$250,000/YR. Detailing......

Patrick said:
In So. Cal, 250k is very real......Theres people here who take it to detail shops for a $60.00 "wash".....weekly....

Not to mention peole who run through paint, asphalt, bituminous products...etc.

Then theres your dedicated, loyal clients who come in every season for a detail...Dealers new car prep...Last time i was getting my windows tinted at the local detail shop, 5 Porsche Cayennes came in for pre-sale prep...You would have thought the INS came in the way those guys were running.....250K is very real in So Cal....!
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Not everybody who lives in California drives a Ferrari. Just because its expensive to live there doesn't mean that people throw their money out the windows. I've been to some pretty nice areas in So. Cal and I don't see those people forking out $500 to have their car waxed every other week. They didn't get rich by wasting their money.



$250,000 may be possible out there, but one guy isn't making that kind of money by himself. There is no way. If he is that good then he would see that there was nothing to lose by spreading himself out and making more money through other people. You would have to be an idiot to work alone and only make $250K a year when you could hire 5 guys and be making 3 times that. I just don't see it....
 
He takes in about $150,000 a year profit. He does have 4 guys working with him. He does mobile, plus he has a small "underground" shop (garage under a building).
 
luke667 said:
ya never know, he said he has connections with the sixers.....imagine he details for 4 of them and each other has 4 cars....and he charges an extortionate amount of like $1500 a pop....then he'd be makin money
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The only connection he has is that his cousin is one of the players, and granted him a $50,000 loan to get started detailing (which he doesn't have to pay back):( <------For some people, life is sooooo sweet!!!!!
 
SamIam said:
Does he do $250K all by himself? It sounds like he has guys working for him. What is he doing that is so different?
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He has an underground location under a large office building and has immediate access to over 10,000 + employess, visitors, etc. to the building daily. Plus he does mobile work at about 10-15 different buildings where he does about 10-30 jobs daily.
 
It ain't really a loan if he doesn't have to pay it back then, is it? ;) lol



Man, that works out sweet for him. In the right location you really could rake it in if you had that much captial to start with. $50,000 is a great down-payment on a building and supplies and vehicles and everything. He really hit the ground running on that one. :usa Its good to be in America when you hear about things like that.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
Working by yourself it will be just about impossible to make that kind of green. 250,000 dollars a year would be nearly 21,000 a month. That is like $5,000 per week. Unless he does 10 cars at $100 per car 5 days a week for the entire year with no sick days or extended vacations, then I don't see how that is possible. Now, if he had 5 guys working for him then bringing in $250,000 before expenses and salary is totally logical. I don't care how much you know about marketing.... If you are making $250,000 bucks a year detailing then you have employees that you are making money off of as well. You would probably have to sell products to boot.
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Yes, he does have employees....4 or 5. I said nothing about him doing it by himself. It's amazing how mostly everyone assumed he works by himself without finding out first?:nixweiss
 
Jngrbrdman said:
It ain't really a loan if he doesn't have to pay it back then, is it? ;) lol



Man, that works out sweet for him. In the right location you really could rake it in if you had that much captial to start with. $50,000 is a great down-payment on a building and supplies and vehicles and everything. He really hit the ground running on that one. :usa Its good to be in America when you hear about things like that.
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Tell me about it!!!:xyxthumbs
 
Uhhhhh.....heads up to red in the faces, I put up this post to inspire fellow detailer's to not give up, and keep on doing what they do, and to know that success is possible for the "little guy" in this industry. The detailer I was talking about belives this principle which is why he is successful. Please, do not steal the inspirational energy I'm trying to input here by (what I hope is not happening)..not "playa hating"! He worked hard and honestly to get to where he is now, and deserves credit and respect. He has my respect....this is why I willingly look to him for advice, inspiration, tips, tricks, etc. So, remember there are some of us out there who are trying to make it as detailer's, and motivation and inspiration is not always available!:bigups
 
No, I think it sounds quite realistic.

The parking garage seems to be the key...

IMHO, most large cars and SUVs take all day... I charge $225-$250.



Here's how I figure:



4 per day= $1000

5 days = $5000

50 weeks= $250,000



Sure, there are plenty of variables, just work that 6th day, tho, and you'd be at $300K!



A quick guess at overhead: $120K leaves $130 gross profit. Not bad for washin' cars!



lOCATION.



Jim
 
i just hope no one is hating on the guy for being successful. Hate it when people are jealous because some one does really well. It was hard to believe in the beginnin, but i can see hwo this guy is really lucky and knows his stuff
 
jimamary said:
No, I think it sounds quite realistic.

The parking garage seems to be the key...

IMHO, most large cars and SUVs take all day... I charge $225-$250.



Here's how I figure:



4 per day= $1000

5 days = $5000

50 weeks= $250,000



Sure, there are plenty of variables, just work that 6th day, tho, and you'd be at $300K!



A quick guess at overhead: $120K leaves $130 gross profit. Not bad for washin' cars!



lOCATION.



Jim
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1000 / 4 cars = $250 / car

Assuming a 10hr day, that means 10h/4c = 2.5 hrs per car.



$250 per car / 2.5h = $100 / hr! Pretty sweet.



Sounds unreal.





(10 hours / 4 = 2.5 hours
 
paco said:
1000 / 4 cars = $250 / car

Assuming a 10hr day, that means 10h/4c = 2.5 hrs per car.
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If he has 4 guys that work for him, 2.5 hours per car isnt that hard to believe if they team up. Or that could be 1 full detail per guy, per day to complete the 4 cars. Sounds realistic to me.



I wonder what he pays his 4 employees though?
 
luke667 said:
i just hope no one is hating on the guy for being successful. Hate it when people are jealous because some one does really well. It was hard to believe in the beginnin, but i can see hwo this guy is really lucky and knows his stuff
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I don't think anyone is hating on this guy. It just wasn't clear if he had a crew or was making that much all by himself. I think most of us find it very hard to believe that a one man operation could make that much. Now that we know he has a crew, $250,000 sounds very reasonable.



BTW, my brother grossed almost $150,000 last year just mowing lawns! He has one full time helper and one part time helper from March through November.
 
Scottwax said:
BTW, my brother grossed almost $150,000 last year just mowing lawns! He has one full time helper and one part time helper from March through November.
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Man if I didn't suffer from massive hayfever type allergy symptoms (even cutting my own lawn), I'd be all over that!! :eek:
 
****$250,000 A Year**** How to make that detailing with 4 guys 101!:rolleyes: Written By: "Playa Hata Destroyer"





1. He has an underground (Under A Building) shop/garage.

2. He has a mobile unit at other office buildings with 400+ employees per building.

3. He has 4 employees not including himself....which he does do some of the jobs.

4. He works 6 days a week.



Now let's have some fun!!!!!!



A. $250,000 divided by 12 months in a year is: $20,803 (Per Month)



B. $20,803 divided by 4 weeks in a month is: $5208 (Per Week)



C. $5,208 divided by 6 days a week is: $868 (Per Day)



D. His services average about $30 per hour (He charges per job, but this $30 per hour is what he would make based on those set fees).



E. 4 guys working for him full time would make it that the per hour ratio would be in a eight hour day: $960 (Per Day)



F. That is not even the realistic figure given the fact he does some of the work himself therefore making it 5 guys working to make that much.





Does anyone else want to tell me that is not possible?



Look, like I said before, this post was not put up to extract "haters" across the country, it was put up to inspire little guys in the industry to keep their heads up and work hard to achieve this level of success. I know for a fact he earns this much especially because I used to work with him before I started my business, and I saw how much work he was getting and how it was getting done.
 
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