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Tinting the Dot MatrixPage 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Email: spyfilms name: Alex Suykens experience: 4 matrix-tips: My suggestion for the dots is also vinyl. The easiest way for me was to stencil my tint just above the beginning of the dot matrix, then cut that piece off and use it as a stencil for the vinyl. That way you have a really close line and is less noticeable. To speeden the process, apply a 1/4' pinstripe to the top of the tint after installation, then put your large piece of vinyl on next. Great website by the way!! If you want to here more, my e-mail is spyfilms@hotmail.com Email: budlongmx name: Mattgiver experience: 19yrs. matrix-tips: There are several problems with treating dot matrix. The first is that you want to pull a trick that will last a very long time. The glue trick is a relatively new trick I believe. Please someone tell me how long they have used this trick without any comebacks. I would like to see if it is a long term fix. Vynil is not a material that will hold color for the long term. The brighter the color, the quicker the fade.Red for instance will last in the range of about a year and still look brilliant. Black will last longer maybe a couple to three years. Still not a long term fix. The only way to fix dot matrix is to paint it. This way you dont damage the glass by sanding. It is really hard to limit sanding to just the dot matrix area and scratches are usally seen where the dot matrix starts to open up in pattern. Painting can be done with a lot of prep work, therefore naturally a charge should be applied. When I black-out matrix the edge where the tint meets paint there is seemless. You can not tell where the tint ends and the paint begins. A very smooth install. also the corners are rounded to give a factory appearance. The rounded corners tie in with the bottom of the window where the bottom of the factory black-out is rounded. This takes some practice, but that is how we will give are customers a better tint-job. I hope that every tinter tries to make there tint job last a lifetime. |
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