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Frosty · 02-25-2010, 08:53 PM

You're going to see a lot of mom & pop shops close up soon....I really don't know how a small shop(say 3-6 guys) can make any $$ unless you have one sick crew. Between the EPA laws, the price of materials going up AND companies like PPG that require to use XYZ product on top of their paint it's just getting harder and harder to make $$$. Example: PPG requires you to buy an $80 bumper prep kit(1 kit per bumper obviously) if you spray their paint. Insurance companies don't give a rats ass if that's what PPG requires, that's a $80 cut into profit before you even start working on it....(keep in mind that's just one example)

Unfortunately we're going to be left with dealerships and high volume supercenters. Low/medium volume shops are going to be struggle more than than they are now.

02-25-2010, 08:53 PM	#33
Frosty Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 7,108 iTrader: (1)	You're going to see a lot of mom & pop shops close up soon....I really don't know how a small shop(say 3-6 guys) can make any $$ unless you have one sick crew. Between the EPA laws, the price of materials going up AND companies like PPG that require to use XYZ product on top of their paint it's just getting harder and harder to make $$$. Example: PPG requires you to buy an $80 bumper prep kit(1 kit per bumper obviously) if you spray their paint. Insurance companies don't give a rats ass if that's what PPG requires, that's a $80 cut into profit before you even start working on it....(keep in mind that's just one example) Unfortunately we're going to be left with dealerships and high volume supercenters. Low/medium volume shops are going to be struggle more than than they are now. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS Redline package, ESC Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, Might Mouse wild catch can, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts, Drake Muscle Car Wickerbill spoiler 2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol) Last edited by Frosty; 02-25-2010 at 08:54 PM.