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    Another how much to charge

    I drove past a local used car lot and noticed all the cars have spiderwebbing and some scratches. This is an independent operation and most of the cars are sold for around $10k.

    How much should I charge to just take out the spiderwebbing and light scratches?



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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Thats kinda hard for us to guess without seeing them, but I have an Idea.

    Figure out the cost for materials (per car)
    Figure out how much your time is worth (per hour)*figure out how many hours of work (per car)

    YOU GET THE BASIC IDEA

    You pretty much use a homemade formula to figure costs per car

    hope it helps,
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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Well each car is different and they have lots of trucks and SUV's too. I'm thinking somewhere in the $75-100 per, but I don't know if this would be too much.

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    Re: Another how much to charge

    While I think $75~$100 per vehicle would be cheap from your perspective, it's probably right around the upper limit of what a used car would be willing to pay for the service.

    If you're skilled with a rotary this would probably be a perfect fit for the new D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream as it can get the swirls out and leave a coat of wax protection behind all in one pass.
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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Or you can think of using M66

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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange View Post
    While I think $75~$100 per vehicle would be cheap from your perspective, it's probably right around the upper limit of what a used car would be willing to pay for the service.

    If you're skilled with a rotary this would probably be a perfect fit for the new D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream as it can get the swirls out and leave a coat of wax protection behind all in one pass.
    So what do you think I should charge?

    Well kinda hard to use D151...as its not out yet.

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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Quote Originally Posted by yalerd View Post
    Or you can think of using M66
    I have a good idea of what to use, its how much to charge for doing it.

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    Re: Another how much to charge

    Your price range is probable close to what they would pay. See if you can get $125.00- $150.00 for the larger trucks and suv's. Keep your other price for the cars. See if this flies. It's up to you in the end. Good luck.
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    Re: Another how much to charge

    $125 for swirl removal??? thats not even how much i charge for the package below the swirl removal package

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    Re: Another how much to charge

    I agree to low.

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