MikeMN

20 hours ago, aquarian said:

 

No deep scratches on the back windows.  Only hairline ones around the area outside the dot matrix.  I can see the outline of the cut where he put his blade on the rear glass...

Pics.

A few jobs, some printed film and 3M Dusted Crystal.

If just water is used it will leave very small consistent water bubbles throughout the hole window. I do  a horizontal pass at the top and then a vertical pass down the center and then work my way out to the sides, not always to the edge if you are trimming the film, just up to were the film is lifting of the glass so not to push the water to the frame and causing contamination issues . If you are trimming the film. Then I wet the film with a mist of slip and then I start at the bottom and do horizontal passes at 70% overlapped passes. Keeping the edge of the film and frame dry as I do so. When I get to the top and done I run a white  teflon card around all of the edges of the film at a 45 degree angle to remove any remaining water trapped on the edge. Mist the window and squeegee it clean and dry the edges and the frame and done. If you feel the need go back after awhile and look at the window any water left behind do so on angle and see if you see any bubbles and if so push them out.

Well it has been awhile, a few pics.

On 6/28/2020 at 9:51 AM, WearTheFoxHat said:

I guess no one told him about the liner on the adhesive

On 6/10/2020 at 11:25 AM, WearTheFoxHat said:

i didnt .... Adam Savage did

 

 

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Thanks everyone for taking your time for the advice and also to alberts316 for the offer on the pre-cut kit as well. I do have a question on the ceramic coating, the car has been coated with ceramic on the paint, will that affect the adhesion of the PPF....?, I do like the idea of applying a ceramic coating to the PPF as that makes sense for the easy removal of bugs that I did not think of doing. Should I try and bulk the front bumper as in one piece , I think is the right term from what I have been reading........? ......... I do plan on doing the door edges as well, that I feel the most confident on doing....Lol   

One Day and no advice..........

I have a few questions regarding PPF, I just picked up this ATS coupe and I am considering installing PPF, not sure if I will give it a try myself or not. I have used it before and have some in stock but never on a vehicle, so my questions are for the pros on here. What parts of the car should I consider installing it on and how hard is it removing bugs on PPF, I get a lot of them and that is a big concern of mine after installing it.

On 4/18/2020 at 4:45 AM, TomTint said:

10/4, im out

On 5/5/2020 at 3:57 PM, Guest Nick said:

I would like to know the best warranty in the film industry for a black film on exterior install to cover  up a pre-tinted bronze glass? Over 10k sqft. Avery Dennison only has a grey silver exterior film.

Vertical or sloped glass.

Rain-X in the first pic applied to the glass and No Rain-X in the 2nd pic.

On 4/7/2020 at 7:14 PM, TomTint said:

So I'm not a auto tint guy anymore..Havnt been for 12-15 years. But I couldn't let a friend of mine go somewhere else. 

What is that a printed wall graphic in front of the forklift......?

15 hours ago, TomTint said:

Yes ignoramus really. ..Once again you have diarrhea of the mouth. DFD DC is not Correct Spec. It’s a New material we have been developing for the past two years. ..The less you say, the smarter people will think you are.. 

Well that is Awesome Tom, Hopefully you took what I posted in that thread to help you improve on the "New DFD DC". Send me some samples so I can test it for you and then start a thread on here, can you post a Technical data sheet so I can see more info like LEED credits ....Warranty.....Optical Performance .....Etc.....?

On 3/18/2020 at 9:57 AM, TomTint said:

Pretty ignorant of you seeing as how you have not ever touched a piece of DFD D/C , therefore have zero credibility to base your statement on. 

Really.......................https://www.tintdude.com/index.php/topic/73378-3m-dusted-crystal-replacement/?st=0

Some Real 3M Frosted Crystal, NOT that copy cat DFD crap........ 

Regarding the bubbles in your pic, unfortunately they will never dry as it now has air mixed with left over water residue.Air will not pass through the film,I would have used more slip and I would have set the top first and then squeegeed with vertical passes and then trim the film and then horizontal passes starting at the bottom and going up drying the edge as doing so. Not sure how you would have that much water after 4 times with a blue max, perhaps you are not doing a 75 % over lap when squeegeeing the film. per your demographic the film should be fully cured well with in 4 weeks time.

Started this one today, 3M Affinity 15 2.375 sq ft.

At least I post a pic every day..........BTW....anyone can buy film from DFD, just go to the web site and sign in and buy an average at best limited selection of printed film. just a shout out, to help Tom out...............................Some 3M Dusted Crystal, Not that Correct Spec copy cat film that Tom now sells.......

Some printed film today. 

15 hours ago, TomTint said:

Let me help Mike here and maybe he will learn something. Enerlogic VEP 70 was the first ultra LowE, high VLT film on the market with Emisevity in the .07 ish area. A few years later Ecolux came along and then after another couple years 3M joined the parade after they finally got one of their film to actually dry. Now these films, roughly speaking ,have a TSER in the 55-65% range, and emissivity of .07 +/-. ..and cost aprox 7.00 psf for material alone. Eastman figured out that based on a ROi stand point, it was a dud. There are numerous other options for a 70% vlt film with 50-60 % TSER that can be bought in the sub 2.50 area. This means that the low e film needs to save 4.50 psf on heat retention alone to make it pay for itself..and it never will. So yes, 3M got in the game last with their 70% lowE film after reverse engineering both VEP and ELux. 

And I quote Tom "3M got in the game last with their 70% lowE film".Time for me to help Tom here, My first day on the job 35 years ago and a 3M Low-E film was installed, a few more were introduced, if you would like I can prove this with 3M brochures and sample cards and More. 

15 hours ago, TomTint said:

  Obviously you are ignorant to the fact that you are not buying film from DFD. You are buying from a different entity. I told Mike early on that we would not certify or authorize the company you work for to sell or install DFD products. Why did we do that ? Because not all business  is good business. And I just don’t want or need yours. 
 Feel free to discuss whatever you would like here or any other forum, as I said, you are not buying DFD product.

I see Tom, I just checked my text messages from you. why then did you send me samples from DFD.......?, Mike is your partner and I amused the company was one in the same, see the pics below. the first pic is from the DFD website and the other pic is the film we received, Sure looks like the same film to me. So my question is where did this film come from then.....???..... looks to me that we installed a DFD product right, or am I missing something.........?

7 hours ago, Roach said:

 

 

What is that film? 

 

Currently not a 3M guy.. but always interested in what's out there.

It is a Low-E film from 3M, I have met with the 3M engineer that developed the film, It is Not a knock off film, Tom has no idea what he is talking about, perhaps he can chime in and explain his uneducated response to your post.   

Some 3M NV -15.

20 hours ago, TomTint said:

I told Mike early on not to work with you, I think we will re visit that discussion. Knowing how whiny you were, I had thought it best to avoid doing business with the company you work for.. 

it may behoove you to tell Forrest to look for another printer going 

Why would you tell him that early on......?  If you would like I can discuss the reasons why on here and other forums I am on as well with many pics of the printed film we received .Nice way to run a business Tom, Great customer service.....NOT.