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Bundle items on your own, and boost that sale now.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Bundle items on your own, and boost that sale now. Bundle a group of products to make more than a single-item sale. This month we decided to change a few things up and invited well-known aftermarket suppliers and designers to pick their ultimate ride and deck it out. The...
photo of carding window film
Friday, April 27, 2012
Window Films: Tech Tips & Tricks When it comes to window film application, it's not as simple as "cut and paste." You don't want to re-apply a film that you cut wrong or couldn't get to fit the way you want -- waste costs money and time. Worse,...
Doing a thorough interior detailing elates clients, adds to your net.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Doing a thorough interior detailing elates clients, adds to your net. Cleaning, detailing the interior before you return a vehicle back to its owner means extra income, but means even more to your clients. Every time I pick up one of my vehicles from being serviced at my...
Vinyl graphics make a statement, especially with the new models.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Vinyl graphics make a statement, especially with the new models. Vinyl graphics go especially well with small cars and CUVs. “The interesting thing is to see what vehicle restylers and artists conceive to do with our [graphics] films — their creativity astounds...
Within the industry a few of the most popular types of liners are spray-on, drop
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Window Films – oh how they and the market have changed. A clearer look at the window film market and how its technologies are changing. It’s a matter of market and technology racing each other. The window film market keeps growing from both the consumers and the very...
What’s involved in a window wrap?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
What’s involved in a window wrap? Now, can you wrap a window? And why would you? In the first part of this vehicle wraps discussion (see “Wrap’s Realities: Part 1,” September 2011, page 36, and at RestylingMag.com), we asked about the products used and how...