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      06-05-2013, 10:49 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Wangsta View Post
I would charge by the hour if what you are doing is performing a full paint correction. Charge him $XX for the prep work + $/hour for the paint correction.

Ex. ($75 for wash + clay + wax) + ($25-40/hr for paint correction)

obviously you wax at the end but it is just included in the fixed portion of the pricing
not a good idea. he's inexperienced and will probably go through a lot of trial and error on a new paint system. if he charges by the hour, the client is going to push him to work faster (rightfully so). no one wins that way
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