schooling

[gabby70]

Man I can see I have a lot of reading to do. seems to be a lot of good info on here. im not gonna claim tinting is easy for me, but I figure if I have done 2 cars and tore the tint off of both without throwing anything I must be a lot more patient than I thought. I cussed a few times when doing the back windows on both but never gave up. had to pull tint off my first car a week later cause the lady needed her car back and it took me about as long to pull it and clean it as it did installing it, boy did I learn something that day. getting glue off of a back window that has defrost lines is no easy chore. I almost thought about calling a glass shop and haveing them order me a new piece of glass for it,LOL. its a big learning experience, so thats why im here to learn the tips and tricks of this trade. a friend of mine is needing a tinter for his stereo shop. he says it helps his business and asked if I wanted to try and I said sure. well after I done my first car we talked more about it and asked if I would wanna go to school to become a better tinter. I said sure lets look into it and see what we can find. I found one that wanted like 1500 dollars for a one week class. I kinda shocked me at first and then I thought about it, thats not bad. get pretty good at it and youll make your money back. plus my friend said hell split the cost with me as long as I dont leave 6 months after taking the class. I said cool ill leave in 7 months,LOL.

my question is does any one know of a tinting school in or around kansas. someone said theres one in K.C. Kansas or K.C. Missouri but thats all they knew. I dug around on the internet and couldnt find anything on it.

hopefully stan will read this cause im curious about his videos and how in depth they are cause if I cant find a school close thats my next option, thanks guys.

[Guest filmslayer]

Welcome to the board gabby .It sounds like you got the right menality for this racket . I can't realy help you with a school in KN but would suggest getting in touch with some of the major manufactures they may hold seminars and classes nearer to you....Good luck and happy tinting

[Guest crazytinter]

Hey Gabby, My name is Jason and I work for JWF. We offer a scholl here in L.A. and I Have a buddy in Topeka KS that has tought quite a few guys how to do this pain in the a$$ job we all call tinting. If you have interest in contacting him please call me at 800-448-8468 ext 144. We at JWF also offer dvd's if you want to check those out. Hope you can pull thru in a cr@ppy economy. Talk later.

sorrry that it looks like e-mail address but I was trying to type crappy.

[Tint Artist]

Check out flat rock Stan's videos and go from there! It'll save you money on schooling and you can always go back to the video for refreshing your memory! Than if you want to learn more tricks ask for help here on the forum because tons of guys here are seasoned veterans in the trade willing to help guys like you with a good attitude! Good Luck and

[capt bill]

Gabby70,

Solamatrix indorses a very good tint training school located in San Diego. Please visit windowtinting.com.

Bill Stewart

North American Sales and Operations Manager

[Guest rondy_]

[gabby70]

thanks guys for the help, especially crazytinter for the phone number. I will give him a call as soon as I get a chance. yea I think the vids are a cheap investment. hey if it doesnt work im pretty sure someone will buy them from me, LOL!!!

[Guest sesimjae]

Good luck!

[Guest hummerdog]

Hello there Gabby,

the dvd's fron Stan are really worth to get.There is like 14hours of lots of information .very good stuf ,helpfull and well explained .Try it ,I did when I was getting in to tinting and learned a lot .

Good luck and dont give up........tinting is cool

[gabby70]

hey guys and gals. well I worked with a guy that crazytinter hooked me up with for 2 days. he says he was kind of impressed with what I knew with only having really done 2 or 3 cars before. learned a few tricks. the biggest thing he told me was I need to work on my cleaning technique. if I get that down a little better he says I will do great. I made a few mistakes. was shrinking on a back glass and was almost done and I hit a finger wrong. yea a nice crease,LOL!!! I think I was nervous but I guess thats to be expected. spent about 5 hours on my last day tinting a dodge caliber. kind of a sweet car to do except the back window, has a back glass wiper on it. kind of a pain to get around.well thanks to all and I hope to excell at this work. later.