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Hey guys i was thinking about getting a Pur faucet water filter. One of these what do you guys think? http://www.ebay.com/itm/PUR-Advanced-Faucet-Water-Filter-Chrome-/151159743585?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item2331d2a461#ht_3421wt_1286
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I have 2 cars, one with 35% dyed film, one with 35% ceramic film. Both cars are parked outside 24/7. Both cars are equally hot, and with the sun shining through the side windows, I don't feel any crispier in my dyed film car. I just don't feel any significant difference. Anyone disagree?
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$1300 tint job - windshield looks like this.., 1 2
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Had a Lamborghini Aventador tinted this week at Modern Image in San Diego. Two side windows and the front windshield. They charged me over $1300 for the job. On each side of the windshield I’m seeing these things. I assume this is not done properly? It’s been 3-4 days and they haven’t changed at all. https://imgur.com/a/aOrIpFR
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Hey People great site, have been a visitor for a while and have now decided to chime in. I have 2 stint stores in Chattanooga, Tn. and a third location under construction in our local dodge /chrysler dealership. I need to vent to some fellow tinters and get your opinion on an issue we have with Suntek Films. First let me say that this is not a knock against their films, their films are good films. The issue lies on how they do business, let me explain: We are a 3M dealer and use Suntek as our 2nd value priced line. We hooked up with Suntek 2 years ago and was told that even though they do not offer exclusive territories that if we did business with them that they woul…
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Rear window haze
by Guest Mandolin- 1 reply
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Anyone know if tint will produce a haze and flake silver particles. I was washing my back window that is tinted and the filmy haze was so hard to get off that I had to scrub with water and when I looked at my rag it was metal flakes. The tint is not damaged. But would a metallic tint flake like that? Like I said the tint has no damage or any fading.
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Solarfx or Suntek
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I’m curious which one is better in color ( black 20%) and what is more scratch resistance? because I’m thinking of getting the ceramic one and wanna know what would be the best brand
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I'm looking for some insight. A local dealership took in an X7 on trade that is tinted with what appears to be an almost clear film. Damage on one window that needs replaced. Ceramic I'm sure but much lighter than the 70% I have. It does have a very light blue hue to it. Does this film sound familiar to anyone? Thank you
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by Tintman703- 1 reply
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Question for tint shops: when you get a customer asking, why is it cheaper to tint the full vehicle than it is to tint each window separately, what do yo tell them? also when they want their whole windshield tinted, and they ask why is it as close to the price of tinting a full vehicle when it is just one window, what do you tell them?
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Side Shields
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Side Shield For the side windows of you car
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FormulaOne Stratos for discount but no warranty. Should I pass?
by Guest Farmerpabs- 2 replies
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Hi All, I've been lurking around here for a while and learning a lot so I appreciate this forum and all its members. I'm currently looking to get some feedback from those who have FormulaOne tints. Will there ever be a need to claim warranty? How risky is it to get a discount but not have warranty? I found a reputable shop that works with LLumar CTX. Shop owner was able to get enough sample of FormulaOne Stratos for my hatchback. He's willing to put Stratos on my car for the price of CTX which is $290. The catch is that it's not covered by any warranty. Should I go with Stratos without warranty or pass? Thanks …
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Creases in corners
by Guest 205tinter- 5 replies
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I have been tinting for a little over a year and 6 months. Ive gotten rear and front windshields down pack but im not happy with the way i was taught to do side windows. We don’t generally remove door panels and I was taught to create a wedge in the corners but i consistently crease the corners where the wedge is formed, I would like to take my quality to the next level by avoiding said creases. How do i tuck into corners without creasing the film? Please link any videos showing methods of avoiding these creases. Thank a lot.
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What’s up everyone, I am thinking about buying a plotter for the shop and need some input on the one I’m thinking of buying or some advice on a different one. The one I’m looking at buying is the GCC RX II series ? thanks for your help.
