Hi guys....... A few days ago I posted a question on how to measure out/ get a straight line a septic tanker.......... well thanks to all the good tips it came out pretty good. When I started the customer had one old tanker left that I had to take a digital picture of and try to duplicate it and put in on his new tankers.... it came out pretty good and he liked it. Well now I dont have a clue as to what to charge him.... this is the largest job (biggest vehicle ) Ive had to letter in my short career. I tried to get an idea from the SIGN PRICING GUIDE but it really didnt help much. The last time I shared what I thought I might charge I got blasted (charged too too little)
Well any way on each side of the tanker the lettering is (HP VINYL 17" 2 color letters (script)(one word).......
The rear of the tanker is 16" script 2 color letters
They cleaned the trucks for me I just prepped the area to be lettered.
I had a helper also to install........
The gentleman that owns the company I am doing the work for is an old neighbor so I am hoping to give him a fair price......... (but not a free-be, I have to eat too.....)
Any help would be appreciated as to what you guys might charge for such a job...........
PS Ill be doing about 6 trucks........... Thanks !!!!
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Without seeing a photo of the finished product it becomes difficult for anyone to say what to ask for. It is customary to negotiate a price prior to doing the work. As a starting place, $500 would be worth considering. $200 per side and a bill for the back.
Posted by Rich P (Member # 1789) on :
Thanks Rick...... How would I attach a pic to a post here......... I am going to take pic when I go back during the week to do another truck..... I'll attach it if I can......
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
how much does he get for a pump out? how much time did you put on this job? iam with rick $500 is the lest, i got one to do and it will hand painted and i quoted $750 but there is a graphic of "pepe la pu" on the truck. if he gets $150 a pump..then 3-4 jobs to pay for your lettering isn not bad. if you spent 20 hours at $30 an hour then charge him for that time. you will need his services...if you have a septic tank.....if you dont need him....then make some money...someone else woulda charged him!!!
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Hey,
I think $1,500 a truck sounds good. Wait, maybe $2,000 a truck would be better. But then again, $200 a truck would be good for the truck owner and $50 would be even sweeter.
Tell you what, you could use the hourly worksheets that were posted here last week and do your own homework. Only you know what it takes to run your shop. No one else can do that for you. What a job costs in California or Florida has NO bearing what a job costs in New York. None. Nada. Zip, M.R., not withstanding.
Think about... you could price yourself right out of the job. I have no idea what kind of relationship you had with the guy. It could be worth a 10% discount or it could be worth a 10% PITA charge. Who knows? Only you.
Have a great one!
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Joe, a 1000 gal tank cost $375 to pump here.
As far as doing the work sheet to find your hourly nut, that's good to know. However, it's also good to know the average rates of other shops in your area. If you undercharge you'll get a reputation for being the cheap guy and it's near impossible to shake that reputation once it sets in. If you charge a similar price as the competition, you'll have them as folks you might talk with. You'll have the income so that you could move into a shop with overhead like others. Do the homework and find out how much it costs you, and how much others would charge in your hood.
