Window Tinting - General Discussion

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1. 

   Using the calendar

   July 4, 2003 by TintDude

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   To the upper right is a link for the calendar, stuff you post in there will show up as a link at the bottom of the forum under "Forthcoming Calendar Events"

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
2. 

   Tizzle Dizzle

   July 4, 2003 by Guest TINTFXold

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   thanks for changing boards again, fkr.... now I gotta learn a new one........... AGAIN :lol j/k you nanner hvmper :gay

   

   Last reply by Mdog, July 4, 2003
3. 

   TD TD TD TD TD TD

   July 4, 2003 by Guest TINTFXold

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   PUT THAT BEER DOWN, ITS JUST 8:00AM IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS!!! :rollin

   

   Last reply by TintDude, July 4, 2003
4. 

   fx?????? what the heck???? 1 2

   July 4, 2003 by Guest thetintshop

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   what the hell you doin on so late? isn't it past yo bedtime?

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
5. 

   goat talk.com 1 2

   July 3, 2003 by Mdog

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   check out this pm I got

   

   Last reply by Mdog, July 4, 2003
6. 

   Blastgard?

   July 4, 2003 by Guest Tint Slug

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   I got their website from TD's google banner and boy are they proud of their network......from $39,000.00 per territory proud....hahaha....and then has the balls after I email them with a couple of questions their responce was "We don't sell our products to companies outside the ShatterGARD dealer network. FYI: Murrieta Police Dept. is treated w/ our BlastGARD product." I took it a kind of a rude way of saying " screw off, we already have someone in your territory". I think a nice " were sorry but we sell a protected territory and some has already purchesed your area and that would be ******** if you know of anyone in need of our superior product please contact them @ 5…

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
7. 

   Brands of Film 1 2 3

   July 3, 2003 by Guest Johnny5104

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   Hey guys like I said I am just starting... I want to talk and compare the films available in my area....could you guys help me generate a list of tint companies that don't make sh***y tint...I'm talking with sun-tek right now...also what are good prices for different sizes so I know what to expect when dealing with the sales person...also do any of you use one company for auto and another for commerical/residental. thanks....john

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
8. 

   i need a life 1 2 3

   July 4, 2003 by pierce8468

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   I remember when I used to have one. now I sit on this pc all day . waiting for a new post to come up. how sad is my life

   

   Last reply by pierce8468, July 4, 2003
9. 

   old dumbass customers 1 2 3

   July 3, 2003 by Mdog

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   saw a old couple make complete asses of themselves today, old man and woman walk in today, they guy says right off the bat , "me and my wifre are arguing about the SOLAR PLASTIC", is it on the inside or outside? I tell him its on the inside, then he begins to tell me "when I talked to the "guy" he said he had a pattern to cut a hole where the 3rd brakelight at" I was like whaaaaat? this guy is 8 balling wanting his tint cut from around his brakelight, and starts to say he told the "guy" 6 months ago when he had it done to do that, and the guy had a pattern, he said this pattern s**t 4 or 5 times , this guy has llumar pt38 all around you can see the brakelight plain as day…

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
10. 

    HEY there ,, dawg, braud , other texans

    July 2, 2003 by Guest tintslut

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    heres something for youse texans... FURRREEEE http://dontmesswithtexas.org/gear.php?litterbag=yes

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
11. 

    Dear Squeege 1 2

    June 26, 2003 by Protint

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    I just want to get this off my chest. The real reason I moved back to the East Coast from CA was because I was thinking of stalking TD in SantaBarbara. I have family in Ventura and was going to use that as an excuse to drive up north. I am having a strong urge to move back to the West even though things are great on the East. I don't think it is an infatuation thing I just want to be close to him. Can you give any advise. Thanks

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
12. 

    Avatar pics

    July 3, 2003 by Protint

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    Stay with one so I can easily scan through and see who posts where. You guys keep changing them and it's making me :confused

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
13. 

    Power joins "d" list 1 2 3

    July 2, 2003 by Guest powertints

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    Don't know if it was a jinx or not, but I fell off the top step on a 12' ladder today tinting a skylight. 2 "hairline" fractures in my wrist, but no cool cuts to show. This fukin sucks, hurts to type. Well, the first time always sucks. It's my right hand too, this is bad, very bad. No for a while.

    

    Last reply by pierce8468, July 4, 2003
14. 

    warning

    June 29, 2003 by pierce8468

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    I am giving warning that I am about to start drinking. I can not be sure what I will begin to say . so I appologize in advance

    

    Last reply by pierce8468, July 4, 2003
15. 

    advice needed 1 2

    July 1, 2003 by pierce8468

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    ok here's my dilema . I was offered a chance to become a partner . in a shop today. but not sure if I want to do it. I know that partnerships can be a giant pain in the rumpkiss. but it is a good opportunity. I have all plans on going into business for my self . next year around the beginning of march. doing comm and res. and auto but looking to fade out of auto in the years to come. the guy who offered it to me is pretty sick. just ghad a pacemaker put in . and had thyriod removed. thats why he is offering . he is to sick to keep up the pace. ive know him for years . and I know he is an honest person . so cheating me is not a problem . he is even offering me 60 40 me get…

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
16. 

