anal do it yourselfers

Mr paladin · September 18, 2003

ever get one of these guys that is so up tight he wants wants you to sell him the film so he can tint it himself because he knows he is the only one that is going to take the time to do it right,like he can actually tint better his first time than a highly experinced tinter :dunno :dunno :dunno

September 18, 2003

aye aye Mr. P. Seems to be a likely conversation on the board these days. They burn my A$$ big time but hey... I won't say what I want to say. DOn't want to tick anyone off. Take a look at the mustang post a couple of threads down... :dunno

Mr paladin · September 18, 2003

I don't have a problem with the guys who really want to learn,we all had to start somewere,be these :asshat s that acually think they can do it better or there going to save money crack me up :dunno :dunno :dunno

September 18, 2003

when are they going to learn, almost anything can be done your self, seriously we as tinters are do it yourselfers, or at least were. if you DIY it dosen't mean its going to look good! RIGHT :dunno

September 18, 2003

The best is when they bring it back after they royally screwed it up and I charge them for detinting and retinting it. Selling them the film is like selling them a rope to hang themselves with.

September 18, 2003

I love it when they ring up for a quote n they then ask if its cheaper if they supply the tint :dunno

September 18, 2003

Some one EMAILED me on my web site and asked for a price on 3 dr focus so I said ?190 all in 5 year garentee the normall stuff, he mailed me back to ask why so dear when you can buy it for ?15 in halfords car store :dunno :dunno

GusTheTinter · September 18, 2003

I tell them up front (when they bring it up) that they are not paying for the materals, they are paying for the labor :dunno

September 18, 2003

just let them and let them realize that it is very diff. and that maybe if they want to make it look right then they will come back to you... win maybe twice. tint then tint again $

Exact-Oh · September 18, 2003

I have sold tint from my stock only two times in the past 14 years. I get plenty of interest in film purchases, but I just turn them down. It is great when, not only do they not have any experience applying the film, but they are forced to buy the cheap crap that, IMO, is tougher to work with.

I have had just as many requests to install film that they provide. I have never accepted that request. In fact, the only reason that I assume that the stuff you can buy at AutoZone, or comparable establishment, is more difficult to work with, is from the few times that I have actually touched that film. I have never actually tried to apply it. So, I could be wrong, because I can't really back up my opinion, but having a feel for the film is a very important difference between a good, experienced tinter, and one who does less than desirable work.