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What is your magic number on difficult installs? What is the number of times you will attempt a difficult install before you are upside down in it and are losing money? Had a C6 the other day that was dealing me fits. Attempted the back glass 3 times and had to call it quits. I still wasn't sure the 4th time was going to work and I had other appointments for the day that had to be done. So I had to make the decision to stop and not do that vehicle. At some point, even if you complete the install, you have to realize that you are not making money on that install. So when do you call it quits to keep from burning up all your prod…
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I have an appointment this week to get my 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring in Sonic Gray Pearl paint protected, ceramic coated, and window tinted. The shop carries F1 Stratos 70, 50, 35, and 15, among others but I want to go with Stratos. The stock glass on the car is ~70 VLT, and possibly 75-85 VLT on front windshield when I compare against windows rolled down. The interior is black with white/grey ceiling. I'm not sure what the factory tint on the sunroof is, but I plan on tinting sunroof too. My priorities ranked: 1. Aesthetics (either sleek dark smooth transition or a deep all around classy look) 2. Tint Performance (heat rejection, glare reduction, night…
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Side Shields
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Hi Tintdude Got a new product. Side Shield Protection for your side windows. I hope you car help with window dims. Thank you, Marcus Welles
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No way around it…they suck. So relieved to not do them anymore. I’ll just let my comp do these, and I’ll just schedule more full vehicles. Plus, 90% of people want them on Trucks and Teslas…no thanks!
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Just curious how everyone got started in tint. Who got trained at an established shop? Who got interested in tinting and trained themselves and opened their own shop? Just curious...
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We’ll just curious as to how well global is still holding up? I’m assuming pretty good but just wanted to get a little feed back. I’ve been using Johnson’s for years an it’s been great for me, but i got to digging around on here an got into the global threads an I think I’m wanting to give it a shot. Was thinking either the HP or NR quick. Any feed back is much appreciated!
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Water bubbles/fluids
by Guest burroughs- 2 replies
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So uhm, this was my second attempt. Should have used a lot more babyshampoo I guess. I didn't squeege the fluid out properly, somehow I didn't notice all the bubbles untill later in the day. It doesn't look soapy, just mostty water. Any chance that the hot sun is gonna make it dry out or this a lost cause? Thanks.
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I recently put some storage containers in my SUV and when I unloaded them l found and killed two adult female black widows. Since then my dogs have each been bitten as have I. Them in the back seat and I on the hand, neck, shoulder, and foot ( I was driving in flip flops). I feel the bites start to burn before I get where I’m going, confirming their presence in my SUV. I have Llumar tint, 15% on all glass but the sunroof and windshield. The back glass has an almost imperceivable nick, other than all windows are perfect. I would like to use a chlorine bomb, or three, to kill the spiders but I’m afraid this would damage the tint in a major way. I can’t use a bug bomb b…
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Streaky
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I accidentally rolled my car window down the day after it got tinted, and it looks streaky now. Is there a way to fix this, or will it go away on its own?
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https://imgur.com/a/eJGdCvE
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Hey Tint Dudes, We just started getting into exterior installations, and on one of our first installs we encountered bubbling around the edges on a couple pieces (pic below). This was a rooftop skylight job, and we sealed the pieces with caulk a couple days after install. The material we used was Avery Dennison: R Skylite 20. The bubbling didn't occur until 3 months after the install. Has anyone encountered anything similar? Does anyone have any potential solutions or any advice, in general, when it comes to exterior installs?
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hey everyone wishing you a happy labor day weekend to you and your family!
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The cooler is a great tool to keep your food fresh longer for picnics and pool parties. But once you’re done with the activities, you are too exhausted to even remember about the cooler. That’s how the poor thing develops an unpleasant smell over time. And one day when you pick the cooler up again, it is already in such a bad condition that you can’t store food inside. So here is how to get smell out of cooler in very easy to use steps you can do right away. How to remove bad smells from your cooler Step 1: Let the air out naturally After throwing out all the rotten things you left forgotten inside the cooler, open the lid to let the ai…
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Windshield tint gone wrong? 1 2
by Guest redneckhippy- 1 follower
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Hello everyone. I'm hoping to get opinions from tint professionals. We recently had our windshield tinted with Xpel ceramic, on a brand new 2021 truck. We just noticed these scratches going near the cowl line across the entire windshield on the outside. It will catch your nail in many places. It seems to track the shape of the bottom of the windshield and we can't think of anything else that would do this the entire length (maybe factory defect?) We know they form windshield tint on the outside before transferring to install on the inside.. Do y'all think these scratches are from the tint application and cutting? Thanks in advance. http…
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a LowE detector that works with most commercial glass thicknesses?
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I am curious as to what others have tried for advertising that has been effective for their shops? I plan on using banners, feather flags and good ol grassroots with going around and handing out business cards, along with Facebook adds too. Has anyone done any scavenger type hunts on Facebook or social media? Looking for some ideas that have worked for your guys shops.
