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G'day all. I feel a little embarrassed that in all my time I still haven't touched an FG. Have my first tomorrow. Are they similar to a BA - BF for pulling apart? Also do you have to go non metallized? Cheers.
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Need a little help on a tint job product
by Guest califabricator- 2 replies
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I recently removed a tint job on a 2002 ford 150 HD screw (front). The rear has a smoked privacy glass with a film over the top to make it even darker. I had the front tinted limo and now the back appears black and the front appears grey-ish. Is there a black colored film out there I can match the rear with. Now I'm looking for a limo type privacy film and still be able to see thru it. Can anyone help me here ? I want the darkness and the privacy but want the film to be black in color. Can someone recommend a film MFG and type of film I need ?
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Hey guys got a 2013 Ford Mustang to do tomorrow, quick question anyone know how to trick the side windows to stay up after opening the door?
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2013 C-Max
by Guest Mo Evo- 0 replies
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Has anyone tinted one of these little mileage beaters? If so, anything tricky? Tia
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Here lately I have been having issues with side fingers on my F250 rollups. When they pop up, of course they pull any dirt out of the seal into the film. Any suggestions? I clean the seal with my conqueror. Only have this issue on this vehicle.
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I have encounter something new today. I purchased a 2002 Windstar to work out of and and of course the first thing is to tint it. The rear window just kept rolling up on me. I heated and pulled and it just got worse, so I snatched it off and cleaned the matrix with lacquer thinner thinking there must be something on it causeing the film not to stick. Tried it again and same issue, WTF? Has any one ran into this? What can I do?
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I saw a few posts on here about the rear of this car. Definitely pull the spoiler it makes life easy and the back windows are cake. However the front 2 I popped off the tweeter and still cannot figure out this door panel. Do you guys pop them off or leave on
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Same as any other mustang but put a towel down they have suede seats. Customer claimed only 100 were made. Decent car, if your tall good luck tinting the back window. Trip the doors so u get a clean install no need removing panels. How do I post pictures lol
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Anyone done one of these? Front seals look tight I might pull the panels and the rear 1/4 windows have a weird plastic piece around them. Anyone pulled them? Also center rear window rolls down. Ummmmm lol any tips?
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Bought my first F150 windshield today. Didn't somebody give a warning on not to take the rear view mirrors off? This will definately be the last F150 front strip I do!
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No issues, easy car, gaskets pull...much easier than the old ones. FYI 36" roll does not fit the front windshield, 40" will.
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I just did the two fronts on a superduty with power mirrors. Pulled it outside and the mirror starts adjusting itself to the point of popping. Pulled it back in and blew out the control. Seems to have fixed it. I suggest popping the the control panel out (easy) and doing the window.
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Ford F150's 1 2
by Guest darkdan- 14 replies
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My brother warned me that a lot of late model trucks have a thin layer of clear plastic on them. He said not to razor those ones to clean it. I was just curious if any of the late model F150s have this? Especially the the 04.
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Does anyone know if from a window point of view if the patterns are the same as a lower model like a 250 ?
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New Ford Fiesta and Focus
by Guest ShadowTinting- 9 replies
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Got my first new fiesta and focus booked in for tomorrow. I have seen a few of them and notice the spoilers overhang the rear back glass and cover the dotmatrix. My question is, can they be done without removal of the spoiler or do you need to take them off and If so, How? Thanks in advance
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Does anyone know if these windows roll down and if so how. I have one in the shop and the windows look like they roll down some how, But I dont see any way to roll them down. Of course this could just be another stupid ford design . At least this pos does not have typical ford felt on the doors.
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Any1 done 1 of these have it booked in for tommorrow.
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03 ford super duty
by Guest Shady Solutions- 9 replies
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Anyone have any tips on cutting the back windows? I place in bigger and trim but the bottom corner is a tight curve. How do y'all get them perfect? And I suck at the slider anyone have tips??
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Any tip would help. I have never done one of these, and a buddy of mine just bought one and wants me to tint it, Any tips or ideas would help, Thank's.
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05 F-150
by Guest VaTinterPMan- 3 replies
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Never done one of the Ford windows that are not straight at the bottom....So Just asking if there are any tricks or anything to watch out for with these got one coming in a couple of days and just trying to read up.... And Is it easier to just pull the panel?? I can tuck film just fine but once again never done a window like this....Thanks for the help guys...
