ozone a car(how much$?)

Jean-Claude

Jean-Claude

Keeper of the beautiful
A small higher end car dealership called me up not long ago and asked about having a musty smell removed and interior detailed on a 2009 Rustang.



I am not sure what to charge for ozoning a car. Should I leave it in running over night or just an hour or two with the a/c running? To be honest, I've not ozoned a car before. But there's no reason I can't.



I know my interior detailing rates but I am unsure about ozoning. What can you guys offer me by way of info on it(charge rate and method)?
 
I would inspect the car first. I don't have any real professional experience with someone requesting to remove smell. Do you or the dealership even know what is causing or caused the smell in the first place? Is it mildew in the AC, mildew from wet carpeting/seats etc?
 
dublifecrisis said:
I would inspect the car first. I don't have any real professional experience with someone requesting to remove smell. Do you or the dealership even know what is causing or caused the smell in the first place? Is it mildew in the AC, mildew from wet carpeting/seats etc?
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It was in a wreck and had rain water make its way inside. It sat out in the weather at least a few days.



I will not quote over the phone, but I'd like to be prepared to give a ozone quote, in person, if that's what it needs.
 
Depending on how much and where the water was. You might have to pull the carpet if that is the cause of smell. Find and clean the source of smell as best as possible for the ozone to work.



Depending on the ozone machine you are using, you might be able to "shock" it in a couple hours or overnight.



Price depends on all the above and if it is your machine or rented.

A couple hours labour just for an ozone treatment wouldn't be out of line if you had to buy the machine yourself.
 
I usually charge 1.5 hour labor, but you really need to know how many mg your machine outputs to prevent ozone exposure to your client.
 
Perhaps my info will help :)

In my country ,at our shop we do like this:

  • if the smell is caused of "a dirt" :D or something - we offer a chem. cleaning before ozone
  • if a client do not want it,fine :) - then we offer ozone cleaning "from smell bacteries",cz we all know,that ozone "killz" bacteries
  • price is variable (depends what customer we are dealing with e.t.c) lets say about 20-30$ per hour.usually it takes 2-3 hours to eleminate bad odors/smells from a car that even hasnt been cleaned properly (but thers no guarantee,that the smell would'nt come back)



Hope it helps,sry for my terrible eng,2 lazy for googling and correcting words :D
 
JoshVette said:
If it's in the carpets, the most effective way is to remove, clean and replace with new carpets.
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I'm going with Josh on this one. If the water got into the Jute then you can ozone all day long and it's not going to matter at all. You really have to know the cause and exactly where it's at to get rid of it.
 
And so we can get beyond the "if I really need to ozone" that a few are stuck on.



I was a pro carpet cleaner for years, I have the knowledge and ability to handle such a task as far as taking care of water damage. I can do it all up to ozoning. If I don't have to go buy or rent an ozone machine I will not. But that's not what I asked. I asked for any suggestions on actually using an ozone machine if I do use one and how to bid a ozone job. Please keep this in mind so that the thread does not get off-topic. Thanks
 
Jean-Claude said:
And so we can get beyond the "if I really need to ozone" that a few are stuck on.



I was a pro carpet cleaner for years, I have the knowledge and ability to handle such a task as far as taking care of water damage. I can do it all up to ozoning. If I don't have to go buy or rent an ozone machine I will not. But that's not what I asked. I asked for any suggestions on actually using an ozone machine if I do use one and how to bid a ozone job. Please keep this in mind so that the thread does not get off-topic. Thanks
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Relax a little. People are just trying to help you out with advise.....charge whatever the heck you want, you're the expert on carpet cleaning, just don't short yourself.
 
JoshVette said:
Relax a little. People are just trying to help you out with advise.....charge whatever the heck you want, you're the expert on carpet cleaning, just don't short yourself.
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I am relaxed. I appreciate the "help", I know people mean well. But there are plenty of threads on *if* ozone should be used. There's no need for another.



If someone asks what wax to use do you think what they really wanted was a discussion on *if* wax is needed?



FYI, asking to keep on-topic does not make someone a jerk. :faint:



And your sarcasm is noted.
 
JC,



Yes, you do need to address the source before actually performing the ozone. I normally charge $125.00 for ozone treatment. I have purchased an ozone machine designed for a 3000 sq ft. home. So, i obviously belive in overkill to do the job. 435.00 for this machine and it works awesome. PM me if youu are interested i their info.



Good Luck!!



Andy
 
I had no idea the source of the problem should be fixed.



I planned on making sure the door of the car stayed off(why it had water damage) while outside in the rain at the collision center as well. I was not going to first treat the carpet and fabric with Milban, a midew treatment. At first I thought I would steam the fabrics, but that's just not necessary.



My idea was to just show up and throw an ozone machine in there. Who needs a truly clean interior anyways?



/rolling my eyes



...just because someone does not explain their process in full does not mean they are skipping something or leaving something out. Again, I appreciate the other stuff. I know no one has to take time to reply.



My original post was short and to the point. I did not feel like explaining 100% of the situation because, in all honesty, it didn't have a bearing on the answer to my question.



*As kindly and straight forward as I can say*
 
Yeah, if you fail to address the source of the odor, it will reappear.
Jean-Claude said:
I had no idea the source of the problem should be fixed.



I planned on making sure the door of the car stayed off(why it had water damage) while outside in the rain at the collision center as well. I was not going to first treat the carpet and fabric with Milban, a midew treatment. At first I thought I would steam the fabrics, but that's just not necessary.



My idea was to just show up and throw an ozone machine in there. Who needs a truly clean interior anyways?



/rolling my eyes



...just because someone does not explain their process in full does not mean they are skipping something or leaving something out. Again, I appreciate the other stuff. I know no one has to take time to reply.



My original post was short and to the point. I did not feel like explaining 100% of the situation because, in all honesty, it didn't have a bearing on the answer to my question.



*As kindly and straight forward as I can say*
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Sorry, didn't read the entire thread, didn't cathc the crappy attitude. Don't know why you asked if you already know it all!?!?!?
 
Got Wax said:
Sorry, didn't read the entire thread, didn't cathc the crappy attitude. Don't know why you asked if you already know it all!?!?!?
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I think the title of the thread says it all. I never said I knew how much to charge despite my question.



My initial concern was over someone suggesting I may not need it(and the downward spiral that can easily come after that). That, I do know. If there is anything I know, it's there's more than one way to do things and I may not need ozone. My question was how much to charge and asking for suggestions on methods of application. Not, if I should use it or not. That question can only be answered when I inspect and possibly vac, steam and/or chemically treat the affected areas.



Folks have a tendency to get way off topic. I just asked to keep on topic. Why is that so difficult to accept? I didn't call someone names or say they are being rude. I didn't act as if someone else was a know it all because they knew something. I didn't suggest that someone needed to "relax or calm down". I never snapped at anyone. I just asked to keep on-topic and I get treated like a jerk because of it. :scared:



Instead of keeping a specific subject. Let's just discuss all things ozone. This can be the official ozone machine thread. I'd just assume let this thread die at this point. It's a shot thread anyways.



Thanks again for the info.
 
But you're the one creating the downward spiral here no one else.



Charge $200. IF the customer pays you then you know you're in the ball park.



The odd thing here is that if you're a "Expert carpet cleaner for years" how do you not know what an ozone treatment goes for? I would think that would be a common thing. Weather it be a house or a car you should have some basic knowledge on what to charge. I'm sure like detailing it's 100% location specific. so really.. You're the only one that would have even the slightest clue about what to charge in your area.
 
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