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I hope you carry a good liability policy, because with no experence you WILL be damaging peoples cars(or at least paying to have the tint you put on removed) Not trying to be an ass, but applying tint is NOT easy
Most tint shops nowadays use computer guided cutting machines, kinda hard to compete with that.
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Originally Posted by mkarch
Seems highly optimistic if you haven't even procured the materials yet, no?
All I need is the hard cards knife and film. I've gotten the heat gun squueges shammy drop light and I'm also an automotive technician so I already have all the hardware tools.
I hope you carry a good liability policy, because with no experence you WILL be damaging peoples cars(or at least paying to have the tint you put on removed) Not trying to be an ass, but applying tint is NOT easy
What makes tinting so difficult?
It can't be harder then doing a timing belt on a volkswagen or taking an advanced algebra 2 course.
Tinting is a PITA! I've tinted my own windows before with the Gila tint from Advance. I could get it to look just okay, but certainly not professional. I never could get all of the air bubbles out, and if I tried too hard the tint would get scratched.
It can't be harder then doing a timing belt on a volkswagen or taking an advanced algebra 2 course.
Neither of those activities involve appearance. Getting the tint to sit flat with no seams on a large curved rear window is almost an art form. Keeping the edges perfectly straight, or even more difficult, matching the complex curve of a window, takes some skill. I've had a dozen cars with tint, and will not accept anything less than perfection. I know it can be done, but occasionally it takes a bit of effort to find the right person to do it.
It's a bit like art painting. Anybody can wield a brush and smear paint on the canvas. If you don't mind air bubbles, or wasting a lot of film before you get the hang of it go right ahead. I'm not saying that you can't do it, perhaps you are gifted and after a few tries you get the hang of it.
There are things that I can do that most people can't, and who tell me I should not, but it turns out that I have those skills. But to think than it is something that compares to replacing a timing belt or doing math, well it's just not the same. It takes experience to know how to cut the film to fit, how much soapy water, what will never show, and what will be a glaring defect.
More power to you! Maybe yours will turn out great!
Tinting is not hard at all, neither is changing a timing belt on a VW lol well mines super easy....
The most important thing is to TAKE YOUR TIME. Ive tinted with my older brother before and its really simple.
You can make a template out of paper. Get the outside edge perfect and then for the bottom you go down an extra half inch or so.. Actually if I remember correctly, one you get the top of the window lined out, you just drop the tint down to clear the top window seal and its good.
We used Windex and some rubber rollers to set the tint. He worked at a few auto shops as a teen and into his 20s so This is somewhere along the line of how its actually done.
I think the biggest thing is cost of quality film. A full roll (60" x 100') of a decent film can easily cost $500+. Crease the tint while applying it on the back glass and you just lost $40 worth of tint.
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Just had my 2004 L300 around town wagon tinted. 7 windows with the best 3M material with a 5 year warranty on material and labor. And the job was don in less than 2 hours.
What will you charge for this?
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