Price the work with a clearer view of the cost.
Use these worked examples to plan time, supplies, travel and shared business expenses. The figures are examples, so replace them with costs from your own business.
What belongs in a detailing quote?
Include working time, supplies, travel, payment fees and business costs before setting the price.
Read the guide → ESTIMATESBefore you send an estimate
Confirm vehicle condition, included work, access, timing and how price changes will be approved.
Use the checklist → JOB COSTSWhen a detailing job takes longer
See how extra working time changes the amount left after costs and your pay.
See the example → MOBILE DETAILINGInclude shared business expenses
Separate job-specific costs from insurance, equipment and other expenses that support many jobs.
Read the guide → PRICINGMargin and markup are different
Use a simple $100 example to see why a 20% markup does not create a 20% margin.
See the math → WINDOW TINTTrack film usage and tint job costs
Record the film used, waste, working time, customer scope and final cost of a tint job.
See the example →Calculate a mobile trip cost
Enter your miles, vehicle costs and driving time to estimate the travel cost of one mobile detailing job. The free tool does not track your location.
Open the travel cost calculator →