Mobile detailing pricing guide

Replace the example hourly number with what you need to take home after chemicals, insurance, and fuel. A neighbor’s price is not your cost.

Price the hours, then the package

If you need $70 for each hour you are on a job, a 90-minute interior is about $105 before the drive. A three-hour full detail is about $210 before the drive. Round to a package the customer can remember, and do not quietly drop the drive.

Example packages

Pet hair, sand, and a neglected interior are not the same job as a maintained car. Say that when you book, or the package price will be wrong.

Put drive time in the price

ServiceBear does not calculate a travel fee from mileage. You still need a rule. A simple one: no extra charge inside 10 miles, then a flat trip fee, or a higher minimum, past that. Write the fee as its own line so the detail price stays stable.

Example: full detail $220, trip fee $25, total $245. Two cars at the same address can share one trip fee.

Send the package before you drive

Text the package name, what is included, and the total. Then send the same lines as a quote. Hold the appointment on the calendar with enough gap for the drive you already priced. Collect the balance with Stripe when you finish, not “whenever they get home.”

If you are comparing detailing apps, read ServiceBear vs Detail Connect. That page lists what each product publishes, including booking links and travel fees ServiceBear does not claim.