JaySun Rayzor

like a thousand times, but once last year had a car flipper ask me to strip the tint on a new auction find. then he brought me Mercedes from Miami,, sure enough Limo On the outside glass. Entire car was tinted on the outside,Lol. just when u think you've seen it all, crazy part was it was done pretty well!

I do I like Dave and cali, cutting liner is extra step, extra steps equal extra time. exceptions are some of these rvs, ford transits and large vehicles where I peel and set top 20 to 25 percent and leave 75 percent liner on, gives me cleaner results on those larger funny shaped windows.

if you want to add another skill set to your box of tricks, take on plumbing,  was quoted 12,800 to replace my cast iron pipes that where 50 yrs old. Got a new hammer drill spent 350 on all new pvc and abs, and saved myself bout 10 grand, NO I don't want to be a plumber. I recently told a General manager at a dealership that if he wants someone with any skill they have better had used a few hundred thou of film, and he cant train an oiltech to be a tinter. Im talking film value, and not the 1.2 million dollars of police interceptors I tinted last year.  Being a film technician is a career not a hobby. Oh and I got to drive this once, beep beep ! Suntek cxp 30. If your sweating and cursing no offense  but u need to play with wires or something. takes me twenty minutes from the time u hand me your keys till I install 2 doors, wipe down panels, fill out warranty card and slam door shut. Finished and flawless. 

Dude , ur the man. great skills and business sense.  Ive spent my life here in SW florida working for to many shops helping them grow to watch them ruin it.  U should move to Clearwater, florida. That's were the money is. Top 3 places for tint dollars in FL,  Miami, Clearwater, and West palm beach.  Otherwise do your own thing, Nobody in that area has your experience and will treat you fair.  Might take a bit but U could set the bar in this entire area. GL Fo RealZ. 

Thx quality and poppa. secured my new ein and llc last week. gonna  put in order soon. 

agree with blackwolf, evolution of tint application has taught many slightly dif methods, I can still remember going What a bounce what? in reference to dry method. can still splice a cut on a defrost, like to see some new tinters try that,  @black YOUR my neighbor man. in charlotte county.hahahah that's awesome. ill have to come see ya one day.  still do beetles and golf rear lil wet on sides. helps slow and concentrate focus on small Fingers without burnout. 

thanks for reply vanhorn! needed some feedback on them. keep it going! 

nice nomaam and stewy! cant pass on the beems. never popped panels but do use teflons as in pic. never had a gripe on a beamer beside watching dots dry. echo stewy last comment. challenge urself and never stop learning

regarding pricing guys, Florida cost of living tiny bit lower but big factor is competition drivin pricing. Theres a tint shop every block, ten is my local area. Factor in that auto owners turn over car every 2-3 years average( film comps ) know this. Customers come to florida and tell me your prices and get it here on vaca, from Georgia to Wisconsin to Canada. They laugh at those prices 500-1500$ to tint a car!  what is made of GOLD.  Part of our duty is to inform clients of the importance of sun and uv protection.  The other factor is quality of install and professionalism. The meters and displays go a long way with most clients in this I want it know era.

hand cut cxp over color graphics, my sharpie faster than ur plotter

22 hours ago, Stewy said:

Good luck bro! 

Jahaha, Gm’s wants 3m film with 3m ppf, and 3m door guards, thinks he can price 4 door cars at 169 to compete with local tint shops using lesser film, local guy charges  269for color stable and 400 + for crystalline. He didn’t have a clue ! Once again thanks everyone

Technique is a key word, u don’t have to peel liner and apply to work on technique, cutting and applying, the transfer from one side of glass to the other or from ur wall glass is were beginners should start, become comfortable with handling the film and squeegee process before U start slicing up rolls of film, ie do the same door ten times with same piece of film without adhesive. Speed comes with comfort, most of us can tint the cars blind cuz we that’s what we’ve done for so many years, good luck 🍀 

On 8/10/2018 at 8:03 PM, pottsnpanz said:

Panamera

I appreciate reading all ur feedbacks to this, been in and out of several dealerships, way to much bull, will only do solid fully thought out deals anymore, the . Hr breakdown is way to go. Like mechanics book, gives incentive to go harder and not get lazy, also preview lot each season to adjust for new models and adapt, make ur own book. And don’t fall victim to the salesman. They know they make lots of money and how much, u should to, do the research and do the math.🌞🤟

I feel that stewy, why I said gonna suggest that route for em, gonna be interesting pitch tomorrow, only reason I’m going hard, cuz GM mentioned tinting 75% of lot, global will be my first go with them. Appreciate feedbacks! 

