Cleaning a Filthy Car Interior in 4 Hours ($900 Detail)

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[@DetailGroove]

How much would you charge for this interior? Comment below!

[@josebajonero5118]

For interiors like this I usually charge about 200 for the most. I will remove the car seats as well and everything you did. But it would have taken me around 15 hours above. (It’s just me)

[@quintascooper4652]

That’s not a great idea at all. Honestly that sucks bruh

[@legendarycheez3471]

Can’t charge that around Wisconsin

[@stefanpetreski3940]

roughly half my interior details are like this (tons of moms with 2 or 3 kids that absolutely trash the interior) but ive only every charged an extra 50 on top of my base interior price. I feel like ive been way undercharging now...

[@louisperich6678]

$200 for 15 hours is like $13/ hour that has to pay you plus your consumables plus your business overhead plus profit for reinvestment in new equipment, etc. seems way WAY too low. $850 for 10-12 man-hours is around $70-85 an hour which is great if you can get it but seems pretty high. By comparison, licensed plumbers bill out an average of $75/ hr where I live. Customers can do the math and many will struggle with the $70-85 hourly rate for what is seen as a cleaning service. if you use a metric of $40-50/ man-hour that includes all costs, including business overhead and a reasonable profit that puts you at around $500-600 assuming it takes 12 man-hours to complete this. That would equate to around $15-20/ hour labor rate with the rest going to overhead and reinvestment/expansion. The fact that you did get $850 for this detail plus $100 tip speaks to succeeding at more of a value- based sell that probably appealed to the clients emotions around guilt for letting his vehicle go for so long. Again, congrats for getting that, it is inspirational for all of us. I am skeptical that folks in my area would pay that much for what was done, regardless of the quality of outcome.

[@georgeNconrad]

Wow! I had no idea how much work went into cleaning my car. So I was legit crying when I got home after picking it up. The state of this car before it was cleaned is what depression looks like. You just stop caring about the state of your surroundings. So getting this car taken care of was a huge deal. Not being surrounded by crap on my way to and from work has had a tremendously positive impact on my life. The two reasons I chose this company were #1 Reputation and online reviews and #2 they were respectful and non judgmental when I sent in pictures for the quote. It was definitely worth the cost.

[@chodkowski01]

If this is your car I can only imagine what your house looks like.

[@DevTechGarage]

Dude a pressure washer and some time to yank carpet is all it takes. You got ripped off baaad

[@Randomcomedy101]

Don’t listen to these two ass hats you can’t just pressure wash the carpets people swear you just have time to do things I’m glad you got the results you needed🙂

[@Bcp69]

​@@chodkowski01my thoughts exactly lol

[@alexneal7598]

bro that's just rude ​@@chodkowski01

[@georgina_gsm]

I love that you have set up a business than gives employment to so many young guys. 🙌

[@mannysmobileautodetail]

I did one just like that and I suggested to my client to remove the seats for about 650. So he said no 650 is to mush. So I say ok I’ll do my best for 400. But honestly for the condition of the car some areas are not going to be clean as others. In the end he gave 500 not bad 🎉

[@Erix7810]

Love these vids. Everyone has 10k videos on how to correct swirls. This video though is the heartbeat of real life detailing.

[@DetailGroove]

haha yup! Thanks Eric

[@mendezmobiledetailing]

Oscar: "I was only there for 2 hours so I didn't have too big of an impact on the detail" Also oscar: Finishes the detail lol

[@Ogtruthzz]

Man ! I gotta salute to you for rasing them prices! Building value 💯💪🏾

[@adamsdailydriveway]

I’ve done a van that was 5x worse than this, stains, gum, candy, chips, fries, pet hair, it was horrible! Took 10 hrs, I charged them $450, this interior was no where near horrible for it to be $850

[@Mark-ds7ug]

I think your pricing was spot on based on all the work that you had to do on this car.

[@Lorenzow33]

I can’t wait to charge half that for a deep interior cleaning lol

[@juanperez-ds6kk]

Lol

[@G20Gabe]

I do it’s great 😁

[@adamalmarez7848]

Literally starting my own detailing and making it more affordable because I hated working for my gf’s stepdad and he’d overcharge for his half-ass work, just gave my cousin a free detail the other day and already had neighbors asking me for a detail. Can’t wait for it to take off

[@rexwhitton3384]

You’re leaving $ on the table! Don’t undercut your value

[@JEEP2023]

New Detailers need to check prices at least 50 miles away from where you work that no too cheap or too expensive, that is what I do

[@99zman]

Can you maybe do a vid on how you clean the headliner with the polisher? Keep up the great work!!

