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If you have pictures of some of your work post the link here, or if you have a site post that. I like to see what everybody is up to :inot MDOG WEBSHOTS...like a mug
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I tinted this car a while back and one of the windows didn't work, so I tinted it as best I could, ya know, 1" top edge. Well this moron comes back and says," I don't know what happened to this window, it must have slid down or something." Yeah right, A-hole!! Like you drove around with your window tint like that for 4 months, and just now decided to get it fixed!! So he seriously expects us to replace it, crazy @#$%!! I also had a guy come in once and say we forgot to tint one of his quarters, he just noticed it, a YEAR later!! Man! What's your best " trying to get my window tinted for free" line?
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All this talk about seams got me wondering, how many times you guys mess up part of a one-piece, after it's applied, and turn it into a quick two-piece hidden seam? You know, it's 6 o'clock on a Friday night, you're tired, you wanna go home, the customer will never know,....... Then, how many times is the density off, or the color, so you end up doing it over anyway?? Just curious, is it just me?
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Window Films
by Guest uniqueimage- 2 replies
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What's your take on film? What company is the best to work with? I've been using global for a while now and switched to Bio but the film is crap! Does not shrink well. Im thinking about global again. What do you guys think? In this area we have to do $100 a car thing, so I don't want to buy a very expensive film. I did a caprice yesterday with the Bio film and I could not shrink the film right, kept creasing. Felt like my first car. I even tried to mold the window first on the outside then install, didn't work out well for me.
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BS 6208
by Guest potzy- 7 replies
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Can anyone help with what film shhould be used to comply with the British Standard 6208 ...cheers fellas
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Haze after tinting??!?! 1 2
by Guest newtintr- 11 replies
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So I just finished tinting my wife's Mazda 3 last weekend using film I bought from tintkits.com (the pre-cut stuff). I think it should be totally dry now. But why is there a layer of haze on them? The strangest thing is, only the driver side front, drive side rear, and back glass have this problem. The passenger side is perfectly clear. Did I do something wrong during the install? I used the recommanded soap solution called film-on (mixing 3 full presses of the solution with 1 QT water). Please help!
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Among show pictures I don't finf any collegue :inot So only thing I know - Llullu lost one plazma I think there are some pictures made from window film booth's
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personal note: to the desk of TD
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G.G. & Lex'a 1 2 3
by LEO'n'DARTZ- 22 replies
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Here is promised installation lessons made by hidden camera at DARTZ.LAND. All this uncensored lessons will be able with FLAME KIT's which now is available in Europe....Here is how this flameZ look on DARTZ.GEO
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Peeling rear BG.....wish me luck.... 1 2
by Guest redgtxdi- 11 replies
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OK, here goes nothin'. I graduate today from old-school to new school. Back in the day, I'd have taken a razor blade to this thing & just taken some time & cursed a bit. I'm sure the cursing may still be there........(it's just therapeutic)......but I'm baggin' this one & we'll see what happens. Rather than ammonia, I opted for 409.......(didn't have any Simple Green layin' around)........and I used PLENTY so we'll see how she works. It's not hot today, but it's hot in the sun, so I've got the back glass pointin' right at it. Been sittin' for about 10 minutes now so I'll give it a bit more, then go out & start peelin'. I forgot to take pics from t…
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oh the idiocy of youth 1 2
by Guest tint rookie- 17 replies
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sorry, wont go that dark. good luck with your other tinting options in chico. im not that hard up for work. > >Dear B, > > I have had 5% on all windows including the front windows of my last car a Chrystler Seabring which I drove for 6 years and it did not effect my night driving at all it actually made it better reducing glare and what not. I received one ticket in that time which I just paid the $60 dollar ticket and kept my windows tinted. My mom also has all of her windows including the front tinted on her 2005 Camery at 5% it looks really nice and it is not an issue for us with night driving. I h@te the look of lighter tint on the front and …
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Matrix Lines 1 2
by blade- 17 replies
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do you treat 'em like dot matrix? I don't. I don't prep 'em, glue 'em, vinyl 'em. I just tint it and call it good. I've seen several posts here (recently and in the past) about members treating them like dots. What do you guys do? (not that I'm gonna change my way just curious)
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Any body watchin the UFC2? I've been a boxing fan for years-but it seems boring compared to these bad mothas!Mixed martial arts is takin over! ss
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author_name TOTAL_POSTS TINT 1031 zolar 483 guest 481 williestint 471 LEO'n'DARTZ 462 blade 441 tint rookie 439 solareclipseauto 425 TintWizard 366 Mdog 333 Texastintchick 320 tintdude 288 metint 284 Exact-Oh 225 oldtinter 193 Meff 174 mountainman 160 Mr paladin 130 TINTDESIGNZ 127 tigerstripe 125 nautiboi73 119 Devil with bad attitude 105 Mr Shadey 74 SWAN 71 mastertinter 70 alphatinter 69 Sprinter 67 *** 67 ninjatinter 67 SIR TINTSALOT 58 Kohler 56 tintnfool 55 MidcoastMW 55 tintinater 54 tinterjim 49 tintyoda 48 Al-tint 46 autotinter 45 potzy 44 Beeline 43 tintman Pa 42 FIREMAN68 40 K…
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what would YOU do 1 2
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This one should be good
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may be I don't understand something? Off - mean take from, but this is installation competitions, and must be called TINT-ON. explain me if I am wrong Leo
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one of those days , today 1 2
by Guest 1PEECBARETTA- 16 replies
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ever have a car to do,done many of the same kinda car lots of times.then 3 pieces of back glass film later.....
