How much money does an auto detailer make

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How much money do you full-timers pull in annually? It can be a range, but I'm curious. This is something I've begun to ponder-whether or not I could support my family on car detailing or not.

I'm just very part-time now, but wanting to ramp it up a bit--maybe cars per week at first. I have a full time day job, but want to make a little extra dough.

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We just had a detailer in town leave the state, so I have a better shot at picking up some customers. Do any of you ask various businesses directly for business?

Just curious for some ideas or "how I got started" stories. Thanks, JRauCDM in central Iowa. It's GREAT going Cadillac!

The Standard of the World. TH View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage View Articles. You could make six figures easily Originally Posted by TH Nick Chapman View Profile View Forum Posts View Articles. I think 6 figures could be done.

It's all about how you apply yourself, how good your work is and how good your advertising is. STG View Profile View Forum Posts View Articles. And, don't think for a minute that detailing isn't sales. No offense, but you could probably train a monkey to do the work.

How much $$ can a full time detailer make?

It's getting the business and retaining it that counts. Can you sell yourself?

How willing are you to approach strangers and ask them for business? Can you sell the benefits of your service compared to your competitors? Most importantly, how do you handle rejection? This website is successful because of Mike Phillips. Meguiar's success has everything to do with their customer service as well as products.

I imagine you could get plenty of detailing jobs if you charge a low enough price. The trick is to make people feel good about spending more money to enjoy the benefits of a quality job. Originally Posted by JRauCDM. That's gotta be a stretch--especially in Iowa.

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Florida is the land of the rich! Wish I were there, but not yet I would be a one man show for a while, with limited overhead working out of my own garage.

JRau in central Iowa. I appreciate the encouragement. So, what would you charge for a full detailing of the following vehicles lets' assume all still have pretty nice paint on 'em and aren't too dirty: A mid's Lincoln Town Car, a late 90's Chrysler Concorde, a mid's Chevy Lumina, and oh, how 'bout a Buick LeSabre A full detail includes: Some have opted out of an engine detailing.

What would you guys charge? Are you going to buff the paint? With experince you will become profficent at multitasking and reduce the time further Since most of the cars I detail require buffing, I first evaluate and test the finish to ensure I can give an accurate quote, since I can guess how much time it would take me to do so Also for certain services, instead of charging by the hour, I charge by the job Two examples, engine detailing if its not a showcar , I charge 50 dollars, although the total time spent is generally less then an hour.

My advice would be to set an hourly rate including material costs and do each car on an indvidual basis. ZoranC View Profile View Forum Posts View Articles. Jimmy Buffit View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage View Articles. But not from the driveway, or the trunk of your car If it was easy, everybody'd be doing it! Thread Information Users Browsing this Thread There are currently 2 users browsing this thread.

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