[@izzydiaz7760]

I think that would be a great video, I know some headliners are very hard to clean and you definitely don't want to steam it

[@sergiohurtado99]

This seems like a full A to Z service. I'm just starting and don't have experience removing seats so I might not do that part. Right now id charge something like $240 but ideally I'd want to change around $500

[@LUCYDROPARMA]

charge 50 full interior for first month regardless of condition then double your prices a month later. How i got my clients atleast

[@brianfeliz3271]

@@LUCYDROPARMA in where? Tijuana?

[@Detailguy101]

no $500 worse than this guy $250

[@bauscustomdetailing8876]

I've detailed vehicles like this. I'm a 1 man band. I would estimate this in my area at 350-400. I would use an air compressor for most of the dirt removal. No seat removal. Steamer and drill brush. Nice job.

[@DetailGroove]

Thanks! On this kind of detail, taking out the seats makes it easier. We rarely do this

[@bauscustomdetailing8876]

@@DetailGroove you guys do great work. I've watched a ton of your videos.

[@drifter233]

​@@DetailGroove yea I was gunna say, that's not very typical of yall. Where does the line of 'we should remove the seats" get drawn? And how much, if any, extra should I be charging for that?

[@cddetailing3477]

I'd be around $450-$550 for everything you guys did. Results looked great!

[@EmperorSeneca]

you guys should use a squeegee for the front windshield. I should help with reducing streaks and improving cleaning time.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

After a few minutes I realized why the customer was willing to spend that amount of money on this detail. It's a Honda Fit - right now on the used market some examples are going for more than $5000 OVER MSRP - that's for used with an average amount of miles - to say/think that the money is well spent is a major understatement!

[@LLANTALOBOTOMIK]

That's 2016-up so easily 10k for that one. 5k you can get a 2008-2012 Fit

[@thomasheaden3376]

300-400 for this is what I would charge. Been in business a year and a half. So far our prices are pretty competitive to each other with a few out liars. Great work Osc

[@thomasheaden3376]

At this time I probly wouldn’t take on the job tho. I don’t have. Strong enough extractor not do I go as in-depth to include the seatbelts unless they they got serious gunk

[@edwinsr1908]

Awesomeness 👌 👏 👍 great job to you and your team.

[@Dunamis77]

I noticed you use the Flex pre-spray and the Flex extraction rinse. Would you use that product regularly on every detail that has the carpets/seats being cleaned with an extractor?

[@DetailGroove]

Yep, we've been using that combo for years now

[@Dunamis77]

@@DetailGroove awesome, thank you!

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

This car's interior reminds me of someone who eats an entire bag of Oreo's and a raw onion like an an apple before they go to the dentist before a cleaning. While this is good for business it never ceases to amaze me that people drive cars in this condition and that every time I get one of my cars appraised for trade in or to sell it they always remark how clean the car is (I thought they were just being overly nice).

[@juanperez-ds6kk]

I like it when I see other Detailer’s raise their prices

[@rexwhitton3384]

His pricing is on point. Look at his sweet shop and equipment

[@seanmaxwell5231]

What's the idea behind the air gun thing? Is it just compressed air? What does it do?

[@johnp8120]

I've done a couple of them, they were pretty bad, and I charged $350, we don't take the seats out though, as we can get a big % of it clean without having to, I think if there were something spilled underneath the seats, I'd take them out, to get it out, especially if it's causing an odor.

[@shawdewson]

If the interior is this bad, I think taking the seats out can actually save time: easier work space.

[@launylan3476]

Bc canada here I would charge somewhere from 450-500$ for small car like that. Condition isnt as bad as some of the cars i deal with moldy interior + pet hair + exterior mildew i cannot imagine what you would charge for something this bad and bigger for example a truck? 1k plus ?

[@lzy7054]

I would charge that price if I could but that type of pricing scares people away in my area. What would be a good price range you recommend for vinyl removals?

[@DetailGroove]

Depends on the condition. We've charged $600 to remove old PPF

[@lzy7054]

@@DetailGroove okay thank you I was thinking around that range as well

[@ericaguirre8188]

Geez lol felt like this was an advertisement for the tornado… I’m in 😂

[@Trippyz502]

I could watch these videos all day. Nice job guys!

