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catalog of tinters
by Guest perftint1217- 1 reply
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what do I need to get on the catalog of tinters tintdude.I hope this year will be better than last.
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http://www.break.com/index/grannymachinegun.html lol
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I am showing snow 2 Devil P.S. DWBA - but as I understand You saw real russian snow too
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what shade should I use 1 2
by Guest SIR TINTSALOT- 17 replies
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I just lined up a few good jobs for next week and I am trying to determine what shade I should use. I got 3 Burger King restaurants to do, one next week and two the week after. They sent me to see one that has colored glass and told me they want the 3 with clear glass to match the one with colored glass. To me it looks like 20% with not much reflectiveness to it. I usually use suntek or johnsons for this, but the suntek commercial line is way too reflective. Johnsons gots a film called DN20 that seems to match pretty good, but it is hard to tell from a small swatch if it is going to be too refective or not. Things sometimes look way different once applied to big windo…
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We did it, we did it, we did it.... My Webpage
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author_name TOTAL_POSTS willie 1198 TINT 688 blade 628 TintWizard 567 zolar 510 tintdude 484 guest 379 solareclipseauto 357 Mdog 351 mountainmang 324 SWAN 301 tigerstripe 241 tint rookie 237 Texastintchick 233 LEO'n'DARTZ 229 oldtinter 215 TINTDESIGNZ 204 SIR TINTSALOT 196 1PEECBARETTA 190 metint 177 tint_detective 164 vclimber 152 Exact-Oh 137 VO|TRON 135 God_Of_All_Tinters 120 tintnfool 102 pierce8468 98 Mr paladin 97 BIG E 97 Meff 93 Eclipse 88 Devil with bad attitude 85 VIP tint + glass 83 *** 77 pmuzik 73 MidcoastMW 71 Sprinter 68 tintinater 65 FIREMAN68 65 Beeline 62 ninjatinter 61 T…
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tomorrow will be the first workday of 2006! im wishing everyone a happy new year and another sucessful year for everyone and let it be full of money and success for you personally and business wise. and to the new businesses nothing but much luck to ya. let the tinting for 06 begin.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! Soon I will be in 2006!!!! America - You are next!!!!
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The family and the view!
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Alert remote starters
by Guest umpbush- 0 replies
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Are Alert and Bulldog the same company because their stuff looks exactly the same? They even have the same bypass modules and t harnesses. Is Alert get the same bad reviews that Bulldog gets? Interested in on of the Alert 550R systems but looks to similar to Bulldog systems that get bad reviews Thanks Brandon
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Earnhardt Jr. potato chip
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Willie heres your dizzam k9 medal
by Guest zolar- 8 replies
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take your pig.....I mean pick
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I did my first bug yesterday. got it shrunk in about 30-45 minutes, all one piece, 2 MINOR creases at the bottom middle cuz they had this sticker on the outside of glass and I never scrapped it off so it was giving me problems. but it was definently a good experience and id do another one for sure.
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Im not sure if this is allowed on here or not. If its not, I wont take offence if its removed. I was just wondering if any of you guys and gals that use the SunTek HP line could post a pic or two of a car you've done with it. I want to see the color of the film. Preferably a shot where the sun is kind of shining through. Also post what VLT. Im not looking to hear why you do or dont use Suntek, or what I should use instead, I just want to see some pix of the film installed. So lets try to keep this one clean. Thanks!!
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I wasn't even watching the tube, and heard an ad talking about heat rejection, glare reduction, etc. I thought to myself... sounds like window film... and it was for film. F1 to be exact. I have never heard or seen an ad on television for film. I was quite suprised actually, especially in this climate. It was on Fox Sports channel.
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did anybody see this? http://www.pbase.com/gunthers_meltdown/gunthers_meldown
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Reverse brow?
by Guest reject_racing- 8 replies
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Seen quite a few cars from around here with them, are the reverse brows !llegal in Arkansas?
