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wanna go to APPLEBEE's?
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UV & SOLAR presentation kit
by Guest tintgod- 2 replies
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anyone looking into getting one of this http://www.solarstop.net/edtm/Spec_SK1330.htm if so...I was wondering...if we can get more then 4 ppl to go in together...we can get a better deal..its like $50 bucks cheaper if more then four are sold at a time just a thought.. im looking at getting one here soon.. so if anyone else wants to go in on it...le tme know
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20 questions 1 2 3
by GusTheTinter- 27 replies
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My boy got this little electronic ball that some how asks questions and can figure out what object you are thinkin about I tryed something simple like a shoe, and it got it I kept thinkin of different things, and it kept gettin em right I even tryed the anadamie of a female..... and it came up with "p@ssy willow", I pressed the "no" button and it asked 5 more questions. Then it came up with "puss" Anyone wanna try to fool it You think of something, and I'll tell ya what the questions are.....
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Ask for 5 things ... Example: Gimme 5 types of fruit... Someone answers: Apple Lemon Pear Plum Peach Then asks for 5 of something else and so on... Here goes: Gimme 5 film companies.
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@#$% it was ten years ago...let go He ran into her the other night, St Patricks day, and now she is calling the shop phone at all hours
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We havent done this in a long time and we have lots of new members. I know before there were some pretty nice shops posted round heah. I will post mine later when I get home, its nothing special.
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As the title said, any good or bad comments on this unit!
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The direct Best adhesive removal 1 2
by Guest Tintbds- 11 replies
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Sure as Pro tinter you tried almost everything. At times you may have even the amonia as dangerous as it's. There are many chemicals that can get the job done. Maybe a good strong beer could get the adhesive off. However, on a serious note I found the only product I have used that is fast in the sense that it liquidize the adhesive in seconds, it doesn't stain the rear-panels or seats. In fact it cleans prefectly the fabric and freshen them also. It 's a Aersol Household Carpet Cleaner: the one the removals gum, tar etc. Cheap and simple. Just spray it on and it goes to work. in 5-10 seconds just spray a second time than scrub with brillex, squeegee off and that is …
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Guys will love this! 1 2
by Guest Olfablade- 12 replies
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cool flash movie
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Wedding Crashers
by Guest FIREMAN68- 6 replies
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just thought I would let everyone know that this is a very good movie. if you havn't seen it and was thinking of buying it go ahead and get it. if you are going to let the kids see it there is about 1 min. of and thats about it so for you guys don't get up do do anything during the shout song.
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history lesson
by Guest tintgod- 3 replies
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HISTORY LESSON >> >> Students were assigned to read 2 books, "Titanic" & "My Life" by Bill >> Clinton. One smart ass student turned in the following book report, >> with the proposition that they were nearly identical stories! His >> cool professor gave him an A+ for this report: >> >> Titanic: $29.99 >> Clinton: $29.99 >> >> Titanic: Over 3 hours to read >> Clinton: Over 3 hours to read >> >> Titanic: The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden love, and subsequent catastrophe. >> Clinton: The story of Bill and Monica, their forbidden >> love, and…
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Here are the pics from the Lumisty job I did that took from 5pm to 3:30 am after I did a job from 8am to 4pm. pictures are posted on the second page of this thread
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I dont believe in allthis bad luck crap, but....half hour ago I slipped in a liner at the shop and fell, twisted my ankle and landing on it with my butt...im waiting a few if not im going to the ER, hell I cant even set a step with it.....oh the pain!
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tint removal 1 2
by Guest willcarsrule1320- 14 replies
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I have a side window I screwed up about a yr ago I let the tint ahesive touch and now I want to do the front ones again, plus do legal tint LOl but I have heard its a @#$% to take off so any advise thanxs
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LOOK AT THESE GUYS got the GROWING UP GOTTI hairdo Here is a link where they are posting more gay azz pics of themselves http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.p...41&page=1&pp=20
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tiny bubbles 1 2 3 4
by Guest brokeneck- 34 replies
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I'm new and this is the first time I've got tint applied. So it was yesterday and I had the tint put on my car, the installer said that it would look worse today because yesterday I saw a little bubble/warp/strange spot in one of my windows. Now today I see a whole bunch of them. They told me that once the film cures it would all go away. Is this normal, or is this bad?
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Man I was out driving to an estimate and I saw a red Eclipse with red wheels, red interior, and red film all the way around! 5 minutes driving that thing and I'd have a serious case of road rage.
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To Mr. Shadey UK!!! Soon You will be Charcoaled Just sent 200 rolles of COAL Here is lorry which will deliver films to UK...
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what film to choose 1 2 3
by Guest kramer3288- 20 replies
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any opions would be really helpful--------trying to choose between sunteck window film or solar guard window film-----ive worked with both and I prefer solar guard but sunteck is real close by and that is a positive------just wondering--has anybody ever had warranty work not covered or had any problems with either thanks kramer3288
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I got this sword below my avatar, what could this be?
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Should I watch "Spiderbabe" or "Unforgiven"?
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Frontside looks like FX35 Infinity IMHO
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Hotel Lux smaaaaaaaaaaaall hotel in some hour from Seoul But there is internet in the room!!!!! Can't sleep So country is nice only one problem - chairs in restaurants are very rare thing Road take me two long dayZ....In Moscow I was not allowed for boarding
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test
by Guest VOLTRON- 1 reply
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this is TD, testing VO|TRON's account for pic posting...
