Gap or no gap?

[Guest tint rookie]

I filed every car I did for the first year or so after I learned how. nobody really noticed unless I said "hey look at this nobody else does it"... well do this day im still the only person withing 80 miles of my shop that can do it the right way but no one notices and they wont pay extra and it takes me longer so I don't really do it as much.

[*]331603

point it out to them before they leave. the world is full of idiots going around not noticing whats right under (in this case beside) their noses.

their 1st roll down they will be noticing if you tell l them you went the extra mile for em, and in turn be telling their friends.

[hoosierwindowtek]

The title of this thread should be:

"Which do you like better;

The method YOU use, which sucks. OR,

The method I use, which is the absolutely best way to do it and if you don't do it that way you're a hacker.

[Guest shadetree]

I shave with the olfa after a little heat to the top edge. If you use the right angle on the blade, it looks and performs perfectly.

[Exact-Oh]

I have proven on my own vehicles, that shaving with a blade will eventually cause the film to loosen up at the top (after a couple of years that is). Maybe I am not using the proper angle on the blade or something, but I will stick to filing or a micro-gap for customer's cars.

[Guest Retro Tint]

here ' ya go

retro

[*]331361

Do you file as needed or always? cuz the back was set.

[*]331365

I only file when the windows are different from the driver and passenger side

...'cause I double cut, and double shrink all my roll-ups and quarters.

cuz the back was set

it don't set 'till I set it...I make the slip work that magic

then carefully squeegee side-to side...wax on, wax off

and set it with heat and a hard card wrapped in a shop towel

[*]331367

By set I mean set in place ( not to be shaved or filed ) Looked good dude!

[LickMyTints]

I have never tried filing....usually just leave a tiny gap. Does anyone have pics of the filing tool they use and how do you use one.....a "how to" would help..........

[LickMyTints]

what about the borderless cut tool....is that similar to filing???

[LickMyTints]

Is this the tool to use? Have anyone used this before???

The Border Cutter:

[TINT]

that tool looks like WILLIESTINT utinzel (sp?) to hold his pecker

[blade]

I used that tool.....back in like 1989