chipsaway franchise

atrixblue.-MFR-.

first off is you wish to set up this franchise buisiness with chipsaway (other companies out there aswell), you will need to learn a difficult trade before you just go down the road to your first customer and get it complately wrong and ruin someones car.

youll need to learn the craft of filling, sanding, paint mixing, blending, setting up a HVLP propperly, and setting up a compressor, buffing, colour sanding, masking off, plastic welding, metal welding, fibre glass and resin proceedures, paintless dent removal, using a dolly and body hammer, using a dent puller (slide hammer wich is old skool now, or key weld type), even trim removal and parts removal, knowing when the conditions are right to paint (as most will be outside and TBH not the best place in the world to do a paint repair even with a canopy over the vehicle the last thing you want is moisture locked into your paint job as it will soon flake off).

ive learned over many many years how to respray, blend, fill, sand, and most of the above, and im still learning! and the key to all this is patience and practice.

youll also need to learn in what paints already on the vehicle and what your going to use acrylic, eurythane based, water (youll probably never use that stuff as you really should have a boothe to bake it propperly),1k , 2k, acid etch, high build, you can get cellulose but that is nasty stuff and mostly reserved to classic cars and expensive stuff.

so before you delve into the buisiness right away considder the costs of training courses.



with anyone who operates this type of self employment, youll always have competition in your area.

i have seen really good work by this franchise, and some that youd think a 2 year old went over it with a paint brush because that person who did the repair just didnt know how to prep properly, it a craft, art and skill

motorguy

Chippie wrote: »

I don't sell cars.

But you seem quite happy to tell me whats wrong with the motor trade even though you've no experience of it?

Chippie

motorguy wrote: »

But you seem quite happy to tell me whats wrong with the motor trade even though you've no experience of it?

Are you having a laugh or just trolling?


I haven't told you anything other than I don't sell cars.


I have responded to others but only regarding SMART repairs to the motor trade and regarding getting paid by them for repairs carried out. It's a little ironic that other posters who are in the motor trade are speaking with some "imagined authority" on my area of expertise when it's clear from their comments that their knowledge is at best dated, at worst pure speculation.


Regarding the actual motor trade itself I have no comments to make. They're irrelevant to the OP's enquiry. I suggest you read previous posts more carefully before making yourself appear foolish.

Chippie

DaveF327 wrote: »

On ten years of holding two franchises, both with different well known brand firms. Both would have left me high and dry (probably bankrupt) if it weren't for my own efforts in marketing my own good name in competition with the franchise.

Well done, it's a shame when franchisor leaves you to the wolves. The whole point of franchising is to avoid that situation. Due dilligence will get yuou so far when checking out a franchise but only when you are working closely with them do you see the real them! I guess in that respect I hit it lucky.

DaveF327 wrote: »

Therefore you are either offering a unique service in your area or an excellent salesman. The affluence of your area is also a factor. Congratulations on your success.

Do you put this down to your own efforts, or the franchise package alone generating all your business?

Don't consider myself an excellent salesman and we are certainly not unique, we have plenty of competition. We just try to set our standards way above the rest in terms of customer service and quality of product. We also have a USP offering a lifetime guarantee, which none of our competitors, large or small seem comfortable enough to offer! Oh and I certainly don't live in an affluent area, we are not even mid scale against the average UK demographic!

In terms of attributing success, it's a 2 way street. I couldn't have done it without them, but we have also, like you, worked hard on marketing in our local area and over the years this has paid dividends. We now have a database of over 12000 repeat customers.

Chippie

Ultimately my opinion on matters such as this boils down to one thing. I have always believed that to be successful in any venture, the most effective and time efficient way to do it is to find someone who has already done it, is successful and is where you want to be. Once you have done this, follow their advice and copy them. It takes out all chance of reinventing the wheel and greatly improves your chances of success. I have mentors in all of my businesses, my franchise business, my property business and my e-commerce business and I have now found one for my new automotive venture. I'm not saying you'll always be guaranteed success this way but I'm currently on 3/3 and about to go for 4/4. When I get to 6/6 I'll retire and employ a CEO to oversee things whilst I enjoy the passive income. If any of the businesses does not fit this model I'll sell rather than keep but that's a decision for the future.

iolanthe07

We still don't know what the hell an 'immaculator' is. It isn't in my dictionary. Is it a real word, or something someone's just dreamt up?

motorguy

Chippie wrote: »

...all of my businesses, my franchise business, my property business and my e-commerce business and I have now found one for my new automotive venture.

When I get to 6/6 I'll retire and employ a CEO to oversee things whilst I enjoy the passive income.

SO.

You have a chipsaway franchise yourself, which means you're out every day fixing chips on peoples cars?

You have a 'property' business which probably like 95% of the people saying so, you've a house or two you rent out.

You've an 'e-commerce' business, which means chances are you've a website or an ebay shop you flog things on.

And your new 'automotive' business is either going to be flogging car stuff or cars themselves in your spare time.

But yet you're going to employ a CEO?

Whats he going to do - manage you when you're out fixing cars or stick stock on your website??

Seriously mate. You're on other threads saying how you 'own' a car repair business - the reality is, you're some bloke whos self employed and does a couple of other bits on the side to make ends meet. If you got hit by a bus in the morning there would be no 'business' because YOU are the business, so please, lets have some perspective.

Oh and retiring and living off the passive income? Seriously?

neilmcl

iolanthe07 wrote: »

We still don't know what the hell an 'immaculator' is. It isn't in my dictionary. Is it a real word, or something someone's just dreamt up?

I think Colino made it up.

Chippie

motorguy wrote: »

SO.

You have a chipsaway franchise yourself, which means you're out every day fixing chips on peoples cars?

You have a 'property' business which probably like 95% of the people saying so, you've a house or two you rent out.

You've an 'e-commerce' business, which means chances are you've a website or an ebay shop you flog things on.

And your new 'automotive' business is either going to be flogging car stuff or cars themselves in your spare time.

But yet you're going to employ a CEO?

Whats he going to do - manage you when you're out fixing cars or stick stock on your website??

Seriously mate. You're on other threads saying how you 'own' a car repair business - the reality is, you're some bloke whos self employed and does a couple of other bits on the side to make ends meet. If you got hit by a bus in the morning there would be no 'business' because YOU are the business, so please, lets have some perspective.

Oh and retiring and living off the passive income? Seriously?

You really do have no idea do you. :T
Oh, and don't call me mate, I don't associate with people who have an attitude like yours, it's insidious.

Chippie

neilmcl wrote: »

I think Colino made it up.

That's what I thought!