TintDude

Congrats! That looks great.  

2 minutes ago, Phyllis said:

Now I have to go back again and show them the window which is a 850.00 repair job and another tinting.

I need advice. It's very obvious they screwed it up.

I think you've answered your own question. I'm sorry there isn't much else we can say.

10 minutes ago, WearTheFoxHat said:

Not my work....Found it on Reddit

That was a joke, I know it wasn't your work.  

Don't worry @WearTheFoxHat, you'll get better with time.  

If it's legal, I like 35% all around and nothing on the w/s. Maybe 20% on the rear.

Nice idea. So is it just the deployed legs keeping it upright? Is it weighted?  

Love the name by the way.

@JohnGalt I see from your other posts that you are looking for more film. I'm assuming it's for the redo on the bad tint job you got previously. I'd suggest not buying your own film and paying someone to install it. That invites several issues. 

Just find a good shop and let them use their film. They will be able to do a better job because they are used to handing that film and they will be able to warranty the work. If they mess up a piece of their own film, they can just cut another, but if they are using your film, then there is no margin for error.

9 hours ago, JohnGalt said:

Would would be a reasonable request from the shop that installed this tint on my car?

That they throw their tools away and never try to tint another car...ever.

9 hours ago, JohnGalt said:

What would you do?

That's a tough call. Def do not let them touch it again.

And it's unusual to pay for the film and installation separately unless you bought your own film, and that's never a good idea. Find a reputable shop and let them instal their film.

That huge scratch in pic #6 probably wasn't them. Everything else tho is pretty much FUBAR. All that rubber trim is jacked up and is not repairable as far as I know.

Too many variables to give you a number.

Is it new or used? What kind of film? How far do yo have to travel? What's the competition like in your area? How long would it take you? How much material will you need? How many people will you need? How bad do they want it? How bad do you want to do it?

1 minute ago, Tintguy1980 said:

Um, it appears Mercedes IS installing factory solar control (dark) glass on the back of sedans.

Thanks for correcting me, I thought that was against fed law.

Could have been better in my opinion. It should either be very close to the edge, or at the edge and shaved depending on the tinter.  

Those rear windows are not stock, they have after-market film. You can have that changed out to match the fronts etc.

Hey that's great, I'm glad it worked out for you.  

Have you tried their dealer locator?

https://www.huperoptikusa.com/contact-us/find-a-dealer/

Those are air pockets/bubbles, not going away by themselves.  

As soon as I posted that I deleted it, it was inappropriate. My apologies.

Just zoomed in on the 3rd pic, now I'm not sure if that was the edge of the glass I saw and not a scratch. The rubber is def cut though.

2 hours ago, DropTopKingM3 said:

my question is, I want to go with traditional tint.  I don’t like ceramic bc I see all these little bubbles on other peoples cars.

Those bubbles have nothing to do with the type of film. It is dust contamination due to poorly handled film, or poor preparation and cleaning. 

So, film choice isn't a factor here, but rather the installer.

In that 3rd pic they scratched your glass cutting the film to size while on the outside.

22 hours ago, lexusisf said:

Given that context, do folks still find the job acceptable? 

 

 I could live with those doors, but that back window is a redo in my opinion.

True, just seems like an odd car for it.  

Dude, why put a turbo in that turd?  

Looks good as new,  

It's called thin film interference. 

From wikipedia:

Thin-film interference is a natural phenomenon in which light waves reflected by the upper and lower boundaries of a thin film interfere with one another, either enhancing or reducing the reflected light. When the thickness of the film is an odd multiple of one quarter-wavelength of the light on it, the reflected waves from both surfaces interfere to cancel each other. Since the wave cannot be reflected, it is completely transmitted instead. When the thickness is a multiple of a half-wavelength of the light, the two reflected waves reinforce each other, increasing the reflection and reducing the transmission. Thus when white light, which consists of a range of wavelengths, is incident on the film, certain wavelengths (colors) are intensified while others are attenuated. Thin-film interference explains the multiple colors seen in light reflected from soap bubbles and oil films on water. It is also the mechanism behind the action of antireflection coatings used on glasses and camera lenses.