How to Start a $835K/Year Car Wrapping Business
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
- How much can you make with a car wrapping business? For WrapCo, the answer is almost $70K/month-even more impressive when you know the business was started with just a hundred bucks.
Fred Roman knew how to vinyl wrap a car well before he started WrapCo in 2012. He launched his first car customization business when he was still 19, and his passion for cars brought him back to the industry more than 10 years later.
Even with this experience, though, opening a business isn’t a cakewalk. Today, we’ll get the inside scoop on the challenges of running a car wrap company, what mistakes Fred’s made with WrapCo, and how you can avoid these pitfalls as a new business owner. We’ll also talk about car wrapping vinyl equipment and how he got started with almost no budget.
Learning how to wrap a car doesn’t take long, but that’s only one part of a vinyl wrap car business. Part of WrapCo’s growth has come from partnerships with big names like Adidas and Nike. We’ll get the inside scoop on how to connect with and land corporate clients, and what other marketing approaches have helped WrapCo grow their sales and reputation.
Car wrapping is just one of the services WrapCo offers. The same equipment used for wrapping a car can be used to make signage and custom graphics. We’ll find out how each of these plays into WrapCo’s revenue, and what advantages and challenges come with diversifying a business.
WrapCo’s success makes them a great model for new business owners to emulate. You can find out more about them online at www.wrapcopdx.com.
If you’d rather buy a car wrapping business than start one from scratch, you can find out what’s out there on our listings: www.upflip.com
Looking for more advice? Here are some interviews we’ve done with other automotive business owners to check out:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:46 Fred’s Background
2:41 Car Wrapping Office and Shop Tour
3:34 Startup Investment
5:08 Business Overhead
6:23 Car Wrapping Equipment Overview
7:29 First Year Revenue
8:23 Beginning Work and Car Wrap Example
9:52 Advertising and Marketing
11:09 Profit Margins
12:19 Business Goals
13:34 Current Revenue
14:44 High-End Client Vital Speed
16:03 Employees
17:20 Breaking Even
18:34 Learning Car Wrapping
19:59 Finding Subcontractors
21:17 Blitz
23:07 Marketing and Advertising Budget
24:08 Car Culture and Automotive Experience
25:21 Important Car Wrapping Skills
26:53 Growing The Business
27:46 Contributors To Success
28:09 Secret Industry Hack
29:18 Corporate Clients
30:18 Business Mistakes
31:29 Outro
#carwrap #carwrapping #carwrappingbusiness
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Thousands .
3000 dollars was my thought
I think around 5000a month… but after this video 😎
Could starting bussiness from ur own garage too
Good
I love the flow of this interview. Great job bro.
One of the best channels on TH-cam. Keep up the great work guys!
I pray that my business makes it this far. I really deserve it ‼️‼️‼️‼️
Please keep us updated! What type of business do you have?
I first started a pressure washing business during covid.. then I switched things up a bit and started doing car wraps about a year ago. I’m far more passionate about about cars..
You do
I followe you
I don’t agree with this man. No hate, I’m just being honest. Saying that you deserve something is entitlement.
You have clearly put in a substantial amount of effort into this video, and this channel, and it shows. I hope you guys get the large success you deserve.
Thanks for your support, Nick! Our team absolutely puts a lot of love and hard work into this channel.
An amazing job like always!!! If possible if you guys can interview a person that's just recently got into car wrapping or some type of business around 2-3 years ago that is now successful with their business. Videos like this is what I like to watch. Thank you so much
If you check out our other car wrapping video Adam that was started only a few years ago. Thanks for the kind words and supporting the channel.
I'm so pumped to continue with my business and channel!!!! It's a blessing to have found your channel :-)
Good luck with your channel and business Joe! Thanks for the kind words and support.
@@UpFlip Thank you very much!
I feel like the interviewer keeps asking questions about stuff the interviewee already talked about, I see that trend on many of these episodes.
We are working on improving our interview question depth and breadth? Are there any particular business questions you would want to see on an episode? We are starting to work in interview questions from supports from the channel so hopefully we can increase variety and get more answers to the questions our viewers want to hear. Thanks for the constructive feedback leamssi2099, we appreciate you.
