TintWizard
post Sep 26 2003, 04:18 PM

Never tried it, thinking about it, is the bulk roll better or the ones that come custom made for each vehicle . How much does it cost ? How much do you charge ? How long does an install take ? Sorry for all the questions at once..suppose I should have asked them seperatly to get my posts up ! Flaugh.gif Thanx guys/gals for imput

J.P. post Sep 29 2003, 05:12 AM

Bulk roll better for me, because I wrap. And besides I hate kits, they never fit right for my taste. Cost depends on the manufacturer and width of material. Anywhere from 60.00 for a 3" hood kit to 275.00 for an average 24" hood kit. Installs can take 20 min. to an hour and 1/2 depending on the car and width of material. I should have answered seperatly for my post count. lol

shop post Sep 29 2003, 06:19 AM

i prefer the bulk roll. but since 95% of what i do is trucks, most only want a hood piece and a few want the fender pieces. so the bulk roll works better for me. i usually charge $150 for a hood piece, add about $25-$50 for the fender pieces. most take 30 minutes to an hour. just depends on what it is and what kind of mood i'm in.

TintMiester post Oct 12 2003, 06:41 PM

If you work in bulk, you shouldn't have more than $25 bux in a simple hood job. On the other hand, if you do hood, front bumper, side-panels, rear bumper strip.. You could have $100 or more in the job.. But then again, you can charge $800 to $1200, and even more, so its all good. If you compair this to a kit, you either have several thousands in plotters, and computers and pattern rentals, or, you are actually ordering kits from another company, anywhere up to $250.00 for a full wrap kit. Just to start the job!

Bulk wins.

I usually get $145.00'ish for a 12" hood kit, including fender tips, up to $245.00 for a 24", including fender tips...

I've done as many as 5 cars in an hour, when doing it for a car dealership, and was just walking down the row of cars, slapping it on one after another.. That is by myself, not even a car-cleaner helper.. Man that was a good month. On the other hand, I've taken an entire day on one car, with hood, front bumper, sides, a-pillars, mirrors, roof edges, etc, etc.. So it just depends on how big a job you are doing.

That's my answers, hope it helps.

GLASSPROTECT post Oct 21 2003, 11:28 AM

I am located in Europe and want to add this product to our work.

Only one available is 3M. Anybody can give me some manufacturers in USA or some fax/tel numbers

thanks

Speed post Oct 21 2003, 02:32 PM

I do both pre-cuts and bulk installs. The problem with doing installs with just raw material is you have to do every install yourself. It's a cheaper way to do the work if your good at cutting on the paint.

I like the pre-cut kits for several reasons. One is a quicker install (ever done a Porsche Cayenne bumper out of bulk ?) in most cases with out cutting on the paint. Second, if you have the plotter and software, the cost a the pre-cut kit is very close to just using bulk. I would bet that in some instances, since a designed kit can cut the mirrors and fenders inside areas that are cut for the hood such as a grill opening, the actual amount of material used would be less. Third is I can sell these kits to other installers that can't afford to keep rolls of material around for something that isn't their main line of business.