Black Optix Tint : Chris Wilmoth on Owning a Black Optix Tint Shop

This owner testimonial features Chris Wilmoth, who has run the Black Optix Tint shop in Powhatan, Virginia, since 2024. Growing up in Chesterfield, he bagged groceries and ran a cash register, but he was also the friend who could always be counted on to work on someone's car. In the video he shares a memorable story of teaching himself to tint as a teenager, buying film at Kmart and using his mother's hair dryer to shrink it to the glass long before he understood the craft. That do-it-yourself spirit stayed with him as he chased a lifelong goal of being his own boss and making his own way. Wilmoth recounts how Black Optix became the opportunity he had been waiting for, and how conversations with Randall and Kent about the brand convinced him to commit within about a week. He speaks warmly about the support network that comes with the franchise, describing how owners regularly call one another for help with tint, wrap, paint protection film, and detailing rather than facing every challenge alone. Reflecting on a mentor's lesson that people work for people, not companies, he credits his team as the real face of the brand. He closes by saying he would like to grow the shop, open a second location, and do it all over again.