southcentraltinting

Saint Louis for Stan Foster. @flat rock stan

When I first started I stripped and retinted my car about 20 times with different films and techniques until I found what works for me, then moved to friends and family, then to the public.  Quality over quantity when it comes to practice IMO.

When I first started I stripped and retinted my car about 20 times with different films and techniques until I found what works for me, then moved to friends and family, then to the public.  Quality over quantity when it comes to practice IMO.

My shop tinted for 2 dealerships at one time.  I coordinated with their accounts payable person and asked them when they wanted a statement.  That statement included the YMM of the vehicle, VIN and Stock number.  In developing this relationship I was able to bill on the 20th and get my check by the 5th.  My dealership work paid all my overhead for the shop and they just passed it along to the customer when the vehicle sold.  I gave them a volume discount if they brought me so many cars per month.

When I first started I stripped and retinted my car about 20 times with different films and techniques until I found what works for me, then moved to friends and family, then to the public.  Quality over quantity when it comes to practice IMO.

2006 Mazda 6

RR all BG unless hatch, frankie anything on the front glass.

Magnifier glass and the sun.

Magnifier glass and the sun.

Whatever name you pick, you should have a Command Private First Class rank as a logo

nothing like your wedding ring scratching the side window on the last car of the day when you are hard carding.

nothing like your wedding ring scratching the side window on the last car of the day when you are hard carding.

Average of $1200/yr per shop to cover up to 500k in damages. Also depends on where you live.

Section 8 Tinting, 600-9 Tinting, HMFIT's, Major Tinting, etc etc

Magnifier glass and the sun.

Section 8 Tinting, 600-9 Tinting, HMFIT's, Major Tinting, etc etc

Magnifier glass and the sun.

Not sure, but if you follow the second start to the right and go straight on til morning you will reach neverland.

guess he figured it out

guess he figured it out

Confiscated drug dealers car the PD brought to me to blackout and put some junk subs in it for undercover ops.  removed the back seat to find a bunch of used condoms shoved in there.  The headliner had had foot prints on it so there was that as well.....nasty. 

There are different stages in figure this out and the first part would be location. If you have a location in mind then you would want to walk the property with the mindset of what it will take to get it up and running.  Second, what is the overhead on this property?  Rent, Utilities, trash etc etc. Once you have a basic number to run your business then it comes time to inventory.  Do you want to buy film one roll at a time and replace as needed (recommended for new shops) only if your suppliers can deliver quickly does this apply.  So lets run some examples.
 
Monthly Recurring Costs (AP)
Rent: $1500
Utilities: $500
Trash: $75
Insurance: $120
Total: $2195
 
Your personal income needs:
Rent: $950
Utilities: $400
Insurance: $130
Phone: $120
Vehicle: $350
Gas: $175
Food: $300
Misc: $250
Total: $2675
 
Combined Total: $4870/month, $58440/yr
 
Looks like a large number....holy hell what are we going to do??? Break it down to daily...$160.11/day
That is just the cost of doing business and living expenses, adjust your numbers accordingly.  Once you get your numbers where they need to be, project them out 6 months, and in this example we would get,  $18245 add 10% for a safety net and we are looking at approx. $20k needed to save to open a shop and have 6 months of expenses.
 
This does not include things like marketing, inventory, tools etc etc  Those would be above and beyond the initial $20k.  Having started numerous retail shops over the years I have done this many many times.
 

Let me Google that for you

There are different stages in figure this out and the first part would be location. If you have a location in mind then you would want to walk the property with the mindset of what it will take to get it up and running.  Second, what is the overhead on this property?  Rent, Utilities, trash etc etc. Once you have a basic number to run your business then it comes time to inventory.  Do you want to buy film one roll at a time and replace as needed (recommended for new shops) only if your suppliers can deliver quickly does this apply.  So lets run some examples.
 
Monthly Recurring Costs (AP)
Rent: $1500
Utilities: $500
Trash: $75
Insurance: $120
Total: $2195
 
Your personal income needs:
Rent: $950
Utilities: $400
Insurance: $130
Phone: $120
Vehicle: $350
Gas: $175
Food: $300
Misc: $250
Total: $2675
 
Combined Total: $4870/month, $58440/yr
 
Looks like a large number....holy hell what are we going to do??? Break it down to daily...$160.11/day
That is just the cost of doing business and living expenses, adjust your numbers accordingly.  Once you get your numbers where they need to be, project them out 6 months, and in this example we would get,  $18245 add 10% for a safety net and we are looking at approx. $20k needed to save to open a shop and have 6 months of expenses.
 
This does not include things like marketing, inventory, tools etc etc  Those would be above and beyond the initial $20k.  Having started numerous retail shops over the years I have done this many many times.
 

There are different stages in figure this out and the first part would be location. If you have a location in mind then you would want to walk the property with the mindset of what it will take to get it up and running.  Second, what is the overhead on this property?  Rent, Utilities, trash etc etc. Once you have a basic number to run your business then it comes time to inventory.  Do you want to buy film one roll at a time and replace as needed (recommended for new shops) only if your suppliers can deliver quickly does this apply.  So lets run some examples.
 
Monthly Recurring Costs (AP)
Rent: $1500
Utilities: $500
Trash: $75
Insurance: $120
Total: $2195
 
Your personal income needs:
Rent: $950
Utilities: $400
Insurance: $130
Phone: $120
Vehicle: $350
Gas: $175
Food: $300
Misc: $250
Total: $2675
 
Combined Total: $4870/month, $58440/yr
 
Looks like a large number....holy hell what are we going to do??? Break it down to daily...$160.11/day
That is just the cost of doing business and living expenses, adjust your numbers accordingly.  Once you get your numbers where they need to be, project them out 6 months, and in this example we would get,  $18245 add 10% for a safety net and we are looking at approx. $20k needed to save to open a shop and have 6 months of expenses.
 
This does not include things like marketing, inventory, tools etc etc  Those would be above and beyond the initial $20k.  Having started numerous retail shops over the years I have done this many many times.