One bay. One on-site technician. Centralized sales and scheduling support. Sun Stoppers Express is a focused franchise model designed to keep production moving while the Sun Stoppers team handles the calls, leads, quotes and appointments.
In a traditional tint shop, the installer may be answering calls, returning leads, quoting jobs, booking appointments, greeting customers, installing film and collecting payment. Every interruption pulls the revenue-producing person away from the work only they can do.
Sun Stoppers Express separates those responsibilities. The technician stays focused on the bay while a centralized team supports lead flow, customer education, quoting and appointment scheduling.
The centralized call center is not just a convenience. It is part of the operating system. A Texas location that added centralized call handling and trained sales support moved from roughly $4,000–$6,000 in weekly sales to weeks approaching $9,000–$10,000.
Same bay. Same market. A different operating system.
The Rock Hill corporate Express location operates in roughly 1,100 square feet with one employee in the bay, six days a week, while the centralized call center handles phone calls and scheduling. These are historical point-of-sale results, not a projection built for this page.
Express is designed for an operator who wants a focused automotive tint business without recreating a large restyling facility in miniature. The model centers on the work that matters most and uses Sun Stoppers support to take non-production work off the technician’s plate.
Based on Sun Stoppers corporate operating experience, the Express model uses the following illustrative cost structure. Actual franchise results will vary by market, rent, wages, pricing, management and other factors.
Percentages and dollar figures are illustrative, based on corporate operating experience and June 2026 gross sales at the Rock Hill corporate location. They exclude owner compensation, debt service, taxes, royalties and other fees.
Holding the recent May–June pace for a full year would annualize to approximately $607,000 in gross sales. At the illustrative 23% operating margin above, that equals approximately $139,700 in annualized operating profit.
The year-to-date $281,791 gross through August 14 annualizes to approximately $455,000. Annualized figures show historical run rates only and are not projections or guarantees.
Talk with Mike and the Sun Stoppers team about your market, your goals, startup considerations, centralized support and the full context behind the figures on this page.
The figures on this page include historical results and illustrative examples based on Sun Stoppers corporate operations and management experience. They are provided to explain the Sun Stoppers Express operating model and are not a guarantee, promise or prediction of future sales, profitability, return on investment or investment recovery period. Cost percentages, monthly profit figures, annualized figures and per-vehicle figures are illustrative, exclude owner compensation, debt service, taxes, royalties and other fees, and are not a projection of any individual location’s performance.
Individual results will vary based on location, market conditions, rent, labor costs, management, pricing, competition, advertising expenditures, operating expenses, owner involvement, demand and numerous other factors. Prospective franchisees should review the Sun Stoppers Franchise Disclosure Document and any authorized Financial Performance Representation before making an investment decision.
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