How much for a boat wrap?

[Hot Vinyl]

Hey everyone is almost the weekend. I have a neighbor that bought a wrap and had me install it. The boat was a 17' and it went on both sides. It is my first one and so I am trying to be fair and price right. I was thinking of charging $125.00 for installing it? Am I to high? What you guys think?

 

[GB2]

You should have been double or triple that, especially when using someone else's product and being responsible for it.

 

[Hot Vinyl]

How much would of you normally charged them.? She supplied the wrap?

 

[Gino]

With discussion time, figuring things out, prepping the boat, putting it on, post heating and cleanup time....... how much time did you actually spend on it ?? Be truthful..... all of your time.

 

[gnubler]

Way too low. I recently did simple graphics and 2-color pinstriping on a boat and billed out over $400.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

50 bucks and a case of busch light, that ought to do it

 

[Hot Vinyl]

Probably 7-8 hours. So I will charge more. Thanks guys. With it being my neighbor didn't want to charge too much.

 

[gnubler]

50 bucks and a case of busch light, that ought to do it

That the de facto currency around these parts also.

 

[Gino]

So, you're willing to work for $16. an hour ?? At those numbers, you should be closer to $800 to $1,000. Knock 10% off for being a neighbor. I do my neighbors' work for free. That way they don't wanna impose, so they don't ask for much. I let them use my bucket truck. I'm well liked around my parts.

 

[mfatty500]

50 bucks and a case of busch light, that ought to do it

Quit picking on my Busch/Busch Light, but send me the $50.00 bucks

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Don't lie, you drink Zima

 

[Precision]

It depends. How much is your time worth. I have to do so much a day, or why work for myself. $100 an hour, then there's market minimums on these. Garage guys are notorious for upsetting the market, pricing way to low. There has to be a minimum on some things, especially time consuming projects. A boat, just the exterior from the lower body line to the top outside edge of the top of the hull, back panel, no interior. It's gonna take my whole day. How much is your day worth? I'll easily take $800 - $1000. The client isn't doing me any favors supplying the material. I can't make money there, which makes my labor the only profit center for that day. Don't wreck things by being too cheap. We are in it to win, make a nickle, eat good and enjoy life. Good luck. Your first one was practice and you learned a lot. Charge more next time.

 

[garyroy]

At that price, don't be surprised if his 7 fishing buddies with boats start coming around to get their boat wrapped with vinyl that they bought online.
I Just paid a computer guy $400 to have him hookup my online computer backup. It took him one hour with us, and he did it over the phone.
You might want to rethink your business plan.