berretta

Not really new topic but anyone have any better solutions for doing a berretta back glass. I was wondering if anchoring in different position than the normal "H" pattern would help any info will be of great assistance ,unlike other post I have been doing this quite awhile and still having trouble!

those things still give me trouble too

maybe 1 peece will be on about his earning the title 1peecebaretta

No problem.....wet or dry.....eazy.

With 15 years your having a problem......

I still use a full 12" squeegee on the 2 bottom corners and do it in one swipe. It helps to have a person with a heat gun on the outside for those corners. Otherwise the rest is easy.




Thats kind of arrogant and uncalled for isnt it

Yea your right . I'm so sorry.

Yeah Zeus, that WAS harsh. 30+ years here and they still give me fits. I just don't see enough of them to get any better, nor do I desire seeing enough of them to get better. They just plain ole suck. I tell them to go elsewhere. I wont even do them anymore.

thank you mr key west. I thought it was a little harsh

I havent seen a beretta on the road for the past 5 years maybe even longer........

YUP!! I dont care to do them anymore either! Not that I cant, just hate the stress and headache



Probably because those things were hated soo much by tinters they have possibly been sabotaged/destroyed and disposed of properly!! I totaled one of those things in 94 with my truck.

I got one for Sat. I'm Gonna 2pc it and be done with it.

do what you gotta do on those..i havent done on in awhile..sometimes i can get them done in 45 minutes..and sometime it will take all day..and i dont mind admitting that...it all in the attitude you start with or you have that day...hope you have a good one that day.

i also price them out so high..i will never see one in my shop ever again. ..or i will back a bank load for doing one.

what type of film are you using?

take a pic.....lets see it..............

pretty basic shrink; one piece it, swipe the bottom and wedge some paper towels or newspaper on the bottom corners while you do the other winders .... let it sit in the sun for an hour or so and bam... you are done....

better you than me

Ain't no sun today cold and raining I'm betting it's a no show!

betting? or wishing?

i have only done 2 in my day. got some advice from an old dog and told me to place a 5" strip at the bottom and then do the rest. its been about 3 years since i had one to do so next time ima knock it in 12 piece. if they wanna pay $300. compare that to the cutlas at $450

Well some say it is easy and some say different but I went old school and pieced it in just to get the thing out of my shop.This is a great way to talk about tinting but it seems as if some just want to flaunt skills, well at least let the rest of us know how to get it done and not just about accomplishments or failures.I have learned more from failure than I'd like to admit but at least I try to remain humble about the things that matter most. Good Work means Good Pay!

I agree I've always done berettas in 2 pieces I've always figured it could be done in 1. But never had the time to try a 1 piece.

i have seen 1 in my 6years,the owner was to cheap to tint it..thank god

I have done 2 in my 9 years and the last one was about 7 years ago. I did one with Sungard Endurance film. This one belonged to the shop manager in one shop I tinted at. The bottom corners had popped back off when I went back a week or two later. I just took the blue max and pushed them back down for a perfect tint job.....

The other one I did was for a promotional giveaway and of course the winner was the beretta window. They came back a week or two later and the tint was all bubbled up in the bottom corners. I told them that I KNEW it did not get that way because of me. I knew they had tried to push it back down themselves and got it stuck in bad....I popped the bubbles and made it look as good as it could.....

One piece, yes. Heated up bottom edges on the glass, yes. Extra hand to do that heating, absolutely. Just like the older Thunderbird....

seriously it layed right down....not sure why it didn't have some sort of contamination, but even with it being Endurance I didn't see any......

lucky.....probably

Glad you got it done and everything worked out for you





Also I agree TG..... 2 weeks later and it layed down PERFECT