Do I need to black out my garage door windows?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Does your space need to have the doors or windows blacked out? It’s a great question.

Let me tell you one thing. If you haven’t heard, I visit–personally visit–at zero obligation. In six years I’ve never asked for a check. There is no pressure to get a check. My goal is to make sure you fully understand what you’re getting into; if it fits in your space; do you have the process, or how we can set up a process to make it easy.

But to answer your question about blacking out doors and windows:

When I evaluate your space, I look for that exact thing. Many times, because of the year and the sun angles, I actually wouldn’t do anything until I get there and/or after the studio has been installed. The worst-case scenario that could happen is that I would have a skylight directly above my studio. If that’s the case, I probably would cover that or spray paint it.

To answer your question “Do I need to black out my garage door windows or windows in the building?" I’ll make that determination for you and give you a little heads-up when I visit, and/or, because of the year and the sun, I would wait before I do anything so you don’t spend money needlessly.
 

 

Does the studio space need heat and or AC?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Will your space that you developed, like this one, need to have AC or heat? That is entirely up to you. Let me explain.

When I rented this space, we used our studio for testing and beta testing a ton of cameras and ideas. I’m in Florida, and I don’t know if you can tell, but I’m a little “dewy.” We don’t spend eight or nine hours per day in here shooting, and we have some fans around, so I chose not to do an AC.

I’ve personally been in spaces in Canada and New Jersey, and one experience was eight degrees. I walked into the studio, and the photographers were in a mask and gloves. It was eight degrees.

What happened to the studio? Absolutely nothing. The plastic, though, when we put the seams together, because of the cold air, shrinks, and it creates a little seam. You can’t see if the photos are shot properly. That’s the only thing that happens.

So, to answer your question, do you need AC or heat? That is entirely up to you.

I’ll ask you another question. If I had you shooting the cars, and you had to spend six hours in a freezing building, how long would you stay?
 

 

It will be next to the vehicle car wash; will it get ruined buy moisture?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

You’re considering 360Booth®, and the only space you have available is right next-door to your detail department, and you think it may be an issue.

It’s not going to be an issue. Now, unless your detailers start crazily spraying the cars and it’s getting the cloth top all wet; that will stain. I wouldn’t recommend that, but the walls are plastic. Everything is steel-powder coated. It’s not going to be a problem.

Let me evaluate your space. I’ll do it at no cost. I’ll travel to your space. I’ve been to Anchorage, Alaska, New Zealand, Australia, Guam. I’ll go anywhere to listen to somebody who wants to take their photos to the next level and grow market share and higher gross. Give us a shot.

But to answer your question: Yes, you can put it right next-door to your detail bay. You do not need a wall or a partition.
 

 

How do you operate 360Booth®?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Why is 360Booth® so popular and successful? It’s really simple, simple, simple.

How do you operate it? Simple. You simply walk up and push it. That enables you to direct the light on the vehicle at any time and simply. By the way, there are no motors, no turntables, no failures.

Here’s how it works. You walk up to the studio, and you simply push it. This is a 28-foot studio. It’s 1000 pounds. It only takes 30 pounds of pressure to move it.
 

 

Why do I install 360Booth® inside?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Can 360Booth® be installed outdoors, and why not?

Honestly, nothing will happen to it. A gust of wind will push it off its track. The cloth top will get stained, but the number one reason you don’t want to go outside is that you need to increase your sales.

That’s why you’re here. You’re trying to increase your sales. You want to go indoors so you can shoot 24/7. If you don’t have the stomach to put in the process, to make sure all your cars are online 24/7, and shoot day or night indoors, putting it outside just makes the process harder.

So, no. 360Booth® does not go outside. You want it inside so you have 100% of your inventory online–new and used cars, fresh trades–online 24/7, not on Friday before the weekend– 24/7.

 

 

Can 360Booth® be installed outside?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

Can 360Booth® be installed outside? I don’t recommend it.

First of all, you have a cloth. If it gets wet, your cloths will be stained. The plastic will not be affected; the lights are waterproof and drop proof. Everything is powder-coated steel. So, in theory, you could, but I believe the number one reason why you’re looking at a studio is to increase your sales. Our customers are saying they’re going up 20, 25, 30%, with higher grosses, and selling more cars out of state than ever before.

So, my question to you is “why the hell would you want to put it outside?”

I know the answer. Space. If space wasn’t the issue here at 360Booth®, we’d have 10,000 in the ground. I know you’re limited on space, but if you want to grow your business, you have to put in the effort. We need to go indoors.

