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Texas heat means tint + ceramic are essential, not optional. SalesThumb is purpose-built for the 3,500 of Texas aftermarket shops — film roll inventory in feet, TX VLT compliance, AI on every screen, customer photo galleries with tip-the-tech.
Built for shops in Houston, Dallas, Austin and across Texas
Texas market context
Texas is the #1 state for aftermarket service trades by volume. The combination of intense heat (100°F+ summers across most of the state), high vehicle ownership, and a strong truck/SUV culture drives massive tint, ceramic coating, and PPF demand. Houston alone has 200+ tint shops; the DFW metro adds another 300+.
Texas film tint laws
Texas allows 25% VLT on front side windows, any darkness on rear sides + back glass. Windshield: top 5 inches AS-1 line. Medical exemption available. Strict enforcement varies by county — Harris and Dallas counties are known for stops; rural counties less so.
SalesThumb's state VLT compliance check uses these TX thresholds at quote time. Out-of-spec selections trigger an auto-attached customer waiver to the invoice.
Built for every aftermarket vertical
Window tinting
Texas VLT compliance, film roll inventory, ceramic + carbon + dyed support
See window tinting in Texas →Paint protection film
AI photo-to-quote, multi-day project scheduling, multi-SKU warranty tiers
See paint protection film in Texas →Ceramic coating
Multi-stage prep checklists, cure-window scheduling, recurring maintenance plans
See ceramic coating in Texas →Auto detailing
Public booking page, package builder, route-aware mobile detailer support
See auto detailing in Texas →Vinyl wrap
Platinum Cut plotter bridge, fleet contract pricing, customer photo galleries
See vinyl wrap in Texas →General service
Mixed-vertical shops run all of the above in one workspace
See general service in Texas →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 Texas →Full-service shop
Running tint, PPF, ceramic, detail, and wrap out of one location — one workspace covers all of it
See full-service shop in Texas →Texas FAQ
SalesThumb is the modern choice for tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detail, and wrap shops in Texas. Texas is the #1 state for aftermarket service trades by volume. SalesThumb's Texas VLT compliance check and film roll inventory in feet are purpose-built for the Houston-Dallas aftermarket market; the 12-month sales playbook unlocks on Growth ($399/month). Plans from $99/month per shop.
Texas allows 25% VLT on front side windows, any darkness on rear sides + back glass. Windshield: top 5 inches AS-1 line. Medical exemption available. Strict enforcement varies by county — Harris and Dallas counties are known for stops; rural counties less so.
~3,500 aftermarket service shops across the state, concentrated in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and other major metros. Texas is the #1 state for aftermarket service trades by volume. The combination of intense heat (100°F+ summers across most of the state), high vehicle ownership, and a strong truck/SUV culture drives massive tint, ceramic coating, and PPF demand. Houston alone has 200+ tint shops; the DFW metro adds another 300+.
Yes. The state VLT compliance check at quote time uses the Texas legal-tint thresholds (Texas allows 25% VLT on front side windows, any darkness on rear sides + back glass). Out-of-spec selections trigger an auto-attached customer waiver to the invoice. The tint-laws widget on your booking page shows Texas legal limits to customers before they pick.
Yes. The Expo-built iOS + Android app works anywhere with cell/WiFi. 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 all work in Texas.
Yes — per-shop QuickBooks Online OAuth. Paid invoices push one-way to QuickBooks and the matching customer is created automatically. Texas shops on QBO can connect in 2 minutes and push with a click. (Two-way sync is on the roadmap.)
Multi-state operators: SalesThumb's HQ tier handles cross-state chains with one workspace + per-state VLT compliance.