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Old 01-17-2018, 04:38 PM
 
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Dude, this is business. If you have customers that will pay $125-$200 for two hours of work, why not do it and make the money. Common people are familiar with the term 'detailing.' So that is what you should call it.

Why are you so offended by providing two hours of service?

Look at these packages. Are they eight hours of work? Auto Detailing | Columbia, SC
If you're willing to pay $200, in Charlotte area we have Autobell locations that will do this cleaning (cause it is misleading to call it detailing) for a fraction of what you'd pay.


https://www.autobell.com/services-pricing.html

But don't confuse cleaning with detailing, it is like saying a Camry drives similar to a Porsche.
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Old 01-17-2018, 06:58 PM
 
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If you're willing to pay $200, in Charlotte area we have Autobell locations that will do this cleaning (cause it is misleading to call it detailing) for a fraction of what you'd pay.


https://www.autobell.com/services-pricing.html

But don't confuse cleaning with detailing, it is like saying a Camry drives similar to a Porsche.
That is essentially a drive thru car wash. A mobile detailer will come to your home and do all services by hand including waxing. It's funny how everyone is so upset over calling the service detailing. The average person does't care about all the minutia services one would get in a long, eight hour process. It's up to the consumer to choose what they will pay for.

You all are arguing against making money.
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Old 01-18-2018, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Metro Detroit Michigan
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Any service involving car wax is still in the $100 range. Detailing can be good money if you like cars and have the right business model.
But not every detail involves wax some customers only want interior detail done, in this business it’s all about being good and fast, because you have only a short time to make your money if you live in northern climates because I’ve never seen a mobile detailer in the winter months, and never seen a person get their vehicles detailed when the snow is flying outside. In southern states is a very competitive business.
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Old 01-18-2018, 07:21 AM
 
Location: Huntsville
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That is essentially a drive thru car wash. A mobile detailer will come to your home and do all services by hand including waxing. It's funny how everyone is so upset over calling the service detailing. The average person does't care about all the minutia services one would get in a long, eight hour process. It's up to the consumer to choose what they will pay for.

You all are arguing against making money.

No, no, and no. We're not arguing against making money. We are arguing against the morality of false advertising and ripping off an unsuspecting consumer because they don't know the difference between the two services. Those are two VERY different services on different ends of the spectrum.

Most consumers do care about the details of what they are getting for that amount of money. We're not talking peanuts.

Those "mobile detailers" you refer to are most certainly not washing the car by hand and waxing by hand in 1.5-2 hours. It's just not physically possible. They're washing with a power washer and then misting on a detailing spray or some kind of spray wax that they wipe off.

A good detailer wants the treatments to last as long as possible because it makes their next detail service on that vehicle much easier since the car has been properly protected. It also makes for repeat customers. Good detailers stake their entire reputation on the quality of their work. Not the time or cost. A quick cleanup service markets their work based on speed and fooling the eye.
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Old 01-18-2018, 08:41 AM
 
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No, no, and no. We're not arguing against making money. We are arguing against the morality of false advertising and ripping off an unsuspecting consumer because they don't know the difference between the two services. Those are two VERY different services on different ends of the spectrum.

Most consumers do care about the details of what they are getting for that amount of money. We're not talking peanuts.

Those "mobile detailers" you refer to are most certainly not washing the car by hand and waxing by hand in 1.5-2 hours. It's just not physically possible. They're washing with a power washer and then misting on a detailing spray or some kind of spray wax that they wipe off.

A good detailer wants the treatments to last as long as possible because it makes their next detail service on that vehicle much easier since the car has been properly protected. It also makes for repeat customers. Good detailers stake their entire reputation on the quality of their work. Not the time or cost. A quick cleanup service markets their work based on speed and fooling the eye.
What the customer is getting is clearly indicated on the website. Where is the false advertising? Spray the car with water, spray with a foaming gun, rub down soapy car with a chamois mitt, rinse. Wipe down with microfiber towel, apply liquid wax. While first section of wax is drying, begin interior work. Repeat until complete.

The average person will be fine with that level of service. No one is being cheated or duped. The consumer is knowingly paying for the convenience of having the person come to their location to perform the services.

For some people, $125-200 isn't a lot of money
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Old 01-18-2018, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Georgia
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Do you want the details?!
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Old 01-18-2018, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Huntsville
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What the customer is getting is clearly indicated on the website. Where is the false advertising? Spray the car with water, spray with a foaming gun, rub down soapy car with a chamois mitt, rinse. Wipe down with microfiber towel, apply liquid wax. While first section of wax is drying, begin interior work. Repeat until complete.

The average person will be fine with that level of service. No one is being cheated or duped. The consumer is knowingly paying for the convenience of having the person come to their location to perform the services.

For some people, $125-200 isn't a lot of money

No... it doesn't say that it isn't a hand wash, it doesn't say that the wax isn't a real wax (spray wax begins breaking down almost immediately).

The ONLY way that shop is turning cars that quickly is if they are simply spraying soap on it with a power washer and rinsing it off, and then spot scrubbing. Then wiping the car down with a quick detailer that gives the appearance of a wax job (until it rains). I've done this for years and know many people in the business. It's impossible unless there is a crew of 5-6 people working on it and at that point they're stumbling all over each other.

Again, it's misleading. It should be called a car wash, not a detail. There is no detail involved at those times.
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