76 Buick Skylark

OK, had this guy come in this week & wants his 1976 Buick Skylark tinted. Everything but the windshield. The front windows will be no problem, frameless. I'm concerned about the back 3 windows. The glass is old, and has butyl oozing out into the viewable glass, along with rubber gaskets & seals. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I advised the guy that the BEST option was to have the back 3 windows removed, and I would tint them loose, then have them reinstalled. The car is near mint, except for the dirt and grime stuck in all the crevices & corners of the back 3 windows. I could easily just try my best to clean the glass IN the car, however I know for a fact that most of it will just rush back inbetween the film & glass when I go to stick it (and naturally looklike sh!at). Any suggestions?

Oops, I meant a LeSabre...

not worth the trouble..unless he is paying you really good for it...if he want a top notch job done...he should have the windows removed....other then that...i wouldnt touch it.

Trim out the goop wth your olfa, wipe out excess with paint thinner and a rag, keep wiping until it's clean....that's all you can do, or cut it short and use blackout tape.....both suggestions are better than not tinting it, that's just stupid, take the man's money, tint the car

.. ..the hack quote of the week...yeah...go ahead and put black out tape on it ..that will look real good... ..i remember doing that back when i first started tinting...when i was inexperienced and didnt know any better....what is your excuse..? ...oh yeah...you just want the guys money and dont give a ratts azz what it looks like..this right here is what is wrong with this industry..

check out my post last year under Old Cars, No black band, it may help you

and when he gets in there and cuts that stuff out, the window will probably start to leak, and who is gonna pay for that, the tinter, for being a hack

if he cares enough about that old car, he will pay the extra money to make it look right

some of those comments remind me of LB

worse

yeah..nothing worse then a .."get their money and dont give a sheit what it looks like tinter"...that is what is wrong...these so called window tinters on the net give out crap advise like that and ppl thinking the whole industry is like that.

Okay first off, if the window leaks after to trimed that black tar..Then YOU cut entirly WAY TO MUCH of that crap out....You gotta trim dat shiz! i mean really...If he isnt paying to have the glass removed then clean up the tar was best you can...at least make it look decent...When you go ahead and shrink you backglass...trim about 1/8th of a inch off of it, all the way around....I would suggest you talk him into the darkest film thats allowed in the state...here we can do 5% so after in install my film i will have a slight light line all the way around it...Now its time for the paint pen....Now i prefer removing the glass but sometimes the car just doesnt permit you to do it...Check out the 57 Chevy 210 i did in the tinted car section...That was done this way...I didnt pull the glass cause the car was a fram eoff resto and i will be damned if i am going to screw up a black finish like that...Honestly it looks top notch and unless you are a window tinter you would never know!

I'm DEFINETLY not a hack. I already sent him home once, and told him I would post this on my window tint forum & see what some other experienced professional tinters such as myself would recommend. I asked him if he would be willing to have the glass removed, & he does not want the additional cost. So I think I will either: Turn him down completely, and let someone hack it up, or: I will charge him in upwards of $500 & have MY glass guy come pull the glass, then clean it properly, tint it, & have MY glass guy slap it all back in. I REFUSE to try to clean these windows IN the car. It's Next to Impossible, thats just fact. Anyone who's tinted a year or two would know that. So... I will let ya'll know what happens. His appointment is tomorrow. I refuse to let customers cars go imperfect. We all know there is no such thing as the PERFECT tint job... but I do my damndest to make sure that the imperfections are unnoticable. That is impossible on THESE back 3 windows. I warranty ALL of my work, and wouldn't want someone seeing a hack job & pointing the finger at ME! No Way!

Thanks for the advice everyone!

Nice car, good luck with it.... And welcome to the Forum, Michigan represent! Yes everyone, the sun actually does shine here in Michigan.

Thats a good sound idea right there, with having your glass guy R&R it, and the best way to do that car IMO