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2000 postesses
by Guest zolar- 8 replies
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oh shizzle thats a lot of goatz
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speed kills 1 2
by Guest tintgod- 13 replies
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A picture is worth a thousand words. The Honda rider was traveling at such a "very high speed", his reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident. Swedish Police estimate a speed of ~250 KM/h (155mph) before the bike hit the slow moving car side-on at an intersection. At that speed, they predicted that the rider's reaction time (once the vehicle came into view) wasn't sufficient enough for him to even apply the brakes. The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 10 feet from where the collision took place. All three involved (…
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trying to rap yo... britney focks me in azz with her strap on
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You are not the fastest tinter in the world 1 2 3
by Guest zolar- 27 replies
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and we really don't want to hear about it please allow me to help you out... ..........which way did you come in?
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HILARIOUS, watch as they take normal conversations and turn them dirty with bleeps and censorship blurs the monkey one is the funniest and the guy grabbing the EMU http://www.stuntcook.com/index.php?I=16375
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who's drinkin' 'round here????
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Devil, and our Aussie friends.......
by Guest zolar- 1 reply
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G'day Mates
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Hey Zolar, here's your sheep kit. 1 2
by Guest Al-tint- 13 replies
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film export 1 2
by Guest direct protection- 18 replies
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is there any one out ther who wants to export tint to australia . only after film that is not all ready in australia. film must be good quality and at the right price
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http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/penissong.html *Feel free to trash if it's pushing the limits of the Foo Bar*
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ONE HAWT BMW 1 2
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The shop owner had a 5' X 11' 1/4" tempered glass rolling sign fabricated for about $900, a few years back. Instead of anchoring it by the road, he insists on pulling it in and out every day. (so no-one puts a brick through it) From the beginning it was a bad idea. When the wind gets up, the thing acts like a giant sail and it pulls up one, or both anchors, and goes sailing across the parking lot. The first victim was a Ferrari Mondial, got a caved in quarter panel....crunch The second victim was a Caddi rear-end......slam and now.....The bosses Bruick show car.......crash and the glass is shattered. heres the sign before and the sign after ...and the hoop…
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asshat car dealer down the street called and has 12 bugs he wants tinted I think I will go shoot myself now.
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Sun Gard Window tint
by Guest JMass- 1 reply
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Do you think that the sungard nighthawlk, slate , and shodow would be good for matching factory windoes. or are any of these bad selections. please help me.lol. thanks.
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My WebpageWhere is the pictures????
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tinting tools
by Guest previabob- 2 replies
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hi guys anyone in the uk got any tint tools for please also some decent and cheap film for practicing with many thanks bob
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Anyone do remote start installs for dealers???
