flat rock stan

Leo is still around building armored luxury cars in Riga! He is also running his vodka museum ✊

The pictures show some pretty big gaps. I use a plotter program called Computer Cut and the model 3 patterns don’t leave gaps but all cut programs are different. Ask your tinter to hand cut the doors and be careful with the back window as removing the film can cause the defrost lines to come off. Since this is the job you got ask if they will cover the rest of the rear window with a second piece. Won’t look as good as the whole thing in one piece but least you won’t run the risk of losing the defroster. I’ve seen lots of those windows tinted up to the top where Tesla has the factory shade but that job doesn’t go that far. If you leave it like it is it will probably not make a difference in the glass breaking but those windows break easy without any film on um ✊

Has anyone tinted the back window of the 2023 S90 and am I missing something? Did one today and headrest didn’t seem to come off or seats fold down. Ended up looking great but what a hassle!

Wanted to say hello to everyone since it’s been awhile since I visited the best place on the internet for tinting!

Hope everyone is having a great start to the season and doing well! Life has been crazy complicated for me lately but that comes with age! 

cheers

stan 

Hi Rick, all good here! Haven’t seen you forever. Teaching a class this week and day 4 wanting to show the RYK way to shrink!!! 
will get with you next week and catch up on what’s happening. 
I gotta start hanging out here again and get away from the drama of FB junk!!!!!

Can anyone help me find a link to the Riker shrink?

I am looking for a full time or part time auto window tinter in the Portland Oregon area. 
Easy going, established, busy shop with great pay and working conditions. 
Most all work is cut with plotter but of course hand cut is ok also. 5 days a week with Saturday optional 💯
Contact Stan or Alexia 503 671 9615

cheers 

Stan Foster, Alexia Foster 

Dang, hate to hear they are gone. We will probably see a few more re-boxers disappear in the near future with the boom in numbers / names the last couple years. 

On 4/23/2019 at 5:20 PM, jh812 said:

Been using it for nine years now with no issue. Ceramic I've been using 4 or 5 I'd say with no reported issues. @MT1 who were you buying the ceramic from and how long ago was that?

That’s what I was gonna ask  

I think most times when people say Global is failing they are using a Garware product but not Global.

@Stewy if you decide to go Global I can get you the 10% discount from training.

You going to be at SEMA this year?

I’ve used the six inch unger for close to 40 years. Make the black blade so it hangs over the end of the channel about 3/8 inch so you don’t possibly scratch the top of some door panels. The Fusion Soft Pink Clean in a handee handle is great also if you don’t like the unger.

On 1/9/2019 at 8:10 AM, AbelAxe said:

Just wanted to say hello...I havent tinted one window yet, but Im going to practice on my 2003 Silverado 2500HD. Passenger and driver side windows. I ordered a 50' roll of tint from Express Window Films, and I ordered up some tools. If Im at all lucky I hope by the time Ive used up the 50' of film that I have a couple windows that look pretty good. LOL...Im wearing out the search feature on this site....There is a LOT of great information on this site.

 

Thanks

Todd

Medford, OR

Todd, I haven’t been on Tintdude lately and saw this post. I’m in Portland (Beaverton) if you’re up this way stop at Alexias window tinting and say hello!

cheers

I was reading last week where a trainer from XPEL said to squeegee the window except matrix along top, leaving solution under matrix. Then to use a torch to “boil” the application solution before hard carding the area. I haven’t tried this.... anyone use this method? I’m afraid of melting the film.

cheers

Factory tint on autos is a electrical process that only the big manifacturs can afford. It's kinda a deep dip in solution simular to galvanizing metal. 

I have tinted in around 12-14 countries and saw windows in either Romania or Ukraine that look like a bad job done in silver film that a local company was doing. Pretty sure it was the same process but with worn-out equipment! 

Cheers 

I thought they went out of business years ago¿ I don't remember the problems they had but it wasn't a good thing. 

Always recommend to cover the panels. Edge film has some really great reusable covers or home depo sells pre-mask shark skin that is pretty reasonable. 

When you still get part of the cloth wet you might wet the entire area so when it drys you don't have the stain line. Just saying...works!

Cheers 

mine is simular to what @Tint Eastwood discribes except I have mine with glass mounted on a roll around with glass on each side. I set my peal glass in the guttering capped on each end and have several sponges in the gutter that wick the water up and evaporation keeps it control. 

Cheers 

Stan 

Merry Christmas Rick ♡ to you and your family. 

Did this tour bus for Toyota Motor sports a couple days ago. Still lots of work to be done on it before the end of year but my part is done.

Broke my toe the day before the job so it was a challenge! Merry Christmas all♡

Cheers 

Welcome back! 

5 hours ago, quality tintz said:

Scrub scrub 0000 steel wool ???

Yes, four #0000 wet...two or three times. I have seen people back blade up but I'm scared

I have heard lots of good things about Sun Distribution about the new stuff♡

Cheers mang 

May your next trip around the Sun be the best ever @TintDude

@OverLord so far my best defense with peanut prone windows is scrub and shrink really slow. I'll let you know soon

Cheers 

Did they change the glass where it can be scraped? 

Happy birthday Ric ♡♡♡