[JoshVette]

Pricing depends on alot on your area, skill/knowledge levels as well as types services offered.

Detailers in large cities that do great work can charge much more. Detailers in small cities that do great work probably won't have enough clients willing to spend the big bucks for there work.

Detailers able to perform quality paint correction without buffer trails or holograms will be at an advantage as they have more to offer then just a good detailing and cleaning.

Personally, I have just a couple simple detail packages that start at $175-$250 (which typically take me 3-4 hours to perform) and for paint correction and show car prep I start at $75 per hour. Figure most cars take me about 8-10 hours ($600-$800 average) to correct paint at the basic level of tollerance. For show car prep, I require a no time limit so I can be exact and make every aspect of the car perfect, typically a good 25-35 hours ($1500-$2700 average).

To be honest, I do not see a lot of detailers charging this much for paint correction (just a few) so I would consider my pricing on the high end. I do loose a lot of business due to the higher pricing too. fyi.

Each detailer has to decide what they value their services at then multiply that price by how many hours it takes you to perform a givin detailing process and that will help you to determine a pricing guide. As you gain experience, skills and knowledge you should become a better quality and more efficient detailer and then start to re-evaluate your pricing again to match your quality or work.

Josh