Tint Eastwood

Sounds like you are way ahead of the curve, you should open up a shop and only do face shields. Then come back in a year or two for the requisite “I told you so” when you’re a millionaire. 

Build geetars 

Ready for the apocalypse...
 

Little fun project for a buddy.  
 
 
 

Yeah, it’s from Rodney.  

Reverse roll it... we do it all the time. Keep the glass extra wet and slippery. 

This is what is usually found in my FG tool bag. 

Guess I could expand on that
 
Solar shades are great for a lot of reasons. Outside of absorption they out perform most films, are safe for the windows and the most versatile solution since it can be lowered/raised when needed. 
 
Because of that I tend to sell a surprising amount of jobs with both shades and film. The main benefit is that the customer doesn’t have to go as dark with their film selection. Typically we will install 35-50% film with a shade that has a 10% openness. Highly effective when the sun is shining but maintaining decent visibility. 
 
Cost wise, if the customer is ok with a more basic shade setup I can do it for around the same price as film. Naturally they can get expensive when you start adding cassettes/head rails or motorization, but that is all optional add-ons. 
 
Good thing to have in your back pocket for the right situations.  

Being a HD dealer can cost some serious  if you are in a populated area. I would suggest looking around for a local assembler/distributor, you may be surprised by how many are around. These outfits typically use name brand hardware/fabrics and have comparable products to bigger names like HD/Levelor but usually at better pricing and no buy-in. A HD dealership seems like something to work up to personally.  
 
The best thing I could say about getting into shades and blinds is KNOW THE PRODUCTS. There are so many options and ways to configure them you really need to know it inside and out. A lot of suppliers will have showrooms with their product lines on display, spend some time in them to see what they carry. Get to know the people you'll be calling on for questions, pick anyone's brain you can on what sells and what doesn't, what holds up and what doesn't. Be prepared to invest in samples, people want to see and touch what they are going to purchase. I sold jobs in the beginning without samples but it takes a lot of time explaining and some faith from your customer. When you have sample shades/blinds it just simplifies the process for everyone involved, now selling jobs is MUCH easier. 
 
I think shades are a great add on for FG tinters, the installations are super quick and easy with no real need for specialized equipment. Screw gun, a few different types of screws and you are equipped to install 90% of the projects.
 
Go for it  

Depends on the type of door, but generally speaking it is not worth it to pull those unless you are doing safety/security film. 
 
Some of the older style can be removed rather easy by pulling the small gasket around the perimeter and the stops will basically fall out. There are some that are much more difficult to remove, requiring you to beat on them with a mallet or flatbar just right to pop the stops loose. Either way most all of them require using a mallet to pound the stops back in place. Also have to deal with the glass being completely loose and wanting to fall inward. I use a suction cup on the outside with a board that goes through the handle and too the frame.  
 
Think in most cases it really doesn't make sense to pull them, but if it's the floppy gaskets that are the problem try bumping with a hard card tucking them back into the frame. 

Back when I was doing construction we were hooking up the work trailer, had to switch ball hitches but got distracted midway through. Drove across town to the job and when we got out the hitch pin and cotter were still sitting in the bed.  
 
Thankfully it was a very tongue heavy trailer   
 
 

Left the cordless shop phone on the wiper cowl of a Tahoe.     It made it 20 miles and never fell off.  They're bringing it back tomorrow.      
 
 
 
 
Don't tell me you've never done it.      

I left a key fop on a windshield cowl they drove 40 miles before they realized they didn't have it in their possession. 

View from my job today,  3M PR 70.

One more shirt for the raffle.

One more shirt for the raffle.

Depends on the type of door, but generally speaking it is not worth it to pull those unless you are doing safety/security film. 
 
Some of the older style can be removed rather easy by pulling the small gasket around the perimeter and the stops will basically fall out. There are some that are much more difficult to remove, requiring you to beat on them with a mallet or flatbar just right to pop the stops loose. Either way most all of them require using a mallet to pound the stops back in place. Also have to deal with the glass being completely loose and wanting to fall inward. I use a suction cup on the outside with a board that goes through the handle and too the frame.  
 
Think in most cases it really doesn't make sense to pull them, but if it's the floppy gaskets that are the problem try bumping with a hard card tucking them back into the frame. 

One more shirt for the raffle.

Some printed film I installed today. 19 of them.

One more shirt for the raffle.

One more shirt for the raffle.

One more shirt for the raffle.

Depends on the type of door, but generally speaking it is not worth it to pull those unless you are doing safety/security film. 
 
Some of the older style can be removed rather easy by pulling the small gasket around the perimeter and the stops will basically fall out. There are some that are much more difficult to remove, requiring you to beat on them with a mallet or flatbar just right to pop the stops loose. Either way most all of them require using a mallet to pound the stops back in place. Also have to deal with the glass being completely loose and wanting to fall inward. I use a suction cup on the outside with a board that goes through the handle and too the frame.  
 
Think in most cases it really doesn't make sense to pull them, but if it's the floppy gaskets that are the problem try bumping with a hard card tucking them back into the frame. 

Geez.... you know it's bad when the entire outside of the convertible top on the Miata is covered in dog hair.   

Depends on the type of door, but generally speaking it is not worth it to pull those unless you are doing safety/security film. 
 
Some of the older style can be removed rather easy by pulling the small gasket around the perimeter and the stops will basically fall out. There are some that are much more difficult to remove, requiring you to beat on them with a mallet or flatbar just right to pop the stops loose. Either way most all of them require using a mallet to pound the stops back in place. Also have to deal with the glass being completely loose and wanting to fall inward. I use a suction cup on the outside with a board that goes through the handle and too the frame.  
 
Think in most cases it really doesn't make sense to pull them, but if it's the floppy gaskets that are the problem try bumping with a hard card tucking them back into the frame.