Tint, PPF, ceramic coating & detail shop software in Montana.
Bozeman + Billings carry a quiet but growing luxury market. SalesThumb is built for Montana aftermarket shops — film roll inventory in feet, MT VLT warnings, AI on every screen, customer photo galleries with tipping.
Built for shops in Billings, Missoula, Great Falls and across Montana
Montana market context
What drives demand for Montana aftermarket shops
Bozeman's growth (tech + outdoor lifestyle transplants from California + Seattle) is driving a meaningful PPF demand for trucks and SUVs that see gravel-road + snow use. Smaller market overall but premium per-shop volumes.
Montana film tint laws
Montana requires front side window material to pass at least 24% of light with no more than 35% reflectance, and 14% behind the front seat with the same reflectance cap, except on multipurpose vehicles, vans and buses. Windshield material must be clear below the AS-1 line and not red, yellow or amber above it. The highway patrol or a local agency can grant a waiver, including for medical reasons on a physician's, physician assistant's or advanced practice nurse's affidavit.
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 MT 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.
Montana 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
Montana shops can run any combination on SalesThumb
Window tinting
Montana VLT compliance, film roll inventory, ceramic + carbon + dyed support
See window tinting in Montana →Paint protection film
AI photo-to-quote, multi-day project scheduling, multi-SKU warranty tiers
See paint protection film in Montana →Ceramic coating
Multi-stage prep checklists, cure-window scheduling, maintenance reminders
See ceramic coating in Montana →Auto detailing
Public booking page, package builder, mobile-detailer booking
See auto detailing in Montana →Vinyl wrap
Wrap coverage calculator, fleet contract pricing, customer photo galleries
See vinyl wrap in Montana →General service
Mixed-vertical shops run all of the above in one workspace
See general service in Montana →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 Montana →Full-service shop
Tires, oil, brakes, and mechanical repair — the ShopMonkey alternative, coming soon (join the waitlist)
See full-service shop in Montana →Montana FAQ
Questions Montana shops ask
What's the best tint shop software for Montana shops?+
SalesThumb is built for tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detail, and wrap shops in Montana. Bozeman's growth (tech + outdoor lifestyle transplants from California + Seattle) is driving a meaningful PPF demand for trucks and SUVs that see gravel-road + snow use. SalesThumb's Montana VLT warnings and film roll inventory in feet serve shops in the Billings-Missoula aftermarket market; the 12-month sales playbook unlocks on Growth ($399/month). Plans from $99/month per shop.
What are the Montana window tint laws?+
Montana requires front side window material to pass at least 24% of light with no more than 35% reflectance, and 14% behind the front seat with the same reflectance cap, except on multipurpose vehicles, vans and buses. Windshield material must be clear below the AS-1 line and not red, yellow or amber above it. The highway patrol or a local agency can grant a waiver, including for medical reasons on a physician's, physician assistant's or advanced practice nurse's affidavit. General information, not legal advice. Laws change and enforcement varies; confirm current requirements with the state. Current summary: https://salesthumb.com/tint-laws/montana.
Where are the tint, PPF, and ceramic shops in Montana?+
They are concentrated in Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, and other major metros. Bozeman's growth (tech + outdoor lifestyle transplants from California + Seattle) is driving a meaningful PPF demand for trucks and SUVs that see gravel-road + snow use. Smaller market overall but premium per-shop volumes.
Does SalesThumb support Montana state VLT compliance?+
Partly. SalesThumb's quote-time VLT check compares proposed shades to the basic Montana 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 Montana legal limits to customers before they pick.
Can Montana 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 Montana. 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 Montana 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. Montana 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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