    4th of july 1 2 3

    July 1, 2003 by Guest Zrok

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    what is everyone doing next weekend?? hopefully not WORKING.....personally, I'm going to battle creek michigan for a 'b*mb-ass' air show...my brother told me about it, I hope its gonna be kewl....and I'm gonna drink some beer too....so just a new thread.

    

    Last reply by pierce8468, July 4, 2003
17. 

    4th of july open or closed? 1 2

    July 2, 2003 by Mr paladin

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    I plan to make it a three day weekend,how about you?

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
18. 

    how would you handle this? 1 2 3

    July 2, 2003 by Guest thetintshop

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    since I'm getting alot of feedback on how negative, mean, and rude I am, I am asking for ya'lls advice on this one. I tinted a 20 year old store front for an employment commission 4 months ago. they wanted their door tinted also. I explained everything, how it would get scratched, yada yada, ect. they call me yesterday telling me how the film on the door is "pitted" and they can see light through it, and it has all these "bubbles". I went there today to look at it. they proceed to show me 5 "bubbles" (specks of dirt) and these pits in the film. the pits are where a metal cow bell has been hung around the push bar and has banged the film about 5000 times. I tell them I ca…

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
19. 

    One piece Two piece, Three 1 2 3 4

    July 1, 2003 by Guest Sprinter

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    if customers and your area wer"nt so knowledge about a one piece rear window and there was no pressure to do such a thing from your peers or other shops in your area how would you tint the rear windows. in 1,2,3 what would be easiest for you? could you up charge for 1 when everyone is doing 2 or 3? if the norm were 2/3 would you just go with the flow? it's kinda like leaving a 1/2 inch off the top of roll ups if that were the norm huh? do you get anything extra for such a window with a 1/16th of an inch of the top? do other tint shops make you do things you really don't want to do but have to, to compete and make money? so you follow the flow cause you have to or you lo…

    

    Last reply by tintman Pa, July 4, 2003
20. 

    Suntek Seperation

    July 2, 2003 by Guest FastBackJack

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    I had a Camry come in today. On the rear door up in the corner the film has pinched off and seperated between layers. This is only the second time since I have been using it (about 3 years). The other car was a Lexus LS 300. I know its a typical prob with these cars with any film, but I was just curious if anyone else has had this happen? I hope it isnt going to be a continuous problem!!!!

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
21. 

    security film/annoying.

    July 3, 2003 by Guest Shady

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    I need to fit a 1mm thick security film to the front door drop glass windows on a ford transit 92' model. The glass needs to be removed to taper the film right to the edge. I've done the fixed vents no poblem but I cant see how you can take the side windows out at all as the door and frame seem to be all one fixed part. Does any one know how. At the moment I'm raging like my defecated avatar!

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2003
22. 

    Strange results

    July 3, 2003 by Guest Braud Spectrum

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    Just saw this on another forum... In the google homepage search bar (not the toolbar)... type in weapons of mass destruction and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button. ... bizarre.

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
23. 

    That new way of shrinkin 1 2

    June 29, 2003 by Guest CloudWalker

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    I had a bug that all I had to do was tint the back glass on for 5 hours the other day, and nothing else to do so I figured I would try the lift and shrink method. Tried that biatch 4 times and could not get it right. Then I tried the dry shrink for the 1st time on the bug and got it all down but when I went to wet check it there were huge long thin fingers so I just ripped it off and 2 pieced it. Aint that a biatch?

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
24. 

    Here or there ? 1 2 3 4 5

    June 28, 2003 by Guest Braud Spectrum

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    If I mess around in here with my avatar in this forum, will it only screw with it here on in all of my posts on the entire board ?

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
25. 

    Time is of the Essence 1 2

    July 2, 2003 by Guest autoreflections

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    Hey guys, Name's Katherine.... Just beginning to tint really... Hubby has 12 years experience and is a pro. So my question is how much time is acceptable? One of the competition does a normal 4 door car in an hour five minutes hubby 'll do it in 3 hours... Compettion is bubbly and dusty, hubby's is all too perfect... So since im just starting out how long should I pace myself for? Thanks guys and dont give me smart a$$ responses...LOL

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
26. 

    hey guys.. newbie here 1 2

    July 2, 2003 by Guest AltaMere001

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    not new to tinting.. just ur site... wanted to say its very good.... anyways.. does anyone else use "tintek 20/20" machine..... it cuts the patterns out for you?..... omg.. ther eis hardly any waste and takes 10 seconds to cut a pattern

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
27. 

