Tint, PPF, ceramic coating & detail shop software in Kentucky.
Louisville + Lexington carry a quietly strong premium market. SalesThumb is built for Kentucky aftermarket shops — film roll inventory in feet, KY VLT warnings, AI on every screen, customer photo galleries with tipping.
Built for shops in Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green and across Kentucky
Kentucky market context
What drives demand for Kentucky aftermarket shops
Louisville's bourbon + horse industries pull premium vehicles into the city; Lexington's medical + university footprint sustains a steady luxury PPF + ceramic market. Heat + humidity drive tint volume.
Kentucky film tint laws
Kentucky requires front side window film to pass at least 35% of light with at most 25% reflectance, and film behind the driver to pass 18% (8% on multipurpose passenger vehicles) with at most 35% reflectance, each tested on 1/8-inch clear glass with a plus or minus 3% tolerance. Windshield material must pass 70% and not be red or yellow, apart from a transparent top strip outside the AS/1 area. Installers must affix a compliance label to the inside left door jamb. The statute has no medical exemption.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and enforcement varies; confirm current requirements with the state.
SalesThumb's quote-time VLT check compares proposed shades to the basic KY per-window limits; if the quote becomes an invoice, the customer acknowledges a tint waiver before paying. The check does not model medical, vehicle-class, or paired-window exceptions, so confirm those by hand.
Kentucky window tint law: the short answerSee it in the app
Real screens from SalesThumb, taken in our Test Drive sample shop.
Quotes
Build a quote from services, film and parts, with good, better and best film options. The customer signs and pays a deposit online.
Calendar
See the day, week or month. Give each job an installer and a bay, and drag it to reschedule.
Online booking
Your own booking page. Customers pick a service and a time, add their details and confirm.
Two-way texting
One shared inbox for every customer text, with photos in and out.
Some features are on higher plans. See what's in each plan.
Built for every aftermarket vertical
Kentucky shops can run any combination on SalesThumb
Window tinting
Kentucky VLT compliance, film roll inventory, ceramic + carbon + dyed support
See window tinting in Kentucky →Paint protection film
AI photo-to-quote, multi-day project scheduling, multi-SKU warranty tiers
See paint protection film in Kentucky →Ceramic coating
Multi-stage prep checklists, cure-window scheduling, maintenance reminders
See ceramic coating in Kentucky →Auto detailing
Public booking page, package builder, mobile-detailer booking
See auto detailing in Kentucky →Vinyl wrap
Wrap coverage calculator, fleet contract pricing, customer photo galleries
See vinyl wrap in Kentucky →General service
Mixed-vertical shops run all of the above in one workspace
See general service in Kentucky →Flat glass & window film
Residential and commercial window film, solar and security film — the same catalog and quoting tools as automotive tint
See flat glass & window film in Kentucky →Full-service shop
Tires, oil, brakes, and mechanical repair — the ShopMonkey alternative, coming soon (join the waitlist)
See full-service shop in Kentucky →Kentucky FAQ
Questions Kentucky shops ask
What's the best tint shop software for Kentucky shops?+
SalesThumb is built for tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detail, and wrap shops in Kentucky. Louisville's bourbon + horse industries pull premium vehicles into the city; Lexington's medical + university footprint sustains a steady luxury PPF + ceramic market. SalesThumb's Kentucky VLT warnings and film roll inventory in feet serve shops in the Louisville-Lexington aftermarket market; the 12-month sales playbook unlocks on Growth ($399/month). Plans from $99/month per shop.
What are the Kentucky window tint laws?+
Kentucky requires front side window film to pass at least 35% of light with at most 25% reflectance, and film behind the driver to pass 18% (8% on multipurpose passenger vehicles) with at most 35% reflectance, each tested on 1/8-inch clear glass with a plus or minus 3% tolerance. Windshield material must pass 70% and not be red or yellow, apart from a transparent top strip outside the AS/1 area. Installers must affix a compliance label to the inside left door jamb. The statute has no medical exemption. General information, not legal advice. Laws change and enforcement varies; confirm current requirements with the state. Current summary: https://salesthumb.com/tint-laws/kentucky.
Where are the tint, PPF, and ceramic shops in Kentucky?+
They are concentrated in Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, and other major metros. Louisville's bourbon + horse industries pull premium vehicles into the city; Lexington's medical + university footprint sustains a steady luxury PPF + ceramic market. Heat + humidity drive tint volume.
Does SalesThumb support Kentucky state VLT compliance?+
Partly. SalesThumb's quote-time VLT check compares proposed shades to the basic Kentucky limits for sedans and SUVs/trucks. It does not model medical, vehicle-class, or paired-window exceptions (for example Colorado's darker rear glass with 70% fronts, Illinois' 50/30 pairing, or multipurpose-vehicle exemptions), so confirm those by hand. If the quote becomes an invoice, the customer acknowledges a tint waiver before paying. An embeddable tint-laws widget for your own website shows Kentucky legal limits to customers before they pick.
Can Kentucky shops use SalesThumb's mobile app?+
Yes — the Expo-built iOS + Android app is live on the App Store and Google Play, and works anywhere with cell/WiFi, including Kentucky. Customer-side login is name + phone + 6-digit SMS code (passwordless); staff-side is email + password with role-based tabs (NONE / INSTALLER / SALES / BOTH per employee). VIN scanner, photo capture, and push notifications are all built in.
Does it integrate with QuickBooks for Kentucky shop accounting?+
Yes, on the Growth plan and up — per-shop QuickBooks Online OAuth. Paid invoices push one-way to QuickBooks and the matching customer is created automatically. Kentucky shops on QBO connect once, then push paid invoices with a click. (Two-way sync is on the roadmap.)
Nearby states
Multi-state operators: SalesThumb's HQ tier handles cross-state chains with one workspace + per-state VLT compliance.
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