Start with the condition
Note existing marks on glass, trim, and interior surfaces before work begins. Keep photos and notes tied to the right vehicle.
For tint shops
A busy tint day. Every handoff accounted for.
The counter fills up, the keys look alike, and the next car is already waiting. GuestLot keeps each vehicle, its condition, and its handoffs in one clear visit.
Glass and trim condition before the blade comes out, the key that came with the car, and the note that explains where it is parked.
A clearer visit, from the start
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Photograph the glass first
Existing chips, rock marks, and defroster-line damage are far cheaper to record before film than to argue about after.
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Tie the key to the car
Log which key card or fob arrived with the vehicle so a same-model lineup on the lot stays unambiguous.
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Note where it went
Add a parking note, or read the last authorized Tesla location with the time it was observed.
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Hand back with the record
Confirm the key return, retain the visit, and decide whether the owner sees a report.
The work behind the visit
Small jobs still deserve a clear record.
Find the right car
Use a parking note or the last-reported authorized Tesla location, with its timestamp. Staff can see which information was manually entered.
Make pickup feel easy
Review the key return and completed work, retain the visit, and choose whether to share a private owner report.
Choosing software
Is GuestLot the software a tint shop should be shopping for?
Only if the gap is the record of the car itself. GuestLot documents a customer vehicle’s stay — arrival condition with photos, staff key handoffs, available authorized Tesla readings with their observation times, and a private report the shop can choose to share. It does not quote film, schedule bays, cut patterns, or take payment. Most tint shops that ask this question already run a shop system for those and are looking for the piece that answers “what did this car look like when it got here, and who had the key.”
What GuestLot does not do for you
GuestLot records the vehicle’s stay. It does not run the rest of the shop, and these stay with the systems you already use:
- Estimating, scheduling and invoicing — Tint Wiz, Urable, or whatever runs your front counter today.
- Film pattern libraries and plotter software — your film supplier’s own system.
- Payments and deposits — your existing processor.
If a visit record is not the gap you have, the honest answer is that GuestLot is not the tool to buy.
Respect the vehicle. Support the team.
Settings are a choice. Records are a habit.
Choose settings that let your team do the work, and confirm them on the car. Valet Mode restricts access to the frunk; a policy saved in GuestLot is not proof that a vehicle changed mode.
Read the relevant guidance: Tesla Model Y driver profiles and Valet Mode.
Your shop can change these. They are review thresholds and agreed settings, not remote controls: GuestLot does not set Guest Mode, Valet Mode, or driving permissions on the car, and a boundary only detects an eligible arrival — it does not grant or restrict driving access.
A tint visit records fine without a Tesla connection
Glass condition photos, film selected, the key that arrived, parking notes, and staff handoffs are all shop-entered and need no owner authorization. Without it, Tesla location and vehicle readings are simply unavailable, and those fields read “not recorded” rather than guessing.
The record is yours to share
Keep the shop record for later questions, and preview a private owner report before enabling its link. Documentation can support an insurance review; it does not determine coverage or a claim outcome.
Questions
Built around tint shops
Do we have to connect every customer’s Tesla?
No. You can keep condition notes, photos, parking details, and staff handoffs without a connection. Vehicle-reported location and Tesla readings require owner authorization.
Can the key handoff log tell me who drove?
It records the staff handoff your team entered. It is not a Tesla NFC card-use audit and does not prove who drove the vehicle.
A tint job is two hours. Is a visit record worth opening for that?
That is a judgment call, and short jobs are where shops most often skip it. The record earns its keep on the glass photo taken before the film went on — a chip found at pickup is a different conversation when the arrival condition was captured. If your comebacks are rare and your lot is small, the honest answer may be no.
What is left on the car after we close a tint visit?
GuestLot closes the visit and discards its stored Tesla connection tokens. It cannot remove a Tesla key card or a paired phone key — check those on the vehicle. An NFC key card has no remote wipe and no usage audit trail, so returning the physical card is the control.
Keep reading
Where the key card should live
What happens to a Tesla key card left at a shop.
Valet Mode vs Service Mode
Which mode fits a short glass job, and which does not.
Giving a shop access
What an owner authorizes, and how they take it back.
$179 per location
One plan, no per-vehicle charge, however many cars you tint.
Fast work. A record that keeps up.
Capture the glass before the film, keep the key handoffs straight, and hand the car back with something to point at.