Angelo

i just replaced my plotter with a new one. it was about $6600 and your going to pay $1400 a year up front for software. call tint tek 2020. their based in canada.

totally acceptable if it was done in your driveway during a windstorm 

On 4/22/2021 at 4:09 PM, TINTZEUS said:

An Audi of some sort. SR5 I don't know. Frameless roll ups and a hatchback. Butter all day long!

very nice shop bro! 

i have no idea how i haven’t ran across one of these yet, i plot cut the three pieces, shrunk top, and laid it, then stuck the two bottom pieces and shrunk the fingers, splice under spoiler 

On 8/17/2021 at 2:26 PM, DC- Judd said:

Looks great!  What dealership in OK has full size Broncos?

This one came from Freedom Ford in McAlester. It was a pre order and belongs to one of the guys there. 

Did a soft top the other day, pretty easy. Yank door panels and slap on. Tint Tek over cuts, just trimmed lil less than 1/8 off. 

maybe i’m having to tinters block, tried 4 times and keep creasing. done normal h pattern, then tried circular motion evenly. any tips on shrinking?

it could vary greatly. rent or buying a shop. if you buy, its yours, if you lease its 100% deductible. film, tools, and advertising. rule of thumb, atleast around here, it takes two years of eating beans before any type of business takes off. i would recommend doing it on the side right now. its a horrible time to start a business. wait till next spring if your looking for it to be your only income. this virus deal has some of the most established businesses hurting. we have been in business 27 years and never seen it this slow

have one of these in my shop right now. hate that you cant pop the top. removing pull handle from front because of tab is a huge help. thanks for the info!!

wanted to pass this along. pillar pulls wihin seconds making quarters easy, disconnect speakers and they swing away

just did one, they are the same 

anyone know if front roll ups are same as 18 equinox?

hate to hear about your building, glad your safe! thank goodness for insurance. im an hour south of you, and im guessing it was the same storm that night that came through here with tornado sirens blaring. looks like we are having some more damaging storms rolling in this afternoon, stay safe!

8 hours ago, Jake said:

I have done 3 so far.  The Titan was what worked for me also. Just have to position it in my hand just right to get pressure on the glass. The shop our local Chevy dealer sends work to has been having people get the window cut out to tint them. Says it can't be done other wise.I wouldn't want the window cut out of my brand new car. 

and run risk of it breaking? that's crazy! our dealership has us cut out windshields on camaros when they need to remove the dash, warranty pays us good. not really sure why it needs to come out tho

the lighter the % the more the color will be off. 70% has an olive hue to it but i only put that over factory privacy so no issues there. the 18% looks perfect for factory matching imo. this is 18/70

same here. graphtec. never jams, change blade every year or so. film will walk every once in awhile. best investment for volume work.

7 minutes ago, highplains said:

Don't ya hate it when you pop the top of a door panel to pull the sweep and drop a clip so you have to pull the full panel anyway 

hate it when that happens! 

45 minutes ago, Ryker said:

On the Nissan set the parking brake and put it in neutral.  Won't go off.

im going to have to start doing this

long story short. we are a full line accessory shop. 13 years ago, i realized some people would goto another shop that offered everything under one roof, rather then to bring us a truck to lift it, then to a wheel shop, then to a tint shop. i asked one of our distributors the fastest way to get set up for tinting, and i got trained by digi cut in tulsa for trucks. then the dealerships wanted me to do cars, back to training for that. bought their pre cuts kits for 3 years, but got tired of the shrunk back glasses being done to something that crosses with it and not laying how i liked. trained myself to shrink, and started buying bulk for back glasses. then got tired of inventory of these kits. hand cut for awhile then broke down and bought a graphtec fc8000. oh and hunter road force 9700 and 575 tire changer machines, and vortex sprayer liner. we also do auto glass, cm flat beds and tommmy lift gates. never imagined we would be where we are today. definitely a blessing.

front roll ups qdp 30%

4 hours ago, Bham said:

Bringing back a good thread. Last post was January     

 

 

 

 

QDP 20%   

very nice!

maybe they just razor blade the whole back glass and tell people they couldn't save defrost lines lol

that's insane. same here in OK, close to double

i was curious on vehicle because of the prices. they sound very low to do a retint as highplains mentioned. i would recommend the 3m cs as others have. however the best film in the world can fail if not done properly. have you looked up reviews on these shops?