Windshield Repair Forum

One day you give a discount to a company to get started, next day another guy just getting started gives a larger discount.

The harder it is to get a big customer the harder it is for somebody to take them off of you, as long as you do the job correctly that is. The last bit extends to many things not just the high quality repairs you should strive to do on every job.

Impala -- you are packing cured resin into the gaps between the 6 little blades on your burs. If you heat the tip just right with a lighter or torch, the old resin will burn and can be wiped or brushed away - giving you some more use out of the bur. Doesn't sound like it will work, does it? Worth a ...

My auto glass business is a full time venture for me in addition to having another full time job (with 12 hour shifts working half of the days of the month). I work 7 days a week. I don't advertise at all. I repair and replace windshields at higher prices than my competitors and the more business I ...

Sorry to put a dampener on things, but do not confuse turnover with profit.

Turnover for vanity, profit for sanity.

A big well done for getting started.

Not everybody buys on price, I would say for most of the services I offer that I am the most expensive in my area, seems I am also the busiest. Keep selling and keep selling.

I have seen other posts that recommend curing bullseyes under pressure to try to help eliminate the visible ring that sometimes can occur. That was supposedly to fix the problem due to resin "shrink". I dont think that curing under pressure is a solution to that problem. With a quality resin and pro...

Take it easy glassmedic209, work clever nor hard. You lower the price and there will be another glassmedic209 about in a few weeks who will do the same. Somebody who buys on price alone is never lockable, somebody who buys on service of both product and reliability is. My biggest fleet customers pay...

To expand on what Bill said, the repair quality will come easy with proper equipment, training, and practice. The making a living part depends all on the matter between your ears. If you have a good business sense, you can make a living. If you are confident in your repair abilities and can make a s...

I like to look and be professional and well equipped, and charge proper prices. No wonder this trade is so low balled in places.