@@UpFlip I would like to see the interview be more like a conversation that feels natural instead of reading a list of predetermined questions. The overall content of your interviews is good, I just think the delivery can be improved.
Tactic to make more ad revenue! Ninety seconds each time! Horrible! He's asking about anything to keep it going
I really appreciate you guys for having entrepreneurs so humble like Fred 👍 is so motivational 🙏💯
Thanks! We appreciate viewers like you :)
Love coming on and seeing your growth!
We love seeing you in the comments Simply. Don't be a stranger :)
In all honesty, this is the first channel I've seen that's not full of bs stories. Every other channel tries to sell you those Amazon Dropship Business stories and ideas where everyone knows they're full of crap. Every video on this channel however has a solid foundation of facts and the truth. Well done.
Thank you blackthron. We want our videos to be informative and realistic at the same time. 😀👍💖We're so happy you have been enjoying the content. What type of business would you like us to feature on the next video?
another great episode. Thanks guys!
one of the best interviews i'v seen, props to the both of you!
This channel has the coolest reviews... awesome job.
We're glad you enjoy them! Thank you for the support.
You guys are doing amazing job in bringing these videos. Every human on this planet aspires to earn and become Entrepreneur. 👍👍
Thanks for the encouragement Earth. We appreciate you.
Buddy seem mad tight, shouldn’t be what he’s done is super impressive!! Stay blessed
Everyone is different. He seems humble and laidback.
Such a great interview my boy keep up the great work
Glad you enjoyed the interview! 🙌
I love this channel and I really find a lot of value in the content! Especially all the different avenues of entrepreneurship you cover. You guys are doing an amazing job and really making these dreams that a lot of people have seem very obtainable with these interviews!
With that being said I would really like to see the person doing the interview maybe dig a little deeper into the actual business. I feel the questions being asked are very surface level and can basically be asked towards any business venture. Like for example y’all did a couple wrapping business interviews in the past and each shop almost specializes in their own thing. This guy is really big on commercial as one of the last guys doesn’t enjoy doing commercial. It would have been really valuable in this interview if you played into this person’s strengths and asked more about commercial wrapping and questions related to that.
Also I think that your viewers and subscribers would also benefit more from these interviews if the interviewer maybe did a little research or had some previous knowledge about the business or things related to the business. I’m just using this guy as an example but this is his second or third interview with wrapping business owners and still has very little knowledge of the business and/or things related to the business such as cars. So each interview is basically cut and paste and it’s sort of like he’s more worried about his next line than actual absorbing the information from the questions he’s asking. Maybe focusing more on when it’s his turn to talk rather than letting the interviewee go into depth on certain topics. It’s almost awkward to watch sometimes.
But with that being said I’m glad that channels like yours are out there and people are able to see that anything is possible! Keep up the stellar work! Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback thee. You have very valid points and we will look to improve. Thank you very much for taking the time to give us some very valuable constructive feedback. We appreciate you.
@@UpFlip as I appreciate you guys! Thanks again for the great content!
Great interview keep up the video brother....I'm watching 👀
The best business content channel
Thanks for the kind words and support Erop. We appreciate you!
i like the owner and his personality....i think that is a big part of his success!
Thanks for that Bobanga! Would you like to see more videos like this on the channel?
Love this show.
If you have what it takes you could do what they do. Start with $100. Thanks for the insight ☺️
Indeed! Anyone can start a business with enough passion.
Great interview!!
We're glad you enjoyed it!
Wow. I remember when you guys only had 10k subscribers. You have really grown!
Thanks for coming back and checking us out Jeroen!
thanks for this vid it was dope
I like the energy of the UpFlip guy in this video. Thanks for sharing this amazing information, I immediately called the wrap training center in NY and will be joining their workshop classes.
That's great to hear Berete!
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Feel free to check out my other work on my channel!
Great interview guys!!
Thank you! What would you like to see us feature next?
I pray that your business does very well 👍🏻
Go Fred, man good to see you doing it big time!!!
Thanks for watching William.😀 Have you had your vehicle wrapped by Fred before?
