general questions

[dave3535]

Did you begin by ordering a kit from a company ie Delta or similar.
If delta, or others, how well do they do with cracks and long cracks.

In your opinion which is the best kit/line of products to use? Why?

Do you use ACT for EDI? If not who?

Do you get pre auth from insurance companies before begin the job?

do you regester with Safelite? or others?

What relationship do you have with parking lot owners or managers?

How do you approach them?

What types of licenses do you need? City? County? State?

vendors permit...
sales taxes licience...
ect..

Do the insurance companies issue you a 1099

What company do you use for your general liability insurance?

Do you charge sales tax for items billed to insurance?

What additional advice do you have for someone just getting started?

[Jonathan]

A lot of the posts on the forum have been covered thoroughly and I would recommend reading through previous threads. There is a wealth of information contained within this forum; you just need to set aside some time to read through the previous topics.

You can use the search feature to save time finding things on the windshield repair forum. Sometimes I find the search button on the Delta Kits home page works better, although it will also bring up relevant items on the Delta Kits site. The search feature on the windshield repair forum site probably works just as well, but as the search feature on the Delta Kits website is Google powered so it is more familiar to most people.
Below is a tutorial video illustrating how to search the windshield repair forum.

[SGT]

Did you begin by ordering a kit from a company ie Delta or similar.
If delta, or others, how well do they do with cracks and long cracks.

Research, purchase tooling, get training. Delta Kits does a great job with chips and cracks.

In your opinion which is the best kit/line of products to use? Why?

Delta Kits. The tooling I used to win the 2009 windshield repair olympics.
Do you use ACT for EDI? If not who?

We use eDirect for all Lynx jobs. All others we submitt on there websites

Do you get pre auth from insurance companies before begin the job?

Technically you are supposed to but to avoid steering, sometimes it may be wise to set up and then call

do you regester with Safelite? or others?


What relationship do you have with parking lot owners or managers?

None

How do you approach them?

What types of licenses do you need? City? County? State?

That will vary depending on you state and local laws

vendors permit...
sales taxes licience...
ect..

Do the insurance companies issue you a 1099

Yes

What company do you use for your general liability insurance?

Penn National

o you charge sales tax for items billed to insurance?

Some yes and some no. Just depends on tax exemption status

What additional advice do you have for someone just getting started?

Be honest and reliable