Wax and buff outside hull

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:00 am

How much would one expect to detail the outside of a 21ft boat? I just don't have the time to do it myself otherwise I would. My marina quoted me $400, that seems about $150 too high. I always thought the average was around $12/ft, not $19/ft

blue dragon · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:01 pm **Posts:** 792

You must be rich if you are willing to pay $400 to detail a small cuddy :mrgreen:

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:06 am

blue dragon wrote:

You must be rich if you are willing to pay $400 to detail a small cuddy :mrgreen:

I'm not using an X5 as a tow vehicle rich

Oh trust me I know $400 is insanity. I was figuring around $200-250

Jdpber · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:13 am

depends on how bad the hull is and how detailed you want the boat..

If it was me doing a 21 cudy. that is not a 3 step restore. Just a quick buff and wax, clean the stainless and outside only. Id charge 250-275.

now a Full in and out 3-5 step restore and wax and polish for a 21 would be 8-900. I usually do 3-4 18-30' boats a month locally in the evenings.

$400 seems like the marina is pocketing 275, 25 materials, and 100 to the employee.

your hull should not take more than 2-3 hours to bang out if its just a wax n buff

JeffLW · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:15 am

I was quoted $700 to buff and wax from the rub rail to the water line. Nuts!

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:51 am

They said it would take 3 days to do the hull. I can do it in about 3 hours. Wtf

Jdpber · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:37 pm

they said 3 days bc you are not the only person in line.. and i bet they have one detailer. or hell even they outsource the detail work and that guy is backed up.. i have been turning people away, It seems that everyone wants a late season detail right now

webmister · **Joined:** Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:21 am **Posts:** 29

That's high. In my area, I was quoted 500 for waxing & buff the entire hull and full inside cleaning. I trailer and garage my boat though.

Gresh24 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:05 pm

$10/ft. inside and out here.

ric · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:37 pm

Yeah I'm searching for someone else. $19/ft just outside is insanity.

204Angler · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:38 pm

$10-$12/Ft. here in the Carolina's...I couldn't imagine $19 per...jeez.

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