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7 hours ago, CnCCustoms said:

Screw that!  I was a flat rate technician that also tinted at the dealership.  They supplied everything to do the job. And a 4 door sedan-(mostly fusions and focus) paid 4.5 hours.... times that by my pay grade was $112.50 per car. A 2 door glass job was 2 hours which paid $50. We also did door edge guard and handle cups. Flat pay of 3 hours for them or $75.  If you go for $25 and $45 per car they’re takin extreme advantage of you!  I’m also in the southeast. Athens GA was where dealership was located.  If you have experience and are bringing a trade to them to make big money off of.... make them pay for it!!!  Remember a dealership will normally take a $160 tint job and mark it up to $299-599 depending on the sale.  Best of luck!!

Wow! Yeah I’m definitely being underpaid big time. I still haven’t accepted the job so I still have some negotiating power.

how many years of experience do you have?

1 hour ago, drtint said:

Accepting a job at the local dealership. Are you working independently or for a dealership program? Are they preloading or cherry picking? Are they wanting to pay you through the dealership as an employee? A number of variables exist here. If you can spit the details, I could tell you exactly how to approach it. I actually helped several installers get their own gig and placement in Georgia dealerships. Don’t get boned....

Cheers 

I will be employed by the dealership and will be paid as one of their employees. Idk what you mean by cherry picking/pre loading but I will be tinting and applying paint protection to every new vehicle on the lot. They will be providing all the tools, plotter, and film. 

I appreciate the help because I have no idea what a solid commission is 

I will be accepting a job at my local dealership to work in their tint shop( i am in the southeastern USA). I have almost a year of tinting experience so im not brand new to it, but what should i ask to be paid for doing a full sedan( honda accord, honda civic, etc.) and for a 2 door vehicle (SUV). I will also be applying paint protection(which i know how to do) on the door edges and door cups of every vehicle I tint.

I will be going to speak with the manager and negotiating my commission next week and I have no idea how much to ask for because of the paint protection ill be applying after the tint. Most dealers in the area pay $45/ 4 window car (full sedan including back glass) and $25/2 door vehicle, but this rate of pay is only for tinting the windows not applying paint protection so I need help with a solid number to ask for. 

On 6/9/2018 at 11:33 PM, fubarfishmop said:

Butt.... if you fold the back window film into 4 parts, its easier to put on the glass! 

I always fold it in 4 parts if I’m trying to get contamination lmao

I had a lady from 3M tell me this exact advice though

The worse customer is a rich guy with an expedition and in the past month he has been in the shop 5 times to get a window or windshield redone because it has literally one piece of contamination that you can see unless your 6” from the glass. 

We redid his windshield yesterday so I expect him to be back next week with some BS he found in the tint.

The customers that think their tint will be 100%(95%-99% is the goal at our shop) perfect after we install it is the most frustrating part of tinting 

On 6/3/2018 at 8:00 AM, Midtown Houston said:

It is not about how much it cost to open a store...——-that cheap....

It is how much is your personal cost of living for the next year is how much you need.

 

took me about 18 months to say I’m making money in the film business and 6 yrs to be very comfortable...

 Before you opened your shop, how much did you save up? 

On 6/4/2018 at 8:26 AM, southcentraltinting said:

 

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.

 

20k! I’m 26 I don’t have that kind of money lol. I was hoping I could open a small little shop for around 5k, is that a realistic number if I get a small shop and can find a second hand plotter instead of buying a new one?

On 6/4/2018 at 11:06 PM, no ma'am said:

Just curious....  what's the hardest car you've seen so far in your opinion? 

Hardest I would say is a 1980s Pontiac firebird back glass, haven’t encountered any hard side windows 

I have currently been tinting for almost a year. I am currently working at the best tint shop in my city(5 tint shops in my city). 

I want to open up my own shop in a year or 2 once I feel that I can tint any vehicle that comes into the shop, I dont want to start a shop before I feel that I know everything there is to know about tinting so I plan to stay at my shop until I open my own. 

What I would like to know is how much I should save so I can open up my shop with no debt, have all the tools and supplies I need, and of course a plotter. 

I don’t need a huge building just big enough to pull at least one car into the shop. So anyone who has opened a shop I would greatly appreciate any advice given to a future tint shop owner.