Prices

[Estiven Mendez]

How much do you charge? For an interior? Say a dirty one. For an okay interior? How about paint correction three step, two step? Wash and wax?

[JeffM]

How long do you estimate it will take you? How much an hour do you want to make? What are your daily overhead expenses? Add 20% for company profits.

[frankprozzoly]

I'd like to find out this info too. Just some general prices. I've been doing some friends cars and don't really know how much to charge. I'm also considering doing a car or two on my day off

[cardaddy]

Interiors can, and often DO take longer than a wash, clay/Nanoskin and spray wax on the exterior. I won't touch an interior for less than $195, (clean) $295 (normal), and $395 (dirty). Recently quoted that $395 for a Lincoln Navigator and that was a BARGAIN for the hunk-o-junk that vehicle was.

Normal time considered for an interior is 4 hours. Although... we've spent over 7 (15 man hours) with two of us working at it on a particularly nasty SUV. Those however... I'll price high, as high as I can... and if they want it they'll pay. If not... I don't have crawl around in that filth. People shouldn't trash their vehicles like they do, then think that they'll throw $50 to someone and get THEM to spend half a day cleaning up their mess.

Gotta' pay to play they say.

[RFrommann]

my exterior prices are:

125 for an AIO

180 for polish + sealant

225 with iron x, essence, reload

+25 for tire sealant
+40 for vacuum and interior wipe down
+70 for vacuum/wipe down/ leather conditioner/dash protectant


i have only done a small handful of AIO, and i've done 7 essence packages in the last month.

i also shoot for 850+ for a ceramic coating job, but have only done 1 so far.

i started gathering my own supplies end of july, and began doing side jobs while working fulltime for a mobile detailing company.
i moved into my shop the 2nd week of october.

so all things considered, i feel i'm doing well.

[Estiven Mendez]

I have $8500 invested with van, equipment, and chemicals. $6600 is overhead indirect cost and about $2100 is direct cost. Its confusing lol

[TroyScherer]

I change 1 million dollars per car.....






*The worlds most expensive detailer.

[GSKR]

Interiors can, and often DO take longer than a wash, clay/Nanoskin and spray wax on the exterior. I won't touch an interior for less than $195, (clean) $295 (normal), and $395 (dirty). Recently quoted that $395 for a Lincoln Navigator and that was a BARGAIN for the hunk-o-junk that vehicle was.

Normal time considered for an interior is 4 hours. Although... we've spent over 7 (15 man hours) with two of us working at it on a particularly nasty SUV. Those however... I'll price high, as high as I can... and if they want it they'll pay. If not... I don't have crawl around in that filth. People shouldn't trash their vehicles like they do, then think that they'll throw $50 to someone and get THEM to spend half a day cleaning up their mess.

Gotta' pay to play they say.

Dang I'm moving to Atlanta !

[GSKR]

That's one thing I hate and drives me nuts being mobile,you get a lot of rift raft people who want you to do a full detail for 80.00 and have to stop production to answer stupid questions I'm like go away already.

[haris300]

I charge around 200 for the average interior detail on a sedan. I don't clean dirty interiors for cheap. 300 to 400 sounds about right if I have to break out the steamer/extractor and work out some real nasty filth.