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I've been doing flat glass for 3-1/2 years. Going into auto for the first time. I might be crazy because I can't tell a Honda from a Ford. . . by next year I will though. . . :thumb

Need some help with pricing. Which autos are more difficult to do. . .eg VW bug. . .that I should charge more for? How much more?

Anything else I should know, just let your thoughts flow. Thanx

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its a totally different animal some tricks out there for alot of the cars you will need to learn them all start browsing some of the older post s and if you have any questions start postin we will help ya out the best we can dude and welcome to the board :thumb

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we will help ya out the best we can dude

She's a dudette :hmmm:nono

:hmmm to the board, my :thumb stick with flatglass, and run as far away from cars as possible.

But if you insist on doing cars, pricing all depends on your area, some areas are full of $49.00 hack shops, and some aren't. It also depends on the film you are/will be using.

Good Luck :lol2

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thanx for offer of help; I love these forums. Can't tell you how much I appreciate the community.

I tried to stay away from auto. In the winter it can be below 0F for days on end . . .not very good for the flat glass business. . .need another product line to suppliment the business.

Here are my newbie questions :hmmm . . .

how many autos should I practice on?

Is there any autos to stay away from for the first year?

Are the dealerships a pain to work with?

If I'm doing a dealership, am I responsible for taking on off door panels?

How much more for sliding back windows on trucks. . .

Thanks :thumb

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thanx for offer of help; I love these forums. Can't tell you how much I appreciate the community.

I tried to stay away from auto. In the winter it can be below 0F for days on end . . .not very good for the flat glass business. . .need another product line to suppliment the business.

Here are my newbie questions :thumb . . .

how many autos should I practice on?

Is there any autos to stay away from for the first year?

Are the dealerships a pain to work with?

If I'm doing a dealership, am I responsible for taking on off door panels?

How much more for sliding back windows on trucks. . .

Thanks :hmmm

1.)You need to practice on all the vehicles you can get your hands on

2.) If you are going to learn you need to learn to do all of them. I would suggest staying away from the older hooptie cars

3.) I love my dealerships and swear by them. However there are guys and gals around here that wont touche them. They are on po systems and you dont get your money until the middle of the next month. You will have to budget for that.

4.) I dont take off door panels, but I would say yes.

5.) I charge 10.00-25.00 more for the slider its just depends on the truck.

Welcome to the board :hmmm

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how many autos should I practice on?

How many have you done? Car tinting is an art and isn't for everyone. I'd suggest becoming an apprentice or some similar situation with an experienced car tinter.

Is there any autos to stay away from for the first year?

If you aren't adept in your skills enough to be willing to take on practically any car, then you aren't ready to start doing retail work at all. :hmmm

Are the dealerships a pain to work with?

YES.

If I'm doing a dealership, am I responsible for taking on off door panels?

You are responsible for doing the job correctly, without damage, whether it's for a dealership or your own shop and whether that entails removing parts to do the job correctly or not. This all depends on your skill level and experience, with thousands of different configurations for car windows, you are going to have to develop a number of techniques and know which to use when.

How much more for sliding back windows on trucks. . .

We don't discuss prices here because there are too many variables, but if you are doing high quality work, you should be charging for it. If you aren't..well, you are going to be yet another bottom feeder driving the prices down to the point that people who actually do top flight work will suffer.

Thanks :thumb
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Thanks. Reply took me a while 'cause I had to look up hooptie :welcome

What about Corvette. . . I'm pricing three Corvette windows about the same as 5 Sudan windows. . .sound fair? I'm guessing the Corvette will take longer since it will be hard to hold the tools while sweating. . .

I have about 20 - 25 cars lined up to practice on. . .and a expert trainer to help me along. . .enough?

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