[@frontyarddetail1488]

850 is a bit ridiculous, feel as if $600 is even a lot but should have been at least $600 for the interior 😭 personally would have charged $250 for the full interior

[@frontyarddetail1488]

Nvm seen you did the seat removal 😅

[@crabbking9383]

Ok so first off, your my favorite channel and I totally learn from your vids . I’m starting my own business in Hawaii next month once I get my Electric transit van shipped in . So excited .🎉 But Wow bro, 850$ ? That’s kindav allot isn’t it ? I mean I would love to make money on a single job but genuinely was it hard or was it just an upsell that the customer was able to afford? Either way good work and thanks for the content . Keep it up.

[@ridgehall1612]

Your gonna have to charge $1150 in Hawaii haha

[@VangRVang]

I wish mines was that much lol. I ain’t even mad tho. Mines 300$ and I get those conditions done in 5-6hrs by myself 😢😢

[@taylormartin8193]

Man where do you find these people that will pay $1000 American, where i live its hard to find people that will pay $250 CAD for a complete interior cleaning lol.

[@chrismancuso6436]

Does removing the seat change your liability after the vehicle leaves? Also does it throw airbag codes that need cleared?

[@isaacmiranda4204]

Sheesh 850$ !! If I did it I would charge 300$ but when your a big name like yourself you can charge those prices !!! Props to you !! I’ve learned a lot watching your videos in the last month or so ! I have 2 months invested in my detailing company ! 🎉🎉.

[@brianhenry7983]

ever wonder if these KZbinrs exaggerate their prices to get more people to sign up for their courses 🤔

[@isaacmiranda4204]

Not really. After I watched the video I realized how much work was actually done rather then what I would do for 300$ .

[@brianhenry7983]

@@isaacmiranda4204 yeah I don't think he's exaggerating but sometimes I wonder with these KZbinrs. It's just crazy how cheap some people are and then some people are giving away money it seems.

[@DetailGroove]

I'm somewhat covering this on my next video. I run a detailing business and make content around that. There's other people that create content about running a business. There's a distinct difference between those two things. This is applicable to any industry and creator. Just look at all the "I cleaned this lawn for free... customers reaction was amazing" videos out there

[@butskiiueepp1625]

For this particular car i would charge around $550 for strictly interior. I have no more employees so $550 is a solid amount for the shit Ton of work that does into it! Probably a 7-9 hour job tops for a single detailer

[@jacobhillanbrand7988]

Great job. I like cars like this mostly interior work

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Great job

[@carputtgaming2088]

Damn I need to raise my prices!

[@RyanHenderMedia]

I did one this bad a week ago, it was about $300 for interior only.

[@randyealy310]

Top to bottom filth. Cleaning headliner, scrubbing the seatbelt buckle, removing seats. That car was beyond thrashed so good job charging appropriately and great work!

[@connorchil]

How bad does a vehicle have to be before you consider removing the seats?

[@DetailGroove]

We only do this on really dirty vehicles. In the last 12 moths, we've probably removed seats three times

[@mistah_nahamsha]

My parents' cars need this done badly. My uncle details cars and it would be cool if we could work together like this.

[@robertstillman8643]

I charged $60 for a car worse than this. I needed before and after pictures lol

[@OCD_Obsessed_Car_Detailing]

what polisher are you using there with the MF Pad on the roof lining ?

[@Dunamis77]

What do you use for wash towels??

[@timborice22]

Hey bud! How does one avoid an SRS or Airbag light when removing the seats? I've been told as long as the key is off or out of the ignition and not messed with while the seats are out and unplugged, and reinstall the seats prior to turning the key, you should be good. Does that sound about right?

[@VivyVidal]

I disconnect the battery. Then wait 30 min. Then i remove the seats. Thats what I did for my 02 Honda Civic but maybe it varies car to car.

[@timborice22]

@@VivyVidal ahh word disconnect battery first, yes, maybe they mentioned that too, thanks!!

[@JoeyInnitOTB]

@@timborice22 AND WAIT 20-30 MINUTES!!!!!!!!

[@timborice22]

@@JoeyInnitOTB seen 👈👈😎

[@dansharrio]

This looks like the average car I get here. I only charge $150 and it also only takes about 4 hours. I call this the "recondition" or "recon". Maybe less. I have a pretty routine process. If I had 2 guys following me, I could have this done in under 2 hours. It's just an interior, so it's always the same process to me for the most part. I use a soft power brush, and super higher air pressure, and blue sos pads. You broke a ton of your own rules for faster details in this video lol but you said it was going to be all over the place.

