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6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
I did a full leather reconditioning for a 2005 Escalade this past friday. Interior was beige. 3 row seating. I used a combination of steam and the gray cyclo brush on my PC. Spent close to 6 hours on interior alone. Here are some before and after pics. Ended up charging customer $200. Included a wash and spray wax for exterior.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
I would guess you didn't lose money, but may left some on the table. If you have a shop you rent I would say its a little low and also your location Hawaii has a very high cost of living. 200$ there is a lot different then 200$ in Texas.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Well, IMO you got about $50 worth of experience and at least $50 worth of before and after shots! Those seats turned out great!!!
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Originally Posted by Lustrous Detail
I did a full leather reconditioning for a 2005 Escalade this past friday. Interior was beige. 3 row seating. I used a combination of steam and the gray cyclo brush on my PC. Spent close to 6 hours on interior alone. Here are some before and after pics. Ended up charging customer $200. Included a wash and spray wax for exterior.
I would be a happy customer @ $200! Hope you came out ahead, very nice work considering the condition of the leather.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Is that all you did on the interior? Just the leather and nothing else? Then maybe you didn't charge too low. I wouldn't have done the exterior though either.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Originally Posted by conman1395
Is that all you did on the interior? Just the leather and nothing else? Then maybe you didn't charge too low. I wouldn't have done the exterior though either.
I did thorough vacuuming, door jambs, trunk area, conditioned door panels and dashboard. No shampooing.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
So you had roughly $50 worth a product/supplies (on the high side) for 9 hours of TOTAL work on the Escalade? I'm no pro, but I would be pretty happy with $17 a hour. Most professionals with their own shops (overhead costs) will say you have to make at least $20-$25 a hour on most details. If your working at home or even mobile, I think $17 is pretty good. In the end it's all how you feel about it.
GREAT work by the way! Those before and after shots are impressive. The owner had to be pleased with the results.
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Originally Posted by Lustrous Detail
I did thorough vacuuming, door jambs, trunk area, conditioned door panels and dashboard. No shampooing.
Well at our shop our rate is $100 an hour.
Don't you think you could have made more money doing six hours worth of work on something else? If so, you lost OC (opportunity cost) money.
Former professional detailer. Current medical student (class of 2023)
2017 Infiniti Q60 3.0t AWD
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Re: 6 hours of interior detailing...did I lose money?
Originally Posted by 98LowRanger
So you had roughly $50 worth a product/supplies (on the high side) for 9 hours of TOTAL work on the Escalade? I'm no pro, but I would be pretty happy with $17 a hour. Most professionals with their own shops (overhead costs) will say you have to make at least $20-$25 a hour on most details. If your working at home or even mobile, I think $17 is pretty good. In the end it's all how you feel about it.
GREAT work by the way! Those before and after shots are impressive. The owner had to be pleased with the results.
I would assume that most detailers would try to make around $40 per hour before expenses... I guess it all depends where and what car.
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