Here’s the good news. I travel to your space for free, your dealership for free, literally for free. The owner, the designer, the developer travels to your dealership for free. I bring lasers. I’ll measure your space. Let me come in and evaluate whether you have the space. I know you do. You just don’t want to give it up, but let me evaluate your store before you make a decision to not go with us or to build a building.

We do nothing but new construction now, like, 70% of our business is new construction. Give me a shot. Spend my money for free! Let me come see you!
 

 

If have in floor heating will your concrete screws ruin that?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

So you’re considering 360Booth®, and you’re in Canada, somewhere where it’s very cold, and you love in-ground floor heating.

Yes, if we put one of our screws into your concrete, there is a ten percent chance that we’re going to hit that. Therefore, we don’t install studios on radiant heat unless you give us the average depth of where those pipes might be (your contractor will provide that), and you have the space radared so we know where the grid patterns are.

Yes, five years ago, we did hit one. We didn’t know to ask, quite honestly. But now we have many emails and, many documents that ask you multiple times about in-floor heating.

So, to answer your question: We can install 360Booth® with in-floor heating, yes. No problem. Just an extra step or two.
 

 

How much room do I need to install 360Booth® at my dealership?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

How much space do you really need for a 360Booth®? It’s a great question, the most asked question. Quite honestly, if space wasn’t an issue, we’d have 10,000 installed by now, but, to answer your question:

Simply fill out the “More Information” form or email to this video, and I’ll send you a schematic with three different-sized studios. Remember, 24, 26, 28–we’ll make them bigger or smaller at no extra price to you. We’ll make them shorter but no taller than ten feet.

But to answer your question “how much space,” I need a minimum of 30 feet as the vehicle drives in. I need your photographer to stand back so you make sure your car’s photos aren't in a fishbowl. There is nothing worse than looking at those distorted, ugly photos. Thirty feet is the minimum of the length. The width needs to be two feet larger than the studio. Honestly, sometimes we have them six inches from the wall.

Remember, don’t waste your time thinking about it. If you’re serious, give me a call at no obligation and no cost to you. I fly in and totally evaluate your space. We really talk about process–that’s number one–but for the space, I bring floor leveling lasers. That’s critical. I bring a laser for distance. I mark the spot, so if you choose to move forward after the fact, my installer knows exactly where to put it in.

So, how much space do you need? Minimum 30 feet of length, two feet larger than the size of the studio you pick. Contact us and I’ll send you schematics.
 

 

How tall is it?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

You’re doing your research. You came across 360Booth®, and you want some dimensions. First of all, hit us up. Click on “More Information,” and I’ll send you all the pricing, any options. I’ll also send you minimum space requirements. Remember, 30 feet of depth as the vehicle drives into the space is the absolute minimum. The space should be two feet larger than the studio size you select. Remember, I'll visit, and I’ll measure everything. There is no pressure to buy when I visit, but back to your question.

How tall is the 360Booth®? Our structure, from the concrete to the top, is ten feet. Maybe with the wheels and the track, depending upon if we have to level it, it is ten feet, five inches. We need a minimum of 11 feet of height, so when we dangle our electricity in our 360 device, it allows the booth to spin. Remember, we’ll adjust the height of the studio at no cost to you.

But! To give you an idea of height, I’m 6’5”. My reach is 8’3”. The opening of the studio is at nine feet. The top of the cloth is at ten feet.

Remember, just contact us. I’ll send you a schematic.

How tall is 360Booth®? Ten feet.

 

 

Why do some studios have dark photos?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

You’ve done all your research, and you considered 360Booth® as a solution. During your research, you came across one of my studios. We have nearly 800. I’m sure you came and found one, and you said, “Man, those photos suck!”

That doesn’t mean 360Booth® sucks. It really doesn’t mean anybody sucks. Let’s be honest. If you want to blame anybody, blame me. I trained them when we delivered the studio. I offer free training for me to visit after the fact. They didn’t take us up. Maybe it’s a two-year-old studio, and they didn’t go with the camera we recommended, and they’re on to some phone app that doesn’t allow the photographer to adjust the light levels.

Let me show you how easy this is. Here I have a camera. I’m going to turn it on, and I’m going to point it to the booth. In my opinion, I think that photo is kind of dingy, and any time you pull digital photos up, that’s what it looks like. However, if you have the right solution and the right team behind you, you simply turn a dial to make it brighter, and the photo is incredibly bright. Check it out.

So, to answer your question, why are their photos dark in a 360Booth®? They didn’t take the time to give us a call to correct it. Blame me. Maybe they didn’t answer our emails for follow up.

Spot one out. Let me call them. Let me get them back on track. Let’s have a little commitment to community, to help one another out.