shop supplies

BROWNSFAN · June 25, 2011

Just like it says. If you do more than just tint who charges a shop supplies charge and how much? Right now I charge a flat 5 dollars for every installed invioce including tint jobs. What are you guys charging if anything? I am doing this to offset the cost of electrical tape, solder, screws, connectors etc. If anyof you do this stuff you know how expensive these supplies are.

coast2coasttinting · June 25, 2011

A body shop I use to do work for Charged for hazardes waste removal for all jobs of any type. Even the one's where I just tinted 2 doors. I was suprised no one ever bitched about it myself. I do not charge anything extra, but all I do is tint. Exceppt for favor jobs I take on from time to time.

Fiveofeen · June 25, 2011

I would if I had a shop.

Probably $5 shop supplies, rags, cleaning chemicals etc..

There is a daily cost to doing business and there is nothing wrong with passing that on to the end user.

Count how many cars you have come through the shop each year. Multiply that by five or even three. It adds up.

micro-edge · June 25, 2011

I just charge for the job what ill be happy with, shop supplies should already have been taken into consideration when you give a price for a job..but i guess i could see if your doing 12v and have to use something extra in the middle of a job that you didnt plan on having to use to complete the job then charge for it..

Ryker · June 26, 2011

all costs of doing the job should be considered in the original price, IMO. If you are not accounting for that then you need to rework things.

I knew an alignment shop that charged a "shop" fee of a few dollars and it just seems like what it is, BS to make extra money!

June 27, 2011

For tint theres no shop fees, I consider soap/bottles/towels/razors into the price.

For 12v its a 3% of whatever the total bill is. So a $200 radio install has $6 in supplies to cover the crimps/tape/misc wire. If in the middle of a job a car needs something else, like a LOC or a interface then those are explained to the custy and charged accordingly. Its hard to price everything right the first time without seeing the car since 90% of people don't know if their cars factory amp'd or has on star or all that bs.

BROWNSFAN · June 27, 2011

I dont charge it on tint jobs. But on remote starts it is a must. One roll of good electrical tape is 4 bucks. I can use almost 1 roll on an install. I tape up all wires like factory and solder ALL connections. So all 12v installs have this charge on the invoice. I am not sure about bolt on stuff yet.

Ryker · June 28, 2011

I dont charge it on tint jobs. But on remote starts it is a must. One roll of good electrical tape is 4 bucks. I can use almost 1 roll on an install. I tape up all wires like factory and solder ALL connections. So all 12v installs have this charge on the invoice. I am not sure about bolt on stuff yet.

then charge for the supplies....don't just have some "shop charge" totally generic charge on EVERY invoice!

I would say to increase the hourly to encompass this amount...make more on some and break even on the others.....