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Wondering if this is in the pipeline yet. I have customers inquiring up here in Canada about this model already. Especially the rocker panel area on this model. 

tried one of these a couple weeks ago and didn't have much success tint jamming in the lower corner. Needless to say 3 attempts and I gave up, now customer calls me this week saying her window on drivers side wont work. think its just the switch? or the motor in the door? Of course she wont let me touch the vehicle now to check for a problem. 

thank you

Hi everyone. I need some advice, and direction to track down some commercial film with a green"ish hue to it. The local hockey rink had a window smashed out by a flying piece of concrete from a jackhammer this summer. The glass was Curtainwall glazing Dual pane 1" OD 6mm B2-B20 Green tint tempered. 6mm Tie Low E annealed. The glass company is no longer in business, and the rink officials are looking to me, to see if I can find a tint to come close to the rest of the panes. Any ideas where to start looking? I'm not a big commercial guy, I am 95% automotive tinter. 

Does anyone have rear bumper pattern for 2018 Subaru crosstrek 2.0i limited with rear parking sensors? my DAP doesn't have one. 

shadowshield.ca in Calgary. Nuno and his boys have been my supplier for over 13 years and it has been a pleasure doing business with them. 

Seeing if anyone has a 60in graphtec for sale in Canada. Expanding the shop and need a bigger plotter.

This is the gayest design ever. i hate it.

you guys have a booth at sema next week?

I've given the latest 3m pro series a try over the last month or so and it has drastically improved since its initial roll out. Good to see they are making progress. Now make DAP quality style patterns and I could convert. 

I heard from someone the other day that bug spray is unreal for removing glue. I am going to pick up a can and look at trying this on my next R&R.

Here is what i understand for Canadian users. DAP will only be accessible by purchasing Xpel film for " car dealers" out west here WD-CO auto supplies in house dealership groups with film and software. They can no longer buy credits and cut competitors film. Independents( private business) are supplied by Parasol canada. These guys will be able to buy cut credits and cut whatever film they want. Personally i use a mixed bag so ive usually got cut credits just from film purchasing but sometimes i run out and buy credits to cut some suntek or 3M here and there. 

 

 I'm interested in the software aspect, who is going to be up near DAP level. 

My thoughts exactly. The guy I talked to didn't know much of anything about the industry. I asked him about the software and explained that DAP is the bench mark. Seems that everyone else  wants to stay with patterns fitting "good enough".Sadly if a company is not boasting about it and promoting it as the best, and how they put so much time in to development it probably will just be same old same old.

 

with the advancement of the film in the industry, like premium shield never scratch, Stek and almost instant healing properties. etc. A guy wants to really get on and move forward with the advancement, but if your software isn't up to the industry standard, and the industry standard gets you by the nuts with cut fees etc etc. How does one make the switch? you know what i mean? 

Saw them at SEMA as well. Film looked ok, didn't put my hands on it to do a trial install though. I'm interested in the software aspect, who is going to be up near DAP level. 

Jake what patterning did you use with this stek film? or did you bulk it

Saw this film as well. looks very nice.

NO LOYALTY !! Dealerships. so dont get too comfy , take the Dollars and be thankfull u earn a wage, its all about Working relationship and how low you will go dealers, till the wind changes, and Bye bye,

Amen to this statement, learnt that all to well. My city isn't to big so I just take notes, because when the winds change again and the phone is ringing for a " favour" or can you help us with this. The price is either gonna be through the roof or not at all.

I wrecked two full rolls of 20in film trying to shrink this window when I was learning to tint. The trick that works for me is shrinking from the middle out to start, but then switch quickly and shrink from the outside edge back to the middle, on an angle. So on the outside edge I start at the wet anchor point and shrink back up towards the middle of the window, you end up shrinking the corners almost like a triangle.

Once you do one deck lid removal it quickly turns into 3-4 min job. We'll worth it for the job result.

:side note, if the model happens to have the subwoofer installed in the trunk( open it and see) it really helps to back out the 10mm bolts that hold it in. A few turns only , just enough to get the bolt ends clear of the deck, it makes it so much easier to pull it out and reinstall. Leaving the bolts in, they hang up on the deck making it hard to replace it after the job is done .

 I saw pro series for the first time last week in my shop .I've been installing PPF for 9 years now. First install of the demo day, mazda cx5. ( I do allot of these units at our dealership) I wasn't very happy with the end result. to many glue impressions from finger pressure( using xpel gel for install) and stretch marks. Second attempt was on a vw tiguan black. This hood requires a ridiculous amount of stretch to lay down properly. I have a slightly modified version in my DAP files now that installs easier but requires trimming after the install. Anyway, that install with pro series went much, much better than the first car, very gentle with the film on the install But! one big huge stretch line from the tack point along the ridge lines of that hood. The mirrors, I got allot of silvering on the corners of the mirror where I pull and hold with my palm. Haven't seen silvering in my installs for 3 years with ultimate film, just saying.  

Overall my impression.

Cons

1) glue impression from finger pressure will not come out of this film even when you lift it back up and spray some fluid underneath and massage it. Ultimate film will release that issue when you re-lift the film.

2) stretch marks, god I was really disappointed to see that.

3) the glue is still super sensitive!!

4) It's more than ultimate film in cost

Pros

1) This film has more stretch than ultimate for sure, but the glue is suffering for it I think.

2) The film does not rip as easy which is a plus. Ulimates big weakness you can take it and tear it like paper almost. Pro series takes allot more effort to tear.

3) It allows you to chase dirt or lint with out leaving glue lines later into the install process. I find with ultimate that you have to go after it almost right away

 or else you mess up the film.

4) finger compression with this film is really nice. no glue distortion if you happen to be working a stubborn finger for a while.

Do I need more time with this film to figure it out? most likely. Do I want to spend the time trying to figure it out and waste material, when I already have a film that allows for very nice installs in a very quick time frame? No. especially when the films are so dam close to each other! For now it's still Xpel as the film to beat in the PPF game. JMHO

^{Thaaaaaaat looks like a beeatch!! nice work dude}

Thanks for that tip

This new GTI is a welcome change from the previous model. Front windows are illegal here in Sask,so I just tint the rear, and the back window is so much easier to do than the last model. Loving it so far.

2014 Larson LSR

Oh she got priced alright don't worry bought that hahaha!