Car detailing price calculator
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Full detail (car) $225
This is an example to calculate from. You set your own price.
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How to price car detailing
A detailing price is a package plus the extras. The package is priced by what it covers and by the size of the vehicle, since a sedan and a three-row SUV are not the same hours. The extras, pet hair, odor, shampoo, headlights, are lines of their own with their own amounts. The calculator above adds them up; the list below is where your own numbers go.
Packages by vehicle size
Many detailers keep one price for a car and a higher one for an SUV or truck, and add a surcharge for a three-row, a van or a lifted truck instead of writing a price for every model. Time a full detail on a sedan and on a large SUV once; the difference is your size step. Write the vehicle on the estimate next to the package.
Extras as their own lines
Dog hair, an ozone treatment, a seat shampoo or a headlight restoration each take real time, so each gets its own line and its own amount. On one line nobody argues about the total; buried in the package, the same work is a discount you did not mean to give.
Paint correction and coatings
A one-step correction and a ceramic coating take most of a day and the day has to be booked. Price them as their own jobs, not as extras, and many detailers ask for a deposit when the customer approves the estimate, so the day does not go empty. Check your state's rules before you set one.
Condition before you start
Scratches, chips and stains that were already there go on the estimate before the work, so they are not blamed on you after it. A line for the condition costs nothing and settles most questions at the end.
Mobile detailing price list
These are the starting prices OnsiteBoard gives a new mobile detailing account. Change any of them for your area.
| Service | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Maintenance wash | $85 |
| Exterior detail (wash, clay, sealant) | $150 |
| Interior detail | $175 |
| Full detail (car) | $225 |
| Full detail (SUV / truck) | $275 |
| Large vehicle surcharge (3-row, van, lifted) | $50 |
| Pet hair removal | $50 |
| Odor removal (ozone) | $100 |
| Seat and carpet shampoo | $75 |
| Headlight restoration | $99 |
| Engine bay cleaning | $75 |
| Paint correction (1-step) | $400 |
| Ceramic coating | $899 |
| Boat wash and wax | $20 / ft |
Car detailing price questions
Should I price by the vehicle or by the hour?
How do I quote a car I have not seen?
Do I charge more for a three-row SUV or a van?
What goes on the estimate for a ceramic coating?
How do I price a customer who books every month?
This is general information, not tax or legal advice.
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