What's a fair fee?

AAE

AAE

Learner
I'm starting to get inquiries about removing large decals from new and used cars and SUV's. What's a fair price to charge? I've found a pretty fast technique but they don't need to know that.

Thanks!
 
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People asked me all the time to and I had one answer,




NO!!
All the Brand X'ers are hovering as I type so I warned ya.
 
Heat gun AAE??? That was always the fastest way for me, provided I could keep it from tearing. When I worked at Maaco (I know :oops: only 6 months though) they had a contract with the Postal Service. Spent two weeks doing nothing but those Postal trucks. Got pretty good at getting the decals off with a heat gun.
 
I have a difficult time keeping up with fair fees. Time and material x2 is probably still too cheap. Looks like a 2 hour job is fair.
 
Think bigger!
No one has an idea of what to charge? The dealer owner said to his GM "That's never going to sell. Get it off". I made the thing sellable!

I'll come up with something.
 
Lizer said:
You ever see what a dealership charges YOU to do work? I guarantee they don’t feel bad about it.

Charge $100/side.
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That's in the ballpark. I've screwed myself for years with dealers. You know, I'm going to go a bit higher. Charge 'em til they holler then back it off a dollar.
 
the thing is, every cr is going to be different. if the decals are new, maybe a year or two then they come off easy. other that have baked in the sun for 5-10 years are going to take forever to get off and you be picking it off in pieces. if i ever have to peel stickers then i never give a flat fee. i have removed some that even have chemical resistant glue so even reducer or lacquer thinner wont touch it.
 
Jim C said:
the thing is, every cr is going to be different. if the decals are new, maybe a year or two then they come off easy. other that have baked in the sun for 5-10 years are going to take forever to get off and you be picking it off in pieces. if i ever have to peel stickers then i never give a flat fee. i have removed some that even have chemical resistant glue so even reducer or lacquer thinner wont touch it.
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This is all very true. I avoid the work by encouraging the customer to do it themselves and even offer instructions.
If I have to it is by the hour no exceptions.
 
when working with glue use toluene. it is the only solvent for working with glue. i use it to thin glue when doing upholstery. any other solvent just jells up. back in the custom van days we used it to clean up the mess they made gluing everything.

as for the fee. charge what you want. i'd rather sweep floors than work for free.
 
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