MikeMN

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Pics of some of the work I did at a school.

On 5/4/2019 at 5:49 PM, Guest Tint 999 said:

Hi Tint Eastwood,

 

Thanks for your reply. Yes it works on PS great as I removed a back van window auto film once with an old electric jug steam.

 

Problem I have here is often the new I.G. units fitted locally have rough side on #4, we're talking alloy frames, but suspect the steaming might be pretty slow, and if removing aged baked on DA unsure if steaming would do it.....and the flat glass films that usually best suit the needs of the customer being that of I.G. units are Dual Reflective DA. I often wonder why adhesives need to be quite as good, as replacement is eventually necessary!

 

I am doing myself out of work explaining the future risks to customers of potential scratch risk if some or all of the glass is rough side #4 upon the need to remove later.....

 

I don't want to get into a durability debate on here, but in my experience in residential installations in an area with high annual sunshine hrs, if a good quality glazing film generally does around 10 yrs before showing signs of any degradation then it has done ok, and this is the reason I am reluctant to just go ahead and install on rough side in many situations because it will be me facing removal at some stage.

 

However, if I can find a practical method of removing off rough side without risk of scratch damage then there is no issue, plus it may help others here as well, as I believe this to be a common thing outside my own area in other parts of the world as glass manufacturers obviously do not seem to be concerned about glass orientation on the make up of I.G. units.

 

Given we know it's is not the blade itself but the blade knocking off the tip of the rough glass surface and being dragged along the glass surface that causes the scratching, An idea I thought of was to make up a low volume high pressure water spray fitted in such a way that is sprays onto the leading edge of a triumph blade with the theory being that it kept fine glass fragments away, however this is negated by the likely build up of adhesive on the blade during removal also trapping glass fragments.....

 

Anyone's input greatly appreciated.

My first question is Why are you on here posting as a guest ................ ? . From what i have been reading so far you are in the window film biz, however this question has been asked many times and the answer from the Top is the dry scrape method . IMOP that would Not be the best of options, I have seen many ways of trying to remove CDA with no avail on the rough side of the glass. I have been in the film biz for awhile now and I have an idea on how the removal of a CDF would be the easiest and safest way,. So I ask you why do you sell and install a film with CDF.......................................................?

Try and not fall a sleep laying on your back cleaning and installing the film.

On 4/24/2019 at 10:20 AM, vaauux said:

My front driver and front passenger windows now are starting to show an almost centimeter gap between the window and the frame. Is this normal? Should I contact the company that did my tint? 

 

Example pic attached.

Well seeing that you are noticing a sift as you call it in the last 6 months, I think contacting the company now at this point, would be a waste of time too have it reinstalled at their expense. if it bothers you that much an R&R is in order at your expense.

I would use High tack pre -mask and also You could use some Rapid Tack 2 , sets up quick so you have to work fast.

Did this one awhile back, 3M PR-40 and 3M PR 40 EXT.

Take a guess, who do you think printed this job for me.......................... ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 

On 4/14/2019 at 3:44 PM, TomTint said:

  That's exactly where all that 3M stuff belongs 😂

Well Tom, what do you think of this printed film, would you install this.????????????????????????????????????????

On 1/21/2017 at 6:41 AM, Tintmaster08 said:

Yep but a pain in the ass on clean up the shelf day ????????????????

We cleaned house awhile back.

Did this one Friday., 3M NV -15.

8 hours ago, smartie2shoes said:

Hello guys and gals, I'm looking to see if anybody has some Dusted Crystal (poly) from LLumar; to the tune of 36" by 25'?

 

I am moving to a condo in Roanoke next month and would like to privatize the glass, while avoiding issues with HOA. The film specs indicate exterior reflectance of 9 with a decent VLT. Perfect for use on dual-pane and not be noticeable.

 

Anyone willing to sell me some?

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Columbia Window Film & Graphics, LLC in Minneapolis, MN

Job Description.pdf

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20 minutes ago, Roach said:

Hopefully next week is better for ya Mike

 

 

Been in the 60s all day with pouring rain... gonna drop below freezing by this time tomorrow... which is the quickest way to make potholes.

 

 

Thanks Roach, I hope so to.

-4 degrees right now here..............

What a rough week it has been.

21 hours ago, TintDude said:

 It actually came together pretty quick once I decided to do it. The hard part was painting the floor with the masking etc. The other stuff is just balsa wood. I want to put more into it like a door, more shelves and tools etc. It's really relaxing to work on at night.

A 3M Logo on the wall would be a nice addition as well ..................  

Looks very authentic  Ric.............

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