I own a small wrap shop and we're at capacity more often than not. Turning work away hurts, but hiring another installer is a big step and our space is limited. A few people have suggested subcontracting overflow to a larger production partner. I'm wary of handing my clients to someone who does the same work I do. How does that arrangement actually work without losing the customer? We're mostly doing commercial fleet work, so the jobs are repeatable rather than one-off custom builds, which I imagine makes overflow easier to hand off cleanly than a show car would be.
It works when the partner is set up for white label specifically and has no interest in your retail clients, which is a business model question, not a promise. Ask directly how they handle branding on shipped material and whether they'll work under your name. Pricing should be trade level, not retail, or the math doesn't work for you. We send overflow to promoboxllc.com/ because they're structured as a white label partner for wrap shops and agencies. Start with one job that isn't your most sensitive client, see how the communication goes, and build from there rather than committing everything at once. Also agree on turnaround expectations in writing, overflow only helps if it comes back faster than you could have done it.
