[themightytimmah]

Originally Posted by bookeem

the hardest part i have is getting customers..my work is great, way better than any detail shop in town and area for the most part..but once u mention a price like 250, for a full detail, light correction, like swirls or minor scratchs and a thorough interior cleaning, taking me anywhere from 8 to 12 hours, there ready to walk away,some do, but being times are hard now i will lower the price , cut back a lil of the work i would do,just to make something cause i can use it most hte times but when they see my work there in shock, and thrilled that i did detail ther car and i try explaining, it can even look better, but they wont pay over a certain price...

im only a weekend warrior as i dont have enough clients to quit my day job, and sad enough ide only need to make 150-200 per day to get by with out my day job, and still its hard , i go weekends with no detailing work and it sux, really brings me down the one thing i love doing and would do it till i fall a sleep with the buffer in my hand and i just cant get enough interest in my area to stay busy at least saturday and sunday..

My buddy Steve (marketing guy) told me that whoever mentions price first, loses. These days, I try not to give a price until the job is finished. Once they see the end result, $500+ seems like a small price to pay.