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[Protint]

At the end of the day I hate cleaning up tint all over the floor.

A few years ago I started taking my scraps while hand cutting and tossing them on top of the car after cutting. When I was done cutting I threw it in the trash which eliminated the mess on the floor and started my install.

This might not look good to some customers if your in a well viewed shop. I definently don't do it to high end cars but the usual daily drivers I do it all day long and haven't go a cross eyed look yet.

[Mr paladin]

I throw all the scraps on the floor inside the car and then just take a few minutes to throw them out when I am done,I got in this habit from doing mobile jobs, simular concept

[Guest metint]

I fold each scrap piece, place the fold in my and toss all leftovers when I finish each window.

It always helped keep me from barking at a customer who interupted what I was doing.

I looked like a rabid tinter filming at the mouth...

[Mdog]

I take each scrap and place them in a brown bag and staple it up also I put tape on the bag just in case the staples come loose and place them in a line on top of the car, then I dispose of the bags and start to tint

remember the 4|\|4L retentive cook on SNL?

[Guest thetintshop]

I put all my scraps on the windshield or the back glass. I never lay anything on the paint. even if it's a POS or a ford product.

if the customer is there, I throw them on the floor, and pick them up as soon as I'm done with that window. I never leave scraps on the floor. if you've ever pulled a groin, or busted your ass, you probably don't throw them on the floor either. wet tint on a concrete floor is just like ice.

[Guest Litespeeds]

I usually cut each window out and as soon as that window is tinted, I discard the cut film and liner into the trashcan if I am at my shop.

If I am mobile, then I usually put the film on top of the car or windshield and then discard it when I am done with the entire car.

[Exact-Oh]

I put all my scraps on the windshield or the back glass. I never lay anything on the paint. even if it's a POS or a ford product.

if the customer is there, I throw them on the floor, and pick them up as soon as I'm done with that window. I never leave scraps on the floor. if you've ever pulled a groin, or busted your ass, you probably don't throw them on the floor either. wet tint on a concrete floor is just like ice.

I stick them to any window wet enough to hold them. They normally hit the trash after every two windows (double cutting).

I agree on the slippery concrete thing. I have had a few close calls. I try to toss the liner ASAP too. They are terrible, even on dry concrete.

[magictinter]

I have a 30 gal trash can on each side of the car. whichever tint im using at the time I sit on the trash can. and as I double cut each window I just make a quick flip right into the trash can. no need to handle scraps twice. just remember not to sit the cans close enough to the car in case it tips over it wont hit nothing.

[Guest Zrok]

I agree on the slippery concrete thing. I have had a few close calls. I try to toss the liner ASAP too. They are terrible, even on dry concrete.

usually if I'm in a big hurry, I'll just kick the liner under the car I'm workin on at the time, until I'm finished, when it's pulled out, I play liner pick up, but all scraps get tossed onto the windshield until finished.

[FRANK]

I do the same as some of you. I usually put all the scraps on top of the car and later on disose of it in the trash. I was very careless when I first started and use to throw everything on the floor until the day I slipped on a piece of liner and slipped and busted my ass