I’m an electrician full time and a window tinter part time. I work a quarter of the hours tinting and make 3x the money. But it is definitely seasonal.
That’s interesting. I’m also an aspiring electrician and wanted to do tinting on the side. How did you get into tinting? Did you take a class? Or were you taught by a tint store? I’m interested in opening my own tinting business and was thinking about taking a class and getting a certification. Would you recommend I work for a tint shop after and get experience before going off on my own or do you think getting my certificate will be enough to work on cars alone? Any knowledge you have to share is highly appreciated 🙏
@@jond8013 my father owned a window tinting business so I started tinting when I was in high school about 15 years ago or so. Idk much about the schools but I’d say see if you can get in with a shop to teach you. In the meantime buy some film and tint personal cars and family cars for practice.
Bro I was a full time electrician and quit to be a tinter lol. Here is my take: In the beginning, having a tool bag full of squeegees and cleaning stuff made me feel less important than my drills and cutters etc. thats the only downside. On the positive side, electrical was so boring and depressing for me hence why I quit. Tinting is actually fun and requires real skill not just knowledge. You can make more money depending on the environment. Less risky and not as dangerous as working with electrical. Not having to crawl in spaces, get dirty with dry wall or climb latters
I'm working with a lady who owns her own tint shop. She doesn't know how to tint and pays me 60$ per car. I can do a car alone in two hours. Iv been saving and will be opening my own shop soon. I'm going to charge 250 a car ceramic tint. I will be making four times the money. Took me eight years. Never give up.
I'm looking into customizing a bladdered backpack with a pump & spray nozzle for my soapy water. I noticed that the youngster was utilizing a weed killer looking spray nozzle yet couldn't see what it was coming from. What type of setup in shop, for spraying the soapy water mixture, do you use & is it something I could use for mobile tinting service?
I tint for Linex (the bed liner company) my cleanliness and just quality work is there BUT I’m having a hard time getting faster. I use a plotter that is quite often wrong. I had cut most windshield and back glass but doors I have a hard time hand cutting perfectly. I’m OCD bad and it has to be nearly perfect or I’m not happy. How can I learn to hand cut door glass properly and perfectly? I’m loving doing it and my quality is there I just really want to hand cut everything and get fast, just can’t figure out how to get much faster
Speed comes with clean work and experience. Most cars I do, I only have to heat 0-3 specs a car. So this speeds me up so much. A lot of it is in the method you use as well. The more seamless it is the quicker you get. But never try to rush to get the speed, you will get mistakes. The speed will come when you perfect your install, I don't necessarily move fast when I tint, again it's just seamlesss
Don't rush, it is better to get 2-4 cars done a day but in perfect, instead of 5-8 cars with a lot of mistakes because you're rushing it and forcing it.
usually it doesn’t get damage when you do this, the ones that does cover the panels do it because it’s a cleaner work space and less work when they clean up after they’re done.
If you are just starting out, I would say go cheap to get the practice in. This will make you more confident and help you lay the path to charge more and do full cars
I think it's a pretty cool video and the prices are pretty close to normal I have been tensing ever since I was 16 and I am 39 now I have been in business for over 20 years and on average definitely make a thousand a day sometimes two or more
Your making 1000+ a day by your self, what if you hire 5 employees to tint 5 cars a day which would make 25 cars to tint a day is it possible to get 25 customers a day if you tried?
@@zyxify1280 that's a good question hiring employees would make you alot of profit until they start getting good at it and leave and open their own shop.
@@TintSchoolOnline would I just have to heat it more and deal with the air bubbles? What do you usually do when faced with clients with these window etches?
@@akinghasawakened1028 so every car i tint i make 30% of the price the customer pays for the tint job. So if i do a $300 job in an hour thats $90 for me.
@@akinghasawakened1028 well if it were my shop id take more but my boss gets paid and the shop gets paid for tint used, rent, power, water etc. I use Llumar and its certainly not $15 in tint cost.
I got ya. I have an auto glass shop and been highly considering adding tinting to my services due to a high demand of 90% of my customers ask if I provide tinting. How much as a owner would make on a $300 job with no employee doing by himself you think?🤔
Your making 1000+ a day by your self, what if you hire 5 employees to tint 5 cars a day which would make 25 cars to tint a day is it possible to get 25 customers a day if you tried?
I think make 4 cars a day and make 25 cars a day is not the same business, for take 25 cars you need to rent a better location, qualify people, add more services, same job different business. When I star my first restaurant I’m a chef, when I open my 4 restaurant I’m turn into a very bad business man 😅 lost everything
Here in South Carolina around the Myrtle Beach South Carolina area it's usually around $50 per window and $100 for the back glass so you look in about $400 if you want to get the vinyl strip on the front window also 350 to 400 dollars
I’m trying to start window tinting so I’ve been doing some research. Ive read that the film should always go inside the car. I noticed the back window of the silverado was tinted on the outside. Does it really matter?
Actually wasn't tinted on the outside, if you look every car, we need to cut and shrinking it first. Then clean inside and stick it. Repeat the video and you'll notice that I'm right.
