Bayliner Detail

[Nickc0844]

Here is an 2001 Bayliner I detailed Saturday and just a few of the products I used on it:

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Wheels and Tires:

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The Deck:

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Not bad for White?

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It is a 28` Footer!

[mirrorfinishman]

Nick,

Thanks for posting those photos. I also detail boats so I can certainly appreciate your good work!

[nthngd2say]

Great job Nick! How long did that take you?

[BaDm0theR]

Good grief...im assuming that took you all of one day!

I hope you were hansomely compensated for your efforts :D

[Nickc0844]

Thank God the owner washed it for me....otherwise he was looking at a bill close to $500.

It still took the bulk of the day, but the compensation was well worth it!

Thanks for the kind words y`all!

[KleanFreak]

how much did ya get for that job nick?

[Nickc0844]

He powerwashed and got a lot of the normal gunk off which cuts quite a bit of time for me. I detailed it from there, skipping the secondary cabin on request. I normally would have charged around $350, but since I detailed his Corvette, WaveRunner, and Harley the week before, it was only $250. (I`ve made over $1000 from him alone)

[M23Accord]

Here is where cost of living really reveals itself. Here in NJ you could have easily charged $400 and the customer would have been grateful. Lookin good though. What do you use for the plastic windows? I think the stuff I have is megs? Been a while since I used it...

[Nickc0844]

If I were to fully detail the boat from start to finish, my marine rate ranges from $15-20 per foot. This one was a bit different, as he had washed it, and wanted to "do something with the hull" himself. I found out he is having an additional clearcoat applied.

I basically took over from the rails (middle) on up. Look on the "Not bad for White" picture and see the difference--just in case, the top half is mine!

M23--As for those windows, the boat simply hasn`t been used enough to warrant a polish on them---for the most part, they were clear. I simply washed them with S&W. Typically I would have used Meg`s Plastx or Poorboy`s Pro Polish.

[Nickc0844]

:rolling

Not really, we`re about 25 miles North of Downtown Atlanta---considered suburban ATL.

I could see how the costs could be different in the weather---I was in shorts for the first time this year while detailing that thing.

[mirrorfinishman]

Originally posted by M23Accord
Here is where cost of living really reveals itself. Here in NJ you could have easily charged $400 and the customer would have been grateful.


M23Accord, you are right about the cost of living in NJ compared to other locations. For example, here`s a sample of my pricing for most complete boat detailings;

17’ to 20’……...$ 19 per ft
21’ to 24’……...$ 21 per ft
25’ to 28’……...$ 23 per ft

The total cost to completely detail a 28 ft 2001 Bayliner would be more like $23 x 28 ft = $644 here in NJ. Also, I would allow about 14 hours to complete the job. That`s $46 per hour based on $644 divided by 14 hours.

When you factor in the overall higher costs to operate a detailing business here in NJ, I guess everything is relative to where you are located.