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Hi, I recently had my 2015 Subaru Outback r&r to get a darker shade as well as better heat rejection. I knew I wanted 3m crystalline and there is only one shop in the area that installs it. They have close to 100 reviews combine on google/yelp and are rated 4.9/5. They have been in business for over 25 years as well, so they are well known as a full detail/tint shop.
 
I made an appointment and brought my car in. The first bad feeling I got was they pulled my car into a bay between two other cars. The car to the left was being waxed with an orbital machine. The car on the right was being detailed after a wash, and they were using compressed air to dry the vehicle. These vehicles are about 3-4 feet apart.
 
The tint job took a good 3 hours for my front doors as the installer said he had to do them twice due to wanting them perfect, his exact words. Well unfortunately they are far from "perfect". Just counting the bigger dust contamination, the drivers glass has 34 imperfections, the drivers quarter Glass has 21, passenger glass has 28 and passenger quarter has 18.
 
I went back to the shop today and the owner was very defensive at first but did say they will redo the tint this friday. He started by saying nothing in life is perfect, showed me scars from an operation saying that even doctors aren't perfect because I am in the medical profession. He then walked me over to a Tesla and showed imperfections in the tint claiming it was from another shop. He then asked if I ever applied a screen protector to a phone and had dust. Then said because it was a retint job that these will always look worse... He kept saying that he will redo it if I am unhappy, but if I am unhappy the second time, he will pay for a retint at another place of my choice and if he finds one imperfection, I have to pay for both tint jobs. I was taken aback a bit by all of this as I thought he would of been more receptive especially due to the amount of contamination.
 
What would you guys do? At this point I would just like him to remove the tint and refund my money, but I am sure it will be a big confrontation due to the way he reacted of me showing this to him already. After that interaction, I did take it to the shop who did my original tint and they just said that they would gladly try for me and they believe I am not being too picky, they said they just do not want to be involved and that's all they will say commenting on someone else's work. They showed me their shop and said that they clean everything daily and all he does is tint in his shop.
 
Thanks for any advice. The large windows are difficult to image due to reflection, but dust is trapped throughout each piece of glass similar to photos. IMG_20180722_162255.jpeg.e5e3b1104155b236e3512644ac903ce0.jpeg&key=47e4ebe2609ec2eef2d07df464e9cfdf2fcebadf81f5eaf54da64f602c541f5dIMG_20180722_162414.jpeg.aece37001175c320c587bfe370142ae5.jpeg&key=e93bf9b145e4fac93c7d1ba187a37a1fb8a2d6eef00db7895c62b63f9efdcac4IMG_20180723_122620.jpeg.98acfaeaa0575ad6c68e3bedd1a266dd.jpeg&key=ed2e881c563170533be6ccb1c71766cfa91820c524de928e09c0b777c2ce2b40IMG_20180723_122717.jpeg.85639156fdcae81146ea28b8e47db1e3.jpeg&key=b8a039c2d1691e592f67a9813e80cd51b3242b521b8ffb4f020849c9e15a2cd6IMG_20180722_162425.jpeg.116d26b4fee0b5d5ef04569c89a8da65.jpeg&key=349e88a79ea136a157a68d11c7912034038332136296074b02cfea3d95660ecc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Are you sure it's crystalline it doesnt look like It. Not sure how much you paid but it sounds like a typical tint shop. I'm surprised 3m gave them an account there set up doesnt sound pro. Next time research a bit more and do be afraid to say no if it looks or sounds sketchy.
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Are you sure it's crystalline it doesnt look like It. Not sure how much you paid but it sounds like a typical tint shop. I'm surprised 3m gave them an account there set up doesnt sound pro. Next time research a bit more and do be afraid to say no if it looks or sounds sketchy.
Thanks, I did see the label on the box so I think it was. Regardless, it has been removed, refunded by them, and now installed different tint by a different company. Happy now. You are correct, I should of definitely spoke up, but I trusted their expertise.
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