@@UpFlip Fred's my old boss, friend, and in-law. Don't get to see him now I'm in San Diego again.
very humble person!
Indeed!
Maybe I missed it but did you cover pricing and how he bases that on ?
Yes!!!! New video!
Glad to see you around for the new video Rus!
For the 3M preferred installer, is it only available within The United States? Or we can register our company outside the United States?
This is a great channel
That means a lot to us, thank you!
I just find this so interesting!
Great to hear Evan!
Yes very interesting! he started out with just a few tools ! 😳😳🧐🧐🧐 In America anything is possible .
Thanks
You had me dead when you said the secret cause that was my plan to take over my local city in FL was to get certified by Avery and 3m but it was in the begging of 2020 but no more corses were available. I wrapped my car myself it’s Avery Denison rising sun in gloss. Everyone said I couldn’t do it.. is all the same people that were mindblown
This was better than thought. I was just surfing.
Hello, we're glad you enjoyed!
Thank you very motivational.! ON MY WAAAY! lets gooo!
You got this! Let's GOOOO! ❤
This is so realistic, over a decade in order to grow where he is. I hope to get there someday.
Yes Keysha.😀 Everyone success story is different. We appreciate your kind words. Are you new to the channel?
@@UpFlip I am, specifically for the car wrapping videos. I love the dynamic of the videos, keep it up!
@@keyshaalexandra2780 same lol
I feel I've heard all the questions i had. Halfway through, bet im about done
Can you do another photography business or maybe even video production company? I think that would be so awesome
We will put it on the production list for an upcoming shoot Victor. Thanks for supporting the channel, we appreciate you.
Great video you guys.. keep up the good work
Thanks so much Lucifer Pete! We appreciate the great feedback. Is this the first video you've seen on the channel?
Great video, let’s make that 250k marker before 2022
Let's do it! Thanks for the encouragement Eman!
great vid
Thanks for the kind words and comments DARK.
GREAT interview and profile!! 💪💪
first time viewer, great interview
Thank you Jonathan and welcome to the channel. 😀😀We really appreciate you stopping by. What type of businesses would you like to see featured in future videos?
@@UpFlip thanks for the gems. A video on barbershops and the ins and outs would be dope.
@@jonathanr7520 one will be uploaded next week!
@@UpFlip dope!
good stuff
I don’t have anywhere to wrap I’m fully trained and confident enough to do a full car but just don’t have the funds to get a place I’m based in uk
where can i buy the wraps?
I have been interested in wrapping once I get a shop
Awesome to hear Nick. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Start small renting a small section inside of someone else's clean shop until you can afford your own. This is the route I took.
@@WrapCoPDX I work out of my garage or mobile as a detailer right now. I'm still in college so I don't want to rent quite yet unless business really takes off
Love it
Thanks for the kind words Auto Logic! We appreciate you.
congratulation good to know people doing great
Appreciate the support! ☺️
More businesses like this!
On the development list Mondo! Thanks for sharing and supporting the channel. We appreciate you.
A lot of repetitive questions. Other than that. Great video and inspirational for sure
Glad you enjoyed it Dimh! We will try to cut out the repetition.
Great interview and video.
thnkssss from africa
Damn I would apply. Job looks so fun. Wish I was close to them
Have you ever thought about getting the car wrapping certification Nathaniel?
@@UpFlip no I haven't. Just seemed like a fun job
Not sure if my man is humble or not content lol. Nevertheless his hustle is 1,000%
Totally! He certainly knows what he wants and works very hard to achieve it. Thanks for watching!
Nice
Thanks Melloify!
Any ideas how I can grow
Oh shit what up Fred!!! Hustling still I see!!!!!!!
We're so proud of how successful he's become!
Interview was so structured it became painful to listen to. Not sure who the interviewer is, but he definitely needs to learn how to have a flowing conversation.
Thanks for the feedback Chris. We will work hard to improve.
The real winner is the owner of the building.
Commercial property owners can do very well Anthony.
0:27 made me laugh! How dare you!
What happened?
@@UpFlip it was a Gretta Thunberg
That Greta always up to things lol
Since 1990 he's been doing this its 2021 now 31 years of dedication alright so if you think you'll blow up real fast
Great businesses often do take time and effort to build that is for sure Dav.
