Window Tinting - General Discussion
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zo6 rear matrix 1 2 3
by Mr paladin- 21 replies
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What does everone preferr on this car vynil or glue
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Geneva 2005 showstopper.....
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CO2 Nitogen...Anybody use? 1 2
by Guest wacko- 18 replies
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Has anybody used CO2 to pressurize bottles? Does CO2 have any negative effects on adhesive? Thanks
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pep boys tint 1 2
by Guest pastfast125- 10 replies
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Anybody know what brand of tint pepboys sells? I saw a roll there one day but didn't bother to look at who made it.
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on the new trucks they have a plastic housing arround the base of the mirror. anyone pull this off yet? and of so how, Ive got one to do today, and dont want to break anything, and no Im not tinting the front, just a sunstrip T
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film manufacturers 1 2
by Guest k pro window tint- 19 replies
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do you guys know where can I get low price window film , I'm trying to sell film to some installers that are just beggining tinting, any manufacturer that u know (ecept madico,suntek,solar gard,llumar,3m )
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Olfa blades on the shop floor? http://www.magnetsource.com/Solutions_Pages/swprpush.html
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Oprah said it is a must see, what is it? 1 2
by Guest Tintbds- 15 replies
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What do you think? or
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Newer vinyl windows, sealed unit. Normal low-e glass facing S/E. The house is done with sunscape SL-280 That has 42% TSE absorbed. Would that shading worry you?
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To the mobile tinters
by Guest tintgod- 4 replies
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has anyone thought about setting up a mobile shop at an large business park? I was picking up my GF one day at work and this just popped into my head...look at all these car just sitting he all day out in the sun and alot of them didn't have tint on them...and I remembered that she said that he boss has his car detailed will his car is in the parting lot...and I was thinking why couldn't I do that with tinting you can just set up shop in the back corner of the parking lot and post something on the front door of the building saying you you will be here at this location at a certain time and day of the week and to call if you would like you car done..... I think it would…
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these assholes this administration is out of line.
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i need to get me one of these.. 1 2
by Guest tintgod- 12 replies
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william shatner 1 2
by TINT- 11 replies
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read this
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NFRC & glass coatings 1 2 3
by Guest metint- 21 replies
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Very educational websites and, though they speak in terms of glass, the information is the basis for decision making when it comes to 'glazing' energy efficiency, which can easily include a film product placed on the interior surface. May it stand as a contribution to those who care to know what is important when helping a consumer select a solar control product. Make your own conclusions as to where it is important in your own effort to bring in the bread and butter. The info below and the site links were found after typing in infrared rejection into Google search:
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OK, I have a bunch of questions. When installing tint, do you guys spray the whole window down, or leave a little section at the top to stick the tint to? How do you make sure you get as far side to side as you can? So that it kinda tucks behind the dor moldin type stuff so it looks good...Do you reccomend wearing latex gloves or something? to keep fingerprints out of the tint? What do you tell your customers to clean the tint with? Just fill me in with any beginner tips you have. Thanks. and remember, I'm a newbie, and I gotta start somewheres.
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Very Funny!!!
by Guest Key West- 4 replies
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My wife buys me a new razor to replace the one I left in the motel while we were in the Keys. I take it out of the package and put it away. Didn't really look at it, its a razor, after all. I get up around 2:30 am and go into the living room to smoke a cig. I fumble around in the dark for a lighter. AHA! found one. I go to light my cig, and ZAP!!! I yell, lighter goes flying, and I hear tee heee hee from the bedroom! She got me good! Back to bed. I get up and jump in the shower, grab my new razor. I get it just on the face and BZZZZZ!!! The razor goes flying, I scream shiaat! WTF?, and by now she is hysterical!!! Skeert the POOP out of me. What moron came up with…
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I know this is a volatile subject on here from what I've read, but what would be better for match tinting: 3M FX-HP 20 or Solar Gard HP Charcoal 22? Main reason I'm asking is I don't have a business license to set up an account with SG and I can get the 3M out of Interwest DC in Denver. If the 3M is junk, I'll stick with the SG because I have a place that I have been getting it from but that's the HP Charcoal is the only SG film they carry.
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72.50
by Guest expertint- 9 replies
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I got 72.50 for r&r a 2000 mustang rear window not including vinyl which I replaced.Is this fair?
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We tinted a mustang a couple of years ago with some pplu and it came back clearly bubbled and defective after 3yrs.We had put vinyl on the dots and it was still good but was overlapping the film so instead of taking alot of time messing around it we just r&r the vinyl also.Now manu will warranty the film but not the vinyl..What kind of crap is that????? Do you guys think they should have covered the cost of the vinys as it was neccesary to replace?? I will post what they reimburse me when they do.