[@docbarbarian]

The company I work for would charge 175. Time to time fined myself smh alot.

[@themessenger4898]

Amazing ". This looks like a brand new car... this was a lot of work and Care for the vehicle, question ⁉️ can one person detail a vehicle in that condition by himself have you Oscar done a car by yourself in that condition.

[@isaacmiranda4204]

After watching the video fully . I now see why you charged what you did. A lot more was done to the interior then what I am capable of offering. 😮😮

[@butskiiueepp1625]

All you need is a steamer, carpet extractor, a good vaccum, Great chemicals and knowledge of how to get rid of certain stains / odors and you’re basically set! But ya detail groove charges what he charges because he has a shop and I think that is completely fair! He does a great job and deserves it

[@isaacmiranda4204]

Yes , but also he removed all seats and got all the carpets and interior fully covered. You have to take that work into consideration into the price. I am capable of doing an interior job like that with the exception of removing the seats and covering everything that he offered.

[@siresworld5273]

We would charge about $600-$700, with a free basic exterior waah

[@kingdarkness6031]

Where are you located?

[@donaldstacy8378]

I need to raise my prices lol

[@DetailGroove]

You have to attract the right kind of customers and then raise your prices

[@shawdewson]

All these people saying you charged too much😂 you're a smart businessman and do damn good work!

[@mandohernandez3761]

I just charged a vehicle 160$ for this condition 😔

[@elic5355]

My fav upholstery tool❤ thats the thanos upholstery tool

[@freshglow5826]

Welp Makes feel Feel Great Like tony the Tiger 🐯 After seeing all the lint an pet hair left over well completing the Interior 😅

[@bigpeso6839]

I can never see or get the guide in emails I think it’s scam

[@DetailGroove]

Hm, just checked it on my end and it's working. Send me an email to oscar(at)detailgroove(dot)co and I'll send it to you

[@verduzcoautodetailing3183]

Definitely 500+ and if they say no then i saved my time and lower back 👍🏼 That carpet looks like a nightmare to het cleaned lol

[@DetailGroove]

Haha yup! This was a lot of work

[@sccpmobileautodetailers504]

This, I would charge about R1250.00... Equals to about $68 😂

[@Erix7810]

Seat removal? Yeah that’s gonna be expensive… nice job landing that price.

[@CrazyCanuckFitness]

Amazing..

[@sandwhicheater]

$400 would be more appropriate for me

[@bigpapaharis4588]

exterior detail plus seat removal and interior detail I personally would have charged around $550-600

[@jaydailydetailer]

Can’t say I’d charge that much. I wish. But I started with something similar for $450. Currently doing much better interiors for a similar price.

[@MrCchh7]

Damn detail came out great!!!! I can’t lie tho I was concerned when you said “2.5 people” thought you might have hired a little person 🤣🤣

[@ChefMojo28]

Little people having jobs IS concerning, I agree 💯

[@alejandrodiaz7797]

Hey man probably take me to do the interior by myself 5hrs I will charge $900 dlrs

[@LivinWithDJ]

800

[@mrnashjr1]

In my city eastern Canada everyone fights for every dollar because of low work and because of the weird the hind end of the country we have the highest taxes in the country asking for$200 for that job they would laugh at you tell you that you’re crazy and leave

[@inoagaiwhodetails]

$850 is actually a good price for what was done to this vehicle. Good job.

[@isaacmiranda4204]

Exactly what I was thinking. You have to watch the full video to realize why it was priced what it was.

[@chodkowski01]

I would have charged $9,000 to do this job. I would have taken out all the carpet, seats, dash, trunk and thrown it all it the dumpster. I then would have replaced with all new seats, carpet, dash, console, trunk, steering wheel.

[@paulandersen205]

Why would a Honda fit driver pay that much for a detail? A 150$ detail would make it almost as good. I think somebody is exaggerating prices

[@DetailGroove]

I'm not here to judge the customer. They hire us to get the job done and that is what we do. He got quotes from other detailers and all of them were far cheaper than us.

[@putitonthetable3130]

@@DetailGroove I actually do believe the price cuz the amount of work yall put into it

[@elic5355]

Hell no $150 and actually detail it (detail) without cutting corners and correct methods def charging a ton

[@RyanHenderMedia]

It’s not about price… just because you can’t get $900 for the job doesn’t mean anything. People will pay what they’re willing to pay.

