What to Charge...

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KCPreki11

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First off, I am by no means a "Professional Detailer", i'm just starting. This is about the 3rd thing I've detailed. I had to do a Fiberglass Motorcyle Trailer for a guy after I did his wife's Honda CRV. He has also lined me up for a few of his pickup trucks. Here is what I did.



1) Washed trailer and wheels

2) Cleaner/Waxed the whole thing with Cyclo and Green Cutting Pads (Oxidized Pretty Bad)

3) Dressed the wheels

4) Polished the Metail

5) Vinylexed the Rubber

6) Did the windows



How much do you think I should charge? I always get so timid and shy when it comes to charging the customer money, I hate to charge them because I don't want to anger them for charging too much. But I hope I get more used to it. Thanks.
 
pricing -- by NYDetailer



There have been quite a lot of discussion of this in the past. A lot depends on what kind of products you are using and what the market will bear, and what kind of packages you are offering.



In your case, it depends on whether you used a separate compound for polishing and then a wax, or a cleaner type wax, and also how big the trailer was.



For a job like that, if I were to go over the whole vehicle with SMR and then seal with #26, I would charge around $120 for a car, $150 for a truck, but that would include a vacuum and spot of light contamination.
 
I know, I've read all of NYD's posts over and over lol...



I'm just trying to get a feel on what I should charge this guy for my experience level and what I did to the trailer all.
 
You mentioned you haven't been doing this very long, so I would say $70 is fair since you are not doing the interior. Maybe less.

Go from there, it looks like you have a solid amount of automobiles lined up.
 
You shouldn't do the job unless you get a price before you start. Figure out what you will charge in the future for that job.

Tell the customer what your future prices are going to be, then take some off for practicing on the guys stuff.
 
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