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Have a customer with an 06 GTO. Sweet car, but they are having problems with fog. I know brand new car, ( I told them to have dealer look for an issue ie leaks, heatercore) But in the meantime they asked if they could use antifog crap on the sweet tint job I did I have heard NEVERFOG is bad news. Does anyone have any Ideas??? Whatcha say gang? ...............anyone have a clue? NINJA
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Need a logo 1 2 3
by tintnfool- 28 replies
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I'm looking for a golfing logo of a golfer breaking a golf club over his knee. It will be used to be embroidered on my golf bag and possible for team t-shirts as a logo. I'm not looking for anything specific, just anything along these lines. It could one of those stick men, but I'd prefer something just a little more elborate that when embroidered it will be easy to see what it is. Anyone have any type of clipart or can find something like this? I've searched google and the like to death and have yet to come up with something at all.
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to do this. so many here seem scared of temperature variance on glass. just curious if you would have done this. Slate 10 38" down from the top only. nothing on the bottom.
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This should be Fun! 1 2
by Guest Key West- 15 replies
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Here is our next project. Apex is 45' from the ground. The open span is 10' wide. I plan on scaffolding on both sides with ALOT of walk boards. Anyone got a better Idea? Cant use a man-lift because of the trees.
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contamination
by Guest chad- 7 replies
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No matter what car I tint I'm getting allot of contamination and I was wondering If fingers could cause it? When I tent it seems that the glue might be drying under some fingers and when I use the hard card on them its smearing the glue. Any ideas on what I can try to stop the contamination. THX
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New Subscriber 1 2
by Guest VOLTRON- 19 replies
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Finally got a subscription. I am on here alot and have gotten some good information aswell as some good old smartass remarks So I think it was more than time to subscribe and I want to thank TD for his website and all the help it has givin me and contacts and also work that I have gotten off of the site. So Thanks TD for what ya do!
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baby due on Monday...it's on it's way now!! 1 2 3
by Guest naughtydog- 29 replies
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My wife has started with contractions...it's 1.15 in the morning here and I now have to drop my daughter off at my in-laws and get back home. Contractions are still 20 mins apart so I should have enough time. Wish me luck guys Naughty
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Can I solve there light problem.?? They have put in the most advanced glass with 71 TSR and 50% VLT. Not enough.
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Hello, I had a quick question that maybe someone here can answer for me. I want to take a red metallic chrome window tint and apply it to a pair of sunglass lenses. The film says it fades from red chrome to to smoke color, I guess from the bottom of the film to the top? Now my question is, since the film is ONLY metallic red on the bottom part and sunglass lenses are so small is it possible to only get the red part onto the lenses? And I wasn't sure but will applying window tint even work on sunglass lenses? I've heard it can go on any glass suraface but I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for any help, here's a link to the tint I'm talking about, you see how the bottom part of i…
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white turbo squeegee 1 2 3
by Guest tintgod- 24 replies
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has anyone used these....are they as stiff as the red ones..?
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chicks just came by and dropped off hot wings as a promo deal. hot lookin' blonde twins both with hot lookin' twins.
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first post 1 2
by Guest Circuscircusss- 12 replies
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the names circus. im 18 and ive always wanted to pick up window tinting. ive so far bought myself a red turbo, olfa silver (with lock), spare blades, gold teflon card, white and black teflon cards, simple green spray, fine wool, shop towels. im pretty set on learning the trade of window tinting and opening up my own shop. if you guys can offer me any advice, tips or just general tint knowledge you can aim me at "circuscircusss" thanks & peace, circusss
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Factory Mirrored Tint
by Guest Makai2200- 5 replies
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Hi....newbie here....I just got a quick question.....I just hope I can handle the answer. I have a '92 OBS full size Blazer. Rear and rear side windows have that mirrorish tint (ewww) I want to tint my windows but not sure if it can be done with this factory mirroed tint on there. Can it be removed or do I have to replace the windows? Thanx guys, Marie
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Shop Show offs.... 1 2 3
by Guest Stratusrtrida- 27 replies
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hey guys, im in the process of setting up my garage as my tint shop and also to do vehicle lettering as well as decals and graphics. Right now im gonna be running it out of my house until I get enough business and money to open my own shop up. I know its not the biggest thing in the world so its kinda hard to stay organized. I was just wondering how everyone elses shop was set up? here is a pic of mine,
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In prompt translation. Of course You won't understand it...But I If my English soung like this "russian" I can imagine what You feel reading my posts... Sometimes better post pictures or smilies for Leo My Webpage
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Found a comp to drop a quick hello from honeymoon headquarters with the new bride on my side Couldn't have asked for a better time ..a fairytale wedding indeed Can't wait to catch up with ya later!
