Apex Tint

On 12/11/2019 at 5:17 PM, Roach said:

Terribly arranged pics... but this was from yesterday... Left pane was replaced and needed to be retinted. 25% vlt.

 

I know it's nothing special.. but I haven't been working much, so... lol

Nice Roach.  Any tips on doing accurate relief cuts on the corners?  Those types of windows with deep frames are a struggle for me.

Thanks Roach!  Very helpful advice.

I made a huge mistake when I bidded the job and didn't get exact measurements.  I just know that I need *roughly* a 12x12 pattern for each pane.

I'm attempting to pre cut everything, but it's not going well.   I have a 36" roll with a box slitter set up at 12" and 24", giving me three 12" cuts.  I have yet to get a good straight edge from my middle piece.  

I think I will pick up a cutting mat of some sort and a good T-Square - thanks for the tip.

I've done a few of these before and I found it impossible to get perfect cuts... I'm assuming a few imperfections are to be expected?  

Hi everyone,

I have a few sets of these french doors with single panes to knock out this weekend.  I'm not looking forward to it.  Any tips?

I sold ceramic for this job which i'm now regretting, due to how thick and difficult it is to work with.  

Any tips/tricks would be much appreciated.  

Thanks!

Yes of course. Why do you think it’s twice the price?

For one the TSER is 50% more (5% VLT). It comes down to blocking more heat. If that’s not a concern go with the basic QDP.

Looks awesome. I need to hit up Midtown and get going on my display.

Morning guys.  I'll take the XL please 

I meant any car back window...

I'd be 180 for a back window alone...

Lol, I clearly haven’t seen the back of a 96 Prelude for a while. Last Prelude (not sure what year) I did was cake... But 96 must be “one of those”.

OP - your mileage may vary!

Prelude looks clean. Should be able to find a reputable tint shop that will get you dialed in with a good dyed film for $180 give or take.

Last I heard Suntek was the film supplier for the Tint World chain.

How does one retire from tint...I'm about 3-4 years in I want to be able to retire one day. What did you guys do.

It’s been said that auto tinters never retire... they just do flat glass [emoji4]

Freak accident for sure! The razor had to fall perfect for it to do that kind of damage.

Worst cut I’ve got from tinting is when I was playing around with shaving a frameless window. I thought it was a good idea to run my index finger across the top edge to see if my shave was below the beveled edge of the glass. Cut the s*** out of my finger - thing wouldn’t stop bleeding. Won’t make that mistake again!

Why are you trying to ditch the clear crush? That’s been my go to for a while. No complaints here.

1 hour ago, wade_660 said:

My experience was just the opposite. Racked up way too quick for me no matter how much I used. Went back to j&j

Same - been years since I tried it though.

Awesome work!  I'm scared to ask how much that would cost me.

Toyota day for me. 1985 Toyota pickup, actually kind of cool - 92k miles, interior was cherry. Came out pretty good. (if you stand 10ft away [emoji23])





Also did a ‘12 ish Tacoma. Double whammy on this one... Shell and and vent visors!

I agree, a 10” roll makes life easy. When I reorder 5% I order the 30” roll and have them cut it 20/10 so I have a roll for side windows and a roll for visors. One edge will be better than the other so just check before laying out your film on the WS and put the cleaner edge on the bottom.

I usually just grab a tape measure and pull measurements from the top molding to the bottom of the visor and make sure it’s the same on both sides.

Nice! Looks good.

Haha, gotta love the truck’s name “Child Support”

I like the blue shop towels but they’re pricey!

Just did a front match on my 2019 Tundra with Global QDPC 18%. Not a perfect match, but Toyotas never are.

Planning to do the shield in 70% QDPC, and I’ll probably wrap the rest of the truck in the 18% over the factory privacy glass. Just too busy tinting other people’s stuff! Also not looking forward to that back window lol.

Finally out of jail? Lol

No experience with the 80% here. But sounds like you can’t go wrong either way.

I couldn’t agree more.

I can definitely see the greenish/khaki color.

As JH said, it doesn’t look too bad once installed. Undoubtedly not the best looking 70% out there, but I’m impressed with its performance and it has been a valuable film for me to keep in stock.

I don't tint everyday but I've been using the same blue max for 4 years and it still works great.  Just ordered the red line extractor and fusion shorty (without thumbstop) I'm excited to try something new.  Orange crush didn't remove enough water for me.

I do all my shields in Global QDPC 70% - have this on my personal vehicles as well and I love it.  Most of the time when I measure VLT after install it comes in around 61%.  

Lots of people think 70% is too light, but if you compare side by side the 70% does add a pretty good shade to the windshield.