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Had a custy with a Lincoln MKZ call a little bit ago with a scratch in her tint, on the drivers window running straight up and down like it was from something in the door. Anyone had a trouble with anything like this on these cars?
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Ford Glass ???
by Guest bwalker25- 2 replies
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I have a 2001 Ford Focus, and was wondering what the factory glass metered at? Is it 75%? I live in NC and want something thats going to be dead on legal and it will look better than stock. I was thinking a 50% tint would allow ~38% VLT through if the glass metered at 75%? What should I buy to get it legal? I searched and didn't find what I was looking for. Not in a huge hurry, going to lunch with the guys at the wing place for the wing buffet!
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I have an 07 brush . I need some advise on how to remove the strips. I started removing the strip but it wasn't coming out easy. Any reply back ; Thanks .
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FORD FUSION 1 2 3
by Mdog- 28 replies
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anybody seen this car? http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/FordFusion/
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We had a ford five hundred in yesterday, tinted it no problems at all as we have done a ton of these cars. Customer calls this morning saying she went out to her garage this morning and the driver rear roll down was shattered!! This is the 2nd five hundred in the last year that has called with shattered roll downs after tint. I remember about 6 months ago a guy calling saying he closed his door and the window shattered he wanted to know if it had anything to do with the film. At that point I said NO, now im wondering what the Fugg is goin on!
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This car is pretty simple. back glass is a little tight to get to. I don't think the headrests come out. Even with them in it isn't bad getting the film on the window. Easy to shrink
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88 mustang
by Guest mak13083- 6 replies
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I have a 88 mustang can anyone help me with what anchor style to use and should I start on the curved part of the glass or the center, I would appreciate detailed method for this I have been doin this for years and never came across one of these cars and im having a hard time with it... thanks in advance
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Has anyone ever done one of these ford focus zx3 hatchback? I am gonna do one next week and would like to know if there is anything I should be looking out for. Are there any problems I should be aware of on the front doors, and how curvy is the back window? I havent seen this car up close in person yet but it appears to be flat in pictures. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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HELP PLEASE
by Guest Gunner- 8 replies
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I need some advice on the back roll down windows on a 1995 Ford Tauras, Now the way that I typically do roll down windows is the half and half technique, but on these paticular windows they roll upwards with an angle into the frame..I dont know if im even making sense..if someone out there understands what the hell im talking about please let me know... Thanks GUNNER
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hey guys got an explorer booked for friday just need some ideas on what im up against , I pull panels or pull gaskets if they pull without panel removal (dont tuck much if I can help it) are the panels easy to remove ? any hidden screws or clips ? anything I need to be careful with such as clips that like to break ? hows the rear window I notice hinges slightly go into the clear of the glass could be a pain. let me know your expiriences !! cheers from down under
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2006 ford mustang 1 2 3
by Guest tintman72- 24 replies
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I wanted to let you all know if you did not know already that the new mustang has some major door gasket problems. It appears that the F#$d Motor Company has decided to change the door panel window gaskets to a teflon material (just like Sat**n did) insted of using the traditional felt. The window gasket do scratch the glas and really cause havoc on window film. The manufacturer will not recall this problem as of yet so beware of customers blamming you for the scratches. We all know that no matter what happens to the car, if you are the last to touch the car everythig is your fault. I once had guy try to get me to pay for a new transmission because I tinted his fron…
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looks shaved
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this logo was made at rollin sound jax 7727 blanding blvd. this ford logo is made of window tint and placed between the glass and a full layer of atr 30% (darkest florida will allow) this technique makes the film look as its 3d
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I was doing a 04 mustang convertible..back glass is a pain in my ars......I cant cut outside because the vinyl top.wtf do I do
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I tinted this truck and had trouble removing the front door panel. We finally discovered that there are two screws holding the panel on. One is behind the door handle. And one is behind a trim piece at the rear of the door. The window crank cover pulls away from the door and there is a screw holding it on. Then the door panel just pulls up and thats it.I couldn't find any information about this on here so I thought I would post it.
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This was the best way for a customer to love thier new car, add something to it that nobody else has. Needless to say "95% of window tinter won't even try to remove this stlye of a rear view mirror." I added silver to hide the floating film on the matrix, that's above the rear view mirror. The cutomer loved the colored vinyl, which was installed to the inside of the windshield. It matched the color of the paint on the car. "of course" please copy to tip of the week?
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mondeo mk2
by Guest orion tint- 2 replies
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hi peeps, I see this has been posted a few times but I can't seem to find the answer. What is the easiest way to tint the rear window in 1 piece I have tried moving the horizontal anchor up and down the window which does make a diffrence but still keep getting creases in the film. I also seem to get horizontal fingers as well as vertical , I have heat shrunk a few rear windows but I am self tought and my limited knowlidge of this has got me stumped. I know these are not the easiest of rear windows and any tips would be a great help, Thanks in advanced
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ALL WORK WAS AN ADVENTURE TRYING TO TINT THAT BIG TRUCK ESPECIALLY WHEN SHRINKING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, BUT WAS AN EASY INSTALLATION, ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE RUBBER GASKET (NO NEED TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL) AND THE REAR MIRROR JUST POP OUT.
