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    question about truck beds

    I know this is probably a stupid question but I just wanted to make sure I was on the same page as other detailers.

    When you detail pickup trucks do you give the bed of the truck the same treatment as the rest of the vehicle? I know that you should at least wash it but are you expected to polish and wax it also?

    IMO, truck beds get so used and abused that it seems like a waste of time to detail. What do the rest of you guys do when it comes to this?

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    i clean the bed with the powerwasher & thats it . if they want it hand washed or something like that it would be extra .. one guy wanted dressing on his bedliner & i charged him $25.00 for time & materials
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    Same here. I live in farm country so you can imagine how much crap is in some of them. If they want it cleaned I give them an outragous price both to discourage them and if they still want it, get my money out of it.
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    Tell them up front it will be extra to wax the bed.

    I usually wash out the bed w/ one of my work towels. They`re usually pretty dirty so you don`t want to use your normal wash mitt.

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    in the vehicles i have done i have only just washed the truck beds and nothing more . no sense of polishing waxing something that is going to get abused the next day. unless it is a show car i dont think i would do anything more than wash unless they want to pay extra
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    I have waxed 2 truck beds in 17 years, I will never do it again. Both case scenarios after whining to my managers the bed of their new truck wasn`t waxed I ended up doing it, only to have the customer transfer wood, chainsaws, chains, and other tools in a "one truck to the otha" throw. I was not impressed. Waxed bed=$$$$$$$. I refuse, period, like the other responses they get power washed and that`s that unless it is truely a show truck.
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    Well, I guess that`s pretty much a unanimous vote.
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    My $0.02...

    In writing up the ticket, I will look at it and go over it with the customer. If it`s a work truck (scratches, dings, etc.) usually it gets skipped, for the customer doesn`t want to incure the extra cost. If it`s obviously not used as a work truck, and it`s paint, I will throw on some express wax just to spiff it up. If there is a bedliner in it, I will clean and dress it. Why else do we charge extra for trucks if we`re not gonna do extra work??
    A happy customer tells a friend ... An unhappy one tells many friends !!!

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    As far as the truck bed havent had anyone want the bed waxed maybe just washed out but that bout it
    "A Clean Ride is a Happy Ride" To some its just a Ride!!!! So True!!!!!

 

 

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