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What should you charge for this detail?

Most detailers price by copying whoever's down the road. This works the other way round: start from what your time is worth, add what the job actually costs you, and see the number that gets you there.

What you want to earn

Target hourly rate

What an hour of your time should be worth — including the hours you don't spend touching the car.

The work

Base hours for this service

How long it takes on an average sedan in average condition.

Vehicle size

Condition

Costs to cover

Supplies for this job

Round-trip drive time

min

Quoting, scheduling and invoicing

min

I'll absorb the card fee — leave this unticked and the price is grossed up so 2.99% + $0.30 in processing doesn't come out of your rate.

Quote this much

$335

Sedan, average — roughly 3 hr on the vehicle.

You keep

$300

After supplies and card processing.

Works out at

$75.00/hr

Across all 4 hr, drive and admin included.

How the price is built

Time on the vehicle: 3 hr
Drive and admin: 1 hr
Labour at $75/hr: $300
Supplies: $25
Card processing (added): $10.33
Quote: $335

How this is worked out

Time on the vehicle: Base hours × vehicle size × condition. Size runs 0.85 for a coupe to 1.6 for an oversized van; condition runs 0.9 for well kept to 1.6 for rough.
Total time: Time on the vehicle + round-trip drive + quoting, scheduling and invoicing. All of it gets paid for.
Labour: Total time × your target hourly rate.
Quote: Labour + supplies, then grossed up for 2.99% + $0.30 processing unless you choose to absorb it.

The size and condition multipliers are labour-time estimates, not market rates — they say a 3-row SUV takes about 40% longer than a sedan, not what anyone in your area charges. Adjust the base hours to match your own timings and the rest follows. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

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How this is worked out

Time on the vehicle

Base hours × vehicle size × condition. Size runs 0.85 for a coupe to 1.6 for an oversized van; condition runs 0.9 for well kept to 1.6 for rough.

Total time

Time on the vehicle + round-trip drive + quoting, scheduling and invoicing. All of it gets paid for.

Labour

Total time × your target hourly rate.

Quote

Labour + supplies, then grossed up for 2.99% + $0.30 processing unless you choose to absorb it.