@@juancabrera7752 the heatgun is used to shrink the film, the glass is curved so you need to thermoform with heat to avoid bubbles or creases when the film is sticked inside. I hope you understand, I don't speak english very well.
I will say this… do NOT take a lunch break…. Not unless you work by appointment only… that is a very expensive lunch… You are doing a $300 car in an hour… you take even a 30 minute lunch and you just paid $150 for your lunch.
@@BIGDOlNK you eat before or after work. Time is money at work… there are fantastic benefits to fasting anyway… so not only can you make more money but you can also provide your body with health benefits…
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I’m an electrician full time and a window tinter part time. I work a quarter of the hours tinting and make 3x the money. But it is definitely seasonal.
That’s interesting. I’m also an aspiring electrician and wanted to do tinting on the side. How did you get into tinting? Did you take a class? Or were you taught by a tint store? I’m interested in opening my own tinting business and was thinking about taking a class and getting a certification. Would you recommend I work for a tint shop after and get experience before going off on my own or do you think getting my certificate will be enough to work on cars alone? Any knowledge you have to share is highly appreciated 🙏
@@jond8013 my father owned a window tinting business so I started tinting when I was in high school about 15 years ago or so. Idk much about the schools but I’d say see if you can get in with a shop to teach you. In the meantime buy some film and tint personal cars and family cars for practice.
So funny seeing your comment because I’m looking at tinting as a business but wanting to become an electrician to have a stable career in any economy.
@@shiftn2gear very funny cuz I took a tour at uei to take a tour of the campus
Bro I was a full time electrician and quit to be a tinter lol. Here is my take:
In the beginning, having a tool bag full of squeegees and cleaning stuff made me feel less important than my drills and cutters etc. thats the only downside.
On the positive side, electrical was so boring and depressing for me hence why I quit. Tinting is actually fun and requires real skill not just knowledge. You can make more money depending on the environment. Less risky and not as dangerous as working with electrical. Not having to crawl in spaces, get dirty with dry wall or climb latters
I'm working with a lady who owns her own tint shop. She doesn't know how to tint and pays me 60$ per car. I can do a car alone in two hours. Iv been saving and will be opening my own shop soon. I'm going to charge 250 a car ceramic tint. I will be making four times the money. Took me eight years. Never give up.
Hell yeah
Charge 400
Great content! What is the situation with customers in the winter season? As far as I know, the increase is in the spring.
Cool that’s what I make every day tinting 1 dealership, and I have another guy at a different dealership. So roughly around 20+k a month
that’s all profit??
So worth it then?
Can you tint outdoors? And do the cars have to be clean/spotless to use door as holder for tint while washing?
Tinting is my world 🌍
I'm looking into customizing a bladdered backpack with a pump & spray nozzle for my soapy water. I noticed that the youngster was utilizing a weed killer looking spray nozzle yet couldn't see what it was coming from. What type of setup in shop, for spraying the soapy water mixture, do you use & is it something I could use for mobile tinting service?
Not sure if relevant but the main guy was using a portable “pumped” compact bottle in another video, seems very nice for carrying…
I tint for Linex (the bed liner company) my cleanliness and just quality work is there BUT I’m having a hard time getting faster. I use a plotter that is quite often wrong. I had cut most windshield and back glass but doors I have a hard time hand cutting perfectly. I’m OCD bad and it has to be nearly perfect or I’m not happy. How can I learn to hand cut door glass properly and perfectly? I’m loving doing it and my quality is there I just really want to hand cut everything and get fast, just can’t figure out how to get much faster
Speed comes with clean work and experience. Most cars I do, I only have to heat 0-3 specs a car. So this speeds me up so much.
A lot of it is in the method you use as well. The more seamless it is the quicker you get.
But never try to rush to get the speed, you will get mistakes. The speed will come when you perfect your install, I don't necessarily move fast when I tint, again it's just seamlesss
Don't rush, it is better to get 2-4 cars done a day but in perfect, instead of 5-8 cars with a lot of mistakes because you're rushing it and forcing it.
How come you don't protect the door panels/rear deck/electronics at all?
usually it doesn’t get damage when you do this, the ones that does cover the panels do it because it’s a cleaner work space and less work when they clean up after they’re done.
As a tinter who isn't pro level how much should I charge for, just the side windows in carbon
If you are just starting out, I would say go cheap to get the practice in. This will make you more confident and help you lay the path to charge more and do full cars
Where would you recommend buying window tint in bulk?
UK, MDP sell on roll or per metre
Can you please recommend which tint film is good to buy and where to buy
I would like to know this aswell
And I bet you can't buy any.. you need to be a franchise for them. I've already tried to buy some of the expensive stuff
Llumar and 3m is the best
@@starlxrd868 try and buy some llumar tint...
@@paulholla do you know where I can buy it
I think it's a pretty cool video and the prices are pretty close to normal I have been tensing ever since I was 16 and I am 39 now I have been in business for over 20 years and on average definitely make a thousand a day sometimes two or more
Your making 1000+ a day by your self, what if you hire 5 employees to tint 5 cars a day which would make 25 cars to tint a day is it possible to get 25 customers a day if you tried?
