How much to get my car detailed?

[jack_kemp]

So it's getting towards the time of year when the weather is going to get better etc.... I want to get my car a good detail.

I've never done anything more than wash my car with two buckets and some shampoo so I want to get it professionally detailed and properly sorted.

What sort of price am i looking at? Is there anyone on here that is local and able to do it? If not, I'll join detailing world.

 

[JMR]

Jack, you are best off trying to get an enthusiast to detail it, as long as they know what they are doing, professional route you'll have a bit more comeback if any probs though.

I'd say £160-£250 for a correction detail from a "detailer" , up to £350 for a crazy perfectionist job.
A keen amateur will probably do it for £100 or so.

Get yourself on DW, I've learnt a lot from the site, and as long as you are sensible with the right kit you can get some fantastic results that would be indistinguishable from a pro.
Getting set up costs a fair old whack, but once you've got the kit, its there til its gone/ knackered I suppose.

 

[jack_kemp]

I've thought about doing that.... I've got a friend who I guess you'd describe as a keen amateur, but he doesn't have everything he needs to do a proper job yet.

Perhaps it's worth me having a go myself..... just a bit worried about fecking it up. I guess things can't go too badly as long as I'm sensible... I'm mechanically capable so I guess i'll be ok.

 

[Dave.]

give magpiev6 a shout, she is damn good

 

[The Boosh!]

Depends on what you want doing. I used to charge £100 quid for a days work which was basically about 70% correction.

To do a top job your looking at about 2-3 days, so as said it depends what you're looking for.

Give Dawn a shout though (Magpie_v6)

 

[jack_kemp]

I've pm'd her, thanks folks!

 

[Dave.]

Make sure your armed with some dry White wine!!

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Where is Dawn / Magpie based?

 

[JD]

Where is Dawn / Magpie based?

In a church with me hopefully some time soon...

But in all seriousness, Dawny is a star!

 

[Gally]

With the problem with "giving it a go yourself" is the money that you need to spend.

You can do it cheap if you want but i'd rather pay someone that already had the stuff there unless I really wanted to do it myself and get into detailing, then it becomes an expensive hobbie (if you do it right)

 

[Dave.]

in Bucks mate, near j4 of the M40

 

[JMR]

I've had my arsenal of porter cable, transformer, extensions and the rest of the detailing gear about 4 yrs now.
Each time we have a new [used] car it gets a full correction to put it back to showroom condition.
The stuff has more than paid for itself over the time to be fair.

I take the other directors cars home and swap them with mine for the weekend while I detail them. Including their own personal vehicles.
I just end up banging another two days pay on top of the salary every now and then.

 

[VIICarCare]

lolz @ JD & Dave cheers boys!

I am In High Wycombe

 

[RoryW]

lolz @ JD & Dave cheers boys!

I am In High Wycombe

Id happily pay for your services..................................

Detailing obviously. Some gimp cleaned my Pearl black with a scourer pad at some point lol

 

[VIICarCare]

ouch!

just pm if you need me!

 

[JD]

Lol at your location Dawn. Too many comments about you being a guy?

 

[VIICarCare]

lol whats fo funny?

Who thought i was a guy?

 

[kerry-w]

lol whats fo funny?

Who thought i was a guy?

I have only now realised that you were a girl, oops