Window Tinting - General Discussion
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Kind of emergency question 1 2 3 4
by Guest ryanfx- 33 replies
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I got all of my windows tinted on friday morning (around 9 AM) on my Trans Am. They told me that I should not roll down my windows for a week. It is now sunday afternoon and my car has been sitting in sun (70 degrees) the entire day. I was originally going to take my camry back to school, (2 hours away) but just as I was parking it in my driveway and rolled up the windows, the window came off the track on the driver side and no longer closes (stuck several inches open) So my question is... I need to take my Trans Am back to school, from friday morning to sunday afternoon, is this long enough to be able to roll my windows down? I got limo tint all around and I would p…
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tinting a 04 Maxima, all side windos are in and back glass is "Learning" the curve. I sit on my stool ( that didn't sound good but you know what I mean) I used to be a sqwuater. but I see a finger so I grab the heat. Well as I finish the small finger teh teh roll up, I see a small one in the Quarter, BUt a Bug lands on my left arm. I h@te bugs, so I freak a lil and move my arms to see what it si and get it off. Well after I get it off I see this. damnit to hell
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Has anyone tried MAGOOP for the dot matrix yet? 1 2 3
by Guest Litespeeds- 27 replies
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Magoop Here is the link that I was sent to my e-mail from the manufacturer trying to solicite some business from me. Has anyone tried this stuff on the dot matrix yet? If so, what are your evaluation of this stuff? Was it easy to use? Is it messy? Would you recommend it or not? Thanks for the feedback.
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Jacksonville is nice.
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There are real life tests and some other may be interesting clips added on my web My Webpage From these clips I think people can understand WHY do their need safety and security window films and HOW these films work... I am starring on some of these films
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Party Friday night 10-28! Will start about 9:00pm my time (I am throwing a birthday party for my son earlier). Be here or be square Get out the digital cameras....
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Selling in the mall 1 2 3
by Guest Mayor of Tint Town- 27 replies
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On one of my trips to Australia I saw a window tinting company selling jobs in the mall by having a salesman standing next to a new tinted vehicle. This was in the middle of the mall where the kiosk type stands are. Has anyone else done this or seen it? I know it was pretty effective down under, just wondering if its been done up here in the great North. da Mayor.
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Anybody want to join in...you are all invited
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My Webpage Hey, You grammar n@zi, tintS again here http://www.maxpower.co.uk/homepage/ I love this magazine, but this is piece of - on my mind or REAL TINT LESSONS, OR REAL BOOBZ....Here - not this, not this. IMHO
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well I looked in to joining but thay seam like thay dont no what thay do . and get this .the president is a sun guard dealer ! and thay have the nerve to stress quality
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Happy birthday
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Where are you supposed to look when tinting these places? It's embarrassing! I've got another in the morning. Devil
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winfix 2005
by Guest tint rookie- 4 replies
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what a nighmare of a program/nuisance/virus/spyware what ever you want to call it. aledgedly the FBI is involved tracking its source down, for privacy violations. my old lady fell for it, didnt pay for it, but not the less it was a biotch to warsh out. even w/pop up blocker on, it tends to find a way through, looks authenitic as hell. like nothing more than windows saying theres an update. from that point on, its harder to close out then a pron site when the old lady walks in. since you clicked on to it, it by passes security settings, in imbeds it self quite well. im no computer geek, it was more than a nuicance for me to get rid of. (im sure theres more than a few …
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We tinted a 2 door civic today. The guy watched us from outside the curtain the whole time (picture to follow later). He only walked away after I caught him staring at my behind while I was heatshrinking the back glass Then I pull the car out, open it up and he walks up to the drivers door and starts poking at the tint! I say "Sir! Step away from the car!" He jumps back and looks at me like I am crazy. I start laughing He was classic... all the right questions too! "Does the tint go on the outside? " I say "YEP!" And start laughing. He tried to stand inside the booth and I said "I will ask you as politely as I can, please step outside." He says "Oh am I i…
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What files are the best to use?
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I have been looking around for a new file which do you guys think are the best, I heard the the diamond edge files are the best?? Where can you get them from appropriate in the UK
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A guy calls today and ask how much to tint his mustang, I ask does it have any old tint on it now? he says yes on the back window only I give him a price, he says he doesn't like tint that much anyway how much just to take it off? I give him another price,then he ask how much if I have you spray that special stuff on there and I take it off myself,I said the same price WTF
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Social security check
by Guest Meff- 8 replies
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I'm from G-unit yo
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ok, this is for all tint masters. How long did it take your first time? how much tint did you use? did you teach yourself, or learn from a tint shop? tell us the story of how you got started. thanks
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What do you spend it all on 1 2 3 4
by Guest potzy- 31 replies
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I was just woundering what everyone spends all there hard earned cash on.... Me and my brother has just booked a Kevin Schwantz track school over in the states for next April 6 7 8th, its shite load of money but fookit im only 34 once (race number) and been a fan spanding the whole of Schwantz's career so had to be done eh....so if theres any fellow tinters living near Road Atlanta race track I dont supose you could put us up checky sod arent I, well theres no harm in asking I guess
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Nintendo DS 1 2
by Guest bigjohn- 12 replies
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I am thinking on getting a nintendo Ds and some game but the games I have seen dont ook that good... whats going on with Nintendo...
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thicker liner 1 2
by Guest aksb- 11 replies
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I am curious. Does anyone know if any company manufactures film with a release liner thicker than 1 mil?