@@zyxify1280 that's a good question hiring employees would make you alot of profit until they start getting good at it and leave and open their own shop.
@@TRENT_870 true, also get that many customers in this market today
Do you live in a city or a smaller town?
Are you located in a warm or cold climate?
If in a cold climate, how does the winter affect your stream of customers?
hi, I would like to know what causes the windshield tint to become frosty? is there a way to fix it?
It might need replacing, it could be the window film, are you in a cold/damp location
@@TintSchoolOnline the place I'm at is always hot and wet throughout the year and the car is parked mostly outdoor.
I’m having trouble with removing the black etched brand on my front windows, any tips or is that okay to tint over?
This is usually etched into the glass and can not be removed
@@TintSchoolOnline would I just have to heat it more and deal with the air bubbles? What do you usually do when faced with clients with these window etches?
Only $299 for ceramic film? I just got a quote for Xpel ceramic for a 2016 Audi A3 for only $799.99 🤨
Bruh. Same here. I got the XPEL Ceramic + windshield for $750. It's nice film though.
@@KoyoteKevHow’s the XPel look? Heard it has some blue visual?
@@rogeliobarraza1772 nah. I don’t see any blue. It’s black and dark. 15%
please move to canada
Not mentioned but Window tint commission is usually 30 percent so that’s about $400 in one day
Window tinting commission is 30%? What does that mean?
@@akinghasawakened1028 so every car i tint i make 30% of the price the customer pays for the tint job. So if i do a $300 job in an hour thats $90 for me.
I understand now. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I guess my question is how do you only make 30%? I thought the tint used per car is only $15.
@@akinghasawakened1028 well if it were my shop id take more but my boss gets paid and the shop gets paid for tint used, rent, power, water etc. I use Llumar and its certainly not $15 in tint cost.
I got ya. I have an auto glass shop and been highly considering adding tinting to my services due to a high demand of 90% of my customers ask if I provide tinting. How much as a owner would make on a $300 job with no employee doing by himself you think?🤔
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Can you recommend me a store to buy the tint. Having a hard time finding good quality tint.
How do we purchase film? If i purchase the classes will i be able to purchase the different films?
Thank you for the reply
Hello, you can purchase film from anyone you like
Does he use a machine to cut the tint or does he hand cut this fast
What was the profit margin tho?
This is sales, what is the percentage that he actually makes?
I'm great at doing door windows But my only issue is the Rear Windshield, Tips?
@@dshow1658 this comment was two years ago, I definitely learned how to do it now. Thank you for the tip though
This is very impressing
What country is this?
How much did he make though?
We gave him 20 bucks and a warm meal
@@TintSchoolOnline hahahaha don’t forget the ping pong time!
@@eladiograciano Haaaa!
@@TintSchoolOnline $20 and a warm meal?! That's gracious I would give him just a cold meal 😏
Where can I find a guy like Matt?
How much was the film in total that was used?
Probably around $150-$200
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Thank you!
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Your making 1000+ a day by your self, what if you hire 5 employees to tint 5 cars a day which would make 25 cars to tint a day is it possible to get 25 customers a day if you tried?
I think make 4 cars a day and make 25 cars a day is not the same business, for take 25 cars you need to rent a better location, qualify people, add more services, same job different business.
When I star my first restaurant I’m a chef, when I open my 4 restaurant I’m turn into a very bad business man 😅 lost everything
why not just selling properties. imagine you sell 20 houses a day.
$299 for ceramic?! You know how much they charge here in the US?!
how much
@@ZTHRTY3 500-700
Here in South Carolina around the Myrtle Beach South Carolina area it's usually around $50 per window and $100 for the back glass so you look in about $400 if you want to get the vinyl strip on the front window also 350 to 400 dollars
They are in the US lol
$700-800 anywhere within a 2 hour radius here. Think everyone else is selling knockoff or cheap quality
I can usually get 10+ cars out of a roll
Nice going! What size roll ?
What I didn't see was window prep for the tint.
I’m trying to start window tinting so I’ve been doing some research. Ive read that the film should always go inside the car. I noticed the back window of the silverado was tinted on the outside. Does it really matter?
Actually wasn't tinted on the outside, if you look every car, we need to cut and shrinking it first.
Then clean inside and stick it.
Repeat the video and you'll notice that I'm right.
Ok. On the camry whats the heatgun used for?
@@juancabrera7752 the heatgun is used to shrink the film, the glass is curved so you need to thermoform with heat to avoid bubbles or creases when the film is sticked inside.
I hope you understand, I don't speak english very well.
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Heyy!
Very long time video
I will say this… do NOT take a lunch break…. Not unless you work by appointment only… that is a very expensive lunch…
You are doing a $300 car in an hour… you take even a 30 minute lunch and you just paid $150 for your lunch.
Yea bro just starve for money 😂
@@BIGDOlNK you eat before or after work.
Time is money at work… there are fantastic benefits to fasting anyway… so not only can you make more money but you can also provide your body with health benefits…
Do you think the owner wants to see you leaned up against their car? Get off their fucking car bro
What is the start up cost and recommended capital for starting as a mobile tinter ? I am trying to start this business this year