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If the Tinter did it, it would be more than 1 window.

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that's definitely a possibility, especially if it's just the one window    Hard to say 100% without the vehicle in front of me to see it but it sure looks like the glass is scratched. What k

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Somone definitely used a razor blade, now was that the tint installer or done before the tint job, who knows.  Personally, it seems odd that the tinter was able to tint all the windows with no issue b

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1 hour ago, Tint Eastwood said:

 

I’d mostly agree with that except they could have started on that window, realized they screwed up and adjusted the process on the rest of the car. :dunno 

 

Would a tinter be able to create that many scratches? Even if they did screw up. I would expect a few scratches at most, but this is a lot 

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It looks like that is an SUV and that is factory tinted glass.

 

Sooo,  I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that is dog nail scratches on factory tint.  Where someone's little pupper got mad at being in the car and went to town on that window.

 

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33 minutes ago, Aliu121 said:

 

Would a tinter be able to create that many scratches? Even if they did screw up. I would expect a few scratches at most, but this is a lot 

 

Don't under estimate the ability of a tinter to fugg something up. :trustme    :lol

 

But you are right, it is excessive, I would hope an experienced tinter would know better but :dunno 

 

For me the determining factor would be if the scratches are all the way to the top edge and down to the sweep. If they are up/down there I would have to say it was the tinter because I don't see why a prep guy at the dealer would be removing stickers that far. Scratches would be mainly in the center if that was the case. :twocents 

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6 minutes ago, Bham said:

It looks like that is an SUV and that is factory tinted glass.

 

Sooo,  I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that is dog nail scratches on factory tint.  Where someone's little pupper got mad at being in the car and went to town on that window.

 

12 hours ago, Aliu121 said:

 

Its a brand new VW GTI....

 

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3 minutes ago, Tint Eastwood said:

 

 

 

Didn't see that down in the thread.  Oops :sorry 

So now not sure if those come factory tinted or not.  If those marks are on film.. wow :blink   

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44 minutes ago, Bham said:

 

Didn't see that down in the thread.  Oops :sorry 

So now not sure if those come factory tinted or not.  If those marks are on film.. wow :blink   

 

Based on some researching they do come with a very light tint on them I think its about 72% from what I read.

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