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View Poll Results: Charge for top end serivce?
$300-400 17 54.84%
$401-500 7 22.58%
$501-600 1 3.23%
$601-700 1 3.23%
$701-800 2 6.45%
$801+ 3 9.68%
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Old 02-18-08, 05:04   #1 (permalink)
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What do you charge for your top end serivce?

What do you charge for your top end detailing / resurfacing service?

Follow up with my next poll, how many hours do you take to complete your top end work.
 
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Old 02-18-08, 05:39   #2 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

My top end includes a 4 week follow-up wash and wax re-application. Its good to keep the customers involved in car car. Plus when they find out I would charge them $200 for a wash and wax alone, they always make time for a follow-up visit.
 
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Old 02-18-08, 05:39   #3 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

I have done details in excess of four thousand dollars and have a fifteen to twently thousand dollar in the works (to be fair its not a car)
 
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

Plane?
House?
Whats in the works?

How long does a $4k detail take you? Do you have them frequently?
 
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Old 02-18-08, 06:18   #5 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

I did a Concours show prep for two cars for a customer last year. I spent a solid week on each car, making sure to cover every inch of every surface. I promised perfection and had to deliver, twice.

I made in excess of $10,000 for that two weeks of work. I have a few vintage Rolls Royce' lined up that will be similar.
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Old 02-18-08, 07:08   #6 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

Well, I do not do any concours work, or two day details. My premium service starts at $235. Full paint correction is priced by the hour at $35-40 an hour.
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Old 02-18-08, 07:26   #7 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

I just worked out a top-end service starting at $650 for cars and $750 for larger vehicles. Includes wet-sanding and the like.
 
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

Wow, I need to raise up my rates. I'm in the 400 range, but I think a PTG, some leatherique and a new customer base might put me in the 6-800 range.
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

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Wow, I need to raise up my rates. I'm in the 400 range, but I think a PTG, some leatherique and a new customer base might put me in the 6-800 range.
Get a steamer - beats any leather cleaner.
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Old 02-19-08, 09:43   #10 (permalink)
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Re: What do you charge for your top end serivce?

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Get a steamer - beats any leather cleaner.
Leatherique, to the best of my knowledge, is not a cleaner. It is a restorative oil. They have two products, though. One is a cleaner called pristine clean and the other is called rejuvenator oil. Well...maybe I have informed myself lol.
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