Detail done, paid before you coil the hose.
You're in the customer's driveway with a finished SUV and a van full of wet towels. Tell Redline the package and the add-ons, hand them a card pay link, and book their maintenance wash before you leave.
From last wipe-down to the next booking
Say the package and the extras
"Full detail, SUV, pet hair, ozone treatment." Your package prices by vehicle size come from memory once you've told Redline what they are.
Approve the invoice
The pay link goes live. Copy it to the customer however they reached you, or paste it into an email Redline drafts for your own Gmail.
They pay by card on their phone
On your own Stripe account, with no Redline fee on top of Stripe's. The page they paid on is their receipt, and the iPhone app pushes you when it lands.
Book the maintenance wash
Add the next wash in the calendar with a repeat every 2, 3 or 4 weeks. One save puts the season on your calendar.
Deposits on the big jobs
Ceramic coating or paint correction? Quote it with a deposit percentage, then invoice the deposit amount to hold the day.
A dog owner's SUV
Draft for Marcus Bell: $475, "Full detail, mid-size SUV, with pet hair removal, ozone treatment and headlight restoration (pair)." That's your $260 package plus $50, $75 and $90 for the extras. Approve?
Pay link's live. The chat books one visit at a time, so for the series use Add event in the calendar: the 28th, repeat every 3 weeks. One save books the whole run.
Invoicing is on Solo ($29 a month) and up. Booking is free. Example prices only.
What goes on a detailing invoice
- The package by vehicle size: sedan, mid-size SUV, truck, third-row
- Pet hair removal, priced for the time it really takes
- Odor or ozone treatment
- Condition fee for the sand, the spilled milkshake, the mold
- Paint correction per stage or per hour
- Ceramic coating balance: the total minus the deposit they already paid
- Travel fee if they're outside your area
Getting paid without the awkward part
Mobile detailers get paid in a dozen ways: cash, an app transfer, "I'll send it tonight". The last one is the problem. A pay link handed over while they're admiring the car gets paid then, by card, and it's tied to the invoice so you're not matching payments at midnight.
The bigger money is the next visit. A customer who books a maintenance wash before you leave is worth several one-time details. Putting it on the calendar as a repeating series while you're standing there turns a good detail into a regular.
Straight answers for detailers
Redline does
- Invoice the package and add-ons from one message
- Card pay links on your own Stripe account
- Remember your package prices by vehicle size
- Book maintenance washes as a repeating series
- Deposits for coatings and correction (Solo and up)
Redline doesn't
- Work with a card reader or tap to pay
- Give customers a page to book themselves
- Read your DMs or text the pay link
- Sync bookings to Google or Apple Calendar
- Take bank transfers, it's card only
Questions contractors ask
Does the customer need an app to pay?
No. The pay link opens in any phone browser and takes a card.
Can I set it up from my phone?
Yes. Redline runs in any phone browser, and the iPhone app adds push alerts. Card payments need a Stripe account, set up from Money under Payouts.
What does it cost?
Free covers your customers, calendar and quotes. Solo at $29 a month adds invoices, pay links and deposits, with a 7-day free trial on the web.
More for detailers
Get paid in the driveway on your next detail.
Your customers and calendar are free. Solo adds the pay link for $29 a month, with a 7-day trial on the web.
Keep reading
- Auto detailing softwareInvoice packages and add-ons in the driveway and keep maintenance washes coming back.
- Handyman invoice appHours, minimum, trip charge, materials and add-on tasks, billed before you leave.
- Invoicing and card paymentsInvoice from the job in two taps or one message. Customers pay by card.
- Recurring jobs and repeat presetsBook a whole season of visits in one save, and reuse the cadence as a preset.