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About Dr. Vinyl
Former aerospace employee W. David Isley founded Dr. Vinyl in 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. He and his wife, Marcia, worked with local restaurants, repairing torn, burnt, chipped and peeling vinyl booths and chairs, but soon discovered there were many similar repairs to be done at car dealerships. The couple did repairs for clients in the Kansas City area until 1981, when they began franchising.
Dr. Vinyl franchisees offers bumper repair, automotive paint touch-up, paintless dent removal, and vinyl siding repair in addition to the leather and vinyl repairs the Isleys introduced over 40 years ago.
In January of 2001, Dr. Vinyl was sold to Richard Reinders, formerly the company's European Master Franchisee. It now allows franchisees to purchase shares in the parent company.
Automotive Repairs & Maintenance Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Dr. Vinyl against other Automotive Repairs & Maintenance franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Dr. Vinyl with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | $25,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $130,000-$225,000 |
| Advanced Maintenance | $35,000 | 6% | to 1.5% | $132,350-$185,100 |
| All Night Auto | $25,000 | $150,000-$245,000 | ||
| All Tune and Lube | $30,000 | 7% | $112,000-$146,500 | |
| All Tune Transmission | $32,000 | $150,000 | ||
| America's Fleet Service | $12,500 | 8% | $90,000 | |
| American Engine Installations | $15,000-$37,500 | $40,000-$100,000 | ||
| ATL Motor Mate | $32,000 | $125,000 | ||
| Atlantic Windshield Repair | N/A | 0 | $119,000-$139,000 | |
| Auto-Lab | $27,500 | 6% | 3% | $128,750-$317,500 |
| Automotive Art | N/A | 5% | 2% local + 1% | $175,000-$520,000 |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | $25,000 | 7%/mo. | $118,100-$175,600 | |
| Brake King | $50,000 | 5% | 5% Local 2% Nat'l | $121,750-$277,533 |
| Brake Masters | $22,950 | 5% | 4% | $167,450-$652,150 |
| Budget Brake & Muffler | $25,000 | $185,000-$225,000 | ||
| Canadian Tire | N/A | $125,000-And Up | ||
| Car-X Auto Service | $25,000 | 5% | $214,000-$326,000 | |
| CARSTAR | $20,000-$30,000 | 1.5% | 1% | $298,200-$804,300 |
| CarX | $25,000 | 5% | 5% | $262,000-$413,500 |
| Certigard | $25,000 | 5% | 2% | $75,000 |
| Christian Brothers | $135,000 | Varies | $10K/yr. | $454,250-$582,400 |
| Collision on Wheels | $49,000-$100,000 | 10% | 7% | $75,000-$195,000 |
| Collision Shop, The | $35,000 | 6%/wk. | $150,000-$175,000 | |
| Creative Colors | $49,500 | 7.5% | 1% | $179,125-$266,650 |
| Dominion Auto Centers | $35,000 | 8% | $100 per vehicle sold, 2% of service revenue | $50,000 |
| DPF Alternatives | $10,000-$25,000 | $750/mo. | $300/mo. | $45,000-$141,500 |
| Fabrion | $23,500-$36,500 | 7% | $19,900-$95,200 | |
| Fibrenew | $47,000 | $695/mo. | $87,812-$99,452 | |
| FixRim Mobile Wheel Repair | N/A | 6% | $69,000-$89,000 | |
| Grease Monkey and Grease Monkey Shine | $35,000 | 5% | 0.5% | $55,000-$761,135 |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | $45,000 | 6% | 1% | $206,650-$659,150 |
| Ice Cold Air | N/A | $15,000-$25,000 | ||
| Kennedy Transmission | $17,500 | $88,500-$162,500 | ||
| Lentz U.S.A. Service Centers | $20,000 | to 7% | $114,000-$130,000 | |
| Line-X Corp. | $15,000-$30,000 | 10c/Lb. | $130,263-$373,296 | |
| Master Mechanic | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $175,000-$225,000 |
| Meineke Car Care | $35,000 | $20.8K+/yr. | 6% | $319,774-$610,318 |
| Merlin 200000 Mile Shops | $26,000-$30,000 | 4.9-6.9% | $183,600-$315,900 | |
| Midas | $35,000 | 10% | included | $198,650-$539,512 |
| Mikes Master Mechanics | $30,000-$345,000 | 6% | 1% | $122,000-$400,000 |
| Milex Complete Auto Care | $35,000-$45,000 | 7% | 1% | $197,457-$296,767 |
| Minute Muffler And Brake | $25,000 | 4% | 1% | $25,000-$500,000 |
| Mobalign | N/A | 8% | 5% Local 2% Nat'l | $172,458-$223,433 |
| Northside Autosports | $35,000 | $250/Month | $50,000 | |
| Novus Auto Glass | $10,500 | 6% | 2% | $55,000-$264,190 |
| Oil Butler | $15,000 | 7% | $25,000-$40,700 | |
| One Stop Undercar | $40,000-$80,000 | $292,000-$460,000 | ||
| Onsite Recon | $22,500 | No less than 9% | 2% Nat'l 3% Local | $80,996-$120,111 |
| Precision Tune Auto Care | $25,000 | 7.5%-6% | 1.5% | $127,000-$253,600 |
| Pro Fleet Care | $10,000 | $33,000-$70,000 | ||
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | $25,000 | $234,000-$282,000 | ||
| Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | $15,000 | $282,150-$1,820,100 | ||
| Saf-T Auto Centers | $15,000 | $500/mo. | $85,000-$100,000 | |
| Speedee Oil Change & Tune-Up | $35,000 | 6% | 6% | $188,305-$527,970 |
| Speedy Auto Service | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $100,000-$300,000 |
| SuperGlass Windshield Repair | $5,000-$17,500 | 4% | $18,685-$84,205 | |
| Techna Glass | $5,000-$45,000 | 6-9% | $6,500-$565,100 | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | $15,000-$35,000 | 8.5%+marketing fee 2% | $51,500-$110,400 | |
| Tilden Car Care | $25,000 | 6% | $131,500-$171,200 | |
| Tire Guys Service Center | $15,000 | $48,200-$94,000 | ||
| Top Value | N/A | $125,000 | ||
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | $30,000 | 2.5%-5% | 5% | $224,000-$413,500 |
| Tunex Automotive Specialists | $19,000 | 5% | $155,000-$218,000 | |
| United Axle | $48,500 | $89,000-And Up | ||
| Walt's Auto World | $15,000 | 4% | $135,000 | |
| Wilhelm Automotive | $35,000 | $118,400-$302,500 |