[@elic5355]

@@RyanHenderMedia but 150$ you saw the condition

[@chodkowski01]

If their car looked like this just imagine what their house looks like. You need to go into the house cleaning service as well. You could probably soak them for $4,000 to clean their house also.

[@TCGaming-gu3kv]

I think $900 is way too much. I would have charged around $400-$500

[@vanishcustomdetailing3953]

Nah 850 spot on

[@konstantine381]

That much for an interior? Ima just buy a new car

[@DetailGroove]

hell yeah. spend $30,000 to save $800

[@1fires1]

Snoop dog would be proud of that car. before it was cleaned of all the vapours.

[@brittanya3591]

That was not bad at all! I’ve seen worse. $900!??? I stopped watching after I saw the inside. 😂 not worth it

[@Joolian.r]

I charge 225$ for that. Clearly I'm WAYYY OFF

[@integrafreak1]

That carpet material is HORRIBLE

[@petterderter6354]

No way for 900

[@whitescatpack2222]

Dang I clean a jeep Patriot and I was so nasty 🤢 take me about 6 hours and I only charge $350

[@DetailGroove]

Was it as bad as this one?

[@whitescatpack2222]

@@DetailGroove to be honest was worst but you did the job way better than I did

[@mason-cj5zp]

I’d charge 450$

[@caidenrigsit]

I charge $170 for that

[@Youtubin1]

Kinda pricey!!! it's not a Mercedes 😂😂😂

[@tlv82]

$400

[@team12uncut3]

Id probably do about $650

[@8risk]

Looks like he got ripped off for $850 😂 3hr tops $150/$200 no seat removal necessary I guess everything is big in texas lmao

[@DetailGroove]

Why don't you come start a business and take all my customers? 🥳

[@8risk]

@@DetailGroove I’m not in Texas

[@rojoeclipse94]

@@8risk I think Oscar is in California though?

[@shawdewson]

There is no way you could clean it that well in 3hrs.

[@petterderter6354]

@@DetailGroove pretty easy going until someone or multiple people notice what ur doing

[@arsenic_8776]

Nah 800 way to much better have that thing looking off the lot

[@DetailGroove]

That thing was looking spiffy. But in that condition, something aren't going to come out

[@drifter233]

I'm just starting out, so for me I'd be charging $250, but I couldn't get it quite to that level of clean. One day I'll get there. But my main question is how do you approach the customer with that kind of quote? I know there's the rule of "based on condition" but how are you able to add that much more from the base price without freaking them out? One of these days I wanna get to your level man. Keep up the good work 🎉

[@Luis-yj8tu]

Cleaning my moms van that’s is way worse then this and you’ll know that quote when you clean a car like this your like bruh nope I’m charging X amount next time 😂

[@Detailguy101]

$850 for interior cleaning is totally ridiculous!!

[@Detailguy101]

$250!

[@davidrubenbauer9463]

I would charge a standard complete cleaning for 165€ and would add these Services if wanted by the customer: - Wet cleaning the seats for (100€) - Removing stains on the floor (35€) - Deep cleaning plastics (50€) It would take 2 detailer about 4 hours delivering wash with sealing the paint and cleaning the interior to perfectly cleaned condition. Adding up to 350€ in 8 work hours and 43,75€ / hour while having costs for the worker, cleaning supplies, electricity and water at 25€ / hour. Giving me a profit of 25€ per hour without me even necessary working. That profit can pay commercial, rent, insurance and everything else, still having enough for me to live with. You produce a profit of 69,23 / hour Why do you need such an high profit? I prefer being cheaper, still making enough money but not to much. I prefer customer satisfaction over profit, with leads to the possibility of having more customers and being able to expand faster using for example a franchise system. Producing many little income flows which also profits builds up over time because of the system evolving and the workers getting better. All my customers are perfectly happy, because if the outside is cleaned it always looks awesome. Thats very important because the first impression gives a first mood on how you look at the whole detailing job. We always fulfill all the customers wishes perfectly. They know what every service costs and can decide which they want to get. What do you think about that?

[@shawdewson]

I think Oscar is a better businessman than you!

[@DevTechGarage]

You ripped dude off bad. That shouldn't cost more than 200 dollars..

[@MrChuckwagon55]

You should have charge $4000. That’s what they charge down here just for the interior on average. Your underselling yourself.

[@HOMELESSG0D]

you trolling right? 4k for an interior, that's asinine

[@lavelle3366]

where is "down here"?

[@connorchil]

😂😂😂

[@DetailGroove]

Haha more power to them

[@errorz2476]

$300