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Panorama ~ SunTek ~ or...... 1 2
by Guest trogladyte- 13 replies
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I know nothing more about films than they are, well, films and they go on windows! So... we just moved to Phoenix and have some serious heat coming in the south ans west windows despite them being relatively new (2007) double pane IGUs. We're wanting to put some film on them to, predominantly, cut down the heat in summer. We've had 2 quotes so far and the pricing is all over. Here's the figures and products thus far (includes film, prep and tax): 8 windows - approx sizes (H x W): 1x 72" x 72" 2x 72" x 17" 2x 48" x 60" 5x 48" x 24" (these 5 are 15' off the floor give or take) Suntek - either IDS20 Bronxe or DRDS 15 - $885.00 Panorama Hilite 70 or 40 - $…
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Tinting
by Guest Jay- 1 reply
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Hi, I’m jay and I’m getting into the tinting business and I was wondering what brand should I jus start off with and also long lasting
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Soooooooo i let someone tint my rear window in my car and now it is a creased unshaped bubbled mess anyone know if its a smart idea to take it out put it on the outside and reshape it/ decrease it with a heat gun or will it fuck it up without the liner
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Is there a secret to these front doors or can you 2 step this one with out pulling door panels.
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Im wanting to set up a deal that automatically sends my customers an appointment reminder via text message. Do any of yall use this service? what do yall use? What are the steps to setting it up? Any Recommendations?
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The boys at Donut have found some tint related "hacks" on TicTok .
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Hi all, I did try a few searches and the results were so far off the topic, didn't really see any related topics. I am new here, and very new to tinting. I have done only 2 cars so far... practicing before I do my own new truck this weekend. I do plan to get more local customers, friends, etc. as I did get a few rolls and need to recover my costs. On the roll up/down windows. I have done one with a frame and one car was a frameless window. On the frameless one, i went with a file / shaved edge instead of a 1/8" gap. I REALLY like the look and it turned out great ( first time too ). What my question is on durability…
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Really wanting to start doing a 1-4 cars a day depending on model. Worked for about 5yrs a an installer. Did a little PPF and vinyl as well I'm interested to get back in and looking to find someone to assist me with some guidance. Looking at possibly getting with a manufacturer. I'd considered trying some precut kits but I don't feel like those kits are that trust worthy especially after using different types of software. Feel free to roast but would like to thank anyone in advance. I was active on this forum back when I was actively working as installer for an EX friend.... 🤣 TIA
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Tinting a home with pond (water) and mountain views w/ windows facing southwest. Summer late afternoon sun glare is strong (water is to low to reflect into windows). Heat on a few southern most windows are intense so will use darker tint for these since as visuals are not as important as the ones I need recommendations for. What do you all recommend to get the best combo of (somewhat in this priority order)... 1. daytime visual clarity 2. glare reduction 3. low Internal reflectivity at night (looking out at night is important) 4. IR heat reduction 5. high VLT considering SunTek ULVDS, opinions on this or better alternatives…
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Llumar vs Pinnacle vs 3M vs Huber 1 2
by Guest UnsureMan- 10 replies
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Hi there, I'm looking to get my car tinted, sedan and everything except the front windshield with ceramic tint. The cheapest quote was from the Huber shop, most expensive being the FormulaOne Pinnacle. 3M Ceramic ir being one notch more expensive than Huber. Which would you choose?
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Has anyone ever heard of Premium Tech Window Films?
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I’m looking at a few different tint places near me and there’s one that has amazing reviews. They use Premium Tech Window Films and are one of the best rated shops near me. I’ve previously used XPEL Prime XR Plus, but moved and looking for a new shop. There are companies that use brands I recognize, but don’t have the greatest reviews (they have a lot of reviews - but not the highest quality). Any feedback on this brand? As I’m looking to do their Ceramic option.
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Applying PPF profitable?
Do you want to make your business highly profitable and have accurate fast patterns with minimal waste of your film? you can go from scan to pattern faster and you won't have any waste of your film. Please check this video: -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
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High speed material feed
The Graphtech plotters are all about the same from 7000 to 8600. I doubt that the machine was the problem If changing software fixed the issue. -
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High speed material feed
Update to this.... We were using a Graphtec FC7000-100 plotter and the Digi Cut software and the machine wouldn't work correctly. We contacted Digi and they did a live modification on our software which solved the issue. Strange thing, the plotter would still never cut through the pattern consistently. (parts would cut totally through and parts would not cut even through the film) We switched to Core and instantly everything cut 100% consistent and without need for software modification. Perhaps if we had a newer plotter than the FC7000 perhaps the Digi would work as expected ??? Dunno -
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2013 Suzuki Kizashi
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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- 1
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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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