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Old 06-07-2008, 12:43 PM
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How do you price your services?
ex:
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Wash and Wax $X
Wash. chemical paint cleaner, wax $X
Wash, clay, polish, wax $x

Interior:
Wipe down, vaccum and glass $X
Wipe down, vaccum, shampoo carpets and glass $X

How do you guys do it?
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Old 06-07-2008, 06:00 PM
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I charge by the hour... makes it simple as pie
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:31 PM
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I charge by the hour... makes it simple as pie
for you lol!!
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Old 06-09-2008, 04:02 AM
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Yeah so do I, $35 per hour for a few basic things, $55 per hour for polishing
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:09 AM
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I don't think I am ready for customers yet lol took me 2 hours to wash my car and polish the hood lol. Maybe I need a rotary
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Old 06-09-2008, 03:06 PM
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I also charge by the hour but the constituents in my area like to see a concrete price scheme. I estimate my average amount of time for a wax/wash or full polishing and multiply it by my hourly rate. That then becomes my "starting from" price.
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Old 08-15-2008, 10:57 PM
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I also charge by the hour but the constituents in my area like to see a concrete price scheme. I estimate my average amount of time for a wax/wash or full polishing and multiply it by my hourly rate. That then becomes my "starting from" price.
Thats what I do as well. You know you will be making what you need to for a certain job and you can adjust the price easily for vehicles needing more work.
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Old 08-16-2008, 06:35 AM
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My basics I have packages, which will normally give me my hourly rate, then for the intricate stuff like polishing I charge by the hour due to the fact I don't know how the paint is going to act.
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