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Aug 27 2012 09:56 PM | TintDude in Pic of the Week page 1

Pic of the week is now located on this page. ================================= Pic of the Week #310 By "Glass Tinting Supplies" 4/27/13 This was Johnsons SV10 on the internal surface of this glass ceiling. It was very hard. Previous Winners...

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Contour Tint Visors

Dec 18 2011 10:40 PM | TintDude in Window Tint Techniques

~By TintDude ~ The way I do them is kind of drawn out. I make a freezer paper pattern for them. First I use a wooden ruler with notches every half inch and a dry erase marker dragged across the top to make my bottom line. Then I use 1/4 maskin...

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Ultimate Spray bottle test

Oct 20 2010 08:44 PM | Tint-Factory Car Shine in Tools page 2

After Picking up a new Kwazar Mercury Pro sprayer today I decided to see how it compared to some of the other sprayers I had laying around. If you don't know about the Kwazar let me give you a little insight. It has a special design pump that spray...

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List Cars that lose switch memory upon being un...

Jan 30 2011 02:49 AM | Coast To Coast Tinting in Resources

I know a lot of you guys don't remove door panels. However for those of us that do it might be helpful to have a list of the cars that have window switches that lose their memory after being unplugged. I can only think of a few off the top of my h...

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Cars with Laminated glass...

Sep 08 2010 08:56 PM | Super Mario in Resources

Thought it would be good to start a list of newer cars with laminated glass. Please feel free to add to... Japanese: Lexus LS430 German: Audi A6, A8, Et A4 Avant, RS6, Quattro BMW 5 and 7, X5 Mercedes CL series, E series, ML series, R series, S serie...

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Clean water all day long

Dec 19 2011 12:00 AM | TintDude in Tips page 2

Bundy Bear Nov 5 2007, 05:25 PM I discussed this in TintWizards thread before, but I have a good set-up at home that once you try, you'll never go back. Simply hook a garden hose to your tap and run it into your shop or garage through a filter. Ru...

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Tinting Plexi

Dec 22 2011 11:38 PM | benski in Window Tint Techniques

I read on my other post some great tips as what to do, and not to do... if the glass is plexi I take it it cant be tinted, so if so is there another option or is he just sol... I just don't want this to be a nightmare job for the both of us, and w...

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The Best Tool for Closing the Job

Oct 19 2010 04:15 AM | Darknesswithin in Shop Management

Here lately things have been getting out of control in my area when it comes to closing the deal, seems competition is going to extreme measures to get the work. We all have to find the best way to get our message across to the customer thats sitting...

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Upselling to tinted security film for rolldowns ?

Nov 13 2009 02:58 AM | TintWizard in Shop Management

I'm just wondering how many here do this..or ever thought of upselling to tinted security film for rolldowns when tinting a vehicle ? I'm looking into getting into security installs for auto..never done it on auto ..just a few flat glass yrs a...

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Filing with Pumice

Dec 18 2011 11:28 PM | TintDude in Tips page 2

Filing with Pumice Sep 24 2003, 01:21 PM There are these little white blocks out there that you can buy in any drugstore that people (I won't single out the women here) use to sand down callouses. They come in several grades of roughness, and if...

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Saving Triumph Blades

Dec 18 2011 08:31 PM | TintDude in Tools

Saving Triumph Blades This week's tip: As we all know these blades easily get rusty from the smallest amount of moister. only to ruin an entire pack of blades. I am sure most of you have ways to protect them from moisture. buts lets be honest s...

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Convertible Tops

Dec 18 2011 08:08 PM | TintDude in Window Tint Techniques

Convertible Tops This week's tip: When tinting a convertible top back glass, I cut the window as usual, but I don't cut the bottom. I wait to cut the bottom until after I install it. By keeping it uncut I have more "play" to avoid l...

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Finishing the Job

Dec 18 2011 05:21 AM | TintDude in Tips

This week's tip is from Norm Schilling ~ 1. Inventory your tools.. I used to loose a squeegee or hard card about once a day, by leaving in the back seat, or etc.. 2. If you pull a baby seat out of the back of the car, put it in the drivers seat...

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