Tired of explaining why a filthy car costs more than a quick wash? Tick what the vehicle needs and instantly get a professional message you can text the customer — plus a printable estimate that does the explaining for you.
These appear on the message and the printed report. All optional.
Check every issue you see. Set your own price for each (saved on this device). Each one adds a plain-English explanation to the customer's message.
Copy this and send it on WhatsApp, text, or email. Edit it first if you like.
Estimates are a starting guide based on what you enter — the final price is always confirmed in person. Prices you set are saved only in this browser, nothing is uploaded.
A clean condition report tells a customer you run a serious shop. So does a text that lands thirty seconds after a call you could not take. We set that up for your shop, in your own words.
See how it works →How to handle price pushback and quote a job the customer actually understands. The questions detailers ask most.
Show them, don't tell them. A car wash sprays and dries the outside; detailing is hours of hand-work — safe washing, decontamination, machine polishing, deep interior cleaning, and protection. The easiest way is a written condition report that lists exactly what their car needs and why each step takes time. This tool builds that report and a customer-ready message for you.
Give an honest estimate range based on what the customer describes, and make clear the final price is confirmed in person. Ask for photos, tick the issues they mention here, and send the generated message — it gives them a real number and sets the expectation that heavy soiling, pet hair, or scratches add to it. That protects you from the "but you said $X" conversation later.
Because it's time. Caked mud needs extra grit-safe washing so it doesn't scratch the paint; pet hair weaves into fabric and has to be pulled out by hand with special tools; set-in stains need repeated hot-water extraction. A quick vacuum can't touch any of it. The report spells this out for the customer in plain language so the price makes sense.
Educate, don't argue. Most low offers come from not understanding the work — once a customer sees a clear breakdown of what their car actually needs, most either book at your real price or self-select out (which saves you a bad job). Send the condition report up front; it does the explaining professionally so you don't have to defend your price every time.
