What method is the most cost effective?

[Guest Key West]

Thats how I get mine cut. Most (not all) major film companies price sheets Ive seen are a little cheaper by the square foot. I try to order 60" rolls cut to my preferences.

I am with a company now that doesnt charge for cuts and usually the combined order of 60" rolls meets the quota for free shipping also.

Pleeze enlighten me!! Just who does that? I'll be a custy for LIFE!!!

Willie fer Prez (ME for sec of state)

[tint_detective]

I use my 40 inch johnson

[Guest Crackz]

I like the smaller rolls I like to double cut the sides at once 1/2 the cutting per car and both windows are cut the same much faster cuts that way 36 for the rears

[tint123]

I use my 40 inch johnson

That thing must go all the way down your pants leg and drag on the pavement !

[VWaholic]

I buy my rolls like this:

20" For single roll ups and small rear windows,

60" cut down the middle = 2 30" rolls for most rear windows out there and large truck roll ups,

40" or 36" for larger rear windows.

I save a ton of money with the 30" rolls! If you take a look at the height of rear windows most of them will fit on a 30" roll.

[Guest Crackz]

hey I used a 40" roll this saturday for all the cars we did I split the tint in the middle at the 20" point made 2 pulls for the 4 side windows and pulled 1 40" piece for the back glass and the excess from the back did a tint strip ....I think its much better for us too use 40" less scrap more tint for the money.....and all you have in the car with ya is 4 boxes that way

[big money]

hey I used a 40" roll this saturday for all the cars we did I split the tint in the middle at the 20" point made 2 pulls for the 4 side windows and pulled 1 40" piece for the back glass and the excess from the back did a tint strip ....I think its much better for us too use 40" less scrap more tint for the money.....and all you have in the car with ya is 4 boxes that way

40" rolls is all I buy for auto

[Guest strictlytinting]

40 inch is a must for those back glass and 20 inch if you get alot of front strips,I hate wastin film

[Guest Key West]

I'm trying to figure out what would actually end up being cheaper regarding film roll sizes....

Let's say we have a typical 4 door car. Each roll-up needs 36" of film to cover it. The back 1/4 glass can be done with the excess from the front roll-up. The rear window needs 60" or 5 feet of film... just for argument sake. That's 17 feet of film.

Ok, now without stating a price, I'm finding that if you simply use a 40" roll, you only need to use 11 feet of film to cover this car because for the roll-ups you would generally pull 36" of film, cut the width down the middle and you have 1 side of the car done.

I'm finding this is actually significantly cheaper per car by just using a 40" roll as opposed to using film off of a 20" roll and a 40" roll.

What am I missing? I thought it was cheaper to have your rolls broken down to 18, 20, 24, 36 and 40... Or, at least that's what I was told.

I don't see how you figure it's cheaper/cost effective to use just a 40" . I buy a 40" and 2 20" of each VLT I stock. I get the side out of the 20" and the 40 is for back glass and oversized rollups. It's the same if you split the roll 20/20 for the sides, just more film on hand.