Window Tinting - General Discussion
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Asked to supply a resume 1 2 3
by Guest Olfablade- 25 replies
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I was asked to produce a resume for a sales rep position in my area. It would require that I either close my biz, or sell it. I'm waiting to see what the initial offer is before I consider it. They want to heavy hand the current rep and see if he performs. I was given this info at a Burger King yesterday at lunch with my kids. I think I'll wait for $'s
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MATRIX FIX 1 2 3
by Guest 1PEECBARETTA- 22 replies
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maybe some of you guys do this because I learned this when I first started from someone else.Using a small palm sander on the dots will get them very smooth and close to flush with the glass. using 1-2 inch masking tape , mask off the area that you are not going to sand so you dont scratch the glass.use 600 grit or finer.keep it wet and wipe clean reguarly.keep the sandpaper clean. use light pressure and be gentle.then clean the dot area well with dot devil .when applying film,an orange crush or simular sqeegee will lay that film down good.I have found this teqniue to have beautiful results.
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Happy New Year Europe!!!!!! Here a little bit more than 5 hours left till 2006!!!!! I think I will be first European from board who will meet it Happy New 2006!!!! Wish You all the best!!!! Cheap HIGH GRADE EASY SHRINKING & INSTALLING WINDOW FILMZ WITH LIFETIMEx10 WARRANTY!!!! CustomerZ who don't count cents!!!! And Everything You want!!!! ThanX Ric a.k.a. TintDUDE for this board and especially for European thread - otherwise we may be won't meet each other!!!! С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ!!!!
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ok...lets get this forum crackin again 1 2
by Guest tintgod- 10 replies
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ok..I have been doing some number crunching today on just about ever residential film. here is my situation...I did a resident a little bit ago and they want to add some more windows ..but he mentioned that they saw and add in decortive magazine...but he couldnt remember the name of it..and he said it was a film that wasnt as reflective as the film I used on the windows I did earlier.....I had an idea what film it was..but wasnt sure.. anyways...they are wanting a non reflective film...that is very light but blocks as much heat as possible...im not a huper or solargard(panarama) dealer so im not sure if I can go that rought... so went to huper,llumar,SG,johnsons and su…
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Pink Window Film? 1 2 3
by TINT- 26 replies
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=894589
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I want to tint my 2005 4 door honda civic LX. I know nothing about window tinting and recently visited a shop near where I live. They have a brand of window tint that they use called Protect Gaurd. Is this a good brand? A friend told me to ask them if they have the Lumar Brand and they told me that the Protect Gaurd brand they carry is actually better. They quoted me a price of $200 to tint all 4 windows and the rear window as well. They offer a 90 day warranty. I asked about a lifetime warranty and they said they dont offer that but seemed to strongly believe in this Protect Gaurd tinting and told me it won't bubble or fade. If anything happens to the tint, to …
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How do they work? I hear about them, but being in the big toe of the country you never get to see what the rest of the body is doing. Just curious what they do
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The end of 2005 brought quite a surprise, Our #1 installed film of the year turns out not to be Auto or Solar film. Safety film in 2005 took the lead with over 46,000 sf installed. Who knew people would pay for film that they couldnt see
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Why Subscribe to tintdude 1 2
by Guest ShadyKat- 19 replies
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Like I understand it takes money to run the site, I was just wonder what are the other benefits to the subscribers.
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ok, which A&E Roller girl is your fav?
by Guest Olfablade- 9 replies
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Tinter gets an invite to compete in a tint off... makes arrangements and flies in for the competition. As the event progresses said tinter is approached by official sponsoring the event and is asked to remove the competitors logo shirt in order to compete in tintoff... all others competing are wearing sponsors logo... tinter is an orange among the apples. Refuses to switch shirts... yet... is still allowed to compete and makes it to the final round. Tinter is again asked to remove competitor logo shirt... tinter refuses again... official for event then give ultimatum... remove logo and continue or do not continue. Tinter flies home with his shirt still on his back...…
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01 mustang tinting 1 2 3
by Guest newname- 29 replies
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I want to tint my black 01 mustang...im in nj...I just wanted to ask the professionals here what kind of tint should I get...I really have no familiarity with any tinting lingo...I'm thinking 30% all around should be fine...is that fine? too light? too dark?...also is there like a certain brand name of tint that I should go after...I read something about huber optik but those looked super expensive just from their website...im in bergen county and was also wondering if any of you guys know a good shop in that area...wow I guess thats a lot of questions im asking...any help is greatly appreciated!! thank you.
