Terminology Topic

[b7adh]

Could we start a bit of a terminology topic for newbies to look at and even look back at.

little things like "frankie" , "vlt" and what not.

if you can list as much as you know - even if you put up things you have made up yourself, as long as you describe it.

The terminology/saying - followed by the meaning

[Tint Artist]

Blow ups= little blisters on the defrost lines after you shrink film on the back glass!

[TintDude]

Baby Slag: The debris found underneath baby car seats.

[Tint Artist]

Baby Slag: The debris found underneath baby car seats.

[b7adh]

tunneling - when the liner lifts off the film in "tunnel like" lines

does this to me when pre shrinking a piece of film - even if I roll it liner out.

[watchdaride]

BOG -- boogers on glass

[Guest filmslayer]

Baby Slag: The debris found underneath baby car seats.

[Guest oasisglatint]

Slimey rubber funk- Hazy/chunky seal "bits" at the tops of roll-downs that haven't been opened in for...........forever.

[Guest thatsnappyguy]

ghosting---haze produced in all metal films when shrank improperly....or sometimes enevitible anyway.

hack---price cutters that dont work for a company, and mostly suck at window tinting in general.

snap---"curling," "arching." "california shrink;" applying heat to the edge of the film to create and curvede egde on the film to grab the glass to prevent "fingers," darts."

visors are sometimes referd to as "eyebrows," which confuse ppl.

w/s--windshield

back glass---back glass

r/r--remove and redo.

[TintJunkie]

Bananas/ bubbles on defroster lines

Sh*t/ means I messed up