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Scottwax said:This thread is exactly why I don't do dealer work. Just not worth the hassle.
Scottwax said:This thread is exactly why I don't do dealer work. Just not worth the hassle.
VaSuperShine said:Ryan, it's too bad you're turning wrenches as opposed to spinning the wheel, hopefully we can get the right tool in your hands in the near future.
rydawg said:Detailing is not that big around here and the average rate is $75 in and out. None of them have any clue on what true correcton is and could care less. Details shops around here are all going out of business.
mirrorfinishman said:At an average rate of $75 it sounds like the high end market of over $225 is totally untapped. In order to stay in business and make a reasonable profit, you have got to go after the right market. That is usually the biggest reason why most detailers go out of business. It is all about finding those clients who have a need for true top end detailing and then being able to fill that need. Becoming a true entrepreneur has very little to do with your detailing skills and even less to do with paint correction, it takes business skills.
mirrorfinishman said:At an average rate of $75 it sounds like the high end market of over $225 is totally untapped. In order to stay in business and make a reasonable profit, you have got to go after the right market. That is usually the biggest reason why most detailers go out of business. It is all about finding those clients who have a need for true top end detailing and then being able to fill that need. Becoming a true entrepreneur has very little to do with your detailing skills and even less to do with paint correction, it takes business skills.
mcc said:A friend of mine does pinstriping and miscellaneous paint touch-up work locally, and he knows of one detailing company that will detail an entire car inside and out for $80-$100, depending on size. That includes removing all of the seats and even the carpet, to clean the metal surfaces under the carpet, cleaning the engine, and what most of us would consider involved in a normal detail. These guys have a fixed shop location and I don't see how they pay for the building, utilities, insurance, wages for the employees that do this work, supplies, equipment, etc. and still make money.
Then again, there is another company advertising retail work locally for $65, inside and out, including pickup and delivery.
Oh well, to each his own. I detail part-time, and still get my share of business, but I would never work for dealers from the stories I've heard.
Scottwax said:Several detail shops in the Dallas area have been busted for drugs over the years. The detailing is just their 'honest' business. Detailing in the front, drug dealing in the back.