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Re: Car Screen Money
Johnny ...
Thanks for your 2 cents. 1). How did you get started in the business? 2). When you say (painting car screens) are you refering to car windshields? 3). (You say one needs to know what they are doing, be fast, clean and good at it). I take it, some type of training would be best before starting this venture. Raymond ------------------------------------------ > I thought I'd through my 2 cents in here as > once upon a time this is how I made my > living. > Here's the low down on making money from > painting car screens. > The good news is... > Yes you can make really good money doing > this, I use to charge $10 per screen for 10 > screens, $8 for 10-30, $6 for 30-50 and $5 > for 60 or more. Sounds a bit messy price > wise, but it got the whole yard down and > then back every week to do the cars they > sold usually 5-10 depending on the yard. > May not sound like a lot per screen, but I > could do 60 screens in about 3 hours, $300 > for 3 hours work!! minus paint. > I would never do less than 10 screens so I > always made at least $100 a day. > If you like being outdoors, it's great work > and you get plenty of exercise walking > around 60 cars!! > Now here's the downside....... > I could never get paid cash, always a check > when I was done. Car salesmen especially the > owners are some of the biggest > 'screwmasters' on the planet. It's not their > fault, they're use to everyone trying to > screw them on price day in and day out. > It's hard work. Lots of cold calling, > leaving your card and faxing, plus you're in > the sun all day bending over car screens. > You have to know what you're doing and be > fast, clean and good at it. It's actually > hand brush signwriting and even though you > don't use a sign brush, you have to know how > to create lettering and numbers with a baby > roller and that takes time. Time to learn > and time to get good. > It's messy. Not for you, but for the > detailetrs who have to clean the paint off > the windows. It's not actually hard, once > the paints soaking wet it slides right off, > but I had my share of detailing idiots ring > me, angry that they couldn't get the paint > off easy and that was after I told them how! > Overall, if you're prepared to learn how to > do it which will take time and you like > physical outdoor work dealing with people > who love the art of the sale (trying to > screw people) then give it a try, the > money's very good and you get to create > something artistically. > I've made as much as $3000 a week doing car > screens, so it is profitable. I think the > worst week I ever had was about $600 and > that was in January. > Johnny Bravo > TIP: If you want to make it easy, use > 2" baby rollers and day-glo fluro paint > with a white base and a 1/2" round > black paint marker pen. Also only ever do > the passenger side of the car, that's so > they can still drive the thing around. |
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