I suck and need help

July 28, 2006

It takes time man....at least you have some samples to play with. You'll get it with time. :beer

July 28, 2006

Trust me man-get the ivory out and learn the soap method! It is by far (IMO) the best way! Switching from one method to another will only confuse you! I do almost every back glass the same way! Practice and pay attention to the results! One on one-I could have you shrinkin away in one day! Sorry-I dont have a video! TG?????

get the ivory out......... who told you to OVORY???????????????? :beer :beer

July 28, 2006

Ovary???? :beer

ponchonutty · July 28, 2006

Ovary????

s**t, I can't use an Ovary??? I was gonna just use my wife's :beer

TINTZEUS · July 28, 2006

keep at it. youll get it, and when you do ............youll be...... THE BEST IN THE WORLD! :dunno

good luck :beer

tint_detective · July 28, 2006

Keep the gun moving, shrink it in a wide motion.

Well, I tried the Ivory soap thing once but unsure if I did it right because I had some trouble. How much soap in the water do you use??? Maybe I didn't use enough? Wet shrink is all I can seem to do at the moment but listening to everyone on here, that's not the way do it.

The 2 things I have a lot of problems with is creasing and fingers. On the Cobalt I actually had shrinked it enough to where it looked pretty good. It only had a few real small fingers so I thought I was good to go. When I put it on the glass, I had huge fingers everywhere and sure enough, messing with it too much caused me to crease it in 2 places.

First, you need to let the soap dry on the glass.

the only thing wet will be your anchor, which is an H pattern.

Secondly, how are you installing after your shrink?

Personally, I like to reverse roll it out.

It has helped me with most of the creasing problems I've had.

Good luck with it. Keep pluggin' you'll get it with some practice. :dunno

Where are you located???? :beer

ponchonutty · July 31, 2006

Keep the gun moving, shrink it in a wide motion.

Well, I tried the Ivory soap thing once but unsure if I did it right because I had some trouble. How much soap in the water do you use??? Maybe I didn't use enough? Wet shrink is all I can seem to do at the moment but listening to everyone on here, that's not the way do it.

The 2 things I have a lot of problems with is creasing and fingers. On the Cobalt I actually had shrinked it enough to where it looked pretty good. It only had a few real small fingers so I thought I was good to go. When I put it on the glass, I had huge fingers everywhere and sure enough, messing with it too much caused me to crease it in 2 places.

First, you need to let the soap dry on the glass.

the only thing wet will be your anchor, which is an H pattern.

Secondly, how are you installing after your shrink?

Personally, I like to reverse roll it out.

It has helped me with most of the creasing problems I've had.

Good luck with it. Keep pluggin' you'll get it with some practice.

Where are you located????

Oh, OK so I still use a little water huh? When I go to transfer to the glass, I usually either just hold the whole thing if it's not too long or bi or tri-fold it.

I'm in the sticks in Ohio. :lol

Tint Girl · July 31, 2006

The one thing I haven't seen mention yet it that different companies materials shrink differently as well as each different grade of tint in their line ups.

Normally the thinner tints will shrink easier :nono :nono

ponchonutty · August 4, 2006

The one thing I haven't seen mention yet it that different companies materials shrink differently as well as each different grade of tint in their line ups.
Normally the thinner tints will shrink easier

Yeah, I know different grades and tint materials behave differently.

wndotint · August 4, 2006

Just to throw in my 2 cents. I use ZERO water after applying the soapy muck. No water H. Just lay the film on a completely dried and soapy filmed back glass and make an H with a white card or something similar. The film will stick just fine. If you are getting creases while shrinking, odds are that you are not shrinking enough and getting in a hurry. Creases while installing could be mishandling the film or not squeegeeing correctly. By the way, for you soap doubters, Cobalts fall into the 3-5 minute shrink category.