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On ‎12‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 10:01 PM, LB55 said:

There is a lot of great film companies out there. Think about it. How many customers say I want LLumar tint. I’d say 2/10 customers max

that a fact 20 years ago. today 3/100 [3%] or less in northeast and much higher in lower 50 states

 New Audi models keep everyone sharp.... thanks for keeping TD Live

How serious is your  in line Air Compressor Filter. 

I stock every name brand that I can get my hands on, lots of older folks out there. 80 and 90

On ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 12:51 PM, Slick said:

Been using their stuff for over 6 months now.  Zero issues.  Awesome scratch coat, really durable.  Nice color.  really fast set up time even in cold conditions.  I was using Global and absolutely loved it, but was having a problem with supply issues, so gave the XPel tint a try (a former employee of mine recommended I give them a try when she heard about my issues) and am sooooo glad I did.   

all true!..love a film with a tough SR. 

Template glass is a great investment, only if you look forward to work on plenty. I've noticed that lowering the price and not doing the rear window at all makes these cheapo customers more happy.

if you like a film that's EZ to handle, mounts quick with an amazing SR coat the CS line will impress

9 hours ago, Jake said:

Did you trim back the edge to get it so clean?. If not can you tell us how you got the edge so good?

No trimming, small dab of Blue Coral headlight polish.... and 3M Perfect it Polish Compound on film surface. This client wanted to replace film. I told him to use towards a new truck. I have a client with 5 month old fully wrapped Hellcat who waxes his white car every weekend, Guess what color that car is going to look like in 16 months

16 hours ago, justindecicco said:

Good job. Looking really very good.

thanks

Its easy to forget how much time is spent selling and giving the tech to a first time walk in. Plus add the 20 minutes customer service returning the job, even more if you get into after care of film. This can total to an extra hour in many cases.

I will suggest to all my clients to use products that are specific to PPF. From what I see there is only a limited amount...... I was weary of the old school Yellow carnuba wax that litters every detailers cabinet. I just noticed I have a few rotting away.

Here's a neglected non garage parked, never waxed, machine washed, daily driver 04 BMW X5 with Bra over 5 years old. I did install with Suntek 5 years back after removing the old Ventureshield. Looks like after a polish we will leave it on. I'm a firm believer that 98% of waxes are bad news on PPF in general. 

On ‎8‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 2:31 PM, Aesop_Rock said:

We are building steam with our tint shop so I think winter wise we should be ok. But it would be great to start another revenue stream and build that up during the winter so when spring summer comes we can hopefully increase our profits while offering more to our customers.

 

We get a lot of asks about PPF so it sucks to say NO we don't offer that to a customer. Plus the cost of training was a bit more than we thought it would be.

The high cost of training may be the "line in the sand". I agree if your just getting into PPF today that training is priceless. plus you will be getting lots of on the job that may have a price tag. The learning curve will be smooth since Auto Tint installers have more wet film application methods that favor PPF. Never to late to offer your existing customers add on services,

Even back in the early 80's, Window Tinting was the hottest aftermarket item,that was on the sales ticket at a full blown Car Phone/12volt install center here in NY. Talk about an additional service. No one drove out of that shop without some LLumar AT. Those days Auto Tint was gaining popularity as an add on service. I see PPF as todays must have additional service but without the Big Bang. The install learning curve is too deep,this is what keeps shop owners nervous. Jeff makes a valid point in the last post, but without the quality install the margins will not happen. Go to any upscale car show and the bad installs out number the great ones, ask what the owner paid.

On ‎8‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 11:03 PM, Midtown Houston said:

If you doing cheap film ...yes it is correct... if you doing high end film...you are incorrect.:..We charge 1k plus for a car with crystalline...material cost is $210 plus  $110 labot and done in 1-2 hrs...

thanks for making this a short thread, it takes years to build a strong high end tint client base. but the CR tech film does help speed the process. keep in mind if all the TESLA owners knew how much the CR was your selling all the other dealers will have to lower the prices by 50%. they read Tintdude. lol

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After reading the last few posts, its clear that "new to the industry'' PPF installers do understand profit margins relating to TINT & PPF. The fact is the days are over when PPF full clips were 2.5K for 5/6 hours (including surface correction) of quality labor, its time to  "keep it real".  PPF service is not exclusive anymore in 2017. With the expanded [growth /demand/ import films/ mobile installers] of the service and its new price points, its fair to say that even the high end is working at 50% less profit margins that 8 years ago to maintain competitive edge. Any mid level Tint Shop selling Nano ceramic & IR installs can pull more impressive dollar margins faster. Todays social media has grown awareness to NANO TECH films and the same for  PPF even Color change

Practice with some Suntek STD is thin and shrinks easy. Then when you feel confident try Color Stable film. Carbon is not cheap and Carbon is not a forgiving film. That's why I like CXP

Spend an extra 5 mins and pop the lil fockers and never burn any thing ever again.

man all the dealers I do have overhead heaters ...and all the cars a parked out side I never seen one brake yet and some are directly under them :rollin

If the temp was zero/ish and you drove the car into a 80 degree garage with hot air blowing on the window .... big gamble...

Park any cold window under a overhead heater and see what happens with or without film. Spontainious glass breakage