In 1990 it wasn’t even close to what it is now. Any person starting this type of business could grow it into 6 figure revenue in a matter of 2 years with today’s social media society.
@@Reactz2Tech I can guarantee you that the industry is saturated and highly competitive and if you don't bring something new to the table then how do you expect to excel the competition? Well my friend I'm giving you straight talk from someone who from this type of industry vinyl,ceramic,detailing..... you see social media isn't the answer to everything these type of industries still thrive on the word of mouth and let me tell ya that man built this business to what it is now through hard work and dedication , go and try pursuing vinyl wrapping let's see how you'll turn it in to 100 k a year job for you see if you can pull it off , just do it if you succeed props to you my friend
@@davguy2446 you can’t guarantee anything in start up or business, you have no indication of the analytics or industry projection. What source of yours says the industry is saturated ? it’s actually flourishing and growing through the US. But it’s most definitely competitive especially in bigger cities, for example in Seattle it’s a big time money maker and everyone is eating but there are multiple companies all providing the same product and service yet it’s not become an issue for those who grind for it to meet there 2 year goal of growth. I agree it’s Competitive for the bigger cities yes but in areas like eastern Washington there’s maybe one or 2 companies trying to cover multiple counties and smaller cities that are growing within themselves . The market is for taking . Everything depends on geo location and size and competitors within that region . You can grow just about anything in 2 years if you utilize social media nowadays and market to the younger gen and become great at what you do .
@@Reactz2Tech try it out see how it works out
I couldn’t ignore the Greta card on 00:27 😂
This host was really great, You should bring him back
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Feel free to check out my other work on my channel!
So his parents bought everything he needed so just have caring parents
He just said it only takes $100, you dont need your parents to buy that or its a you problem.
And he had a job while doing this, so he was paying his bills. He was 19 when he started after all.
You are making excuses with a victim mentality. You dont need parents to do this.
Well you may never finish watching with all the ads 🙄
Wanted to do this but only have 2 million people in my city so not sure
Have you done any market research yet Brodie?
Isn't 2 million people more than enough?
I have about maybe 50,000 in my city. I’m starting my first tomorrow of hopefully many. My town isn’t very high end but surrounding ones are and the big city near me is only an hour away
Hi Brodie, Fred from Wrapco here. The city I am in, and all of the smaller suburbs around it don't even amount to 1 million people. You will do just fine :)
@@bradyptacek7448 nothing but good energy for your day tomorrow! I wish you the best!
I would like to talk to this guy. I would like to market for his brand and brig. Him clientele
Try reaching out Chris.
There's always money in advertising.
Very good point sutats.
Fresh out the military at 19??? Something sounds fishy about that
yeah, I am pretty sure contracts were more than 2 years even back in the 80s, assuming he even started at 17
Might have been a mistake in the shows script
@@waltermh111this is an older video, from when this channel were still greenhorns. They didn't vet as much back the , and a lot of guests exaggerated things, or just would flat out lie.
They have come a long way tho. If you check out their newer videos, they really fact check everything, and challenge the owners on their claims.
Could have gotten a medical discharge. I got out in 2 years after i tore my ACL and couldn’t run the 3 miles in under 28 mins anymore.
Are you guys hiring? I see a ad on Craigslist.
For the host job?
@@UpFlip need a software dev?
I would stuck to trial and error schools for fools. And school still produces fools . Experience is worth more than any degree .
You know, they say experience is the best teacher, but formal education still holds its value, for sure. 😉
Come2me I'll show you how. I've started about 5shops. Do it big and I'll set u up (since 1996 @17yrs old full time design/prod/install)
Where are your shops located Gordy?
More views make more too.
