Sun Tint

What Sun Tint does

Sun Tint (legally Sun Tint of Kentuckiana) is a privately held, regional window film installation company founded in late 1986 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. It operates seven retail and installation locations across Kentucky and Indiana (three in Louisville, plus Radcliff, Lexington, New Albany, and Jeffersonville) and supplements in-shop service with a mobile tinting unit that travels to customer locations at no additional charge. Its service portfolio spans automotive window tinting, paint protection film, ceramic coating, residential and commercial window films, safety and security films, decorative films, and emerging lines such as Tesla-specific tinting, smart/switchable film, and cloaking film for digital screen privacy. Sun Tint functions as an authorized multiline dealer for major film manufacturers including 3M, LLumar, XPEL, V-KOOL, Madico, Huper Optik, SunTek, and Ceramic Pro, which allows it to offer multiple film tiers (dyed, metalized, carbon, ceramic, nano ceramic, and infrared-rejecting) across price points.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time transactional installations priced per vehicle (sedans $175-$250; trucks/SUVs/Teslas $300-$550+) for automotive work, per square foot ($5-$15) for commercial film, and per coverage tier ($500-$2,500) for paint protection film. The customer base is dominated by individual vehicle owners, with a secondary layer of residential homeowners and a meaningful commercial/government book of business that includes named accounts such as Toyota Plant Georgetown, Humana, UPS, Marriott, HYATT, Caesars Indiana, U.S. Army Fort Knox, Louisville International Airport, and the University of Louisville. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, driven by local SEO, content marketing on sun-tint.com, phone-based quoting, SMS engagement, and word-of-mouth referrals from a cumulative base of 30,000+ satisfied customers. There are no disclosed investors, no parent company, and no public listing; the business is independently owned and operated.

Name

Sun Tint

Legal name

Sun Tint of Kentuckiana

Website

https://sun-tint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sun Tint is a privately held regional window film installation company founded in 1986, operating seven retail locations across Kentucky and Indiana plus a mobile service, serving automotive, residential, and commercial customers with tinting, paint protection, and ceramic coating as an authorized multiline dealer for brands such as 3M, LLumar, XPEL, and V-KOOL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Window Tinting Services

NAICS

Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair (81112), Automotive Glass Replacement Shops (811122), Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing (32721)

SIC

Glass Products, Made Of Purchased Glass (3231), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Window Films & Tinting Retail (Privacy, UV, Decorative Films) (CRAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Window tinting services
• Paint protection film
• Automotive window films
• Commercial window tinting
• Ceramic coating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automotive Window Tinting: One-time installation service for vehicle windows. Pricing varies by vehicle type (sedans $175-$250, trucks/SUVs/Teslas $300-$550+), number of windows, and film quality selected (dyed, metalized, carbon, ceramic, infrared rejection films).
2. Commercial Window Tinting: Per square foot pricing for commercial building window film installation. Prices range $5-$15 per square foot depending on film type (ceramic $7-$9, non-reflective $5.50-$6, decorative $6-$10, security $5-$15, silver reflective $6-$7).
3. Residential Window Tinting: One-time installation service for home windows. Offers various film types including solar control, decorative, privacy, and safety films.
4. Paint Protection Film (PPF): Vehicle paint protection installation. Costs range $500-$2,500 depending on coverage level (partial front, full front, or full vehicle). Brands include 3M, Llumar, SunTek, and Avery Dennison.
5. Ceramic Coating: Vehicle exterior ceramic coating service using Ceramic Pro product, providing long-lasting paint protection and hydrophobic properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sun Tint installs window tinting films and protective surface treatments for automotive, residential, and commercial customers across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Services span auto window tinting (including Tesla-specific installations), ceramic coatings, paint protection film, residential tinting, commercial tinting, decorative films, safety and security films, smart/switchable privacy films, cloaking films, car wraps, and window/wall graphics, using multiple premium film brands including 3M, XPEL, LLumar, V-KOOL, and Madico.

Product overview

Sun Tint is a window tinting service company offering a comprehensive range of installation services for residential, commercial, and automotive applications. The core service portfolio includes auto window tinting, ceramic coating, commercial window tinting, decorative window films, paint protection film, residential window tinting, safety & security films, and specialized services like Tesla window tinting, smart film, switchable window film, car wraps, cloaking window film, and custom graphics. Sun Tint operates as a multiline dealer offering installation of multiple window film brands including 3M, XPEL, LLumar, V-KOOL, Madico, Sunscape, Huper Optik, SunTek, and others. Services are delivered through both in-shop installations at their locations and mobile tinting at customer locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auto Window Tinting

Quantifiable outcome

• IR Heat reduction up to 98%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SunTek Window Films: SunTek is a major manufacturer of window and paint protection films sold through authorized dealer/install networks nationally. Sun Tint is an authorized SunTek installer; SunTek represents a broad incumbent supplier whose dealer network competes with Sun Tint.
• Madico Window Films: Madico manufactures solar control, security, and decorative window films with a national installer network. Sun Tint offers Madico products and is comparable as another multi-brand regional tint dealer.
• Solar Gard (Saint-Gobain): Solar Gard, a Saint-Gobain brand, manufactures architectural and automotive window films distributed via an authorized dealer network. Sun Tint carries Solar Gard alongside other brands and competes with fellow Solar Gard installers.
• LLumar Window Films (Eastman): LLumar is one of the largest automotive and architectural window film brands operated by Eastman, with a wide installed dealer base across the U.S. Sun Tint offers LLumar products, and LLumar's dealer/installer network competes in the same service category.
• Vista Window Film (Eastman): Vista is an Eastman-owned premium architectural window film brand sold through a U.S. dealer network. Vista dealers are natural peers to Sun Tint because they target the same commercial and high-end residential customers.
• XPEL: XPEL is a leading manufacturer of paint protection film (PPF) and window film, with a growing authorized installer network in North America. Sun Tint offers XPEL commercial/residential films and directly competes with XPEL-trained installers.
• 3M Window Film Solutions: 3M is a global manufacturer of architectural and automotive window films (Prestige, Scotchtint, Sun Control lines) distributed through authorized installer networks. Sun Tint is a 3M authorized installer and competes with other 3M dealers in Kentucky and Indiana.

Direct peers

• Tint World: Tint World is the largest U.S. window tinting franchise, operating retail storefronts offering automotive, residential, and commercial window film and PPF installation. It is the most direct competitor to Sun Tint's multi-line, multi-segment service model.

Regional players

• EnergyShield Window Films: EnergyShield is a commercial-focused architectural window film installer operating across multiple U.S. regions. Comparable to Sun Tint's commercial division in service offering, though geographically outside KY/IN.

Emerging players

• Dr. Vinyl / Wrapix / Wrap Shop: Regional mobile vehicle wrap and PPF installers (such as Dr. Vinyl franchises) overlap directly with Sun Tint's car wraps, PPF, and ceramic coating services, competing for similar automotive enthusiast customers in adjacent metros.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/suntintlouisville
• Instagraminstagram.com/suntintlouisville

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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