Is some daylight acceptable?

[delicatedetail]

Tinted a 2007 Hyundai Sonata today, whole car was dirty, gaskets were super dirty and crazy tight. I tried twice to tuck the film past the gaskets on the front roll ups and it kept creasing up and was almost impossible to get it in there cleanly. Ripped the film off both times and just cut the sides a touch shorter so I didn't have to contend with the gaskets. Now there's a very slight daylight gap that I left on the sides towards the rear of the car. I feel like a hack for doing it this way but it felt like the only way to get a clean install on an old & dirty car with tight gaskets. Job came out really clean otherwise, just gonna bug me that I wasn't able to tuck the film. What do yall think?

[TintDude]

If I know the gaskets are going to be a problem for whatever reason, I'll take the door panel off and run the film well below where the edge may interact with the flap.

[Dano]

Pull the panel. Glass cleaner and a hard card wrapped microfiber for the edge seals.

 

I'm happy that your not satisfied and want it better. We need more of this attitude in the industry.

[pbalentine]

The panels on Hyundai & Kia come off easily. I remove all of them. Most new ones you can pull the top seal by removing one screw behind the handle. Most vehicles now I get the window down flush it and hard card the sides and top with a towel.