This is how you know you’re getting scammed when you get your car wrapped 😂
how
@@andrewsalek3591 car wrap installer charges $500-800 for installing a wrap if done on a per car basis, if done hourly it’s even less than that because it doesn’t take very long to do 6-12hrs max. Material is $300 for 3M or $400 for AD film most expensive is inzotek at $800 per roll but still even at $800per roll and $800 for install is $1600. These mf charging 3500 minimum, almost $2k more. If that’s not price gouging I don’t know what is
@@chickmagnet6004 You have to think about overhead did you not hear him it’s literally $25K per month. So it’s not gouging or scamming you literally have to charge higher prices in order to not go broke. If he charged what you are saying he should charge he would never make overhead. The only way he could is if he started cutting wages or just started laying people off you are also paying for labor not just the vinyl
@@redhunnid5142 labor $500-800 per car, vinyl $300-1000$ avg wrap cost to install $1500. These mf charging $3k-5k per car, explain how tf you there’s no overhead in 3k
@@chickmagnet6004 That’s not just regular cars that’s commercial vehicles as well I’m pretty sure they are charging more for commercial vehicles than regular people cars. They probably charge more cars like that Ferrari race car you seen and commercial vehicles like that T-Mobile truck compared to cars like that Ford Explorer prices will vary depending on the car. Another thing he said commercial contracts tend to take longer to pay you rather than the average customers up to 90 days so you aren’t getting paid for that long. The prices will change depending on the situation average customer, expensive clients and commercial vehicles all are different prices.
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Hello Fee Box. Did you enjoy the video?
that overhead 25k will soon turn to 50k
what’s the reason
@@XMAN210 inflation
How can you be 19 getting out of the military? 🤔
Good question Justin. Maybe the rules were different that long ago?
Justin I went to boot camp straight from High School. I was done with bootcamp, combat training, and MOS training within the first year. By 19 I was stationed as a Reserve in Swan Island Portland and so I was home then. I was not discharged until 3 years later. Sorry I know that probably sounded like I had completed an entire enlistment by 19 :/
They didn't use to track a lot of information like we do now in the information age. Many people lied about their age and were in the service at 15-16, or even 13 years old in some rare cases.
@@WrapCoPDX Great story Fred and really inspirational! Awesome interview and proof of sticking to your business can reap reward and fulfillment. I want to learn from you. I live in Hillsboro, are you open to part time (Mon-Tues) to start with option to full time?
Go do the business of stock trader
Do you know any successful stock traders we could interview for our podcast Sherwin?
he makes 500k annually, his employees make less than 50k.
It's his business buddy. 😂
and?
"vinyl is very inexpensive "😅🤣😂 45 euros for 1,5 square meters
I’m calling bull crap, a million? He had 3 cars in the garage…. I think this is him adding his equity in the company into his “salary”
It's 835k a year in sales.
69k sounds off as well. When a full wrap takes a week to few weeks and there is only 4 weeks in a month 🙃 😳 unless he's subcontracting them or something or has 20+ employees busting ass on these car or big commercial trucks.
2K per PPF full front installs average 5 per week = 40K/ month. Then there is Digitally printed commercial wrap, color change wrap, window tinting, and ceramic coating for another 30-40K in sales. Simple math really. Darrien I have a large parking lot on the side of the building that wasn't shown with other cars waiting to have work done. I was not going to clutter the shop when UpFlip was going to film a video.
@@WrapCoPDX nice 👌 they didn't show that, kinda hard to estimate the earnings from what was shown on the video. Best of luck to you. I just started window tinting and working my way up the ladder lol
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Great to see you as always Nimski!
This channel is starving
Honestly have no idea why people wrap their car. Complete waste of money and it looks like garbage half of the time. Makes total sense for commercial applications though like the box truck.
Its a lot cheaper than a paint job, and easier if you plan to change the look occasionally. my sister is looking into it for her car just to save money and it only looks ugly if you ask them to make it look ugly. A good job will look nearly as good as a paint job, if not as good depending...
This whole walking slow thing while talking needs to stop. 😂
bro should not do the customer service voice. be yourself
I can make $300 in 45 mins replacing brake pads. Show me a job that easier and that makes more money
Do you own a car repair shop CM?
@@UpFlip I don't. I just do that stuff on the side. I am in real estate, wholesaling houses, fix and flips...working my way to rentals
Im a trucker I make 8000 in two days there you go beat that
@@user-lz4qs5ew8t Not easier. You have to be on the road.
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I pray that your business does very well 👍🏻