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Tinting the Dot MatrixPage 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Name: aKme Motorsports Email: info@akmemotorsports.com Tinting Tip: Don't use messy glue! Why damage the rear window with sandpaper? The ultimate dot matrix solution is Avery A-8080 matte black vinyl . Most tinting places also cut vinyl, right? We have created patterns of many late model cars with dot matrix (mustangs, cavaliers, grand am's, etc.) Designed to start at the top defroster line, the vinyl is applied to the inside and matches the black ceramic around the windows. The dot matrix disappears. It also allows the use of smaller rolls (20" or 24") of tint for rear windows! We charge $25 for the service. Try it out! Name: Jason Jones Email: jonestint@aol.com Tinting Tip: I have always used fine steel wool to scuff the hell out of the dots and lines. After scuffing, I spray them with glass cleaner and wipe with a paper towel and repeat spraying and wiping until no more "black" is left on the towel. Then I tint the glass making sure to squeege upward on the dots, so it eliminates fingers on the sides. I've used all the brands of film and found that the adhesive on Llumar SUCKS! I will NEVER use Llumar because of that! I use Sun-Gard and if I had a second choice, it would be Solar-Gard. As for Madico, it just doesn't shrink that well. Name: Jeff Bales 14 years exp. Email: solarboy31@aol.com Tinting Tip: hey guys tired of all the tricks and trying to use them all and finding out that most dont work with th type of film that you use you'll love this one wipe off the back glass dry no moister at all cut your back glass out a little over size use good tape put a piece on the edge on 1 side and go to the other side and pull the film to stretch it to were it pulls the finger tight and tape that side down what happens when you shrink it,it pulls to the glass and it works with films that are hard to shrink (3M) but hey it works try it. and for dot matrix use 00 steel wool windex srub down wipe clean white srub pad with soap and water cut the film a little bigger around the dot area so no air will get back under the film and cause it to turn white use less soap make it stick fast great tips guys Name: Travis Teague Email: wolfpacdesigns@hotmail.com Tinting Tip: Hey Guys.....over the years i have tinted. The easiest way to deal with the dot matrix is...instead of using "O" Glue which will eventually turn yellow or taking all that time trying to sand down the dots with sandpaper. I found that painting the Dots is much easier and the results are a LOT better for the future. Usually it only takes me like 10 minutes. All I do is trim the film to the last dot line, tape off the film and a lil bit of the headliner and tape some paper towels to the tape and just cover the back seat with a couple old sheets or blankets, Use a torch to heat the outside of the glass so that it can dry the paint faster, then use a Flat Black KRYLON Paint to paint the inside of the glass and use a tube light to make sure no light comes through and that there are no runs, once your finished making sure there isnt any light or runs immediatly take off the tape being careful not to touch the paint, the reason why you should pull the tape while the paint is wet is because if the paint is dry and you go to pull the tape off the film..the paint will crack/peel. Also if you accidently touch the wet paint while pulling the tape let the paint dry and go over the light spots with a paint pen. I think that the result of painting the dots looks much better then gluing the dots because the likness of the paint fading or turning yellow or unsticking from the window is very slight. Also the time it takes to glue the dots is about the same time as painting the dots. I know cause the people here in Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA are very picky. I have not yet had 1 customer come back to me and complain about the dots i painted. Name: Shelli Email: anon@anon.com Tinting Tip: Sand Them! With about 400 grade paper. Do it in an organized fashion. Sand left to right. Then up and down. If you use a small enough piece of sand paper like the circle type folded in half. You can avoid scratching the glass. I don't understand why some of you think that it take a half hour. If you wait till you shrink your tint the have your light set in the back seat. You can watch your dots as you sand them to see how much exactly you need to sand off. I found that sanding them dry makes it go alot quicker. Takes me 10 minutes at most. Name: dlizzletint Comments: use glue that is all that is going to be said if you do you will succed in the very tanacious tinting world people often will test you to see if you are going to get these dots. most people wont even notice it but if you do in fact get a wise guy in he is going to tell you about your laziness trust me 22 years in the business ive been doing it since tint was just in slippery paper form some of you know what im talking about . take a razor blade scrape them off the dots, then glue in between. |
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