Industry News
Moran Family of Brands, a franchise group of general automotive repair, transmission repair and window tint services, announced its newest franchise location. Its Turbo Tint brand opened a store in Carrollton, Texas, this week—a suburb north of Dallas—the company’s eighth location. “We had window tint installed on several cars a few years ago and discovered […]
Tint World continues its rapid expansion, announcing two new franchise locations in the past few weeks. One is in Pensacola, Fla., owned and operated by John and Jennifer Mitchell. The other is in South Bend, Ind., owned by father-son team Geza and Kyle Bruckner. It is Tint World’s first in the state and 30th state […]
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Event News
Did you miss WFCT? Here’s the next best thing. Watch a tour of the show floor, see new company offerings and hear from this year’s Window Film Hall of Fame inductees.

The 2023 International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ competition finalists are as follows: 2023 Architectural Tint-Off™ Competition Finalists Melvin Galdamez, ClearVista Window Tinting LLC Jae Lister, Sunsational Solutions Ricky Miller, Green Valley Window Tint Craig Pengelly, Craig’s Car Care Marcus Quintana, Campbell Window Film Arthur Salazar, Sunsational Solutions Chris Van Sickle, Tintz & Graphx Torius […]
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Window Film Blogs
Trade Tips
By Casey Flores
Editor, Window Film Magazine

“Every healthy industry has a healthy trade magazine.” This sentence has rung in my head ever since I heard Debra Levy, Window Film magazine’s publisher, say it. The same can be said for a trade’s convention. Many industries are not healthy. How would you like to be in mortgage lending right now? What about working […]
Tint Wizdom
By Erik Devash
Founder, Tint Wiz

In the first two articles of this series, we went over the intricacies of establishing contact and scheduling a consultation, and then navigating through the consultation itself to secure the job. Now that you’ve reached the installation phase, the focus shifts to delivering a flawless installation experience. Professional Arrival: Set the Tone from the Start […]
The Cornerman
By Chris West
Director of Automotive Films, XPEL

As a business owner or manager, the buck stops with us. What do I mean by that? It means that being able to make decisions effectively is important to the success of our businesses. As a teenager, I remember visiting my father at his office one day. He was the chief financial officer of a […]
The Art of Film
By Matthew Darienzo
CEO, Solar Art

One of the advantages Solar Art has in buying many tint companies over the years is that we get to see different ways window tinting businesses are run. Among the most important factors in running a profitable window tinting company is pricing structure. It’s an area we often see neglected but can have a huge […]
Changing Tides
By Kristy Yelle
Co-owner, Palmetto Protection Films

It’s hard to believe that we are heading into the last week of July and entering the last four months of the year. My hope is that the goals you set at the beginning of the year are tracking well as we are rapidly approaching the fourth quarter of 2023. Finishing the year strong requires […]