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have to have an upfront cost of anywhere
from $7,000 to 10,000 or $12000 just to
get the film side of your business up
and running before you even start
turning a dollar on it. So some of
these guys that are already in a
good position profit-wise and revenue-wise
with their detail shops,
are trending over into film and
they're seeing there is more of an
advantage for them to make more
money above detailing. That's one
of the biggest trends I've seen.
Jason Rose: I would agree with that
as well and add to that It's not just paint
protection films but wraps, window tints
and any films. I think that is trending way
up in any shop right now that is busy with
a bunch of cars, is going to be broadening
their offering into films for sure. And
then another trend which is very interesting
to me because I started my career as
a mobile detailer in Southern California
and the last 10 years I've seen like the holy
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COVID changed the world, and I really think it just
catapulted detailing to new levels.
grail and detailers working to get that
“shop.” So, even if they started out as a
mobile detailer, they're working to get a
shop. But what I'm seeing recently is that
shop owners are adding on mobile services.
So I think, especially with the economy
and the direction it's heading, I think
there's going to be more demand for mobile
services because customers just
really like the convenience mobile
services offer. And so I see a trend
in fixed locations/shops offering
more mobile services.
Renny Doyle: So, you know
two things I'm going to echo right
off that the other train that's happening
is we're seeing people finally
starting to look for the small shop.
They're not looking at these big, glorious
shops that are just social media hits with everybody,
they're looking for realistic shops
..we've got these professionals now looking
at buying shops and they're going out and
they're buying properties, they're no longer
in debt, and they're no longer taking it
at the mercy of a landlord for their shop.
And then this is really cool: Companies are
looking into coating commercial cranes,
construction equipment, buildings, and so
we're looking at that now. We just tested a
glass coating that can be put on buildings.
Companies like IGL are introducing liquid
coatings that reduce heat transmission by
60-70% and ultraviolet rays by 80 or 90%
and you can, you can install it. There's a
gentleman on the East Coast and I won't
reveal his name as I don't have permission,
but he's coating locomotives and these are
seven-figure contracts, you know worth
millions of dollars. So, we've got people
transitioning into new industries and not
just looking at shining cars. That's really
exciting.
Jason Rose: And agriculture equipment.
Farmers are figuring out that their
$750,000 to million-dollar farming equipment
can get coatings on there to actually
preserve the appearance of that unit for
many more years.
Justin Labato: Outside kitchens. People
are doing these outside kitchen set-
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