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What I did was raise my prices and told everyone I specialize in high end cars. I've never looked back ever since. If you lowered your prices to much maybe they just think they are buying purple tint. Some people are sceptical when buying window tint. They sometimes worry the cheap guy either has cheap film or is a complete hack. If you lower your prices thinking your gonna beat the guy down the road charging more then you, then you have it all wrong. He's laughing cuz you're gonna be tinting a dusty dodge neon and he is doing the 2017 jeep srt.

On 27/06/2012 at 7:56 AM, PPFdistributing said:

Such a beautiful car to work on, I thought I would share some pictures with the community. Sad to see the purchaser only getting a partial frontal installed instead of a full frontal, but sometimes the wealthy are cheap too.

He isn't cheap! He is Frugal

Best way to try to ensure you have the best installer is to not cheap out. most reputable installers will base the cost off of what they feel is fair for there workmanship. Check google reviews. Many will say they can do the hood in one piece. It can be done by simply stretching the film. The pro is that you will not see a line. The biggest con is the more you stretch the film the thinner it will get. Leading brands will be Xpel(ultimate), Suntek(ultra), Llumar (platinum), 3M(pro series). They all have pros and cons.

i thought the llumar film is a lot nicer to heat out then sunteks

welcome to the forum!

yea try to avoid putting water into it, you should be able to heat the window out just dry. take it slow 

Watch this video here, copy exactly how he heats it out side to side while taking your time. Start heating with the glove and the u can go over it a 2nd time with a hard squeegee. i know its not the same year but you will get the idea.  just keep trying over and over and eventually you can figure it out. I got really good at vette windows when i had a custom muscle shops give me 3 vettes a day

This Edge and huper/autobahn has me so confused.

I think the distribution is the same but the film is not made by the same company, not owned by the same company and not related in any way.

Correct me if i'm wrong.

When i'm on eastman page i see both huper and llumar but no Edge

http://www.eastman.com/Products/Pages/Product_Selector.aspx#Ebrands

I have tried a sample of the edge film. Its nice and dense, has a good color and heats out quite nice, small flaws and creases can be heated on very well too

these ones are not too bad compared to the 2011 models ect. 

to be honest with 6 months experience u have on your profile, i don't know how i can explain to you the methods of how to do it.  You might be doing everything basic correctly. Just might need more hands on experience. I usually heat dry with bounce or a soap bar. I take off the shocks to tint the windows to give it a clean look and without the knobs there it will make it easier to heat. You will have to get someone with big muscles to hold the glass up for you while you clean and tint it though, since this glass is 1000kilos

crazy talk

i've never heard of this? Is this just a cutting software?

i hate removing oldschool ppf lol especially on dark cars.

8 or 9 years ago i feel the bulldozer edges were different. it never left a mark if u hit a dry spot.

now if u hit a dry spot it just seems like it leaves a mark like sneakers on a gym floor.

In my opinion the best method is using a black garbage bag and Windex with ammonia in it.

the second best option is using a jiffy steamer. not a regular pressure on demand steamer

O geeez  those are some cheap numbers in florida

21 minutes ago, TintByMasters said:

It’s a very nice part of town and we are an authorized llumar dealer. There are two other llumar dealers close to us and they charge 150-170 for ATC, 250-300 for ATX. so the prices are high. I think we can def make it work, was just looking to see what other people pay and what’s realistic. 

dont undercut your costs or labour. you can charge something almost close to the same i'm sure. just be a better sales person.

sounds like its pretty cheap,  it really depends though, is the road a main road with tons of exposure? or will it be on a back road?

14 minutes ago, Bham said:

First off, your screen name    SMH!  

 

 

The screen name actually gave me a good morning chuckle

nOooooooo I didn't win

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