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Posted On: September 9th 2021, 10:56 pm
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A year ago, I took a leap and quit my
job with no plan in place. I was practicing vinyl wrapping for a year prior to offering it to the public. It started as just a hobby because I was too broke to pay a shop to wrap my car. I almost sold the car because I was not able to afford insurance working only 20-30hrs/month with a back injury. However, people slowly recognized my work from my car and let me do small wraps on their cars such as roof wraps and chrome deletes. Til this day, my car has been the best marketing tool for me.
It wasn’t until I had my first full wrap booked where I realized I could turn it into something bigger. @bbydeane ‘s RX-8 was my first ever paid full wrap job. It took me two weeks as I was still working part-time. As soon as I was finished, I was instantly booked for my first Colorshift wrap for @dkw47_ ‘s WRX
At that point, I knew that I couldn’t be working at the job and taking my sweet time on the cars. I decided to quit and pursue wrapping. It was definitely a tiring and stressful process as I had to learn both the business aspect as well as improve my skills.
In the winter of 2020, business slowed down and I wanted to pick up window tint. It was nothing like vinyl wrap, so I had to start from scratch. Luckily, I had lots of help along the way. I spent thousands on material to practice which was a big risk at the time. I eventually felt confident enough to offer it.
Fast forward to 6 months later, I finally had my first fully booked month. It was a surreal feeling and I am only getting started with this journey. There’s definitely a lot more I have to learn and fail at in order to improve.
I just wanted to thank all of those who were supporting me along the way 🎉 My GF @chakashia and sister @xorxchel had to suffer with me since day 1. The countless hours paid off everyday though. All of the new friendships and connections were definitely worth the leap I took 🥲 I did lose some people who I were once close to, but it’s all for the better.
“If you want to know who your fake friends are, go and start a business. True friends will alwa ys find a way to help you. Fake friends will always find an excuse.” - Unknown 😶🌫️
job with no plan in place. I was practicing vinyl wrapping for a year prior to offering it to the public. It started as just a hobby because I was too broke to pay a shop to wrap my car. I almost sold the car because I was not able to afford insurance working only 20-30hrs/month with a back injury. However, people slowly recognized my work from my car and let me do small wraps on their cars such as roof wraps and chrome deletes. Til this day, my car has been the best marketing tool for me.
It wasn’t until I had my first full wrap booked where I realized I could turn it into something bigger. @bbydeane ‘s RX-8 was my first ever paid full wrap job. It took me two weeks as I was still working part-time. As soon as I was finished, I was instantly booked for my first Colorshift wrap for @dkw47_ ‘s WRX
At that point, I knew that I couldn’t be working at the job and taking my sweet time on the cars. I decided to quit and pursue wrapping. It was definitely a tiring and stressful process as I had to learn both the business aspect as well as improve my skills.
In the winter of 2020, business slowed down and I wanted to pick up window tint. It was nothing like vinyl wrap, so I had to start from scratch. Luckily, I had lots of help along the way. I spent thousands on material to practice which was a big risk at the time. I eventually felt confident enough to offer it.
Fast forward to 6 months later, I finally had my first fully booked month. It was a surreal feeling and I am only getting started with this journey. There’s definitely a lot more I have to learn and fail at in order to improve.
I just wanted to thank all of those who were supporting me along the way 🎉 My GF @chakashia and sister @xorxchel had to suffer with me since day 1. The countless hours paid off everyday though. All of the new friendships and connections were definitely worth the leap I took 🥲 I did lose some people who I were once close to, but it’s all for the better.
“If you want to know who your fake friends are, go and start a business. True friends will alwa ys find a way to help you. Fake friends will always find an excuse.” - Unknown 😶🌫️
Comments (135)
3 years agomadstudios_
Bro this is seriously what I wish for myself. These franchises are making it difficult to go out and do my own thing but you sir are an inspiration.
4 years agocuriously.m3
Inspired to improve and push ahead. Thank you for sharing. Wish you only the better and may the troubles smoothen out for y’all. 🙌🙌🙏
5 years agojordanwrisleyskate
So sick I’ve watched it all from across the street so so cool let’s go 🔥🔥🔥🔥
5 years agolockdown_ser
Man watching you grow these past three years has been amazing! Cannot wait to see where it takes you bro!
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