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Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to recall of defective cruise control switch that could cause fires
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Does anyone have suggestions on how to make the dot matrix on the top of the back glass look any better other than just plan cutting it off?
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I knew I had under quoted this one before I even got to it. I figured it would be the same as an F150, besides wider rollups. Once I get to it, I notice I has no border/matrix on back glass or on the xtra cab windows. So, I trimed the inside back glass gaskets and it came out really nice. I didn't bring my tools to remove pop out window so I had to just trim around the latches, but they came out decent. When I finished the guy liked it and tipped me so I got what I should of charged anyway.
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Will a 20" roll be tall enough to do a 06' F150. I'm not sure if it will make it, since I have to do a bottom cut on this one.
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95 exlporer
by Guest ssr1089- 0 replies
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First time doing an explorer this old. I am out of tint on my 40inch roll right now. Does anyone know if this car can be done with the 20" roll??? Just trying to figure out if I need to make a trip downtown to buy more tint.
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The back window sucks
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One of my Ford dealers last 09 convert. Mustang. Trying to help it go away with supreme tint and Graphics.
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08 F350 extended cab side glass
by Guest jokr423- 6 replies
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A friend of mine asked me to tint his new work truck. None of the widows have factory tint. I got a quick look at it and I need to know how to remove the rear side glass. I don't want to cut around the round fasteners if at all possible. I have zero experience with this side glass. I am guessing there is a cover I can pop on the fasteners and then maybe a screw to release the glass and hinge. Any help would be great, I would like to try and knock it out this weekend as he isn't working because of the holiday, and this truck is easy money!! I posted this in the vehicle section but I didn't get any responses, someone has to know how to get them out. I want it to com…
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08 F350 extended cab
by Guest jokr423- 0 replies
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I am relatively new at this and a friend wants me to tint his new work truck. I gave it a quick look and have a question about the rear side glass. The glass is hinged, and I would like to remove it for a clean install around the little round buttons that hold it in. My problem is I have no experience with this. Anyone know how to remove these so I can tint them, let them dry and then reinstall for a clean install. I am going to guess there is a cap in the interior that covers a screw that I can remove, but I did not get a look at the interior. I have tinted a bunch of front windows in these trucks, but the rears have always been tinted from the factory. The rest o…
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Back sliders and Wings in older fords
by Guest Drummmer69- 8 replies
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Here in the land I live in, there are a TON of older fords with sliders and wings. Almost all of them have dirt road owners. What can a person do other than cleaning 3x's to get all the dirt and grime out of the back glasses on these p/us???? Ive never done a perfect one, just when I think I have all the crap off I spray and What do you know more dirt!! YAY!
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this would be the before pic, its a 2 layer vinyl sticker. it was making him go threw windshield wiper3 every 3-months because they would run over the stickers edges. this is the before I installed it on the windshield.......... this is after I installed the tint graphics on the inside of the glass. now he will have no problems with his wipers running over the 2 later vinyl sticker
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I got this car to do. It has all rubber gaskets, no lack borders. Anyone have experience with these? I hate these types. Tips on how to keep em clean??
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Hi all, Just a quick question ive got a Ford focus 5 door 2005 reg in on tuesday anything I need to know ? I have heard that taping the felt is best for a clean job but what tape does everone use ? Any advice would be great. Thanks.
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On the 2004 Ford explorer I noticed that the back glass looks like it has some black flat thick paint layer over the paint. Does anyone know what that is and is called? Is the tint removable or must the tint be appled over the old tint?
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1996 Ford F-250
by Guest tint_factory- 1 reply
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Have any of you guys used the Suntek Infinity to match the Silver/Bronze look of the factory back windows in an extended cab? Does it look good? If not do you have any films you'd recommend that look good with those?
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new edge rear door quarters
by Guest dumplin- 0 replies
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gotta do a little trimming on the inside rubber for a nice , tight fit ! at the top and a small portion at the bottom in the curve , also applied black out at the top of rear hatch as custy didn't want vehicle taken apart , tint will stick on frit with light sanding if permission is granted !
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So I had one of those new ford focus tint jobs the other day. I can get the mirror off just fine the problem I have is the mirror's socket separated from the ball. Anyone know how to get them back together with out having to buy a whole new mirror?
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08 Mustang 1 2
by Johnnytint- 14 replies
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I just got a new mustang and came with "Felt on the Gasket" 1 for the tinter
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2009 F-150
by Guest spraythick- 3 replies
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Any tips on the new F-150? The seals on the top of the doors are the tightest I've had to deal with. When ya roll them up the tint just peels, tried to Blue max and some heat at the top and it still peeled even with super soaping all the seals before rolling up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Wendell.
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All this work can be done in any tint shop, but it came out of Rollin Sound of Jax. 904-772-8301
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this was done this morning jan.21st 2oo9
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09 taurus
by Guest Sprinter- 5 replies
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the bottom lip has felt but not the top one
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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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Process
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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