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mobile & metint
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It sounds like snake oil, but it's actually works
by Guest darkdan- 5 replies
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I'm in no way affliated with the following product, but I'm sure it can do many of yall some good. www.auto-rx.com Now I know what you're thinking. It's snake oil, but it seriously isn't. I know what the rest of you are thinking, it's a 5 minute flush. It's not. Those are typically just kerosene in a bottle with a $5 price tag. Solvency is nice once in a while, but it can't do much. Plus, aromatic solvents like xylene and such don't make good lubricants. Auto-rx is a 6500 mile commitment to cleaning your engine. Auto-Rx is made from organic esters. Esters are these wonderful little things have tend to clean hydrocarbons from metal. Esters are also found in high end…
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using automotive HP film to tint flat glass? 1 2 3
by Guest vital- 25 replies
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well I just need to tint one 8ft x 60inch window in my shop and I was wondering if it's safe to use Solargard HP smoke film for the job? I don't do much flat glass, just mainly auto so I dont wanna order a whole new roll just for 1 window. thanks for the info.
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Dear Ric, Second (!!!) New Year I spent EXACT on BOARD. Give me any medal.
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less than an hour for the new year to be here...
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happy new year 200000006
by Guest fer- 9 replies
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FELIZ NAVIDAD !!! QUE SEAMOS TODOS UN POCO MEJOR COMO PERSONAS ESTE A?O 2006 !!! VIVIMOS UNA SOLA VEZ HASTA DONDE SABEMOS HAY QUE DISFRUTARLOOOOO!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR . BEST REGARDS!!!
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a few crown and cokes and some fireworks 1 2 3
by Guest tintgod- 21 replies
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new here
by Guest wiz- 4 replies
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hi im tinting my windows on my 1999 mustang GT for the first time I have all the supplies and some know how...I have a heat gun to try and do some wet heat shrinking or I migh tuse baby powder and go dry heat shrinking for the large back window any tips that you can give me for doing this tint job..anything would be great.. thanks
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New Years Eve 1 2 3 4
by Guest willie- 35 replies
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New Years Eve guys and gals and no ones popped a top? Its 5:00 somewhere startin on the light stuff what about the rest? then will progress later at the parties Happy New Year unofficial thread
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http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/cockpitview.html
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But not in Florida. This is Russian St. Petersburg Place where Vodka is alwayZ cold!!!!
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And what time difference with Latvia. In Latvia now 14.49.
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Am i slow?? 1 2 3
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HI all New in here and hope not to get beat up! I have been reading the post and I have read this topic of "felt" what is ment by this?? I have another question for you all. I can only tint 5-7 car a day buy my self and I think I'm slow. My come backs are very little, like 1 car in three months. The last person scrached the tint with a ring, so the nice guy that I'm I retined it for free! "does not happen to often!" Hope you can all help me out with the felt thing.
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Hi... Just seen this today, and thougt I would join.... So Hello.. Anyone from the uk on here?? Bin working for 2 succesfull companys for almost 2years now, and still enjoying it... Can tint most things well, just gotta get quicker.. Can knock out a 2005 Grande Jeep Cherokee in about 1.5hours! Hows that rate wiv u guys?
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I'm just one of those who loves to fuggin listen to this shiat
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felt questions 1 2
by Guest SIR TINTSALOT- 15 replies
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I am just wondering how others are felting the seals on the Honda's and Acura's. Are your felting over both seals or just the bottom seal? When I first started felting these cars I asked a buddy of mine how he was doing it and he told me he was only felting the bottom one, so this is how I have been doing it. I just want to watch my back instead of having the film still scratch after charging the customers more for and extra service. So far nobodies came back but I'm just curious.
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BATTLEFIELD 2 1 2
by Mdog- 10 replies
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anybody gonna get it? looks pretty tight mang. all dat modern shizzz mang
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introduction from moonstintshop
by Guest moonstintshop- 7 replies
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WhAt uP eVeRy1! . I am originaly born-n-raised in chicago, but in london for the past 2 years...been tinting for about 2 years.certified by johnsons in southampston, uk. could do every car back glass in 1 pc, but a 206! I know...I try! I can do a clio in one piece. All the OLDSKOOLER'z, I need advice on film pls...can afford to pay much, so what is the cheepest quality tint? I use johnsons films, but expensive!
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I have been shopping around for a 20x100 roll of solar gard NRTRUEGREY2520 film. What would be a fair price for this film? .
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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.- 1
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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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