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Young Tinter

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  1. I really don't understand how all these scratches were made, unless the installer was hand cutting. When you reinstall the glass and tint you most definitely should not have to worry about scratches again. Im my experience scratches are very rare during plotter cut installation.
  2. I gotten decent enough to run a tint business, 1 - 2 cars a day alone. I realized I think seriously about quitting every 2 weeks. Its like I'm fighting myself working a job I've already moved on from mentally. The little things SUCK. Pumping up my sprayer every 20 seconds, scraping (throwing away) a window, tight quarter seals, customers that don't respect me cause I'm young, and being rushed. I've told myself and gurantee that I am closing my business once I make the $10,000 I need for various reasons (car maintenance, real estate agent registration, buying another car,) or by August 2022. Whichever comes first. Its been great and bad, and Dano is a big reason why I was able to be successful in this industry.
  3. What do i do when the rollers are not pushing the film straight but diagnol? I try so hard to straighten the film on the roll but it won't line up and everytime it happens I end up wasting 6ft of film trying to get the tint roll on the pinch rollers straight, help.
  4. All the films are great, just choose which shop you like most and are most confident in thier work based on thier customer service
  5. Often times when I mention my prices to friends or potential customers for entry level or mid grade film (deep dyed) they will say there's a guy a city over who has charged them $50 less for ceramic. And its true, places are claiming they sell ceramic for 160 CAD (130Usd) to 180 CAD (145USD). My question is, what do I tell these customers? I think the cheap shops may not be using ceramic tint, low quality ceramic tint, or they are using a strategy of pumping out as much jobs as possible by offering below market prices. Ceramic is usually $300USD to $400USD in my area.
  6. I have been using stainless steel olfa blades since I started tinting and i gotta say I do not reccomend it unless you cut directly on the vehicle or are using the blade to clean. I just recently got a plotter, but when I use the handcut I used the tracing method and cut on a glass board for BG as well. I would be constantly snapping blades to the point where it was unproductive to keep using stainless steel blades. Now that I have a plotter I will be using carbon blades to weed patterns with less headache of dull blades. Also, I heard on tintdude that tightly gripping dull blades to cut, is bad for your joints. Merry Christmas
  7. My bad, just realized you actually did mention you have OCD in your original post
  8. Putting aside satisfying the customer 100%, to be honest, this might be a little OCD, we all get picky sometimes but you mentioned you had two other doors redone for similar reasons. I'd think about not putting any aftermarket tint on your next vehicle. Also, I realize I'm not a great tinter, however I've seen quality work from reputable shops deliver work with small similar imperfections as you've shown w/o concern.
  9. Okay thanks, I'm gonna start using soak rope on all back windows in case there's an amp back there. Better safe then sorry. I'm also gonna make customers sign a waiver for back windows specifically audi, bmw m series, mercedes e300. And of course waiver for all windshields as well. Trust me when I say I will do everything in my power to never pay for electronics on a customer's vehicle 😂
  10. Just in case anybody was wondering here is the link for my reference
  11. I am purchasing a soak rope. Should I be using a soak rope on back window to prevent too much water going into electronics? Is it necessary to use on back windows trunk area? I think I heard some person had issues with the keyless start function not working on a mercedes due to electronics being wet in the back window, however I'm not sure.
  12. Can most free estimates be done through email online? I hate to drive two towns over for an estimate
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