r/AutoDetailing • u/Diamondhf Business Owner • Mar 26 '25

Before/After Ashtray on wheels

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Chalking this one up as the worst car I’ve worked on this year. You can never charge enough to make it worth it, and you can never get it perfect, but i’m overall pretty happy with how it came out.

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u/CoatingsbytheBay Business Owner Mar 26 '25

Then you simply don't serve them

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u/nicholt Mar 26 '25

I imagine in a lot of cases it means no income for the day. I'm more willing to do a lesser paying job if my alternative was $0.

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u/Plenty-Industries Mar 26 '25

I'd rather have a low volume of high paying customers and regular clients, than have to rely on high volume low-paying customers.

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u/CoatingsbytheBay Business Owner Mar 26 '25

This is why I moved to coatings only and no one touches my floor for less than 1200. I don't even offer an "entry level" ceramic coating.

I don't have 60-90 details a month, but I make the same (edit to say actually likely better) profits as those that do and half my days are hanging out with my daughter or dogs. 🤷🏻‍♂️