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definition of a POS 1 2 3
by Guest thetintshop- 24 replies
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anyone know who this smiling corksucker is? he's lee raymond, CEO of exxon mobil. (aka, crook) he's smiling like that because his company just did 9.92 BILLION in profit for this past quarter. PROFIT, not sales, PROFIT. now you see where all that money you're spending is going.
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Either later this week or early next week I am going to stop by a few areas where new homes are going up to see about leaving my cards and/or brochures and I was just wondering if anyone has tried this and had any success in being allowed to, and then having new home buyers contact you for their tinting needs. RoAcH
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Technology
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Are we here yet?????The system
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NooB question of the day. (part 2) 1 2
by Guest MidcoastMW- 14 replies
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Can I still remove that nasty, old, wrinkled, peeling, purp tint from a back glass using the Simple green/garbage bag method WITHOUT the hot, sunny, summer day?? Will a heat gun do? what are my best options for cold weather removal?
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http://www.audiocomedy.net/standup/foxwort...ds/alphabet.mp3
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To much light 1 2
by Guest potzy- 13 replies
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...I have another headache for you all, a client has asked me to tint the windows in his home to stop people looking through...easy right, thing is ive put up SDS20% and you can still see through because of very large window on the oppisite side of the room...hmm. I even tried putting up film twice but that dosent work ethier and he wont have the other windows tinted...what would you suggest apart from blinds is there a film out there that will counter act this dielema. Regards Stu
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when does the party start?
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Need some Help
by Guest FIREMAN68- 8 replies
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I have a customer that want me to tint a 3ft by 4ft window at a hospital. He told me that he wants this window to be as dark as possible and dose not want to see threw it. So my question is if I was to put limo on this window and its still isn't dark enough for this guy can I put another layer of limo over the first one? If yes how long should I let the first layer dry before I put on the second. And if this was you how much would you charge for a job like this. Im thinking I should charge alot for this job due to this guy only wanting me to do one window. Thanks to those who respond.
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Winter Blues......mon - wed!
by Guest walestint- 2 replies
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2nd post! My first winter (1st year this dec) and I am finding here in wales that things are quiet mon - wed every now and again then all of a sudden thu n fri people are thinking about tint and spending money to book in etc. THis is from a bookings point of view. rarely get bookings on a monday or tuesday. But then the 'winter' as I call it is based on tourists going home at the start of sept etc. Hope this thread makes sense! cheers all
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Lets see who everybody thinks going to WIN.
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what do u think of the mastercraft heat gun? has anyone try it?
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oh the goats
by Guest tint rookie- 4 replies
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workin on the backdoors into other avenues tint can be pushed. talkin to this real estate agent in his office, I see his computer wallpaper. his prize winning blue ribbon goat head shot. I now have a sore on the inside of my cheek from bitin it, to try and keep a serious face, and not just flat out laughin my ass off....."you know what my buddies would do to your lil blue ribbon bessy" 2 weeks ago or so, tintin 2 cars at a goat farm...... sprayers and heat guns were never soo much fun. how much do I owe ya? "well my buddies woulda done this job in trade, but I gotta charge ya"
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ok ive been using johnson now for the last couple years but I was thinking about trying some llumar because so many people around here are always asking for it but is the stuff really much better? its almost xx - xx dollars more per roll than im paying now and that will cut my margin down. The only issue im having is the sil series always looks a little to silver from the outside than what I want if I use a 15 on the rear and 25 on the front it makes a big difference. and I hear shrinking is a little better with llumar?
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Emancipation of Mimi - Rerelease!
by Guest singforsam- 5 replies
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Anyone listen to the first one? I was really amazed when I heard the album. Mariah Carey is finally back! (dayem she's hot...) anyway, She's coming out with a rerelease with 4 new songs (streamable at mariahcarey.com) and a music video DVD in mid nov. I'm probably going to get the album now that I heard it(I heard it at my universal internship, don't actually have the CD...=P) Anyone else going to go get it? what do you guys htink of mariah?
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Build a story one sentence at a time, one post at a time. Try to keep it on the cleaner side Here goes.... It was a warm evening and Joe was driving home from work.
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Brand & Acronyms???????????
by Guest redgtxdi- 0 replies
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Since I'm catchin' up from years of not tinting back when Llumar was the only game & we called it by either Limo, Dark, Med, Light & clear or by its part #.....(don't ask, I can't remember anymore)......BH24 sumfin or 'nother......... Anyway................... I'm hopin' someone can post here w/ popular acronyms & brand association so I can get a feel & maybe be a good reference thread after?? HP = High Performance, IIRC for film. I also know metalized films have become quite popular. Color-stable sounds new (& a PITA to work with?)...............anyway...........you get the gist........ TIA!!
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Light meter
by Guest potzy- 9 replies
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Im thinking of buying a tint meter so I can start testing my own work befor it gose out the door...anybody use one,I would like some feed back on whats what Cheers fellas Stu
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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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Process
Hey guys - so I work for a vinyl graphics company that is adding window tinting to their repertoire and I had a question about your guys' ideal process. I have my plotter set up and my window tinting software ready to go, but I am completely ignorant about the way that tint installers prefer that things be cut. Currently, I will plot/weed the tint and cut the backing away as much as I dare before handing it over to the installer. I was thinking that the installer would prefer the tint to be cut to shape which I believe I can achieve with the perf cut on my plotter. Is that the typical process or should I not be worried so much about it being cut to exact shape?
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