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98 Mustang Tint 1 2
by Guest hogstang- 16 replies
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The tinter placed tint on back window and it has huge places in it where tint not sticking. They said they have problems with the small black dots on the top of the Mustangs back window and the tint sometimes doesn't want to stick -so they used elmers glue on it and it doesn't seem to be sticking. Their solution is: 1. slice tinting off right below the dots 2. slice tint off below dots and place a black plastic 4' strip across the dots to meet the tinting. Help is this normal or am I being given the run around. The tinting cost $169 lifetime warranty. Thought about taking to the two other tint places in town and getting their procedure in doing such a job. HEL…
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Sunset install Manual / Software
by Guest ShadyKat- 8 replies
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I was looking at the Sunset Auto Install Manual / software and wondering how helpful it might be and if anyone has seen one up close and personal. I realize that you old hands here might think it is pretty useless for yourselves but to the newbies could it be a wealth of information? Shadykat
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National Championship Game 1 2 3 4
by Guest willie- 38 replies
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allright sports fantics whos going to win tonight? USC or Texas I'll let you know who I think tommorow
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So what;s the big deal? I was thinking about trying and becoming a dealer, but from what I saw, I wasn't impressed. It was peeling back from the matrix on the vents and back glass, the color was ok, all in all, it was OK. I used some 38 HP True Grey to match the door I was re-tinting and it was almost perfect, so where's the extra $$$ going? There was a sticker on the back glass for a shop in AZ and they said they get like $xxxdepending on the film, that is crazy money for a tint job. BTW, of the films we've used, the adhesive on the SolarGard seems to be the best, it sticks to anything and fast.
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So let me fill you in on a story from yesterday. About 6-8 months ago, a nice older gentleman walks in and says he has a crack on his windshield, and sure enough he does. I look up the price, and sure as @#$% he's the lucky owner of a $1000+ dollar piece of glass. Well, he had a lot going on at the time and wasn't ready to replace it, and the crack was quite low, by the wipers, so I said I will stop it for $20, but it's not garunteed to hold. He said alright, I pulled in the car, and started BSing with the old guy. Turns out he was in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam, retired out of the automobile business, helped develop the radial tire, and survived lung cancer and is livin…
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I thought it would be interesting to see the top posters for the entire year of 2005, so here goes... author_name TOTAL_POSTS TINT 7801 blade 7061 tintdude 4441 TintWizard 4115 LEO'n'DARTZ 4064 guest 3900 Texastintchick 3875 Mdog 3438 oldtinter 3054 zolar 3043 tint rookie 2957 solareclipseauto 2885 nautiboi73 2565 mountainmang 2547 metint 2463 willie 2412 thetintshop 2336 Mr paladin 1686 Total tint 1604 Meff 1571 SWAN 1529 Sprinter 1259 Exact-Oh 1200 tint4less 1156 TINTDESIGNZ 1133 tint_detective 1085 autotinter 1067 Devil with bad attitude 941 BIG E 927 ninjatinter 921 tigerstripe 836 Boo 771 Eclipse 74…
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I never should have takin a christmas vacation , I thought after taking 6 days off I would come back rested an recharged but now I have no desire to work anymore
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Just wondering how long you guys take to tint a car. For example a Lancer Evolution or Subaru Impreza, the whole car. Normally takes me about 6 hours to do the job right. Is that slow? Regards, Stevie
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honda finially made a back deck easy to take out
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!llegal tint
by Guest SIR TINTSALOT- 8 replies
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Last night on the local news some guy got pulled over because he had !llegal tint, they decided to search his car and found alot of Dr*gs, thousands of dollars and a hand gun. His car was hooked up with a secret compartment and had to use a police dog to sniff it out. I guess they found him with the $ and got suspicious.
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I h@te to admit there's something out there that we can't, or won't, tint... but there's a few cars that are just TOO much of a hassle to deal with. Now that we're a little bigger, I don't have time to help the tinters, so I'm trying to save myself a lot of wasted film, and time (which is money). I'm putting together a new price list for the new year, and would like some input on what vehicles you guys ever turn down, or charge thru the nose for. So far, this is what I have. What would you add? Blacklisted: 89-97 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-DR 87-96 Chevy Berretta 91-95 Saturn SL Series 4-DR Charge Extra: 98-Present VW Beetle 89-97 Ford Thunderbird 93-95? …
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This is a no brainer for most, but if anyone uses magnetic bolt trays for anything, watch out where you set them down. Put it down on a work bench and accidentely pick up an unseen razor blade on the bottom. You take the chance of cutting yourself when handling it or setting it down on some part of a vehicle that can cause costly damage. TOTW??? How bout it TD, I need some medals here.... Come on dood; it's Christmas..