by Guest laynlow03xtreme- 1 reply
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Like the topic says, I would like to talk to someone that does dealer work, for new car dealerships, used car lots, repair shops, ect. I used to install for a bunch of car audio shops, and started doing work on my own out of my dads repair shop using his customer base, and then for a few of his friends repair shops. I feel that their customer bases are pretty much tapped out at the time, and I would like to approach dealerships and other businesses, but I am not sure on the proper way to go about it as far as who to speak to, pricing, ect. Also, does anyone provide a mobile service, such as doing the install right at the customers location....be it a dealership, home, …
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Saying Hello 1 2
by Guest shadetree- 18 replies
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Hello all, and props to all the OG's and Z the entertainer. You guys rock. To Mdog the Master: I was gonna quit until I tried my '93 Tortous back glass doggystyle. All I can say is, "Wow." I've been enjoying this forum for a long time. I think I've read almost every piece of text that I could find here, and managed to grab my ballz and make a few posts. I hope to contribute back at least a small portion of the knowledge that I've taken from here. It is invaluable and inspiring (most of the time) My background. I'm an automotive engineer. I've been suffering in the corporate environmental bs and working for someone else for way too long. :inot (11yrs) …
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Knocked the horns off this one
by Guest zolar- 6 replies
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the wife & kids were out one day, and happened upun this cute little gizzoat ...but someone knocked one of his horns off nope not me... really ...no I mean it then they found out why he was missing a horn ......his big bird buddy, the ostrich, or emu came up and pecked him in the head. every time the goat would come to the fence to eat grass from the kids DOINK...in the head, from his jealous bird friend that was an odd couple for sure
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Ok guys and gals heres your chance. I recently sold my 12 year old shop and am moving to open a new shop. I wont mention the film I used the longest but I tried them all. Sun guard, solar Guard, Llumar, Johnson, 3M etc. I would like to know what everyone thinks is the best film on the market today with the best backed warranty. I would also like to know what is the cheapest film on the market today for those price shoppers that dont give a flying flip about warranty. I am in Texas so if you know the distributor in this area let me know also. Thanks and I look forward to the replys.
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NEW CLIP 1 2
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My Webpage just click on this lady face Your mindZ about it...
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The scene....... Got an invite to quote a home. Did that but another company was also in selling Sungard Optima for maximum heat rejection. Film literature says it is designed and built for Australian conditions. I had a better price. 77 lousey sq.ft. Why don't you have a lifetime warranty? I can do but it's not realistic. Went through all the reasons why. Took no notice of intelligent reasoning. But she believes their product has to be better because of it. So she now reckons she needs to do more research. I was not getting through to her, brain dead. She definately wants this warranty for life in writing. So I up my gear, collected my brochures, told her sh…
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
I sold my business in '96 that had as assets: tools and inventory and goodwill. I bought it 2.5 years earlier for 5k. It had a gross sales # around 30K and very little goodwill since the owner only worked it part time. In the 2.5 years I ran the company, gross sales went from 30K upward to 177K as a one person operation. To be fair, the final year @ 177K included an installation sale involving 35K sq ft. Still I increased the gross from 30K to 100K under my direction in the 2.5 years of ownership. I sold the business in a short sale for 10K because I landed a corporate job at a film manufacturing company. I lacked the desire to further expand the business, but it was considered reputable even by my competitors. One of them bought it. Don't know if that helps but, maybe you'll find this helpful in determining the goodwill of the one you are considering buying. https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/calculate-goodwill -
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Window Tinter for hire in Rockville, MD
Must have experience and knowledge in the automotive window tint industry. This job requires people skills, a positive attitude and willingness to be a team member are essential to this position. Having experience operating a window tint plotter a plus. Pay will be determined during interview process. Please Call TJ Flores 301 979-1313 -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Gross 50-60? You could find that kind of revenue picking up cans. Whatever you're about to spend should be spent to market your own brand unless I'm reading this wrong. -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Looking to buy an established commercial/residential business. The company has grossed about 50-60k annually for the past few years. There's not really anything as far as assets go. So I'd basically be buying the phone number and 25+ years of being an established business. Just trying to get an idea of what I should be paying! Thanks in advance!! -
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
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Commercial Residential Window Tinter Needed - Colorado
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
I created an account just to respond here. I'm not a "tinter" or whatever yall may call yourselves but I came across this product and thought that it looked pretty cool and something I could do myself. I ordered from Lazeway and spent like $150 for two packages. The product is from China although they claim all this America stuff on the website. All i received was two simple rolls of tint, nothing special. I was totally scammed and now I'm looking all over the internet for anyone talking about this product to let them know. Dont buy from them.- 2
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Since there is no limit of darkness on the top strip, I have wanted to tint it. But I would go very dark, to help with sun glare in the evening. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Yeah that’s a very fair point to a degree I’m probably overthinking it. I don’t see really significant glare reduction until you get into much darker tint. Like you I think visibility for me is more important living in the country. I’ll probably see what the specs list the differences between 70% and 80% and then double check with the tinter as to what they recommend. Likely will end up with 70% with a strip along the top. Air80 seems to be much more popular, not sure if it’s due to performance or the difference in cost being so much more for the stratos. thank you
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