    De-solv-it 1 2

    July 2, 2003 by Guest nonrev

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    Can you guys help me find the discussion on the de-solv-it. :P

    

    Last reply by TintWizard, July 3, 2003
28. 

    full metalized 1 2

    June 27, 2003 by Guest sdtintin

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    hey yall ,I need sum pics of cars tinted with full metalized film ,preferably suntek but not essential ,ive got a van tio do and the guy is coming from a long way and he wants a reflective film but not mirrored ,and the only thing I could find in the suntek range was the infinity range but he wants some pics of cars in metalised to see how reflective it is ,I dont wanna go n order a bunch of tint n then its not wot he wants etc so &&&&& on dudes hook a bro up

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
29. 

    props for tintdude.com 1 2 3

    June 29, 2003 by Guest thetintshop

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    I was going to wait until monday to do this, but I'll go ahead and do it now. I kept up this month with all the "extra" income I had due to this site. at the beginning of the month, I seperated the invoices on jobs where I raised the price because of something I had read on here. (for example, the posts on the cadillac catera) I normally would have charged $155 for the catera, but because ot don't like them, I charged $200, and got it. I took the extra $45 and added to the all the extras from the other invoices. as of yesterday, I have $435 in "extra" income. (but I did lose a 2003 benz that I priced for $400 that I normally would have charged $195 because of the thread…

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
30. 

    sorry!! 1 2

    July 1, 2003 by magictinter

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    sorry to all for not being around much, but I have so much going on around the house here lately that I had to take this time to post real quick. so I thought I better appologize to all here. I am sorry, be back ASAP.

    

    Last reply by magictinter, July 3, 2003
31. 

    TTS...???

    July 2, 2003 by Guest SQUEEGEE

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    Hey asswipe, I axed you a question on the tools section about the funky heat gun that you recommended. I getz no reply? http://tintdude.com/tintboard/viewtopic.ph...=asc&highlight= Gettin' too good to mix with the senior circuit around here now? Squeej

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 3, 2003
32. 

    for tark

    July 2, 2003 by Mdog

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    http://members.tripod.com/~duhgoatman/goaTalk.htm

    

    Last reply by Mdog, July 3, 2003
33. 

    Good, Bad & the Ugly

    July 2, 2003 by Guest metint

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    Okay as my sig suggests, it is best to have an open mind. So, I, another oldtimer who has swore off no-name films, am going to look into Suntek's flat glass film. I would love to have Vista, but it is already carried by another company in my area. I need a dual-reflective I can use to compete with Vista. Is Suntek Symphony my answer? Before I check into it though, I thought I'd put it to you guys and gals. How does their residential film 'symphony' stack up against other dual-reflective films like Vista or those offered by other companys (I think 3M has Night Vision)? Anyone here used Symphony in a comparison with whatever you were using that can save me the time an…

    

    Last reply by Protint, July 3, 2003
34. 

    User Groups?

    July 2, 2003 by Guest FastBackJack

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    What are the User Groups for?

    

    Last reply by TintDude, July 3, 2003
35. 

    Hey FX

    July 2, 2003 by Protint

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    My friend Jay Wedel lived in Indianapolis and his ex-wife jody did to but I don't know her maiden name. His mom owned a massage parlor next to the track aka hizzo house and he and his brother ray ran the shop at night for his mom. Sometimes it's a small world and I'm just checking the size.

    

    Last reply by Protint, July 2, 2003
36. 

    POWERTINTS

    July 2, 2003 by Guest Spesh

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    Hey Powertints, I am in Seattle now,and keen to catchup for a beer or 7 and to see your shop......I am staying at my mates house in Lake City, he works in Lynwood etc His mobile is 206 999 8930....keen to hear from you

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 2, 2003
37. 

    TINTERS JINX 1 2 3 4 6

    June 24, 2003 by Mdog

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    is there really such a thing? I swear to god if I mention a type car, the next day or there after I am tinting it, like the vette I tinted today, we were at walmart yesterday and there was one in the corner of the parking lot, and I was like woooo look at the yellow vette to my wife...BAM tha mother f-er is the first thing tinted today or you tint 3 cavaliers in a row all black that happened a couple months ago, and two of them had flame steering wheel covers on them and a neon tube on the back desk pluged into the lighter I s**t you not you guys have stuff like this happen, things that seem like a jinx?

    

    Last reply by oldtinter, July 2, 2003
38. 

    New light Sabre wanted 1 2

    May 28, 2003 by tintslut

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    Poor yodas light sabre dont shrink the mirror tints like it did when young Luke Skywalker was a school boy,,, Where can yoda find one without going too many par-secs outta the way

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 2, 2003
39. 

    web site

    July 2, 2003 by Guest Tint Wiz

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    Doe`s anyone know if SunTek has one car`nt seem to find one Cheers wiz

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 2, 2003
40. 

    shrinking metal film?

    June 29, 2003 by skanlan

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    I'm starting to find metal film much easier to shrink then dyed!! Doesn't shrink as fast or crease up easy!!Plus I can shrink two times the fingers!!I know it's sound like the other way around ..But does anyone else choose metal over dyed for shrinking!! I'm thinking about discontinuing dyed maybe just 35% for matching the factories (SUV)!!

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 2, 2003