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Fiesta Visor 1 2
by Guest kccartint- 12 replies
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When doing a visor, brow or what ever you refer to it as be careful. The glass is very soft and the mirror is only glued in two small spots instead of the whole mount. Even with the tool you can end up with a mirror in your hand with a chunk of the windshield hanging off the end. The one I had this unfortunate incident on was a warranty but it can take up to a year to get a replacement. The dealer the car was purchase from didn't want to warranty it as well. Glass guy said it was common. The glass guy didn't even want to push the mirror down all the way on the new windshield for fear of breaking the new one. I could have knocked this thing off with my clear max s…
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this back window ? Might be one I look at to buy.....
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Hi All, my friend has a 97 f250 and wants me to tint it. I looked at the back glass, and its 3 pieces with no rubber around and no black border. How do you guys get a clean install on these? Thanks.
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1997 ford explorer
by Guest 211bugsy- 5 replies
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Just starting to tint any tips for this year explorer? Thanks
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Hey folks, I was wondering if someone could confirm with me that a 2011 tint patterns of a ford edge would fit a 2013 ? In otherwords, has the windows been redesined since 2011. I've done a google search on the pics and it looks the same but would like to hear it from someone thats tinted one, thanks
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Ford Fiero
by bamh5- 4 replies
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Anyone have any info on this? lol I know I don't know why people pay to get cars like this done, but its money.
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I hate not tinting the whole glass on vehicles like this one and the Accord, so I take out the glass whenever necessary. However, it took 4 of them to figure out how the glass comes out. For those who remove glass, here's how to do it: Like most vehicles, there's a top screw on the divider between the quarter and rolldown: Then, after rolling down the window and removing the door panel, remove the screw behind this plug: Next, remove the screw on the inside of the door closest to the front of the car. This holds the outside trim in place. Next, CAREFULLY pry the outside trim up from the front edge first and remove it. This allows you to pull the quarter glass ou…
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1959 Galaxie to tint this weekend
by Guest just tints- 7 replies
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Hey guys, New to this forum, But not new to tinting. Good to see a place with others to talk about tinting. Ive got a 59 galaxie to tint this weekend, now I have to say I havent tinted one before just wondering what the back window is like to do? any tricks? cheers
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F-250 rear view
by Guest ridiculous- 7 replies
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on these mirrors you've got to cut out around it outside and slit the film on the bottom to get it around it correct? i did one this weekend and i couldnt get it off so this is what i did. but my main question is how do you do it and get no light gap around the mounting? was wondering if that black out tape would be tha answer?? what's your trick? or if they come off, how?
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crown vic 1 2
by tintgirl2000- 11 replies
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why is this rear window so hard for me? I just can't get it perfect. Any suggestions? I dry shrink it but still not my best.
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New Mustang
by Guest S and S- 6 replies
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I didnt see it so thought I would ask. On the doors you know how they roll down a inch or so and I have had no problems with them as far as tinting top and sitting in car and finishing out bottom. My problem is that I am sure there is a way to make the window roll up all the way an not have to close the door. I have tried to find a button or soemthing but have failed at this. Any help?
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After reading on here about somebody having trouble with the back glass of a 94 tbird, and reading all of the other post's. I thought I would give every one some help full advice. To make these cars go smoothly. The trouble eveyone seems to be having with this car is quite simple. You are shrinking the bottom of the glass. That is why it is rolling on you. Dont shrink it at all not one bit. this will be hard to explain via internet but I will try. With your hand not a hard card tack down the bottom corners so that they stick to the glass. anchor the film high to get all of the tension up top and away from the bottom. then just shrink the top like normal. The top corner…
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they got rid of the dots around the 3rd brake light, great thinking and added a scan code to the door front door glasses.. all and all the same car as 2011
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Got a kick out of this...
by Guest l1ld3v1lrydr- 5 replies
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Buddy called me up and said his boss needed to have his window's "retinted" on his 2010 F-150... I said sure no problem. Went and picked up the truck tonight. Story goes, the guys girlfriends son tried, and I mean tried, to tint the windows as a surprise for his birthday... When I got there, I could understand why he wanted it redone so fast! Haven't seen a butch job this bad in a while! Here's after I redid them, crappy sell phone picture of the top edge.