Ok for realz, in 20 years, NeVer ever ever had a customer come in and ask for global,  end of story, customers know 3m, llumAr, suntek. Don’t care if they made film since Jesus. Have big meeting with local dealership Monday, Honda. I’ll ask the general manager who spent last year putting deal together to bring in house tinting together if he’s heard of global. Definatly gonna Push ceramics after recent research and you guys. Will suggest global tryout qdp style.  😎👍🏻

Hey guys, I’ve played with this for years, only use for special customers with elite cars. Use stainless blades and stainless file sets. My question is when do u justify the extra time and work and what’s your up charge? 

7 hours ago, DynamicATL said:

Everyone has their own preference which IMO has a lot to do with what film you started using in the beginning.  Any time you try new films, you are always comparing it to what you know from the other film.  Llumar is one of the most widely used films if not the most, but can find plenty of people that do not care for it.  Same can be said for all window films on the market.  The important thing is you try the film for yourself versus going off of what others say.

Thx, appreciate honest opinions, also like Avery vs 3m vinyl, having some of my body shop customers bring there own materials has taught me what I don’t like vs what I prefer, time to jump into more ceramics to! GL and cut like a ninja 

On 8/14/2018 at 9:49 AM, skanlan said:

Qdp 1.2ml  and ceramic!!👍🏽👍🏽 Qdp on my Ford Excursion since 05 and no color change..

Thx ! I very much appreciate honest opinions and experiences

Honestly in94 started with llumAr , always played with other films especially colored films , global to me personally, seemed to Feel off, set time was stick, stick, vs slide, position and set. No biggie, adjust solution, but shrinking, fade out and heat rejection is why I never fan of global. Feels rubbery to me vs a crisp crystalline, madico off the roll also. Just opinion. Hand cut everything, decal, initials and logos under film with solar graphics films. 

Had a bad spat with aswf lol, gar baaaash.  thanks all and glad to have this community. Wish I started using it years ago

Thx Dave and tint gurus! that's solid appreciate it. used to get madico from Sarasota warehouse less than 2 hours away and love the space  shuttle heritage. also global does look intriguing. Will try both and that's a good direction!!!

last year 2017 along with maxpro and a scorpion brand film. Honestly the scorpion was nice to work with. Was comparing to 52 -56%  but at 43 percent rejection for global. Hows it hold up? Looking for a brand that has dyed and a ceramic or hybrid type.  Have u used the qdp 30% ?  That would be worth trying for my customers

Suntek hp cause instant interference on Mercedes and Cadillac, that’s what forced me to price up to carbon and cxp.

15 minutes ago, smookee408@yahoo.com said:

Try Global. 

Had samples of global, it sucks would t put it on my golf cart but thanks

Having done too many of those, top cut is lil squiggle sure, the round edge on pillar and the cut on Bottom is more important. That’s were that window fails and starts to peel. Bottom should be below double gasket and honestly 80$ is pretty fair price if it’s clean, no dust no creases. KEEP ur warranty card!! always 

Always used this site to check vlt on out of state cars, recently split with 9 yr partner, ? Is ... formerly using suntek hp and carbon, as I proceed to create own entity. Just as a very small biz to keep my customers and own vehicles going, what film should I look into? Suntek started sliding off itself after 4-5 yrs, no bueno. Florida eats cheap films. Seems llumAr and suntek have same parent, also have used madico for few years. Thx guys in advance, still would  like decent performance in earthly price range.