Young Tinter

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.

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.

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.

All the films are great, just choose which shop you like most and are most confident in thier work based on thier customer service

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.

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

My bad, just realized you actually did mention you have OCD in your original post

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.

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 😂

Just in case anybody was wondering here is the link for my reference

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.

Happy birthday OG

Oh definitely, to be honest, you had me at ladder & free estimates

Oh wow

Can most free estimates be done through email online? I hate to drive two towns over for an estimate

I feel as if I'm getting the hang of auto tinting, for every 10 cars that come i can complete 7 of the cars and send the other 3 on there way without tint. 7:3 ratio. But the little things suck (deteriorating felt, annoying customers, researching brand new cars, having a panic attack if I left the ignition on for too long or not, BMWs, etc.) So, everyone says commercial is where the money is and im sure its easier than automotive (right?)... Why the hell am I not doing flat glass!? Summary: what are the pros and cons of doing flat glass tinting over automotive tinting?

Anybody use this, can this to be used to bottom load instead of pulling panel or sweep?

So easy guys

If I tell you not to be in the room when I'm installing, stay the fuck outta the room and stop bothering me. I'm sure many other tinters go through this but don't wanna be rude. I couldnt imagine people acting this annoying way towards mechanics

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I'm looking into to investing in a plotter but cant find basic information. I dont know how plotters work at all. Questions: 1. Does a plotter just plug into the wall with a power cord or is there an additional cord like LAN cables or something? 2. If I don't have an account with a major film supplier (ex. Xpel) how do I get the software or database for the computer cut patterns? 3. How would I connect my computer to the plotter to send the pattern info to cut? 4. If I have an issue with the plotter that needs to be dealt with in person do I call the company that i bought it from customer's service or is thier buisnesses that offer service to help with printers and plotters? 5. Are viynl plotters and window tint plotter the same or universal? 6. I see window tint/viynl plotters on Alibaba in China for cheap, is this something I should look into buying? 7. Is there a online source where I can educate myself more on tint plotters? 8. Any reccomended where to buy plotters if located in Canada? 9. What brand plotter should I get to ensure patter software are compatible with the plotter? Thank you

Thank you very much

Thank you sir

Hi guys still a new tinter, sometimes I get fingers on the side of the film. They are unable to be heated and pushed out with the chizler. What am I doing wrong??? (Picture included)

Hi guys, gotta a customer asking for tint on a Ford Transit ( the ones where the front window is divided in half) anything I should look out for for the front windows are quite odd. I saw youtube video of a guy cutting on the inside of the door. Should I just get pre cut film from one of my suppliers? I dont pull panels or seals Ps. The forum didn't allow me to post this in auto makes topic for some reason