Blackwolftinting

The ever elusive Pontiac Torrent. He called for a price and I had 0 idea what vehicle he was even talking about. I had to do a google image search to price him. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Yes. I will be vacationing on my couch in front of my tv. I think I’ll try and beat God of War. Maybe take some naps. Who knows at this point. But no. I’m just taking some time off to get some personal stuff taken care of, being it’s notoriously the slowest week out of the year. I may plan a trip next year. This one just came up too fast.

Who else notices a slow down around this time every year? The back to school crunch. I’m taking next week off. The first time in 5 years I’m taking a vacation. Yeet.

Just three piece it with overlays and SEND IT! Yeet!

This. And that.

Use a razor blade in an inconspicuous spot(like top left or right corner). If it flakes, it’s more than likely a laminate layer(film) and not glue. Don’t use the blade over the rear defroster lines*. If it’s determined that it is a layer of film, take a piece of scrap film or the cheapest line you keep in stock. Cut and heat mold as you normally would. Install it as you normally would. Squeegee out as you normally would. Now take a black trash bag and cut it to fit on the outside of the glass. Take trash bag from the outside of the glass, and using slip solution(soapy water), install that black bag over the newly tinted window. Back the vehicle out of your shop and park it in the sun. Make sure the back window is getting full sun. Wait about 30-60 minutes, until the glass is so hot you can only leave a finger on it for less than a second. What you’re doing is using the trash bag as a steamer, steaming the entire piece of glass at one time. The newly installed piece of film *should* bond to the old layer of laminate, and it will all come off in one shot. if that doesn’t work, get the ole scraper out and begin to go to town. Let customer know he/she will no longer have a functioning defroster. Use soapy water so the adhesive doesn’t get soupy and stuck in the rear deck or c pillar cloth.

It’s been a slow week so far. But still got some work done today.

It was a slow Saturday, but I still did work. 👌🏿

How big of a tent do you want?

I agree with Bham.

Did these sliders the other day. I think this was 10-15 year old static cling film. I’ve never seen actual window film look like and come off like this stuff did.

As stated earlier, it’s called “ghosting” and usually only happens with metallized films. If you’re happy with your previous jobs by this company, bring it back and give them a chance to rectify the issue. As both a business owner and installer, keep in mind we’re humans. We’re working with plastic, doing our best to get it on your windows and make it look as pretty as we can. Sometimes we overlook something. Sometimes the film does weird things that’s out of our control. Redoing one or two doors to make you happy is WELL within the realm of a professional shop’s service.

5” yellow turbo for side windows. 2” yellow turbo for 1/4 windows. 5” yellow turbo and Sideswiper for back window and windshields. This is only for the final pass before film installation.

These: And a Honda Pilot I couldn’t photograph because it was raining too hard.