Do you hand cut your quarter windows?

hungry&fat
Apr 27 2011 05:45 PM

also any foaming glass cleaning sprayed around the board of the glass works.

LilTintGuru
Apr 27 2011 06:18 PM

hungry&fat, on Apr 27 2011, 07:45 PM, said:

also any foaming glass cleaning sprayed around the board of the glass works.

Oh that's awesome! I Never would of thought of that

tdmillet
May 07 2011 04:30 PM

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

Coast To Coast Tinting
May 07 2011 05:23 PM

LilTintGuru, on Apr 27 2011, 08:18 PM, said:

hungry&fat, on Apr 27 2011, 07:45 PM, said:

also any foaming glass cleaning sprayed around the board of the glass works.

Oh that's awesome! I Never would of thought of that

this does work well, however watch getting it on the headliner of a car. You can leave a nasty looking water stain.

Bordered quarter windows I normally double cut while gasketed un bordered quarter window's I cut single, to get a slightly tight cut, and also gasketed windows tend to varry just a bit from side to side.

yz101
May 07 2011 07:08 PM

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

Retnitorp
May 07 2011 11:04 PM

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

justn8
May 08 2011 12:02 AM

Retnitorp, on May 8 2011, 02:04 AM, said:

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

That's how I do it.

I'd rather etch my peel board than a customer's car. If that even happens.

Redwing24
May 08 2011 04:50 AM

justn8, on May 8 2011, 02:02 AM, said:

Retnitorp, on May 8 2011, 02:04 AM, said:

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

That's how I do it.

I'd rather etch my peel board than a customer's car. If that even happens.

filmslayer
May 08 2011 05:59 AM

slap two pieces on the car and throw a light behind if needed , put your big boy pants on guys ....

Malcolm E Boo
May 08 2011 06:22 AM

filmslayer, on May 8 2011, 01:59 PM, said:

slap two pieces on the car and throw a light behind if needed , put your big boy pants on guys ....

Coast To Coast Tinting
May 08 2011 10:40 AM

Malcolm E Boo, on May 8 2011, 08:22 AM, said:

filmslayer, on May 8 2011, 01:59 PM, said:

slap two pieces on the car and throw a light behind if needed , put your big boy pants on guys ....

I use to have to tell guys I would train not to be scared of the tint. Pussy footing film will cause you to mess it up quicker then being rough with it.

justn8
May 08 2011 12:52 PM

Coast To Coast Tinting, on May 8 2011, 01:40 PM, said:

Malcolm E Boo, on May 8 2011, 08:22 AM, said:

filmslayer, on May 8 2011, 01:59 PM, said:

slap two pieces on the car and throw a light behind if needed , put your big boy pants on guys ....

I use to have to tell guys I would train not to be scared of the tint. Pussy footing film will cause you to mess it up quicker then being rough with it.

That's so true. It's amazing what film can take if you're handling it properly.

I find that good habits and a good routine brings about better results more quickly than over thinking and being too cautious.

I make templates for most quarter windows with liner because I find it's easier to cut the film cleanly, and I keep the templates that fit best in a folder next to my peel board for future use. Only cars I don't do that for are ones that are inconsistent.

H.G.
May 10 2011 01:35 AM

justn8, on May 8 2011, 12:02 AM, said:

Retnitorp, on May 8 2011, 02:04 AM, said:

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

That's how I do it.

I'd rather etch my peel board than a customer's car. If that even happens.

pattern all the way! you can feel how much pressure you need to cut throught 2 pcs. And if for some reason you miss an area , snap a new point and follow the score.

slick
May 10 2011 04:38 AM

justn8, on May 8 2011, 04:02 AM, said:

Retnitorp, on May 8 2011, 02:04 AM, said:

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

That's how I do it.

I'd rather etch my peel board than a customer's car. If that even happens.

and as far as that goes, I find the glass on the vehicles wayyyyyyyy softer than the glass I use for my board. You look at the glass, on some cars, wrong nowadays and it scratches.

