I'm only saying $40 an hour because that is how I base my flat rate prices. I look at the vehicle, or get a rough idea of what I'm dealing with from their description, and then times however many hours I think it will take by 40. That is their price. Sometimes I eat a couple bucks by taking 30 minutes longer than I estimated, but usually I can hit the post pretty well. Everything seems to be a 3 hour job these days unless it is just the exterior or something. $120 - $180 is the average area that my details are hitting. If I told them I'm charging $40 an hour then they might think I'm milking the job. I just tell them the flat rate based on my hourly rate and leave it at that. They don't need to know, nor do they care about my pricing structures.
