Do you charge your friends to do a detail?

**chromecarz00** · 02-03-2009, 09:26 PM

Basically the title...

Do you charge your friends to do a detail?

**HarrisonZ** · 02-03-2009, 09:45 PM

I would if they dropped it off to me..... if they hung out and brought beer, that`s a different story.

It all depends on how close of a friend they are if I charged them if I were in the business.

**dmw2692004** · 02-03-2009, 09:52 PM

Most of the time i do detail for free, if i dont, i drop like 75% of the charges.

**Lumadar** · 02-03-2009, 09:54 PM

Depends, REALLY close friends I might do basic stuff or help out, but full blown multi day details and corrections I usually do for half price.

**Labster** · 02-03-2009, 09:54 PM

Depends. Some friends have no want to help and others want to learn. The ones who wan to learn get to pay for supplies and nothing else, the others pay a small fee.

**Danspeed1** · 02-03-2009, 10:12 PM

I will be doing my best friends car coming up soon. He does not have an aptitude for this stuff. I rather have him drop the car off and leave then have him stand around distracting me, or "attempting to help." When I do his car, its free,... When I was sick in the hospital, he was by my bed side more than my own brother. All my other "friends," get charged full price... no discount. I rarely do details for friends. The few paid ones I have done have all been for friends of friends, which makes it easy for me to charge them full price.:chuckle: And usually my full price would be considered a mere pittance compared to what most people on here charge for stuff.

DG

**BigAl3** · 02-03-2009, 10:20 PM

depends on the person. some friends are like family (like some friends parents who treat you like their own) and some are just aquaintance...

**reparebrise** · 02-03-2009, 10:49 PM

Always, my time is worth as much for them as it is for others. By doing it for free or a reduced cost, they will not value the work as much as those who have paid.

If you have a friend that is a lawyer, would they do your house contract for free?

**eyezack87** · 02-03-2009, 11:03 PM

I charged half price for my friend. He also learned a lot too but his dad washed his car a week later so that was sort of pointless. At least I got rid of 99% of the oxidation on the car though...

**imported_Denzil** · 02-03-2009, 11:07 PM

It depends on the friend really. I usually charge $100 exterior or interior for very close friends and percentages for other friends.

**pampos** · 02-03-2009, 11:10 PM

If that friend worth it OF COURSE.....Some of friends are doing things for me from free so i have to...For example a friend of mine is a mechanic so i never pay anything for service etc,so YES in that case the detail is for free...Also my family`s cars are for free...They already done enough for me...

**imported_DJ Mayo** · 02-03-2009, 11:31 PM

Some friends I do for free, especially the ones that I can trade services with. Others I do for half off. Depends on the friend too.

**detaildoc** · 02-04-2009, 12:02 AM

Close friends, I never charge them, for the rest I only charge them for the products, which is not that significant.

**imported_ZimRandy** · 02-04-2009, 08:07 AM

I rarely charge friends, as they provide some good references and usually help. If they buy the product and buy me lunch I`m happy. When I get a good paying detail, I can usually count on them to lend if hand, too.

Randy

**imported_sal329** · 02-04-2009, 10:13 AM

My best friend will be gettin his cars detailed for free, he is like a brother to me, my immidiate family gets their cars takin care of for free, I dont see how I can charge my mother, all other friends will get a deal but not free