FREDSTINTING
May 10 2011 05:32 AM

i double cut the windows for both side if i can't see to cut the pattern i use a light

TK's
Jun 09 2011 07:55 PM

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

i trace around all quarter windows on the window, and never worry about etching the glass one bit. all you have to do is put a small piece of plastic behind the film, then stab through the film and into the plastic. now you just drag the plastic around and cut the film at the same time. the best part of this method is that you DON'T HAVE TO WORRY at all about cutting the customer's glass. AND you know that if the plastic is moving under the film, then that means you are cutting the film, so you never get done tracing a pattern and then realize you only scratched the liner and didn't cut through the film, causing you do go back over it with more pressure, causing you to cut the customer's glass.

lot easier, lot less stressful, try it out

justn8
Jun 09 2011 07:58 PM

slick, on May 10 2011, 07:38 AM, said:

justn8, on May 8 2011, 04:02 AM, said:

Retnitorp, on May 8 2011, 02:04 AM, said:

yz101, on May 7 2011, 09:08 PM, said:

tdmillet, on May 7 2011, 07:30 PM, said:

use a liner to make a pattern then double up your film and cut them both on your peel board.

That's what I do. It takes a lot less pressure to cut the clear than the film, which reduces your chances of etching the glass also.

.......making a pattern and then double up two pieces of film on the peel board and then laying your pattern over the film, now you risk etching your peel board using more pressure cutting through 2 pieces of film....i do not see the advantage of this.

That's how I do it.

I'd rather etch my peel board than a customer's car. If that even happens.

and as far as that goes, I find the glass on the vehicles wayyyyyyyy softer than the glass I use for my board. You look at the glass, on some cars, wrong nowadays and it scratches.

Wish I had of read that f***ing line a week ago :lol

For MOST I have made templates with liners then cut on the peel board... but now I do it for all small windows, in door quarters or small peeking winders in da back.

I made my mistake, never again :lol

slick
Jun 10 2011 04:35 AM

justn8, on Jun 9 2011, 11:58 PM, said:

I made my mistake, never again :gasp

That is the way most of us "old-timers" learned EVERYTHING! We didn't have an interweb to turn to. :gasp

filmslayer
Jun 10 2011 04:43 AM

slick, on Jun 10 2011, 07:35 AM, said:

That is the way most of us "old-timers" learned EVERYTHING! We didn't have an interweb to turn to. :nope

just think :shock

could've saved a lot of film in those days ....

slick
Jun 10 2011 04:46 AM

filmslayer, on Jun 10 2011, 08:43 AM, said:

slick, on Jun 10 2011, 07:35 AM, said:

That is the way most of us "old-timers" learned EVERYTHING! We didn't have an interweb to turn to. :nope

just think :nope

could've saved a lot of film in those days ....

ohhhhhhhh HELLZ ya! :shock

filmslayer
Jun 10 2011 04:49 AM

couldnt begin to tell ya how many windows i peeled and re-did the first three years ...

H.G.
Jun 10 2011 05:44 AM

slick, on Jun 10 2011, 04:35 AM, said:

justn8, on Jun 9 2011, 11:58 PM, said:

I made my mistake, never again :lol

That is the way most of us "old-timers" learned EVERYTHING! We didn't have an interweb to turn to. :nope

--------- Hey what happend to Luongo???? Schneider for game 5??? Go Canucks

slick
Jun 10 2011 06:16 AM

H.G., on Jun 10 2011, 09:44 AM, said:

slick, on Jun 10 2011, 04:35 AM, said:

justn8, on Jun 9 2011, 11:58 PM, said:

I made my mistake, never again :lol

That is the way most of us "old-timers" learned EVERYTHING! We didn't have an interweb to turn to. :nope

--------- Hey what happend to Luongo???? Schneider for game 5??? Go Canucks

He says he is sticking with Luongo. :nope

ShadeKing
Jun 10 2011 07:06 PM

I do: Make a pattern with a liner (like above postings) with a sharpie or fresh blade. Then cut 2 on a rinse board, fresh blade again. I even use a marker on the roll-ups.

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