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One of my favorite cars.  
Not to work on though.   

Guys if you remove these Audi third brake lights, make sure that you have some Q-tips and some WD-40.   

Spray the tips of the Q-tip and wipe down the metal clips in the brake light and wipe down the metal mounts that it slides onto. 

This will make your re-install SO MUCH EASIER.    

Your Welcome.    

Clean Jeep. 40% fronts 20% rear 

43 minutes ago, Trent said:

Avery Ceramic IR 15% First 2dr cobalt ever. That back window was tough. The guy wants coming dotrix so I cut it off the dots. Letting the tint dry and he’s coming back to slap it on. Only wasted 1 back window piece but those bottom edges challenged me.

Nice job.   

That is definitely one that is more challenging than it looks.  

I guess it really depends on how you are looking at what could be a "R.O.I" (i.e. Are you actually looking to get money (cash) back at the end, or is actually about personal satisfaction)

People talk about cars being the second most expensive investment other than a house.  While this may be true, if you are looking for return on your investment then you should be looking at whether you're going to get at least HALF your value back when you sell or trade. In other words, did you buy a Tacoma? The number one resale value vehicle on the market.

So people spend money on their vehicles to make themselves feel better about that vehicle.  Not like putting an addition on the house and actually getting that money back when you sell it because it is actually more valuable now.  It doesn't work that way in the automotive world.  Tint, PPF, lift kits, wheels so on and such,, all of this is not to get money back at the end when you sell it.  An individual rarely makes money adding to a vehicle and then selling it.  

I'm pretty sure the last time I spend a few thousand on a supercharger for a Mustang, that it wasn't for any type of return on my investment.  Except for the better trap times.   

Nobody puts upgrades on their car for ROI.  Just my unnecessary two cents.  

1976 Cheyenne 

20% rear 40% doors 

Sweet color on the new Colorado  

Looks like I’m gonna start doing these fender lights on the GMC & Chevy 2500 & 3500’s.   

You can build this or that to try and make a stand or whatever, but honestly the best set-up, in my opinion is still the 6' ladder turned backwards.  

It is not so tall you can't load it and easy to take down and move if needed.  Already built and pretty cheap to get.  

Doesn't have to be a super awesome ladder, just a cheap, lightweight aluminum one will be just fine.  

29 minutes ago, Roach said:

 

While I have not used it yet, I did have a sample of it on my office wall. One nice thing about it - I assume all versions of this film have it - was that you could use a permanent marker on it and it wiped off just like a dry-erase marker. 

 

I wrote on it and left it for months and it still wiped off.

 

 

I've seen the glass boards that are designed that way.  The glass apparently has a coating on it and you can do the same thing with it.  These new glass boards are rather expensive because they are frosted and have a metal backing so you can use magnets also.  They are neat, but this will be much more cost efficient.    

5 hours ago, TomTint said:

Dry erase film on a painted wall

That is cool.  We do a lot of white frost on the backside of glass at Alabama Power's main building.  They do that for whiteboard reasons a lot and this would make things a lot easier for some of our installs.  Gonna have to do some research on this film and see if we can't start using it also.  Thank you.    

@TomTint  is that installed on a painted wall or is that on glass?? It’s hard to tell from the pic.  Thanks. 

Breaking news and something to watch.    

Today at the International Window Film Conference and Tint-off,  SolarGuard just released their new hydrophobic PPF that repels water, dirts and other liquids with a hydrophobic exterior coating.  

Some old school muscle.   

Zoom   

No words necessary.   

13 minutes ago, TomTint said:

  

   Most of the sound deadning material out there has multiple angles and depth contours that absorb different wavelengths of sound. 

 Lately the OEM auto mfrs have been using laminated glass instead of tempered to make the cabin of their cars more quiet. For a retrofit  soundproofing measure..PPF can be used and it's actually pretty effective. 

Yes sir, the laminate essentially keeps the glass from resonating or vibrating.  Also being a plastic material the extra layer will scatter sound waves (a bit).  

BUT, Not very effective for direct sound waves such as radios or sirens but slightly more effective than plain glass.  It keeps down road noise but a lot of that noise is due to vibration and wind travel not direct sound waves.  

I just don't see it being very effective for dogs barking without A LOT of it being used.  Hence,, more mass.      

18 hours ago, Guest 24/7 Barking dogs tint said:

Residential home with many barking dogs 24/7.  Owners do not take care of their animals. I can’t find the house to ask them to take care of their barking dogs.  The poor dog is out of the house in the rain, 115 degree weather and it’s very sad. I need soundproof and to tint my bedroom windows due to extreme heat during the day.  Need quote. I even have black out drapes and they stopped working.  My number is :: 951-330-9906. My name is Kim.  I really hope this tinting works?  It gets so hot in my bedroom and then the barking dog noises.   Thank you for the quote.  I have 2 standard windows.  I hope that makes sense?

Window Tint will fix the heat problems, but not the sound.  Sound had to be blocked or absorbed by "mass". Soundproof glass works because of the thickness of it. Same with soundproof foam.  It absorbs sound when it travels through the foam.    

Window tint does not have the mass necessary to be functional as a sound deadening device.  

@no ma'am  Cool. Glad you like it.  I hope you like the squeegee.
Maybe - Maybe not?  It’s kind of an inbetweener.  

Little fun project for a buddy.  

8 minutes ago, highplains said:

I don't use the 30° ones but I do use the Olfa double honed black carbon blades for PPF and they are sharp as a 

 

The 30° blades really came in handy doing that '73 Land Cruiser.  The super sharp point makes it easy to get tight against the hard rubber seals.   

Super cool little car.   

Sweet little 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser   QDP 20% 

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