Madico Charcool 42

Hey, got my windows tinted in 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300... they used Madico Charcool... very nice film.

My question is, they re-tint my front right due to a hairline scratch in the middle of the film. With the new tint film on that window, I see like a water/air lump all the way in the corner near the side-mirror... it doesn't look like a bubble but a lump... is this normal? I just got it done yesterday, May 26th.

Also, I see like 3-4 tiny line, look like trails all together... tinter tried to squeeze it down and it was getting normal but back to trails so basically, it is not scratches. It looks like a scratch but its a line of bubble? What do you guys think about that?

Sounds like a little left over water and a smear from moving air out of a dry area. Let it dry and it should all clear up.

Can you post a pic for us?

http://www.tintdude.com/posting-pics.html

Sounds like Your seeing water. Give it a week to fully dry. If there still there, bring it back for a redo. Thats just sloppy squeegee technique, but if its water...

I tried taking pictures but it is not capturing it for some reason. I think its because of the rain. I will try again tomorrow.

I remember you from May 9th as you had a bogus post you had made. As you said you had got this web site from a tinter that you know. So is this for real or what?

It is not bogus! I am just concerned man... the tinter gave me this website just incase if I had any questions and what not.

Are you asking this so you have sum input when you go back to the place that installed the film? As in if it does not go away in a few days?

yes

May be sum adhesive that got left behind from the removal process if what you are describing is 3 to 4 lines in a trail. As a pic of this would be more helpful.

I will try to get a picture soon... it is raining... tried taking a picture today and it wouldn't capture those lines

sounds like booms2go runs into that situation alot. Must be a expert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Booms2Go has very good squeegee technique ...You weren't complaining when I did Your tow car, now were ya? Didn't think so....

except for the mark that a shovel hit. Is that warranty?Biatch

Act like MY clumsy FAT azz threw the shovel in there ...thats what I thought....

sorry for the bad picture quality... it looks like a lump but man, it has been raining wedesday, thursday, friday... no sun... tuesday is the day when i got that window done again.

also,

i couldn't capture the picture of those snail track lines... very very thin line bubble.

Hard to tell with the flash but if you can feel a lump it is possibly a small piece of adhesive that came out of the gasket during the install process of the new film. If it does not go away and it bothers you take it back. Did you pay for this window to get replaced or did they do it for no charge?

I don't think it looks that bad

I always tell people if they have an issue that I can redo it, but can't guarantee it will be any better the second time because of things like this where adhesive might get in the corners or gasket or someplace else. Or there may be a tiny bit left on the glass that the razor missed, etc.

they did it at no charge

i think the lump is a bubble...

here is the snail tracks i was talking about... this is on left front window (only that line but everything is perfect).... i got the similar one on my front right window which they replaced but it have very tiny, about 3-4, snail tracks
... tint tried to squeeze it down and it was going away but kept coming back so he said its not a scratch... it should go away soon... today is the first day sun is out since we had rain all last week!

if its adhesive from another piece i would redo it. but i can't tell from the pic.

that picture... its first time tinting that window... haven't gotten redone... because that window is perfect beside that line

The one on the driver side if it does not go away in a few more days you should return to the place that did the job and have them redo that window as you will be looking at it every day. As far as the passenger window let that dry as well and if it appears to be getting better as the days pass wait a little more as you have stated it has been raining all last week as this will slow down the drying time of the film also. So give it more time to dry and place the car in the sun as much as you can as this will speed up the drying process. So come back on here in a few more days with an update.

Big Back Glass - Will that go away?


Big Back Glass


Driver's Side - only one line, the rest of that window is perfect - not sure if I want to get it redone... maybe it wouldn't look perfect as before if I go ahead for a redo


Front Right Window... see those snail's tracks?


Front Right Window... see those 2 small lump, bubble on right side?

nope

huh?

Backglass looks like air. Door glasses look like they have adhesive trails left behind.........redo. Can't make out the 'lumps' you're referring to on the FRW.

No they will not you may even see more appear as time will pass.

No it will not, sorry "nope" wasn't sufficient. That's contamination.

Take it back... have another installer work on it because that was beyond incidental contamination.

aw man... thanks for your input guys.

at the tint place, there is only 1 tinter... that would suck if he had to do the back glass again... would create a lot of mess... he used a steamer for my front right window... last time i showed him the back glass, he said its bubble... let it heal first... i think i am going to have him do the front two windows again if those do not go away

I am having the same problem with my back window with madico charcool. My contamination is a lot worse than yours though. I have a cluster of 20 specs in one area and another of 5 specs. I'ts rediculous. The tinter actually blames it on the tint film. He says this particular tint shows everything. I'm getting mine redone this week.

is he going to give you a refund and strip it , as we last talked ?

He won't give me a refund. He said he would redo all the windows I am not happy with.

that sucks ! hopefully he gets it right next time ...

The definition of insanity...doing the same thing (car) over and over and expecting a different result....

is this charcool 42 a new vlt ? I thought they had 5 , 20 , 35, 55 ?

i saw the box and i was told its some special edition... CH42

those are from doing the window without taking the panel off or taking the seal out and sliding the film down past the seal..the film get crinkled up like that from what we call tucking the film.



is it ok to leave it like that? its very small and way hidden to the right