what they DO want, and be done with it?

**Bill1234** · 06-25-2016, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by WAXOFF

I charge 300-400 for that size.

Is that with correction or without?

A place in my area does correction for 500 with a one step polish and then a sealent

**SKorch630** · 06-25-2016, 08:58 PM

For a full size SUV, (Yukon, Suburban, Tahoe, Expedition, etc.) I'd charge roughly $500 for a full int/exterior + 1 step.

**Bill1234** · 06-25-2016, 09:26 PM

Im not doing correction work most likely so I was thinking around 250 to start

**Setec Astronomy** · 06-25-2016, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Bill1234

owner is saying to a family member who I am in contact with

Bill, why can't you just say that this vehicle belongs to the parents of a friend of yours? That you're home from college for the summer and kicking around with nothing to do and you want to do this to make a little spending money? You've got people with real businesses with real overhead and rent to pay spending time giving you advice like you have a business, when you don't.

If you would be more forthcoming with the situation the quality of the advice would improve and maybe you would get somewhere towards improving your skills and actually being able to charge what these professionals who are advising you do.

**Bill1234** · 06-26-2016, 09:55 AM

Setec, there is definitely more than nothing to do when im home from school. I can also still receive advice based on if I have a business or not. I do not have to say every detail if I do not want to

**precisionmobile85** · 06-26-2016, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Bill1234

Setec, there is definitely more than nothing to do when im home from school. I can also still receive advice based on if I have a business or not. I do not have to say every detail if I do not want to

The more detail you add the more precise the info would be. I obv charge relatives, friends and friends of the family different than some person I don't know from a hole in the wall....that info would be a good start