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Guest tintdawg

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hard to get used to the CS series, not for the newb's I think

3M 'cs' is not as easy to shrink as Llumar. 3M 'fx' is a cakewalk to shrink but dosent look as good (I think it's really a 5 yr film). Even a experinced tinter will have some issues with 'cs' and you should add about 20% more time needed to do a car with it. On the plus side. 3M 'cs' is a good upsale product.

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yeah I just switched to 3M and I love the CS line....they are right though, it is a lot different to shrink than say an HP line, but once you get used to it its awesome to work with

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TintDude

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Try shrinking CS 5% (yes is't legal here) The stuff is like cardboard.

Not to mention that it wont stick to dots no matter what. Ya, it's a nice film, but it has problems.

Anywhere that it touches a seal will eventually get impression marks.

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A baby seal walks into a CS 5%......

I think the CS shrinks too fast. I turn on my heat gun on the other side of the room and it starts reacting.

3M CS is the bane of my existence.

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I've never had shrinking problems, guess cuz I've used some trash before when I worked for others. But I think TD may be talking about the thickness and slow to heat. I don't get to use CS 5% on back glass here, but I know it's thick. I usually use dual guns on everything except some of the thinner reflective tints. That's just to keep out the "waves" that show up so easy on mirror

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