The short answer
Jet ski and PWC detailing is flat priced, because length is not what drives the work. A PWC Wash & Protect is $129. A PWC Deluxe Detail, with a full decontamination, hand wax, and interior treatment, is $199. PWC Gelcoat Restoration, which compounds and polishes chalked gelcoat and finishes with a ceramic sealant, is $349.
Bringing more than one ski to the same visit takes $25 off each additional ski, up to 4. A trailer detail adds $69.
The prices are flat and they stay flat. Unlike a boat or an RV, there is no per-foot math and no condition band here, because a ski is small enough that we can see the whole job before quoting it.
Why flat pricing is honest here and not on a boat
On a hull, length genuinely predicts hours: twice the boat is roughly twice the surface. On a personal watercraft it does not. A three-seat luxury Sea-Doo and a stand-up ski differ by a couple of feet and by almost nothing in labor, because what takes the time is the same on both: the footwells, the seat, the storage compartments, the intake and pump area, and the engine bay.
So a per-foot rate on a PWC would be theater. It would sound precise and it would price the wrong variable. Flat is the honest structure, and it means every surface we publish says flat rather than quoting a range underneath the word.
What each tier includes
| Package | Price | Time | What makes it different |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWC Wash & Protect | $129 | 1 to 1.5 hours | Wash, footwell scrub, engine bay rinse, spray sealant. The after-the-weekend reset |
| PWC Deluxe Detail | $199 | 2 to 3 hours | Adds hull decontamination, hand wax, seat conditioning, compartments and pump area |
| PWC Gelcoat Restoration | $349 | 4 to 6 hours | Adds compounding and polishing of chalked gelcoat and a ceramic sealant |
The three PWC packages, flat priced
Two skis, one visit
Most of our PWC work is a pair on a double trailer. A PWC Deluxe Detail on two skis is $373 rather than $199 each, and we do them at your house, your storage unit, or the ramp.
The multi-ski math
Almost nobody owns one ski. The discount reflects a real cost saving on our side, since the setup, the water, and the drive happen once no matter how many machines are on the trailer, so $25 comes off every ski after the first.
| Package | One ski | Two skis | Three skis | Four skis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWC Wash & Protect | $129 | $233 | $337 | $441 |
| PWC Deluxe Detail | $199 | $373 | $547 | $721 |
| PWC Gelcoat Restoration | $349 | $673 | $997 | $1,321 |
Total for multiple skis in a single visit
What actually wears out a PWC in North Texas
It is almost never the part of the ski you look at. Four things do the damage, and three of them are out of sight.
The seat is first, and it is the one visible failure. It sits flat, fully exposed, and takes the same UV load a boat's foredeck does with none of the surface area to spread it across. An unprotected PWC seat goes hard, then chalky, then cracks at the stitch line, and replacing one is a serious fraction of what the ski is worth.
The storage compartments are second. Wet life jackets, wet tow ropes, and a damp towel go in at the end of the day and the lid closes for a week. That is a sealed, dark, humid box in a Texas summer, which is the exact specification for growing mildew and for producing the smell people cannot locate.
The intake and pump area is third. Weed, sand, and grit pack in there, and they abrade the wear ring and hold moisture against metal. Clearing it is part of a proper detail rather than a mechanical service, and it is the thing a quick rinse never touches.
The engine bay is fourth, and it is the one that quietly costs money. Lake water finds its way in, sits in the low points, and corrodes fasteners and connectors from the inside out.
The Lake Texoma exception
If your ski runs on Texoma, flushing and rinsing matter more than they do on the rest of the metro's lakes, and it is not a superstition.
The Red River basin carries genuine salinity from natural salt springs in its upper reaches. USGS sampling put median chloride in Lake Texoma between 122 mg/L in the Washita arm and 431 mg/L in the Red River arm, and the Red River arm figure sits above the 300 mg/L secondary standard in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. That is not seawater, but it is not the same water as Lewisville either.
Practically: rinse and flush after every Texoma outing rather than at the end of the season, pay extra attention to the engine bay and any exposed metal, and treat a storage prep clean as necessary rather than optional if the ski is going to sit.
What is not included, and what to book instead
- The trailer, which is $69 and is the component most likely to fail first, because it is repeatedly submerged and then parked wet.
- The cover, which is $59 to wash, treat for mildew, and re-proof so it sheds water instead of holding it against the seat.
- Storage prep, which is $79 and covers a mineral flush of the exterior, a full dry down, and a protective seal before the ski sits for months.
- Mechanical flushing of the cooling system, engine service, and anything involving fuel, which is a marine mechanic's work and should be booked as such.
- Wear ring, impeller, or driveline repair. We clear the intake and pump area as part of cleaning it, and we will tell you what we saw, but we do not service it.
This is an educational guide written to help DFW drivers budget and decide with confidence. It is not a binding quote. Your price is confirmed up front before any work begins, with no deposit.