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150 GEUSTS & 5 MEMS????
by Guest TintsOvOz- 5 replies
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9pm oz so whos got a life ???????? Oz.............
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Big daddy film 1 2
by Guest uniqueimage- 18 replies
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Anyone have the number for Big daddy tint? They sell film but I just don't know where its located?
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Daaaaaam thats alot of people,what is the record anybody know
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How many of you northern, snow belt, salt spreadin, freezin your ars off, wishin you were in the south guys ask your customers to rinse the car off before you get the job in I find that most are willing to do this, when I tell them that the job will come out cleaner
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Cracked glass
The crack indicates thermal stress, however, the edge of the glass may have an imperfection (bur or clam shell chip). The crack does run 90 degrees out from the edge and curves as it follows any weaknesses in the pane itself. I have attached a pictured of what tempered glass looks like when it breaks and alongside it what a plate (or float) and heat-strengthened glass looks like when it breaks. The outer panel my be tempered should indicate so by a stamp etched on the glass surface in one corner. It should indicate tempered. Plate glass has no indicators, however, heat-strengthened glass will crack in the same manner as plate glass. I'm an unsure whether heat-strengthened glass requires a stamp. Tempered glass is 4 times stronger than plate and heat-strengthened is 2 times stronger than plate. 1 in 24 is indicative of edge imperfection. I could not find the solar absorption rate of DN 50, but if it is similar to competitive films, there should be no issue with that installation setting (including a straight line shadow). This, too, points back to edge imperfection as the cause. And finally, I spy drapes in a close position, correct? If so, it would be helpful to crack open during sun exposure; this to assist in allowing trapped heat between the glass and drapes to dissipate. -
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Cracked glass
Hello. I recently installed Johnson Daylight Natural DN 50 on a couple of windows. Solar energy rejection is 39%. The windows are double pane and the glass is supposed to be tempered 4mm + tempered 6mm. The roof overhang shades the top 1/3 - 1/2 of the windows. However, a few days after installation I noticed that one of the glass has cracked, presumably due to thermal stress. Should I remove the film from the rest of the windows? I installed the film on 24 of these windows (6 tiny houses) so now 1 out of 24 is broken. Or is it more likely that I just got unlucky and the glass had a defect? Is shading from the roof overhang such a big factor? The glass cracked. Is it really tempered? I thought tempered glass would shatter, but not crack. Thanks! -
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Residential Window Tint - Suntek SYDS vs. Solar Gard Slate vs. Madico Optivision
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Residential Film without blue hue?
Take a look at 3M's Nightvision or LLumar's Dual Reflective series, they both have a warm tone to them. -
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Automotive Tint Comparison
Steer clear of Black Armour, Suntek, ASWF. The others are good choices if you are in Australia. Check out the reviews of the installer too. It’s not just the materials that have to be proper. Never go for the cheapest!!! -
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Residential Film without blue hue?
Hey guys I am in the process of having window film installed in my home but have a question about which brand I should go with. Hoping yall can help me out. I have a room that faces a busy street and as a result my blinds pretty much always stay closed. I love having natural daylight but not so much people being able to see what i'm doing in my room/all my expensive equipment. I used to work in the window film industry as a helper/installer/salesman when I was in highschool and we did a lot residential/commercial work. The specific brand of film we used always left a certain blue and cool appearance. Is there any brand of residential film that does not have this effect? I mainly just cannot stand having blue light amplified and am looking for a film that has a neutral shade to it or even a warm/yellow hue. I have single pane windows and I do not necessarily care about heat rejection but if I have to pay more for a ceramic film rather than a dual reflective or a standard film I am willing to if that helps solve the issue. Again, any help is really appreciated with this there are so many new window film brands out there and it really is cool to see how far the industry has come. -
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South facing window tint
Thanks for the vote of confidence Tintguy. Recoil, we will take good care of you. -
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South facing window tint
Thank you gents, I will reach out. Appreciate you both! -
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Automotive Tint Comparison
LLumar, 3M and Solargard have in the industry as far back as the genesis of window film mid-1960's). Solargard is the younger of the three and all others came to play in the last 20 or so years. I've had all three on my vehicles over the years and my current is 3M Crystalline on my Jeep since 2015. It still has stable color, scratch coat is holding strong and impeccable adhesive clarity. Never been garaged. My choice toady would be 3M or LLumar. -
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South facing window tint
Hook up with Glassy Business and get all the ins and outs of pro vs DIY with window film. That company goes back way before my retirement in 2015. I want to believe they are/were a Vista Film dealer and I cannot remember the owner's name. Peace out.
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