using bing.com
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If you are looking for an up to date mapping system with a "bird's eye view" option, check out http://www.bing.com. I use it to scope out FG window tint quotes before heading out. Their "birds eye view" option is quite nice, and looks very clear and the angle is better than any other mapping service I have used because you can rotate the view 360 degrees around entire object/house.
Sample: http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&...6&encType=1 <---a house I tinted not too long ago
Sample: http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&...6&encType=1 <---a house I tinted not too long ago
#2 By "spyghost"
cleaning glass hard water marks
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hi,
i've encountered this one guy who has a very clean car... 10 years old already, but still deep warm glowing shine... factory paint, not yet repainted in a body shop...
problem is... neglected glasses. weird but yes, it does happen. according to him, all he does is change wiperblades and clean with just a regular car wash... only thing is really neglected glasses... wiper streaks, water sheeting... etc... no scratches however.
it appears as if the glass is thoroughly clean, but with film beneath it, the marks can definitely hide the small bubbles even under good lighting and glass division as a technique.
here is what i did... i used a plain old rubbing compound on the glass... its a bit of an elbow grease, but perfect. i know i should have used a finishing pad and a circular polisher, but i think its still too harsh rather than doing it by hand. in particular, i usd 3m heavy duty rubbing compound. one satchet of it took car of the whole car. i used 3m rubbing compound. here it costs around 0.90 cents (converted to usd). after cleaning the windows with slip and blade (w/c didn't took off the hard water spots), i got a clean micro fiber, put a small amount of compound and worked my way in the glass. just keep on doing the circular motion until the compound is nearly dry. turn the mf over and wipe until dry. just do it repeatedly. i just used newspaper for final polishing.
to test the cleanliness of the windows, just use spray and bulid up the liquid until you see no further divisions between the "wiped" and "unwiped" portions of the wiper blades. another is the squeak test. a clean cotton rag should squeak across the glass and "should not" change tone or pitch, else there's still something between the glass and the rag.
i should have done only the windishield, but the owner wasn't too happy with just the windshield so he asked me to do it on all windows...
i know it may sound more on the glass polishing/detailing arena, but i guess it could be of additional value to tinting... a good prep work goes a long way
i've encountered this one guy who has a very clean car... 10 years old already, but still deep warm glowing shine... factory paint, not yet repainted in a body shop...
problem is... neglected glasses. weird but yes, it does happen. according to him, all he does is change wiperblades and clean with just a regular car wash... only thing is really neglected glasses... wiper streaks, water sheeting... etc... no scratches however.
it appears as if the glass is thoroughly clean, but with film beneath it, the marks can definitely hide the small bubbles even under good lighting and glass division as a technique.
here is what i did... i used a plain old rubbing compound on the glass... its a bit of an elbow grease, but perfect. i know i should have used a finishing pad and a circular polisher, but i think its still too harsh rather than doing it by hand. in particular, i usd 3m heavy duty rubbing compound. one satchet of it took car of the whole car. i used 3m rubbing compound. here it costs around 0.90 cents (converted to usd). after cleaning the windows with slip and blade (w/c didn't took off the hard water spots), i got a clean micro fiber, put a small amount of compound and worked my way in the glass. just keep on doing the circular motion until the compound is nearly dry. turn the mf over and wipe until dry. just do it repeatedly. i just used newspaper for final polishing.
to test the cleanliness of the windows, just use spray and bulid up the liquid until you see no further divisions between the "wiped" and "unwiped" portions of the wiper blades. another is the squeak test. a clean cotton rag should squeak across the glass and "should not" change tone or pitch, else there's still something between the glass and the rag.
i should have done only the windishield, but the owner wasn't too happy with just the windshield so he asked me to do it on all windows...
i know it may sound more on the glass polishing/detailing arena, but i guess it could be of additional value to tinting... a good prep work goes a long way