Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales for 9 franchisees (33 territories) in 2025. Top third avg $2.05M, middle $670K, bottom $373K. Residential 83.4%, commercial 16.6%. No expense/profit data.
What a Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 11% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $156,829 – $204,001 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty tiered 6-4% based on revenue. Minimum $500/month. Multiple mandatory fees: tech $140/mo, CRM $452/mo, digital $500/mo, accounting $499/mo.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 78 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 2 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Two 2025 terminations; 14 of 23 franchisees excluded from Item 19 for incomplete year operation.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 11% of sales | steeper than 82% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $156,829 | pricier than 73% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales for 9 franchisees (33 territories) in 2025. Top third avg $2.05M, middle $670K… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $156,829–$204,001, including a $59,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise owners make?
- Gross sales for 9 franchisees (33 territories) in 2025. Top third avg $2.05M, middle $670K, bottom $373K. Residential 83.4%, commercial 16.6%. No expense/profit data. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise fees?
- Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash's FDD discloses a $59,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 11% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty tiered 6-4% based on revenue. Minimum $500/month. Multiple mandatory fees: tech $140/mo, CRM $452/mo, digital $500/mo, accounting $499/mo.
- What is the Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise profit margin?
- Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales for 9 franchisees (33 territories) in 2025. Top third avg $2.05M, middle $670K, bottom $373K. Residential 83.4%, commercial 16.6%. No expense/profit data. Recurring fees alone take about 11% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise failure rate?
- Two 2025 terminations; 14 of 23 franchisees excluded from Item 19 for incomplete year operation.
- How many Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash locations are there?
- Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash's FDD reports 78 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash have complaints or lawsuits?
- Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 11% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.