Full Service Wash Pricing: How much?

**David Fermani** · 11-25-2009, 10:33 PM

How much is everyone charging for high end car wash services? $50, $75, $100??

Full service washes: exterior/interior

**Deep Gloss Auto Salon** · 11-25-2009, 10:39 PM

Hey David,

how long is it taking you to do the W&W?

What is your normal hourly charge?

Is this a maint service on a vehicle you`ve recently corrected?

**David Fermani** · 11-25-2009, 10:52 PM

Not really focusing on the Wax aspect, just really weekly maintenance washes on a vehicle that is fully detailed. I`d imagine atleast 1 hour, if not 1.5 will be spent initially. Once a bandwagon of clients form, I`ll focus on chiseling down the touch time then.

I don`t charge hourly for detailing. I usually give a price range that I stay within.

**MrRumble** · 11-25-2009, 11:19 PM

Not a pro or anything, do some detailing on the side. For a thorough exterior only wash, $50 CAD here. Takes me about an hour, depending on brake dust on wheels, or if it`s a black car.

**imported_Jakerooni** · 11-26-2009, 12:06 AM

for a full service wash and wax I don`t think $50-$75 is unreasonable at all.

**tkc** · 11-26-2009, 12:34 AM

man.. around here you get a full service interior/exterior for 75.00.. this town sucks! Bo body will pay any money for a detail job..

**salty** · 11-26-2009, 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by David Fermani

Not really focusing on the Wax aspect, just really weekly maintenance washes on a vehicle that is fully detailed. I`d imagine atleast 1 hour, if not 1.5 will be spent initially. Once a bandwagon of clients form, I`ll focus on chiseling down the touch time then.

I don`t charge hourly for detailing. I usually give a price range that I stay within.

Weekly is pretty often, because it also brings in the customer time. The work might only take 1.5 hours but by the time you move on it will be 2 hours.

Then it depends on what you are promising, meaning if you have clients that want your fine services to upkeep their rides. Then that would include the occasional waxing, windows, spot shampooing etc. So the time would be more on these details.

What kind of schedule would you put these clients on?

**David Fermani** · 11-26-2009, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jakerooni

for a full service wash and wax I don`t think $50-$75 is unreasonable at all.

Originally Posted by tkc

man.. around here you get a full service interior/exterior for 75.00.. this town sucks! Bo body will pay any money for a detail job..

^^^No Wax. Just a wash.

Originally Posted by salty

Weekly is pretty often, because it also brings in the customer time. The work might only take 1.5 hours but by the time you move on it will be 2 hours.

Then it depends on what you are promising, meaning if you have clients that want your fine services to upkeep their rides. Then that would include the occasional waxing, windows, spot shampooing etc. So the time would be more on these details.

What kind of schedule would you put these clients on?

I have 3 clients in the same neighborhood that have 8-10 vehicles that are requesting a weekly service(some twice a week) and I`m hoping to be able to do them all in 1 day.

Each car would get LSP monthy and light polishing twice a year. If they`re maintained, they`ll never require anything more than a floormat cleaning. These cars are barely driven.

I think ultimately RO water would be the largest time saver. Wash, let drip dry, blow out, QD, dress tires, vaccume, windows, dust.

**MichaelM** · 11-26-2009, 08:53 AM

At my fixed location shop we get $35/45/55 for Sm/Med/Lrg full service washes. Sm would be a hatchback or small sedan, med is a large sedan/small SUV, lrg is three rows of seats. With 2 trained employees it takes us 25-45 minutes per car.

With washes we use ONR as much as possible as that is much faster then water washing and often times produces a better result/finish.

wheels/tires/wells->blow dry & dress

ONR Wash & Jambs

Vac & Wipedown

Glass

**imported_DJ Mayo** · 11-26-2009, 09:02 AM

Do $60 per car and hire some kid to help you out. Give him $10 per car and he can make $100 bucks for the day.

**brwill2005** · 11-26-2009, 09:12 AM

C`mon David, I thought you were this very experienced business person. Surely you can price a wash and vacuum correctly.

**Jean-Claude** · 11-26-2009, 09:40 AM

Maintenance washes for a sedan would be $50 and a wax every 4 visits at no cost. I don`t offer this if their washes are less than bi-weekly.

wash, dry, dress, glass, vacuum, dust, door jams/stops.

20-30% off all other services except multiple step polishing.

**MaksimumAuto** · 11-26-2009, 09:53 AM

I do a BMW 525 bi-weekly, 2010 Camaro, and an Escalade weekly for $60 per car.

Package Includes:

-ONR Wash

-Cleaning of wheel wells, dressing of tires, cleaning of rims

-Cleaning and sealing of door jambs.

-Vacuuming and wiping down interior

-Clean glass

-Polish any chrome

I will start using Blackfire Wet Diamond as the sealant once every while since I hear it`s easy to use.

**EBPcivicsi** · 11-26-2009, 11:00 AM

We charge 45/55/65 for:

wash

wheel wells

wheels, behind spokes (need to charge more for multi-piece, but it becomes a PITA to a la carte everything IMO)

wipe jams

blow dry

vac

wipedown (everything)

int/ext glass

dress tires

VIP customers get OCW application each wash, others pay $75 (wash and wax)

IMO, there is no real way to be profitable doing washes, it`s just a service that we provide to retain clients. If it keeps them coming to the shop and we break even on the service, then I am ok with that.

**Envious Eric** · 11-26-2009, 11:56 AM

I think Joe said it best..."washing is the redheaded stepchild of detailing"

takes me 45 min for a sedan, and 1 hour for trucks, 1.25 hours for SUV

onr wash, windows, tire dressing, wheel face (no inners on a wash), vacuum, wipe down.

Is that a total of 24+ cars or 8-10 total?