Help with pricing to remove dried on wax?

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D_Nyholm

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A wholesale customer called and said they have a customer who applied wax to a SSR and put it on too thickly and couldn't get it off. They then called me to remove the wax. I haven't seen the car and won't see it until that day and they want an estimate for the removal and reapplication of wax. I typically charge $50 for an interior/exterior with wax, so I am thinking I will price this job around $75 with the possibility it will be slightly higher based on how tough and how much time it will take. The thing is, I've never removed stuck on wax before (except from trim) so I'm not sure how difficult it will really be. I'm thinking a OPC wash and a wipedown with IPA or ONR? Then get the rest off with a microfiber and if worse comes to worse, even polishing a little off with D151 and the flex? Any suggestions will be welcome.



Thanks in advance.
 
$75 sounds way too low. You are going to have to wash, probably polish and then rewax the vehicle. Since you won't be doing any corrective polishing, I'd tell them the starting point would be $125, assuming about 2 1/2 hours time invested.
 
Thanks Scott, i was kind of thinking the same way but didn't want to put too high a price on it. Luckily the guy talked himself into a full exterior detail, so it should work out well in my favor now as i would be doing similar steps.
 
Remember, when it comes to pricing, you can always go down once a price is quoted......you CANNOT go up. Try it and you will lose a customer.



Please, don't ever have doubt that you left money on the table simply because you didn't ask. When I sold cars, I always started at sticker price and guess what, I sold 10 at sticker. Just because I asked.
 
Usually, for anything outside what is included in my packages, I charge $50/hr to the closest quarter hour. This way I'm not locked into a quote if something goes longer than I thought it would. I will give a rough estimation of the time it should take, but make the customer aware that if it does take longer it will cost more. But that being said, even when I do go over how long I thought it should take, I will usually eat the extra cost myself due to what Justin just said. But definitely never quote something like this without seeing it in person first.
 
hourly is the way to go!



but yeah, you can buzz it with optimum poliseal and it will remove in an instant. That way, you are still getting the wax removed and a coat of wax done in one step - if the guy wants to go cheap



I'd tell him 150
 
Something like M66 or D151 will remove it as fast as you can cover the car, so price accordingly.
 
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