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Pricing on a onestep detail job
The backstory. This is a client of mine who I've just did a three step paint correction on his vehicle about a 4 months ago. He made the mistake of taking the vehicle into the dealership who out of courtesy washes the vehicles down for their customers.Well due to this they completely swirled up the vehicle because of them doing do. It's not as bad as it was the first I worked on the vehicle but enough where my client noticed the difference. He's asking for me to clean it up and remove the Swirls and Holograms. Due to the situation being that the car was just done little over three months ago what would be a fair price to fix this problem. All thoughts and opinions are welcome.
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Re: Pricing on a onestep detail job
HD Speed Orange Buff and Shine Pad. 3-4 hours max. $200.00
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Also love HD speed. exterior only ill charge about 150 for a 4 door car. wash, clay, hd speed with orange pad. maybe hd cut if needed on spots.
now i see i might have to step up my price . good post
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Re: Pricing on a onestep detail job
Originally Posted by custmsprty
HD Speed Orange Buff and Shine Pad. 3-4 hours max. $200.00
Agree. Even though you just did the vehicle, you have to do a fair amount of work. Since it seems your customer realizes the value of your work, i think this is fair. If you want to add a little extra, maybe to a quick cosmetic detail on the engine for free. Probably take only 15 minutes or so.
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Originally Posted by miniSguy
Agree. Even though you just did the vehicle, you have to do a fair amount of work. Since it seems your customer realizes the value of your work, i think this is fair. If you want to add a little extra, maybe to a quick cosmetic detail on the engine for free. Probably take only 15 minutes or so.
Good I idea.
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Originally Posted by custmsprty
HD Speed Orange Buff and Shine Pad. 3-4 hours max. $200.00
Do you vacuum the interior or is that strictly exterior job?
I've heard you say that you don't clay the vehicle unless the customer requests it, even before polishing. So if the customer wants their vehicle clayed before the 1 step, it'll be more than $200?
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Re: Pricing on a onestep detail job
Originally Posted by RPDAZ
The backstory. This is a client of mine who I've just did a three step paint correction on his vehicle about a 4 months ago. He made the mistake of taking the vehicle into the dealership who out of courtesy washes the vehicles down for their customers.Well due to this they completely swirled up the vehicle because of them doing do. It's not as bad as it was the first I worked on the vehicle but enough where my client noticed the difference. He's asking for me to clean it up and remove the Swirls and Holograms. Due to the situation being that the car was just done little over three months ago what would be a fair price to fix this problem. All thoughts and opinions are welcome.
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I would honestly price it as you normally would for it's condition and then perhaps make a slight concession due to a repeat customer. That's your call.
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If I paid for a new roof, then a tornado came through and ripped shingles off to the point the roof needed replacement again, do you think the roofer would give me a break on the price? Probably not.
If yes, then not much, I'd think. As a customer, I wouldn't expect one.
Just because you are self employed, don't assume you operate differently than companies regarding financial charges just because you can.
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Re: Pricing on a onestep detail job
Sounds like you client needs to go in and hash it out with the dealer and try and get them to pay to fix the damage they caused. As others have said I wouldn't really discount the work much if at all, as this isn't something you caused. You should be able to judge how quickly you can complete this job, and like others mentioned maybe just throw in something simple to complete for free.
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Re: Pricing on a onestep detail job
All of my work is based on an hourly rate. I like that because it keeps it simple. If i just spent maybe 8-10 hours on a customer's vehicle a few weeks ago, he paid that. If that customer then got hacked by a dealer and comes back to restore what he had it shouldn't take as long and thus he'll pay less. But he's paying me my hourly rate...both times.
Now as far as going back to the dealer and getting some compensation for the damage they did? Good luck but get it in cash or check. I wouldn't trust them to fix it anywhwere close to what he had after I did it 3 weeks ago.
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