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Tips on 2012 mustang hard top? 1 2
by Guest milly- 15 replies
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It doesn't look to difficult, the BG doesn't look too curved either. Any tips?
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I did two Crown Vic cop cars for a company that converts the 'police interceptors' into a real cop cruiser with lights and sirens and all sorts of stuff to keep hardened criminals cuffed and stuffed in the back seat. Done in EWF True Black 5%, what a hard shrink. I didn't crease it but it took all sorts of time to get it down. Good thing the TB can take a lot of heat, but even so I toasted some edges, even with pulling and shrinking, but left lots of extra film to trim. Scrubbed the heck out of the defrost lines so peanuts weren't an issue. Came out great, but took a good bit of my day.
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Bought a '90 Mustang LX the other day. Tinted the rollups pretty easy(pulled driver's sideout and cut both sides from it). The small side windows and back window are giving me a hard time. I sanded the dots with steel wool numerous times and still can't get the tint to stick to the dots well. Anybody have any suggestions?
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2012 Mustang
by Guest lance- 3 replies
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Have you tinted a new 2012 mustang? This one has headrest in the back seat they fold down but they still suck!!!
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2011 Mustang GTcs panarama roof
by Guest maddtinter- 3 replies
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This glass is reflective laminate.Safe to install 5%?
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Since there is no limit of darkness on the top strip, I have wanted to tint it. But I would go very dark, to help with sun glare in the evening. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Yeah that’s a very fair point to a degree I’m probably overthinking it. I don’t see really significant glare reduction until you get into much darker tint. Like you I think visibility for me is more important living in the country. I’ll probably see what the specs list the differences between 70% and 80% and then double check with the tinter as to what they recommend. Likely will end up with 70% with a strip along the top. Air80 seems to be much more popular, not sure if it’s due to performance or the difference in cost being so much more for the stratos. thank you -
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Hey guys - so I work for a vinyl graphics company that is adding window tinting to their repertoire and I had a question about your guys' ideal process. I have my plotter set up and my window tinting software ready to go, but I am completely ignorant about the way that tint installers prefer that things be cut. Currently, I will plot/weed the tint and cut the backing away as much as I dare before handing it over to the installer. I was thinking that the installer would prefer the tint to be cut to shape which I believe I can achieve with the perf cut on my plotter. Is that the typical process or should I not be worried so much about it being cut to exact shape? -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Im in TX, plenty of of what you mentioned. While I do sit higher in an SUV, glare reduction is not improved much at all with what I have. My 80% is almost clear, not dark at all. With all tint, it adds a bit of reflectivity from the outside, which I notice makes it slightly harder to see from the outside looking in, in the form of a glare not darkness. At the end of the day, it's not permanent, it's only money! -
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PPF installer for hire in SoCAL
Hello. My name is Adrian i have good experience with paint protection film and i just moved to California, Irvine, i'm open to travel one hour away for the right job. You can contact me at 5717330693 -
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Boat window tinting tips
Best tip would be, “Sorry, no boats”.- 1
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Boat window tinting tips
The answer is to not heat that area too much so that you leave some slack in the film for when you get it to the inside. Also cut your pattern a little large so that you can trim a thread off the edges after shrinking to not have a furled edge. After you do a few of those you'll figure out how much to leave/trim to not have any light gaps. Also I'll leave a hardcard wrapped in a microfiber in the bottom overnight to collect water and keep pressure on the film while it dries. Sometimes you can take the top rail off the glass if the jackwagon boat builder didn't put too much pressure on the glass package when it was installed. If you pull the rail off of a tight package it's a pita to get back on, looking like it could crack the whole time. Congrats on getting it done. I've seen plenty that couldn't, which is why I price them like I do.- 1
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Boat window tinting tips
Thx everyone for the tips the install went fine, however i did run into a new problem on the main curve of the glass from thr outside the tint would lay flat on the big curve but when applying it seemed like there was too much tension and it would not stay down i ended up heating it up and flattening down but some of that area got overheated and warped a little, if you know how to tackle this problem please help me thank you!- 2
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