TintDude

Are cars seeming better yet?

Aaaand you are going to have to find a good film supplier that has reps, a solid film and some often needed film to glass recommendations/approvals so they can warranty against thermal failure. etc. etc.

Plus there will be a lot of times when you will need 2 guys for whatever reason and hiring someone comes with its own pitfalls. Not the least of which is matching payroll taxes and EDD fees. It will cost you more than what you would pay 2 guys to afford one employee.

Don't even think about paying under the table.

6 minutes ago, Young Tinter said:

Can most free estimates be done through email online? I hate to drive two towns over for an estimate

No, because they will tell you, "one window is 60x by 40" or whatever but when you get there it's 100 french panes or something else stupid, or just wrong.

Plus you'll need to see what kind of glass it is, whether it's partially shaded and so on. Plus you don't want to show up to a job blind, not realizing you needed a ladder or something else.

Rarely will you be able to just walk up and tint some flat glass, there will almost always be something in the way that needs to be moved. That can be a real chore in itself and can lead to other complications like breakage etc.

Sometimes windows will be nearly inaccessible and you'll have to get creative and ballsy on a ladder to get them done. I lost count of how many times my life was in the balance just to stick some plastic.

And you can't be pulling up in a beater, you are going to need a niceish at least looking work vehicle.

Oh and expect to do a lot of "free estimates". It helps to be clean cut and be a good salesman as well.

Also, there is another layer of BS a lot of times if you are doing commercial work. Expect to wait 90 days to be paid often.

And General Contractors aren't the most enjoyable people in the world to deal with.

Thermal fracture is also a pitfall, so you can't just put any film on any window. 

I preferred autos because I'm an introvert and prefer to work alone in my own domain. You don't get that with flat, you have to travel, be in other people's environment and rarely alone.

Plenty of ladder work in flat also, so that's not a lot of fun for some people. So for me autos worked, and I enjoyed the challenge.

After the piece is cut, move the excess toward the bottom, so the fingers appear there, then shrink them down. Once you are sure most of the excess is shrunk at the bottom then install.

I hate working on Fords.

Peter, you can email me admin@tintdude.com to reset your password if the lost password link on the sign in form isn't working for you.  

6 hours ago, alberts316 said:

layed about 1900sqft on this house

Nice digs!

It's getting stupid everywhere, they will never let this go.

Og dang! @Bham 

...or that your insurance can refuse to pay if you get into an accident because of illegal modifications...

Chlorine is a strong oxidizer, anything metal in there will probably get rusted.  🤷‍♂️

Try this link: https://www.premiumgard.com/

Thanks @TNTLady, good to see you. 👍

Eventually I'm going to have it where you can toggle the background from dark tint to frosted glass. Coming soon. 👍

Good to see you! It has been crazy. 👀 

Just seems to be trolling to me, and trolls thrive on people getting upset about them, just ignoring works best. Plus when I ban someone, they don't just go away.

Looks OK, not much to keep the rolls from falling off those hooks, I'd put a grove in the dowels where they meet the rack to keep them from shifting.

How close are the dowels to the wall?

I'd say 3 is a good number, especially when other work is breathing down your neck.

My kid could have done a better job.