Blackwolftinting

I use a yellow turbo to prep. Blue max to squeegee film.

I tint in southwest Florida. It’s literally like a sauna everyday. I don’t see how humidity will cause contamination, but maybe?

Also; I use generic baby shampoo from Walmart for my slip solution. Always have.

Water coming out of your faucet could have contaminants/sediment in it. Use a brita filter if you don’t have an r/o system. Use a razor blade on most glass for prep. Obviously not on rear windows with defrosters or sides with antennas in the glass. Make sure your bay is as still as can be, wind-wise. Tape any felt edges. Squeegee off the water and stay out of the very edge. Flush the edge from top to bottom. Make sure your peel board is clean too before removing the film liner.

Most companies sell an Opaquer pen. But that’s just for filling in really small gaps or unfilmed edges. I’ve never seen one used like this, and doubt it could be.

Or it may even be striping tape. Looks more like that since the line isn’t straight across. I still say white scrubby and lay the film over it with an explanation to the customer.

Could just be the factory ceramic border. Use a white scrubby pad and lay the film over it. But let the customer know there may be some issues with the film laying over top of it. I wouldn’t advise trying to scrape it off.

I tinted some windows today. Suntek CXP on every job.

I Mcconaughey’d today. All white all white all white.

Top loaded this and taped the felt on the front and back edges.

I had to redo a driver door 3x on the last one I tinted. That means the price of the next one went up.

2019 Jeep Glad he ate her. It was really nice on the inside. Owned by an older lady. I tinted the front two doors to match the rear and installed CXP 55% on the windshield. Plus a couple other vehicles.

Today there was a glitch in the Matrix.

Agree 100% with @highplains

I top install everything and tape off any doors that have felt edges(Wranglers included). I never tinted at a shop that pulled sweeps or panels, so I never learned how to do it. I have zero issues with felt since I tape it off.

I will normally use some wet sand paper and sand a tool when I see any slight scratches. Once it’s past a certain point, I order a new one. I’ve never used any tape. And with the tools normally costing under $5, I don’t see a point in anything past sanding it a few times. But try amazon, they usually have everything.

I’ve been tinting for about 24 years. I’ve used every sort of light there is(aside from the tubelights I’ve seen on here). I’ve finally found one that does the trick. It’s like a second sun when you turn it on. The base allows you to position it to shine up, down or level with the floor. Angling it up makes cutting around windshield mirrors/electronics much easier.

Start your own thing. Rent a shop next door to the dealership you’re leaving. Put a sign outside the door that says “Full Tintz Fo $89 Yo!” Sit back and rake in the dough. If someone opens up next to you, get a new sign made that says “I’m cheaper than that guy ➡️“ and bring your prices down to $79. The only way to truly make money in this business is to be the cheapest person on the block. . . If you believed any of the above, don’t quit your day job.

The new BMW X-3’s have an 18” heavyweight subwoofer mounted on the front door making installing film suuuuper fun. J/k. It’s a tweeter, but it’s way worse than the Lexus IS models.

A couple cars and these doors in Naples.

I made a custom IR box as well.

This is his info on here if anyone is interested in getting some pouches made. These are 100x better than the standard ones I’ve used, very durable and big pockets for pretty much any tool you could want to carry. I’m just not sure if he will respond if you send him a message.

I was trying to find Shady for almost 6 years to get more pouches made. I was finally able to track him down. Just got them back from the embroidery place yesterday. I’m not sure what his name is on here, or if he even checks this site. Anyway, here’s a picture of the pouches after embroidery. I bought 5 total. One tan and another cream colored one aren’t pictured. These are perfect for me because of the center pocket for Olfa placement, and each big side pocket that holds my Blue Max and any other tools I need for installation.

Some glass.

I pass on that car. Too many glass cracking issues for me to even want to deal with it. Plus I don’t carry 60” rolls of auto film. I’m more than happy to refer a different company for that car and let them take the chance of cracking the BG.