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If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you visit, even when you're not connected to Yahoo. Look at their updated privacy statement at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy. About half-way down the page, in the section on cookies, you will see a link that says WEB BEACONS. Click on the phrase "Web Beacons." On the page that opens, find a paragraph entitled "Outside the Yahoo Network." In that section find a little "Click Here to Opt Out" link that will let you "opt-out" of their snooping. Be careful! NOT to click on t…
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Puff Daddy feat. Mase, Notorious B.I.G. Been Around the World Intro: Mase Yo yo, this Mase, youknowhatI'msayin? You got niggaz that don't like me for whatever reason You got niggaz that don't wanna see me rich You got niggaz that's mad, cause I'm always with they @#$% Then you got niggaz that just don't like me You know, the, those P.H.D. niggaz But you know I pop a lot of @#$% but I back it up though see it's a difference, a lot of niggaz pop @#$% But a lot of niggaz don't make hits But it's like this whole Bad Boy @#$% we come to bring it to y'all niggaz, me, B.I., Puff, Lox, whoever Black Rob If you wanna dance, we dance Verse One: Mase Now trick wha…
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I just checked my 96 gmc truck and found out it had never been wrecked or anything, kinda cool. its like carfax but for free http://www.bandbhobbies.com/jwebb/vin_test.asp I figured you guys with used autos would get a kick out of this link or mabey if your looking at a used auto. Found this link of CORVETTEFORUM.COM
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Went past a job I saw as a prospect about 12 months ago and cold called it. Nick off... not interested is the usual reply. Who wants solar film for due west facing glass anyway? Guess what? Went past it today and about a 1/4 of it has been done. Arseholes! Devil not happy.
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Project Gotham Racing 3
by Guest Meff- 4 replies
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Good game, go and get it. PM me with your gamertag if you would ever want to race or partake in something else. I figured out what I was having problems with the cone challenge thing.
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mexican stage dive 1 2
by TINT- 13 replies
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mexican stage dive
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what am i doing wrong?? 1 2 3
by Guest jason11286- 22 replies
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it seems so far I have the rolldown windows covered pretty well for bein noob, but this damn heatshrinking is killin me. I can do all the rolldowns and 1/4's, but when I get to the rear window, I just screw up. here's what I do, pleeeease gimme some pointers (btw I wet shrink): spray the glass with my solution, lay tint on it, cut it so its right up against the rubber gasket around rear window (still oversized), anchor right downt the middle horizontally. this is where problems begin; two of them mainly. first off, I cannot for the life of me get the fingers that pop up on the side down to the bottom. they will pop up right where I anchored the film on the left and right …
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boo-boo today
by Guest cadillacstars- 4 replies
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I was installing and re-tinting the RF window on a 95 aurora the other day. (tinted car @ 3 yrs ago, retint because of theft) Anyway, pulled the panel to sweep glass from door, no problems. window installed piece cut.... I frankenstiened my azz over to apply, knelt down with all my weight onto a shard or the former window. The shiat of it was I couldn't bring myself to drop the tint, just stayed there 'til I at least had it locked down. Bled pretty good, then I took it out.. soiled my good trousers and ruined my good sock .
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What adhesive to use
by Guest Grayguy- 1 reply
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Ok, I am trying to do my own upholstery, and I'm starting with the easiest piece. It's teh rear deck where the speakers are mounted. My question is, what should I use to attach the vinyl to the fiber board piece. I ripped teh stock felt type material off. I tried 3M "90" spary adhesive, but just a small test on the back. It didn't seem to work at all. So, what do I need to use?
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A friend of mine works for a HVAC company... they put in an A/C unit this past summer, and the home owner and my friend feel the unit is having problems with cooling the kitchen due to the solar heat coming thru the windows in the summer. So they wanna look into getting the windows tinted. about 10 windows, couple of them fairly large. Aside from the % of heat the film blocks, is there anyway to give them an idea how well this will help with their situation?? Thanks!! RoAcH
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The job I had last night was with Lumisty film and ALOT of cutout's and lettering and also some Vinyl. I was quiet aprehensive when I first got to the job and because of the price of the film and the fact that it was alot of cutouts and if something was to go wrong there wouldnt be any extra pieces and we wouldnt have been able to finish the job. Bt after hanging the first couple pieces it started to go pretty smooth other then the fact that when the pieces were run through a plotter they wernt cut all the way through so I had to go back and retrace all the letters and cut them out again. But all in all it went really well and the job turned out looking awsome and the gen…
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Any takers? I doubt few would have and it is something I'm going to try and do this year. Afterall it's the very ingrediate we make our living off and we should all know more about it. Devil
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Does anyone use gasket shields + install of film 1 2
by Guest chip01- 13 replies
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Just got some through this morning to see what they are like. They are supposed to be a disposible tool instead of the gasket wizard. What is the best way to install with these. So far I have been panel pulling or taking panels of. So I was going to just slide the shield down over the gasket clean the window as usual then bring it down a little to do the top bit then flush the window. Then apply the film pushing the bottam in first down to the bottam Is there an easier way of doing this with less contam or ease with the gasket wizard type tool cheers
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how about them hawks!!!
by Guest tintgod- 8 replies
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I have a tinter friend that went to work for hanita tek and am thinking about trying out their line of film and was wondering if anyone uses it and what do you think. They have some dual pane safe films and they look pretty good from what I have seen. Has anyone had any problems with the film or any comments?
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simple pink 1 2
by redneckj- 10 replies
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My tip of the week is about the product called SIMPLE PINK. It is made by Bell Janitorial out of Texas. If you have never tried it to remove glue, then you are in for a treat. I use a Jiffy steamer and add ammonia to the water and steam off the old tint. For left over glue I use the simple pink and it works GREAT.
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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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