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Tinting the Dot MatrixPage 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10Email: CARCARE2001@AOL.COM name: DOUG ALSTON experience: 1YEAR 5MONTHS matrix-tips: SOAP AND WATER WITH AT LEAST TWO TERRY TOWELS AND S.O.S(BRILLO) PADS USE THE S.O.S(BRILLO)PAD DIP IT IN THE SOAP AND WATER AND SCRUB THE DOT MATRIX LINES BUT DONT SCRUB THE LINE UNTIL YOU SEE LIKE A YELLOW FILM IF SO YOU'VE SCRUBBED TO HARD A TOO LONG(JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT CLEAN) THEN TAKE THE TERRY TOWEL AND WIPE THE EXCESS DIRT OF (THEN START THE WINDOW TINTING PROCESS.... Email: strike101@msn.com name: Rick Robinson experience: 9 matrix-tips: I use a chemical called pro-bond. You sand the dot-matrix area with a grey 3M scotch-brite pad first. Then clean the whole rear glass. Next take a paper towel and make sure the dot-matrix is dry. Then U apply the pro-bond to the dot making sure not to overlap with each pass more than 1 inch. Allow 20-30 seconds for the chemical to dry. Then apply your film making sure not to wet the dot. Squeegee out the film EXCEPT for the dot. Let the film for the dot hang down until the rest of the window is pushed out. Then push the dot area out. Make sure you push hard this is a one-shot deal, but it works! If any of you are interested in this chemical, email me at strike101@msn.com. Tint the planet! Email: demento79@hotmail.com name: FlyTint experience: 4.5 matrix-tips: Dot matrix sucks my butt... I havent tried the sanding or glue... YET... Ive always just painted the dots (But the paint peels eventually) Or I just heat the crap out once the film is on, and press hard with my hardcard till it looks good... i still get the whiteness sometimes though... Thanks for the extra info, your site is awesome! Email: tintdoctor@yahoo.com name: John McCabe experience: 5 matrix-tips: I have enjoyed reading the different methods shared by other tinters in the posts above. I must say however that stick glue is my favorite way to deal with dots. I have tried vinyl (worked fine looked ok) tried air brushing (looked fantastic took to long) tried sanding (worked fair to much work for what you get) but glue aaaahhhhh glue sticks is where its at. I first learned about the glue method 3 years ago from another tinter. I let him experiment on about 100 cars over 2 years without a failure before I ever tried it myself. The first car I used it on was a 2000 Grand Am 2 door and it took about 15 extra minutes and made one hell of a slime mess....but looked beautiful when finished.We are the only shop in our part of the state that does use glue . Our customers dont know how or why our dots look so good but they can see the difference right away if they have seen bad dots in the past. We include an additional $20 to the job price and now with practice it takes maybe an extra 5 minutes but looks soooo much nicer.If the car has nasty dots Mustangs, Sunfires, Malibus or Grand Ams glue is the only way to go. thanks for such a cool site. Doc. Email: TINTS4U@AOL.COM name: CHRIS HOWARD experience: 16 matrix-tips: PREP WINDOW WITH DIRT OFF OR SPRAYAWAY GLASS CLEANER SAND MATRIX WITH 400 SANDPAPER WITH CLEANING SOLUTION KEEP INTERIOR PROTECTED FROM STAINING ONCE SANDED DRY WELL WITH PAPER TOWEL (TAKE CAUTION NOT TO SCRATCH GLASS WITH SAND PAPER) USE ELMERS GLUE STICK WIPE ON ENTIRE MATRIX RUB IN WITH FINGERS TO FILL BETWEEN DOTS CLEAN GLASS AREA AS NORMAL INSTALL FILM TAKE CARE NOT TO WET THE GLUE ANY MORE THAN NEED TO (ITS WATER BASED) INSTALL FILM AS USUAL SQUEIE OUT WATER EVERYWHERE EXCEPT MATRIX NOW TAKE HARD CARD WRAPPED IN PAPER TOWEL AND WIPE OUT MATRIX WORKS GREAT!! IF HAVE ANY EXCESS IN MATRIX PUT SCRUB PAD ON HARDCARD WRAPPED IN PAPERTOWEL GO OVER MATRIX AGAIN Email: scuriual@ualberta.ca name: Stephen Curial experience: 1 URL: http://www.SweetTruck.com matrix-tips: We have tried everything at our shop to fix the dot matrix problem because we do tint for a few GM Dealerships and get a ton of sunfires and cavilers in. The most effective solution is to lay the tint as normal not squeegeeing the top. Pull the film back and rinse the dots and film with cold water. We have since started to mix rubbing alcohol 50/50 with water and let it sit in the cooler to chill. Rinse the dots and tint of all of the soap then once finished the rest of the car move the car out into the hot sun. Haven't had one come back since doing it this way, so I guess it works. :) Name: Tint Shady Email: anon@anon.com Tinting Tip: If you sand the matrix with sand paper wet or dry, it will rust for sure, especially in a humid climate, the elmers gel works the best Name: Big D Email: anon@anon.com Tinting Tip: 4 years experience- Tinting tip: These tips on this page all work (I've tried them all) its all up to how much time you have for your business, and the average joe. For the buiness people using the glue stick on the window dots seems to be the best way to get arround them...Using the sanding method is ok but you don't want to scrach your customers back window...Have fun tinting, I know I am..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Name: stan Email: boulder@clas.com Tinting Tip: We try it all. Nothing works all the time. A good scrubbing, good shrinking, some pro-bond and clean install should get the job out the door. Any tunnels or curled edges need boiled down with heat gun. Have the customer come back in one to two weeks for a quick burnish. Name: Jason Visions Tint Shop Email: jrl49@hotmail.com Tinting Tip: I have found that sanding usually works. you will have some cars that are stubborn though. I have used the vinyl as well. its all on what the customer wants het there opinoin first and go from there. |
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