wet shrink with a diffrence

Kohler · August 19, 2005

Obsolete?! Yeah, I'll find a couple cars for you and I dare you to try and dry shrink them.

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Obsolete!! I knew I'd get you wet bags with that. Off course I use it for a few side glasses. So you don't dry shrink at all?

As far as daring: Any day, any car.

The ///Man · August 19, 2005

Obsolete?!? Yeah, I'll find a couple cars for you and I dare you to try and dry shrink them.

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shouldnt every tinter know how to do both?

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haha

ok sure whatever works for you...

but when you get a 944,targa,those new vettes, try dry shrinking it and cant...dont call me..

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If you are talking backlites, muy tinter recently did a 944 and 2 '05 vettes 1 piece with dry shrinking, came out beautiful, so I wouldn't say can't.

August 19, 2005

I havent ever wet shrunk any back glass... should I try? is there something I don't know about wet shrinking??? I usually just wet shrink really flat stuff... I haven't done a huge variety of cars but I've done alot of cars. about the hardest thing I've one pieced yet was an eclipse. how much harder does it get??? :poop

the tint doctor · August 22, 2005

FIRST OF ALL GOOD DAY DEVIL LONG TIME NO SEE.

NOW I DRY SHRINK AS WELL BUT THERES ALOT OF GUYS THAT WET SHRINK SO THIS WAS FOR THEM..... AND FOR YOU DRY SHRINKERS THAT WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT...

Devil with bad attitude · August 22, 2005

Howdy Doc! :lol2

I bet the guy with the 944 wasn't fitting any Mad or Bek Quantum to get that result?

One good thing with wet is you don't have the mess powder makes.

Devil

August 22, 2005

I havent ever wet shrunk any back glass... should I try? is there something I don't know about wet shrinking??? I usually just wet shrink really flat stuff... I haven't done a huge variety of cars but I've done alot of cars. about the hardest thing I've one pieced yet was an eclipse. how much harder does it get???

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If you are already doing dry with success, why go backward.

Wet shrink is harder on the raw PET material, dyes, UV absorbers vs. dry shrink.

:lol2

TINT · August 22, 2005

im with devil.

but before there is any DMC im gonna say whwatever works for you and lets not brag on who's better than someonelse,

cause im better than anyone around here.. :lol2 :lol2 :lol2

August 23, 2005

cause im better than anyone around here

Shouldn't that be faster...cough, cough, cough. :rollin

September 25, 2005

I havent ever wet shrunk any back glass... should I try? is there something I don't know about wet shrinking??? I usually just wet shrink really flat stuff... I haven't done a huge variety of cars but I've done alot of cars. about the hardest thing I've one pieced yet was an eclipse. how much harder does it get???

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The only advantage of wet shrinking is its ability to "hold" the film in place on the glass as you shrink it. The problem with it is, you have to heat the film much more to achieve the same results. The water keeps the film cool, which is working totally opposite to what you are trying to do. Wet shrinking allows you to shrink mainly right @ the finger you are heating. Dry shrinking allows you to shrink a broader area, stressing the film less and heating the film less. No ghosting especially with metal films. Platium Plus, Endurance, Marquie etc. For some windows that seem hard to shrink, do it dry, make your "H" pattern, with fingers on the top and bottom, pre-shrink the "wide" part of the finger first. The part of the finger closest to the top, and closest to the bottom of the window, working the finger up from the bottom toward the center and down from the top working toward the center, until the finger becomes managable. Then shrink the smaller fingers that are left as you normally would. Hope that came across clear.