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Be careful we have tinted thousands of Tesla’s today two side doors cracked with very little pressure cars fresh of the lot
 

The civic BG is the same. Seems a lot of BGs are steeper with higher decks. I now charge Sedans the same price as a full size SUV. Also, more sedans require 3rd brake light removal. 

Ive done this car twice now without covering anything in the trunk and has turned out fine. I’m using a spray bottle not a tank. This new model Accord does suck and the angle of the rear windshield is a lot steeper then the old one. 

Ive done this car twice now without covering anything in the trunk and has turned out fine. I’m using a spray bottle not a tank. This new model Accord does suck and the angle of the rear windshield is a lot steeper then the old one. 

I got this tip along time ago here and I’m just passing it along. Get some remote wire like a 12-14 gauge spool on Amazon. Preferably black. Then shove that wire into the gasket with a bone tool. This will open it up and keep dust trapped behind it making install super easy. Leave the wire in there when done. If done correctly no one will ever see it except the guy that replaces broken glass. 

Put the heatgun down and step away from the vehicle. You are going to crack a windshield and then be like most tinters and won’t ever tint a front windshield again. My advice for front windshield dont do them until you are very good at the rest of the car. The front windshield is a laminated glass that has many weak points from rock chips etc. Care is needed during the shrinking process. Also it is the only window on the vehicle that gets eye banged everyday. 
 
I can see that you are shrinking sideways and that tells me exactly your level of experience. There’s a reason tinters charge the most for a front windshield as compared to all the other windows. 

I cannot recall the number of times I've taken on this position with a customer. I call it the taillight refund.
 
Like TD said, people suck; for the most part they are entitled, petulant children.

I’ve heard this from you a very long time ago and just never felt the need as the prices went up so did most of the bad customers. I have my screening techniques down but this one slipped through the cracks. Trust me my techniques would have fished this one out except for the fact someone else booked the appointment for her. 🍻 brother. 

I got this tip along time ago here and I’m just passing it along. Get some remote wire like a 12-14 gauge spool on Amazon. Preferably black. Then shove that wire into the gasket with a bone tool. This will open it up and keep dust trapped behind it making install super easy. Leave the wire in there when done. If done correctly no one will ever see it except the guy that replaces broken glass. 

I got this tip along time ago here and I’m just passing it along. Get some remote wire like a 12-14 gauge spool on Amazon. Preferably black. Then shove that wire into the gasket with a bone tool. This will open it up and keep dust trapped behind it making install super easy. Leave the wire in there when done. If done correctly no one will ever see it except the guy that replaces broken glass. 

I’ve heard this from you a very long time ago and just never felt the need as the prices went up so did most of the bad customers. I have my screening techniques down but this one slipped through the cracks. Trust me my techniques would have fished this one out except for the fact someone else booked the appointment for her. 🍻 brother. 

During my time tinting I found customers were the worst part of the job. I went through every variation of the scenario you described, so each time I had a customer that didn't believe me about the drying time, or found some flaw that is more visible with tint etc, I realized they would not believe me if I explain this after the job is done because it sounds like bullsht excuses.
I realized I had to preempt the situation before the work even begins.

Thanks Tintdude this is something I finally feel is necessary to add to my business. On another I will just give a full refund to this customer and call it a day. The money will be well spent if I never have to see her again. 

Mods move this if this aint the right spot. Hoping for more exposure. Tesla Model Y front windshield rear view mirror removal. Some models come with twist off some have a t20 bolt. Well Tesla impeccable quality control sometimes they put too much blue locktite. This bolt snapped off. The assembly is not sold separately and its one whole camera assembly that’s probably gonna require calibration. Cha ching. If it feels too tight dont take it off and decline the job or if you’re extra frisky you can  probably take a soldering iron to heat up the bolt to lessen the locktite. There’s 6 T bolts that you can take the bracket off and reverse drill the bolt out which is what I did. Found another bolt with the same threads to replace broken bolt. Since moving the camera theres going to probably be an error message like park assist unavailable. With the help of a tesla tech i was able to go into service menu and find all the cams were green and good to go. Driving for a day or so should make the message go away. Good luck Tint bros. 

I use my own film or nothing.  I am the one installing it, I'm the one with my name on it...no way would I use a different film.

I had one of these and it did the same thing.  All factory glass but it had some type of Low E coating on the glass.  I tried ceramic and nr and both had the same look afterwards.  I've done a fair bit of rovers and only one had it.  I want to say 2015 was the year.

That stuck bolt is in a collar and with a punch can be punched out. I put the collar on a bench vise to drill out. Used a punch to set it back in. 

Mods move this if this aint the right spot. Hoping for more exposure. Tesla Model Y front windshield rear view mirror removal. Some models come with twist off some have a t20 bolt. Well Tesla impeccable quality control sometimes they put too much blue locktite. This bolt snapped off. The assembly is not sold separately and its one whole camera assembly that’s probably gonna require calibration. Cha ching. If it feels too tight dont take it off and decline the job or if you’re extra frisky you can  probably take a soldering iron to heat up the bolt to lessen the locktite. There’s 6 T bolts that you can take the bracket off and reverse drill the bolt out which is what I did. Found another bolt with the same threads to replace broken bolt. Since moving the camera theres going to probably be an error message like park assist unavailable. With the help of a tesla tech i was able to go into service menu and find all the cams were green and good to go. Driving for a day or so should make the message go away. Good luck Tint bros. 

I also will add that there is a known problem with the Toyota defroster lines from about 2016 - '18 where the defroster lines did not weld to the glass properly and were flaking and coming off during the cleaning process before tinting. 
Just my   on the matter. 

Shop needs to make it right.
brand new truck. That sucks.
They need to replace windshield and have one of their other installers reinstall and you can be sure they will pay attention next time.
Cheers

Same here I havnt done the model 3 yet but the model Y is based on the model 3. Looks exactly like the same windshield. Remove A pillar soak shield with plastic covering the dash. Microfiber in the A pillars dash holes and I remove the front camera plastic. No need to remove the front camera just the plastic housing that has felt on it. 

Ryker hit the mail on the head. Garware like all manufactures make different quality or lines of film. Global is their top Tyre product with QDP being the top of the top line they make. Stick with QDP, in the long run the extra cost is made up with customers who will be happy from now on. Your doing great as is!

He's only done 4 cars. Near perfect is a long way off.  

I'd take a step back and reevaluate doing retail work until you have more skill. Your best bet would be to work as a helper in a shop until you have a lot more experience. 
 
When you are to the point you can tint any car with confidence and do it well, also knowing how to handle a customer and their expectations, then start advertising and taking in work.
 
If you are doing good work and have happy customers, they will advertise for you. So wait until you are much better at this before charging. 
 
If you jump in this too early and start putting out sub par work and unhappy customers, you are going to have nothing but grief.

I understand. We do have a consumer questions area and they are welcome, but I'm not sure about them giving advice.