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Ryker

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    Ryker got a reaction from Bham in Pink crush   
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    Ryker got a reaction from Bham in Pink crush   
    I am using the pink turbo to clean and like it alot.   Didn't care for the pink crush blade with the design it only worked well on one edge and I like to be able to sweep both ways. 
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    Ryker got a reaction from DynamicATL in Help with identifying scratches. Is it the window or the tint?   
    If it is at the top could be from key lock box at dealership.
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    Ryker got a reaction from peteswindowtint in Age of SolarFX?   
    I highly doubt you will find out "where" solar fx is made.  They either "rebox" or have film made for them.  Suntek is still a good film and many on here love solar fx.  I have used a bit of Suntek and have not used any solar fx.  I did go and see the warehouse and meet Shawn from Solar FX I even have a shirt, lol.
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    Ryker got a reaction from hewitt_jay in Bottom loading bomb drop   
    Do you seriously have 19 years experience?   You ask questions and have problems like someone that has only began tinting. 
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    Ryker got a reaction from jh812 in Bottom loading bomb drop   
    Do you seriously have 19 years experience?   You ask questions and have problems like someone that has only began tinting. 
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    Ryker got a reaction from DynamicATL in Age of SolarFX?   
    That is likely the best answer you will get!  Solar FX will more than likely have nondisclosure agreements with the companies that they do business with and will not be able to tell you!
     
    As long as the film is good for YOU and the company stands behind it if something fails then whey worry about where it is made!
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    Ryker got a reaction from Pyramids in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    Push button gm you can often hold the button and it will enter an actual accessory mode.
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    Ryker got a reaction from TintDude in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    On the Nissan set the parking brake and put it in neutral.  Won't go off.
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    Ryker got a reaction from Pyramids in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    On the Nissan set the parking brake and put it in neutral.  Won't go off.
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    Ryker got a reaction from Angelo in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    On the Nissan set the parking brake and put it in neutral.  Won't go off.
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    Ryker got a reaction from DynamicATL in Does attending Car shows/events as a vendor pay off?   
    I wouldn't try to be tinting at the show.   Hard to talk to people if you are and the actual time goes so fast when tinting a window. 
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    Ryker got a reaction from Roach in Don't ya hate it when.......   
    Don't you hate it when they say "I used to tint"... really, then why are you paying me?
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    Ryker got a reaction from Rjsi in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    I am to old to want to move quicker. 1.5 to 2 hours in a 4 door car, all sides and back, is fast enough for me.
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    Ryker got a reaction from DaHatta in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    I am to old to want to move quicker. 1.5 to 2 hours in a 4 door car, all sides and back, is fast enough for me.
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    Ryker got a reaction from TintDude in keyless vehicles and timing out power?   
    I am to old to want to move quicker. 1.5 to 2 hours in a 4 door car, all sides and back, is fast enough for me.
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    Ryker got a reaction from Roach in Don't ya hate it when.......   
    Don't you hate it when.....you show up to do a job.  You have figured out the window is 17 feet to the top.  You have a multi-ladder that is 11 foot tall.  You can reach 7 foot high easy enough so that will work.  Then you get the ladder up and the 5 foot WIDE window has a few inches that you just can't quite reach from the middle no matter how you stretch.
     
     
     
     
    Had this happen and I actually unlocked the hinges on my Werner MT26, brought the base in about a foot, and used a ratchet strap to hold the legs from spreading out.  I gained just enough height to reach the edges.  Was still a solid base to work on....
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    Ryker reacted to smiley in Ceramic film is a gimmick in real world situations   
    "Newton’s Law of Cooling states that the rate of temperature of the body is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the body and that of the surrounding medium", so we can say that the temperature of the body approaches that of its surroundings as time goes.
     
     
    All this means is your car isn't completely covered in ceramic window film or film in general, so it's just a hunk of metal sitting in direct sunlight for a long time. Regardless of what film you put on your windows the heat will enter through other
     
    parts of your car (e.g metals, body kit) when left outside in the sun for a lengthy amount of time, so over time the car will heat up to the same temperature with film or not, all ceramic film does is significantly reduce that time that it takes to heat
     
    up to that point (max temperature)as well as protect interior and last much longer fading wise.
     
     
    It is also assumed you will lose the heat/glare reduction over time as your film breaks down, this breakdown process is far more rapid in dyed films, so you will lose the initial heat/glare reduction quickly whereas ceramic films will keep those
     
    initial values muchmuch longer (not bagging dyed films btw).
     
     
    The purpose of window film is comfort while driving with added interior protection, let's say your car was parked in your garage over night, this would make the initial temperature room temperature. Now you drive it outside on a hot day (35
     
    degree's Celsius) withno window film, you will probably immediately notice the heat due to no protection, whereas with a ceramic film you will be blocking out 50% + of the heat entering through your windows. Since the initial temperature
     
    wasn't hot to begin with, you will be able tomaintain that cool feeling for significantly longer.
     
     
    Basically all window film does is maintain a cool environment inside your car by reducing the heat coming in through all windows as well as the direct heat that hits you through the driver's window, but if your car is left outside in 35 degree
     
    Celsius heat for a longtime (e.g work, so roughly 8 hours) then it won't matter what film you have as the heat will enter through other area's of the car and your car will reach its max temperature regardless. So you wont receive the true
     
    benefits of the window film (besides interiorprotection) until your car's inside environment has become cool, although the film will still reject the incoming heat and will increase the cooling rate dramatically, to get that "cool" feeling i think you're
     
    wanting you will need to either start with an initially coolenvironment (park in shade) or what i did as i always parked directly in the sun at work was turn the air con on for a few mins until inside the car was comfortable and then just turn it off,
     
    this way i could really reap the benefits of the film by starting with a nice
     
    temperature and then having a film to keep that nice temperature significantly longer.
     
     
    Btw I'm an ex window tinter so i have no bias for any film, use whatever film you like .
     
    P.S  who loves the word significantly, i sure do.
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    Ryker got a reaction from TintDude in Audi A4 Third Brake Light   
    Had to do one today. figured out to use a 90 degree pick tool to pull the brake light down.
    I put my fingers inbetween the light plastic and the glass and the stupid thing cracked. I didn't even pull on it.
    That was when I decided to think outside of the box!
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    Ryker got a reaction from TintDude in Tint Slime is a go!   
    Any chance of doing a clear and fragrance free version? I can't use baby shampoo cause of the scent at all and just not wild about any sort of smell.....
    Do a green bottle and clear liquid?
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