highplains

Hello fellow tinters! Been lurking on this forum for a while but never posted or anything. The recent story made me want to share just so other people would read something while we are sitting at home doing almost nothing  So grab a cup of coffee!
 
I have been in vinyl industry for almost 12 years now & owned my own shop, which forward to 2018, i sold and moved onto other stuff. Been tinting since 2014 & PPF since 2016 and currently working at a small shop with just another guy who is also the owner of this shop. We are in small town of 45k people and service both, retail & wholesale customers & also dealers / body shops for insurance claims etc. We simply don't have the volume for me being busy every day, and we end up working sometimes 2-4 hour days, finish what we have and and i am free to do whatever i want, since i get paid by the job. If there is nothing going on, i can stay home and yes don't make any money but do other stuff. I do install commercial printed wraps on the side sometimes.
 
Overall my schedule is VERY flexible and i still end up making 50-60k per year. Thats Canadian dollars yet, not USD. Long story short, i decided maybe to give a try and find a busy shop where i can contribute and offer my skills & knowledge & be able to make more money. Used indeed to scroll through job offers, seen couple in Ontario that advertised 65-125k CAD salary \year....
 
Its a big US franchise that originated in states, but i will not name anyone. Got in contact with the owner, was told how busy they are, have to turn down the business because they can not accommodate more customers. I did explain how much work i can do & that i have 100% ability to work by myself from start to finish without any supervision. Overall, on average market i am able to tint 5 full cars per day, front PPF installs - partial hood, fenders, mirrors, door cups, head lights, bumper - 3 a day but it all depends on the vehicle of course. Just to give an example, when we have full day of work from 9-5, i do between $1200-$1600 worth of work myself.
 
Shop owner said it is very good that i can do that much work by myself. Said that they work monday-friday 8-6 & saturdays also. I was okay with that, not afraid to work if i can make decent living.
Had to fly over there for a week to see how chemistry would go, bought myself a ticket also. But due to Pandemic situation, flight was cancelled. Long story short, the owner sends me job offer that i have to sign:
 
 
1) 50k Salary in Canadian dollars
2) Minimum 44 hours work weeks, but if need to work any extra time, i must comply, but all extra time is covered by 50k salary
3) No compete agreement
4) If owner wants to add something for my duties, he always can
5) Owner can terminate contract any time with 2 week notice.
 
Well, i was surprised to see the number and politely explained that i make same or more money right now working MUCH less and i would never drop it to move to another province where cost of living is considerably higher. I would end up with around $3200 CAD per month after taxes.  Again, explained the guy that with the rent eating $2000, its not enough. Told him i would need 5-6k per month to consider moving to another province with my family. Told him, if what he says is true that he has so much work, i can do 300-360k gross sales per year myself working for him 6 days a week, 10 hours per day.
 
Over all he did let me know that is way to much money to pay for a tinter\PPF\vinyl wrapper and raged & messaged me these things. Now i am just sitting and thinking, maybe i am a dumb & good tinter\ppf\vinyl wrapper is only worth $50k CAD \ year?
 
P.S. After he texted me all that, i did not even bother replying anything, had a good laugh and decided to share with others

The new model Y!

A few from the past couple days 
 

A few from the past couple days 
 

I'm insanely grateful for any work that's coming in....I wish everyone the best of luck.
 
 
 
Crystalline 20 all around on the model S and  white 3
Cr 70 windshield on the white 3
 
Blue model 3  and model S came in for a chrome delete.

I know that we all have some creative imagination. Lets lighten things up and start posting some pictures of activities while in quarantine. Here is one of our bays that I cleared out to create a Battlefield, the kids loved it. 😁

Nice pics @highplains

Hey @TomTint and @MikeMN this back and forth  match is honestly a bad look for both of you. There's clearly something personal between you two and it doesn't appear to be an issue that's going to be resolved in this thread so why don't we move on. If you want to keep bickering maybe take it to PMs. 
 
Here's one from a couple weeks ago to get things back on track 
 

I do basically the same thing, I get a quote on a sedan and an SUV although I only do it once a year unless something comes up to prompt a check sooner than that. 

Man I cannot overstate how much I dislike the Obsidian line. 

92 Camaro 
 

Started this one today, 3M Affinity 15 2.375 sq ft.

In my humble opinion, the manufacturer isn't responsible. You didn't buy the installation from the manufacturer, you bought it from an installer who bought the film from the manufacturer. It's not the manufacturer's fault that the product wasn't installed properly and they didn't sell a defective product. It's the installer who needs to make it right.

Hey @TomTint and @MikeMN this back and forth  match is honestly a bad look for both of you. There's clearly something personal between you two and it doesn't appear to be an issue that's going to be resolved in this thread so why don't we move on. If you want to keep bickering maybe take it to PMs. 
 
Here's one from a couple weeks ago to get things back on track 
 

Hey @TomTint and @MikeMN this back and forth  match is honestly a bad look for both of you. There's clearly something personal between you two and it doesn't appear to be an issue that's going to be resolved in this thread so why don't we move on. If you want to keep bickering maybe take it to PMs. 
 
Here's one from a couple weeks ago to get things back on track 
 

I had a customer bring me their new truck a couple weeks ago to match the front windows because when I quoted them out on the phone my entry level film was a little more than double the price they had been quoted by a shop in the next town over.

Customer made it through the snow in a mustang. 
Why can’t the people make it during the summer?

Some old school muscle.   
 
 

Agreed, I switched a few months ago and I'm loving it. Night and day difference between their films and the 3M I was using before. 

Hello everyone! We are pleased to announce that after a long while in the labs we have finally released our FX Plus Nano Ceramic Super IR film. This film is not a Korean or Chinese Carbon/Ceramic film. This film is based off of our ever popular FXtreme2 series of film with much higher performance. The FX Plus has 96+% IR rejection on every VLT that we make unlike many that vary from VLT to VLT. This is the highest performing Nano Ceramic IR film in the industry. You want IR performance, we got it. You want heat rejection, we got it. Call us at 800-825-3746 to speak to a rep about this new exciting product. Currently available in 5%, 15%, 30%, 50%. 20% and 35% are just a few weeks out. Followed by the 43% and 65%.
 

Condom sense window tinting brings you this 3 series with our installers favorite combo 3 shades of film 30/15/05 pinnacle on thisn right here. 

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Hello everybody! We've just added a Member Map to the site that you can place your marker on. Anyone searching will be able to find your shop if you are listed. (This is free advertising for you!)
 
If you have a location filled out in your profile already, the map may have automatically added you, so you may want to make sure the marker is in the place you would like it to be. When someone hovers over your marker, some of your information appears. You can add more information, such as your website or shop name etc in the About Me area of your main profile, and it will then show on the map etc.
 
Let me know if you have any problems or questions.
 
Thank you!

Ballin' big time in Wyoming today! 2005 Ford Focus zx3! I don't even remember the last time I saw one of these on the road Done with 3M FX Premium 15