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imported_TheFiveO1

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Hello everyone...new guy question here. I am learning that I have tons of options with products. My question is...when using a premium product for detailing, do you charge a bit more to cover the cost of boutique products compared to mass produced items like Chemical Guy et al?



Also,in regards to Meg's...are they cosidered boutique?



Thanks again from the newbie w/a passion for making cars beautiful!:wavey :xyxthumbs
 
I don't charge more for anything except Souveran.



In most instances, for the amount of boutique product you'd use vs. mass produced or OTC products, the cost difference really isn't much. You may be talking a dollar extra total on a full detail.



Meguiars Mirror Glaze and Body Shop Professional products are professional level detailing products and their Detailer line is assembly line detailing products, IMO.
 
I just work it into the price - if I do a high end black or red car, I'll usually go for P085RD instead of FPII, and if I had some I would use Souveran, etc. For example, I'd probably charge an extra 10-15 bucks to detail a Ferrari/Vette over a "normal" car of comprable size and conditon, because #1 I'd use the expensive stuff, and #2, sometimes when people pay more, they feel that they're getting a higher quality service:).
 
I use the best in my arsenal on every car. We treat a kia like a rolls royce, or are we treating the rolls like a kia--i don't remember!
 
TheFiveO said:
...when using a premium product for detailing, do you charge a bit more to cover the cost of boutique products compared to mass produced items like Chemical Guy et al?
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I offer my customers the option of choosing a polymer product for an added charge of $20 per vehicle. Of course, the polymer product costs more, however it's also about the benefits of using an additional premium product.
 
My clients get charged the same, regardless of what I use. Even if I use Souveran I don't up the price as how much of it am I actually going to use per vehicle? Not a lot!



If a car is really trashed and is going to need a lot of paint correction, or if a client really wants me to go to town with multiple glazes, sealants and waxes than I will increase the price, but for a "regular" detail then the price stays as it is.



Ben
 
The price you charge must give your customer value and give you a fair profit. You need to choose products and tune your process to do both.



Keep in mind that for highly labor intensive processes like detailing material cost is a very small (often negligible) percentage of the total. A product that costs you $0.50 less money but costs you 30 minutes of extra work is not a bargain. You need to keep track of what how each product affects the job as a whole.



If a premium product saves you work, gives a better result or improves your image with a customer it’s making you money.



Meguiar’s serves customers from individual craftsman detailers to high volume detailers to retail consumers to paint and body shops to major auto manufacturers.



They have a reputation for high quality and a significant presence in the specialty/collector car world but high volume manufacturers also use them with speed and efficiency. You can buy many of their products in 55gal drums if you like. I wouldn’t consider that “boutique�.







PC.
 
the other pc said:
The price you charge must give your customer value and give you a fair profit. You need to choose products and tune your process to do both.



Keep in mind that for highly labor intensive processes like detailing material cost is a very small (often negligible) percentage of the total. A product that costs you $0.50 less money but costs you 30 minutes of extra work is not a bargain. You need to keep track of what how each product affects the job as a whole.



If a premium product saves you work, gives a better result or improves your image with a customer it’s making you money.



Meguiar’s serves customers from individual craftsman detailers to high volume detailers to retail consumers to paint and body shops to major auto manufacturers.



They have a reputation for high quality and a significant presence in the specialty/collector car world but high volume manufacturers also use them with speed and efficiency. You can buy many of their products in 55gal drums if you like. I wouldn’t consider that “boutique�.







PC.
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Well put.:up
 
I will charge more for higher end products if a customer wants Zaino, I have to charge a little more, due to it being a much more expensive process than say P21S.
 
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