Anyone do Window Tinting?

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flamewerks

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I searched but didn't find anything helpful on this. I get a lot of people asking for tint, and I could probably get just as many customers for tint as for details. From what I've read there are two things about it- you need a completely dust free environment, and it's a pita. Anyone do this on the side, is it something that you can get the hang of with a little practice or would I be better off going to a course to learn this?



Thanks in advance.



Jens
 
I thought about it but after checking into it there was just no way I could compete. THe suppliers I looked at said my cost would be almost $250 per car and that alot of tinters they supply too charge upwards of $400. The only issue is that's not even close here. The top guys here charge $125 out the door for full size vans with lifetime warrenties. Just no way to compete with that type of pricing. The cheap hack guys were only charging $35 out the door. That and every stereo shop, Auto accesory place, half the detail shops, and then actual tinting shops are all over here. I think we have like 36 tint shops in flint actually listed (plus all the side shops not listed)... If you can find a way to make some actual cash at it go for it. But most places are just so over saturated already there's just no real advantage to offering the service.
 
Wow, thanks for the input. I know window tinting is always asked for here. The average price here is around $300. I know of only two places in my town that do it. We have about 15.000 people in this town. I talked to a guy who used to do it out of his garage, and he said he got the tint from his friend who owned a detail shop, cost was about $50 or so. That was for quality tint I think he said.



I was thinking of offering the services for $200-300. That would be a fair price around here, just have to see what cost is for quality tint. Definitely haven't heard of any place that'll do it for less than $200 up here.
 
I'd love to get into tinting, but I'd need to be taught / trained.



No one in my city does tinting "officially", and the only shop that does it "after-hours" charges about $850 for a 5 window tint job. Definitely a market up here for it, especially since front-side window tint is legal due to to our midnight sun.
 
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