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Paladin Auto Specialties 1 2
by Guest tint rookie- 12 replies
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by a fluke, a kid from TX in a sick lil 3 series, comes into my shop for stereo equip (from co habitants). goes to school here in chico, now I eye fcuked the hell out of this job.... immaculate. after my compliments he claimed our mighty paladin did the work. very impressed guys, keep up the good work!!!
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hello, i'm new here!
by Guest loonytinter- 8 replies
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hello there, I just joined this site, which I thought was very very interesting! let me tell you a bit about my self. born-n-raised in chicago, originally a paki. been tinting in london for the past year and a half. certified by johnsons, in southampton. I'm lovin' it! had few problems at start, but now I can do all cars in one piece, but a 206. havent tried a new golf either. no pulsars in the help forum? see my car? can any one do a 1pc back glass? later, moon sorry, moonstintshop was me.... couldnt subscribe from that account. so here I am.
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new method
by Guest streetsounds- 7 replies
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has n e one in here ever heard of using teflon car wax to shrink back glass just curious
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Today on the way to the shop I was listining the radio and they were singing a song about a female race car driver named dixie,then after she crashed they kept singing My Dixy wrecked my dixie wrecked
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IM BACK
by Guest tintgod- 8 replies
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So you better start deleteing all the crap you have typed about me in here while I was gone..
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b/g tool ? 1 2 3 4
by Guest sportsman- 30 replies
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what is the best tool to use to get them hard to reach area's on the bottom of the back glass? thanks
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Vinyl Wood Grain
by Guest MemoreeMaker- 2 replies
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Hello, Hope you can help me with my problem. My wife & I would like to convert my 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Van into a "Woodie". I have found the "outer mld's" that I need but not the vinyl "wood grain" material I'll need. To complete this job I'll need 1 piece 12" wide by approx 50 ft for the basic "wood panals" & another 12" x 20 ft piece to cover the "outer mlds". Looking for suggestions as to where I can find the Vinyl Wood Grain material I need. Bob Huff , Norfolk Va.
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tried the new black chrome today, and its wonderful to shrink with, but its got some sharp edges. it wouldnt have been bad if I didnt have a ppf install after the cut. (alcohal and water!) I know its not gushing blood but is it badge worthy? finger.bmp
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Mdog soap method 1 2 3 4
by TintWizard- 38 replies
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First off, I'm a big fan of this method since last yr (thanks Mdog ) I've always used an Ivory soap bar , however, I ran out so I used Irish Spring because it was handy from the house and don't like it nearly as much ..got me to thinking of how many people that tried this method that don't like it hase been using another brand of soap bar other than the ivory . I'm not saying that it's the best out there ..but I am saying that there can be a big difference in using one bar of soap over an other. Food for thought
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what is the best squeege to clean windows? 1 2
by Guest chip01- 13 replies
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Underpro handle with 6" blade channel one not sure, what do you guys recommend for speed and quality
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here are some fun jobs I did a few weeks ago I have been meaning to post them but I havent gotten to enjoy!
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Tint Tickets- Arkansas 1 2
by Guest reject_racing- 11 replies
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I have an exemption from my eye doctor to have my windshield tinted(not dark), but when I got pulled over the doctor said it wasnt a legal exemption and that he would supeona my doctor to court. I've had it thrown out before by the judge in court, can he legally do this? Or is he trying to scare me into paying?
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Window Tinting $xx??? 1 2 3 4
by Guest uniqueimage- 35 replies
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How can these shops charge so little? What profit margin do you guys see for tinting all 2 and 4 door cars for $---? Oh yeah how much cars can you tint with a 40x100in roll??
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Fireplace
by Guest FilmBlazer- 8 replies
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I got a call today from a woman with a fireplace that is shared by her great room and master bedroom. She just bought the house and doesn't like the fact that one can see into the bedroom thru the fireplace. She wants to know if I can put film on it, the darker the better. I said sounds like a tricky one. I got some more info from her and she told me that the glass is only about 9 inches from the heat source. Thats gotta be hotter than hell that close to the source, so I just don't know if film would hold up. Gonna check the Llumar tech site and see at what temp the different films will combust, but thought I would ask yall for your input. Will the film hold up or what?…
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buckeye's spanked notre dame yesterday
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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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