Some of what you said is right and somr is not. I wish it was as easy but its not... the carcondition really depends on the driver as well as the milage and other things you have mentioned. I had 2023 car with 15k kms that was totally trashed out after roadtrip. I did as well have granny car that was not detailed for 10 years and it was kept up pretty well. I feel like the most important questions are, do you have pets, do you eat in car and do you got kids as well as when was it last detailed lol
I think it's more about paying for the time saved/convenience than having them do "the perfect job". It's really more for parents with kids who don't have the time or ability to properly clean their car themselves..elderly who are too old and at risk of injuring themselves or have existing injuries...the average person 25+ years old..with job and/or kids..just don't have 4-8 hours to properly detail their vehicle. It's a lot easier for most people to drop their car off at a detailer.. and pay 100-200$..than finding the time and energy to do it themselves. It's the same reason why people pay guys to come over to paint a fence. The fence owner is obviously fully capable of dipping a paint brush into a paint bucket to paint the fence..and the owner would probably beable to a fairly good job..but it would be exhausting and take 5-8 hours to do it. For many..it's easier just to pay someone else to do it.
I charge one price for every interior detail unless they have specific requests. I do a complete and thorough cleaning on every car. I just make sure I get it done within a specific amount of time so that I get paid what I need. Sometimes it takes me 2 hours sometimes 4 hours but I charge the same price.
Question 4, or an expansion of question 1, should be what is the car used for? EG business, personal, daily, kids, etc. Someone who uses it to commute daily is different than someone who works from their vehicle is different than someone who has young children.
Believe it or not, the Harbor Freight steamer works surprisingly well for a non pro detailer. It's job is to produce steam....and it does that for under $100. Comes will all the accessories you will need.
I bought your course. Thank you for the content. I have a question. Do you think Mobile Detailing can be profitable in cold weather states? I live in Detroit and most people only want detailing done in the summer months.
