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17th December 2011, 14:03
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So i don't get it, did the client pay 6k or 2.5k? in the end?
Extremely overpriced whatever he paid, i know there are cost of materials and lights a front tyre but if it was 6k over 49 hours. That guy made £122 per hour not a bad days work. Even at 2.5k he would be making £50 an hour. The client had more money than sense.
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17th December 2011, 14:20
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looks like its an awesome job done there but like most of the others i wouldnt pay 6k for that
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17th December 2011, 15:46
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The paint doesn't look flat and has orange peel effect to it.
Its a lot of money but looks good.
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17th December 2011, 15:59
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5 k on this one they mad god im in the wrong job thats 11 k just on 2 cars
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17th December 2011, 16:35
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people that own these sort cars aint assed about the price they pay they have the money to throw at it.
plus 50 hours of his time . then you got all his materials that don't come cheap .
imo i think it not bad price to pay .
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17th December 2011, 16:42
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No you couldn't..
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Erm yes I could. how would you know what I can do?
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Last edited by Bedford126; 17th December 2011 at 16:50.
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17th December 2011, 21:19
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Originally Posted by Bedford126
Not impressed tbh all that wet sanding on the paint work and there is still a vast amount of orange peel.
Yeah it looks good from how it was before but I am sure with 6k I could make it perfect with little to no orange peel at all. As above would have been better to respray the car with a high quality prep job and a nice colour sand. 6,k is just silly money.
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Id be inclined to agree, Ive seen some work of a guy local to me; he sprays only with 2 pack and machine polishes every job to an impeccably high standard, typically taking 1500 for a same colour respray on an average size car.
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17th December 2011, 22:39
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Agree with Bedford look at hot rods the paint is so deep  they spray sand spray clear coat I've seen them spray sand buff sand spray sand buff I wouldnt pay 6 k to clean my car no matter how much money I had
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18th December 2011, 10:06
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This Paul Dalton guy sure likes to mention the cost of things doesn't he... money money money money...
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18th December 2011, 11:18
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when i was going to get my saxo color change it was £1500 for bmw m3 it was 8grand .... for merc SLR it was £25grand . so no it wouldn't be cheaper getting re spray really.
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18th December 2011, 11:25
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18th December 2011, 18:45
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whats all the smoke all about ?
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He uses dry ice for cleaning now instead of steam.
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19th December 2011, 14:29
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Originally Posted by crabzy
people that own these sort cars aint assed about the price they pay they have the money to throw at it.
plus 50 hours of his time . then you got all his materials that don't come cheap .
imo i think it not bad price to pay .
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Yeah 50 hours of time £122 per hour.
Materials max of £500.
How is that well priced. Why should a detail guy be paid that sort of money to clean a car. Its not exactly overally hard work just time consuming like any job but does not mean they can get paid that kind of money. They just have the right clients to get paid that kind of money.
That BMW could of been sold for 4-5k then another 6k on top could of been put to buy a better car. Why have a car detailed for more than the value of the car.
Its like getting my saxo detailed for a grand when i can sell it for a grand, the detail and perfect finish isn't going to make a huge difference in the final sale fee maybe 10% £100.
Agree with a day being spent on a car yourself or paying a detailler £150-£200 for a fairly decent car to be detailed but 6k is ott.
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Originally Posted by crabzy
when i was going to get my saxo color change it was £1500 for bmw m3 it was 8grand .... for merc SLR it was £25grand . so no it wouldn't be cheaper getting re spray really.
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Srs it wasn't, even so it still doesn't mean a detailer can charge 6k ripping off rich clients. Although he can because thats what he charges. Think im in the wrong job..
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19th December 2011, 14:45
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when you have his experience and knowledge you can charge what you want. id charge 6k if i could. ever heard of the saying "somethings only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it?" well people pay it don't they.
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19th December 2011, 15:19
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
when you have his experience and knowledge you can charge what you want. id charge 6k if i could. ever heard of the saying "somethings only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it?" well people pay it don't they.
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oim inclined to agree, the fact he has detailed it probably adds value in itself !
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19th December 2011, 15:47
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
when you have his experience and knowledge you can charge what you want. id charge 6k if i could. ever heard of the saying "somethings only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it?" well people pay it don't they.
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i wouldnt feel bad spending a grand or two on a detail, if it was done right.
buy cheap, buy twice.
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19th December 2011, 18:05
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
when you have his experience and knowledge you can charge what you want. id charge 6k if i could. ever heard of the saying "somethings only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it?" well people pay it don't they.
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exactly, especialy with these lads on here trying to sell there Saxo's for 2k+
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19th December 2011, 18:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wadoryu
when you have his experience and knowledge you can charge what you want. id charge 6k if i could. ever heard of the saying "somethings only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it?" well people pay it don't they.
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I agree with this and i dont like agreeing with ginger people...especially with your facebook profile picture.
But also i believe in paying for the name......
Take machine polishers for example.....
The das6 is £80
The dodo buff daddy (the exact same machine with a label) is £100.
There are lots of guys out there with an equally as high attention to detail as Paul Dalton and would probably have done it for a 10th of the price.
Fair play to the guy though.......one detail like that a month and your sorted.
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19th December 2011, 18:19
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Originally Posted by J222JRA
I agree with this and i dont like agreeing with ginger people...especially with your facebook profile picture.
But also i believe in paying for the name......
Take machine polishers for example.....
The das6 is £80
The dodo buff daddy (the exact same machine with a label) is £100.
There are lots of guys out there with an equally as high attention to detail as Paul Dalton and would probably have done it for a 10th of the price.
Fair play to the guy though.......one detail like that a month and your sorted.
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can you detail like that . . .
i doubt it
i could post you the bike for a few days 
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19th December 2011, 18:37
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No way....he is leagues ahead of me and tbh i dont do details for anyone else now Tontsy.......just isnt worth it.
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