Aero Colours
The total investment to open a Aero Colours franchise ranges from $28,000 to $421,000. The initial franchise fee is $28,500.
What is the Aero Colours franchise?
Aero Colours repairs and maintains vehicle bodies, paint, and interiors. The estimated total initial investment is $28,000 to $421,000, and the initial franchise fee is $28,500.
Its customers include individual vehicle owners, dealerships, and fleet managers. The headquarters is in CA.
Loan Activity Score
23/100
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
Active Lenders
9
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Aero Colours has 10 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 9 lenders made 15 loans to franchisees of Aero Colours. PeerSense calculates Aero Colours's score as 23 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
10 locations
$28,000 to $421,000
$28,500
10
10 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Aero Colours
15
Total SBA loans
$155K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Aero Colours
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
15
Total Volume
$2.3M
Active Lenders
9
1 selective
States
13
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Aero Colours based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
22.5% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
15 loans
Across 9 lenders
Lender Diversity
9 lenders
Avg 1.7 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$28,000 to $421,000 total
Aero Colours: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
1996
4 approvals. The best year on record for Aero Colours.
Top SBA State
Texas
2 SBA financed Aero Colours locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$155K
Median $50K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Aero Colours unit.
Lender Concentration
53.3%
Concentrated
Share of Aero Colours approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Aero Colours's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1996 (4 approvals). Operator density is highest in Texas with 2 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $155K, with the median at $50K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 53.3% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$290
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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