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if vinyl is like tint . The cheaper the product the longer it takes to install . glue not aggressive doesn't respond to heat well etc . 

Getting a shop van wrapped . to get a clear picture like the one attache . What resolution do you need ? was told 300 dpi . Could i use any thing smaller . Its for a astro cargo van 

Looking at the madico sunscape residential  line to start selling . Great marketing material  and good specs on the product . But not very popular with installer in florida . Can i get a feedback on there product by any tint shops using it ?  Presently selling llumar but 60 % of people here sell llumar so looking for something unique . 

what type of films is that airblue

i bought a roland printera few years ago .It was used but in good condition . night mare  If you dont use it every few days ink dries quickly and may damage heads . When maintenance is required and you need a technician any minor repair is minimum $500 + parts  . The machine has a big learning curve and parts are very expensive . to me to have a machine you need to be a fulltime sign maker to make  the investment worth it . 

On 10/23/2017 at 9:59 AM, Jake said:

Been using spot shot for years. Works better then anything I have tried.

do you apply it with film on then bag it or is it just for adhesive  removal ? does it soak through the tint . 

basketball season trade orlando magic tickets for tint. usually get about 10 games per season level 1 .

Got to do  20 re re from a govt vehicles some grand marquis. DId one and soaked it for 5 hrs and still sticking to glass "  using tintoff" and steamer . Some real thin tint . . Some tint just wont separate from glass with out scraper.I assume the glue is so thin the actual tint bakes on glass . Anything new in chemicals to separate tint from glass ?

the old 80/20 rule . 20% of customers want to beat you down on the price and then complain about everything under the sun and 80% are loyal customers . but that 20% can ruin your day . 

precision cut

so is precision cut free if you buy over $10000 a year ? Because i buy more and pay $300 per quarter 

do people really look on yelp for window tinting ? i figure they would just do google local listing . I know yelp is good for hotels and restaurants . 

Been in the business for 25 years and every time a new film comes out it is marketed with hype as the next big thing . You wont find the truth for 5 years to see if it stands up over time . As far as saying Hyundai has stepped up they copy body design from others and looks good on the outside but the true test is over the next 5 years on how it stands up and resale value . You dont see llumar

and 3M comparing themselves to others because they have a track record not a fancy marketing program .It all depends if your business is new to the market you have to compete on a low price till you build up a clientele so you go with cheap film and after a few years move up to the more expensive film you can upcharge .

Take some aftermarket felt and place a strip on the end of a clip board and use it to slip behind those close-to-the-glass brake lights; just be sure the clip is facing the deck when you squeegee (this is neanderthal days of tint tool development).

my tool of choice too . Good old $5 clipboard . I actually have 3 each different thicknesses .

Whats the advantage of it opposed to baby shampoo ? give me the pitch !

Unless i am desperate for someone i just train people. I have a couple of door off of cars that i buy 3 cheap 20" rolls of tint . Week 1 cleaning week 2 putting down bottoms of side doors week 3 doing doors with the bottom rubbers out . And every free time he practise on the cheap tint on the practise doors . I find in 4-6 weeks they can do doors pretty good with proper training and making sure each week they improve . We have a plotter and heat shrink all side doors . tinting isnt rocket science if you have an experience guy to supervise the trainee. oh yeah also they work for the 1st week free and if they suck i fire them and move on the another person till you get the right trainee .after 3 months i pay $10per hr and i dont teach them back windows or heat shrinking so they dont go to another shop .

Thanks for the heads up. I've pinned this thread to the top of the section.

you think soaking it with water might stop it from peeling the wires?

You can edit the patterns to make them a little wider. On PrecisionCut 3.5 right next to the plot button up top is a red E that is the resize editor to edit your patterns. It has been hit or miss for me when it comes to accuracy but you can always touch it up. I have been using PrecisionCut for over a year and I love it.

Yes i use that. But when you get the sico customer wants it to an exact place its hard to judge . Putting a grid should be easy . CC does .

I realy wish the top cuts were a little closer and i could find a windshield strip that fit with my PCut!!!!

Man I love the precision cut visors, a million times better than the straight edges.

i use PC also but they need to put some sort of grid or measuring device to see how wide the sunstrip is. Some times a customer wants it to a certain level and you just have to guess . Also on the older they should make an option you can make your own strips with the arch for the older patterns and the ones that dont have strip templates. Ask them a few times and they said they will pass on to the programmers

never mind, I found it

20% all windows make it easier, here we have 28/18 law and messing with the film taking off the roll and re feeding another back on was just a pain in the azz for me.

If it works for you, great,

Local is actually 35/20 so I do a lot of that, but seriously, we have been doing a run of the mill sedan in 30-40 minutes with the cutter, when I'm not fighting with it, but I've learned a couple things that are helping me get it dialed in pretty fast for the different films. That 30-40 minutes is from pulling it in to pulling it out.

Is that with 1 or 2 people ?

the patterns before 2000 arent as good as the newer ones. There is a learning curve . I got a new plotter last winter and there was about a month of learning curve . It not as easy as vinyl . Gary at computercut been in the business for many years and he knows his stuff.

it all depends. If he is left at the shop on his own you should pay commission. If you are there to push the cars pay him a salary. If you are experience and can handle to complicated windows I pay around $12-14 hr . As far as commission they ask for 35% but I never had luck with comission tinters. They usually go from shop to shop every summer .

Are you tired of replacing those expensive cutting strips on your plotter? When you get a groove in it just get some epoxy glue and fill it in then get some wet sand paper and sand it down. I use to pelace mine ( anagraph ) at $30 a pop . I have my present one 4 months now.

my 2 cents.

Any one had problems tinting a 99 bmw 325 . It was a re and re so the back deck got pretty wet.After there was no sound coming out of the radio but the radio powers on . I remembered a few years back some one told me of a similar problem sayig somthing about a factory amplifier under back deck and if it gets wet it stops it from playing. I looked but I did not see won. Any one had any problems like that ? I told him to give it a day or so may be the water affected it.

I have a anagraph ae 101 plotter. This thing works like a charm . Are there any new plotters out there that works on cutting tint good. I saw the roland one but it seems like a pain to load rolls. Whats new out there?