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At least it's not German right?  

I liked it back in the day when Tintdude was the only gig on the net. That kept life real simple and organized. More “channels” on the telly doesn’t necessarily mean better programming lol

At least it's not German right?  

Just so everyone knows, I had to rebuild the user groups system and many permissions were set wrong, so a lot of people got error and permission denied messages. I'm sorry it took a couple of days to sort out, it was pretty complicated. 
 
So, no one was banned or purposely denied access to anything, it was a rebuild that needed to be done badly and the site should be working better now for all. I'm still catching things here and there even though I thought I was done, so if anyone is having any trouble at all, please let me know and don't assume you've been blocked or anything like that.
 
I can be reached at admin@tintdude.com and tintdude@gmail.com if anyone has any problems.
 
Thank you!

Hi Forum . I have come to find out that this company was admittedly a little quick out of the gate initially but sounds like they have things figured out now with a revamped product which had taken care of the halo and delamination issue. 
I’ve been wanting to dabble in something new for awhile that is a good compliment to the auto tint biz I’ve had for 35 yrs and decided to take the plunge. I just received my starter promo kit and 1 day training will commence on Saturday . ( only 1 day because of my previous experience with tinting and specifically traditional UV windshield tinting I already have ) It’s more to get use to the feel and of course always learn new tidbits. 
So far all I can report is that communication has been top notch with the company which is a big deal to me , I will keep you folks updated as my journey begins with this product . 
 

Ready for the apocalypse...
 

Little fun project for a buddy.  
 
 
 

Super cool little car.   
 
 

My go to combo is a bluemax in an Unger pro handle and a 3M Blue Bump/bondo card cut on a diagonal. I've tried others and just keep coming back to this, the only thing I really see myself changing is the Unger handle for a Fusion.

Did this sweet ride today with Wincos 60

Well I think he shut it down 9 years ago. 

Here is the 3M Ceramic IR in 35%...I'm loving the color at least on a gloomy day.
 

Lately a couple of people have suggested taking the forum to the Goliath of Facebook. I suppose they prefer the ease and that there are many people on it.
I think these people deserve a thoughtful response from me why we will never be on Facebook and why TintDude.com is different. 
The easiest way to do this is to say what we are not, so I titled the post: TintDude.com Does Not...
 
 
TintDude.com does not have a team of psychologists making their product as addictive as possible.  
TintDude.com does not add members to the forum, every member here signed up. Unlike the groups that can be created in a day where the admin 'adds' members that they have info about to make it look like hundreds of people signed up.  
TintDude.com does not track you around the web and keep track of all the websites you visit.  
TintDude.com does not make you wait 2 weeks to delete your account.  
TintDude.com does not create a psychological profile of you that it can share with 3rd parties.  
TintDude.com does not sell your information to, or share your information with 3rd parties or device makers.  
TintDude.com does not require in its terms of service that if you use the mobile app that we have full access to any and all banking information done on that phone.  
TintDude.com does not build shadow profiles of non-members.  
TintDude.com does not work with payment sites to know what products you buy online.  
TintDude.com does not care about your race, gender or politics.  
TintDude.com does not perform psychologic experiments on its members.  
 
 
 
Facebook does.
 
 
 
I hope everyone appreciates the difference and what we are trying to do here. Thanks for your time.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Below, my understanding is it's designed to fill the gap between Color Stable and Crystalline. There's a massive jump in price between those two. 

I don't have any photos on a car yet, but the color looks good.  It is a very thick film, roughly the same as Crystalline.  However, it shrinks out like a regular dyed film...easier than Color Stable.  Below is the 35% shrunk on back glass.
 

You fall for the one that said "Free Candy" again?

You fall for the one that said "Free Candy" again?

You really need to stop by a local shop to discuss since only they will be the experts since they tint daily in California.  However, I am going need you to use a little common sense...no disrespect meant.  Once the window film is applied to the vehicle, please tell me how you, a police officer, or anyone else going to know the percentage of the window film??  Even if you go by the window film specs found online, there are variances when it comes to the actual product between master rolls.  For example, Llumar CTX 35 states it is 37 VLT online but I have personally metered it at 38-42 depending on the roll.  As you have found, there are no films with a VLT of 88% or higher based on online specs.  So based on your way of looking at it, then not one single person in the entire state of California has legal window tint.  In reality, once the job is already completed, the only measurement that can be done is the total VLT which will be legal if it is 70% or above.  So once again, you need to take your vehicle to a tint shop and have samples applied to see what works on your vehicle.
 
On a side note, stock automotive glass can range from low 70's up to mid 80's...don't go by online specs, get your glass metered.  Also, the reason they state 88% as the darkest film is that they are basing it off of 80% automotive glass...0.88 x 0.80 which hits right at 70%.  In reality, your stock glass might not be 80%.

As far as I understand from reading the law, there is an "or" you're missing.  Aftermarket film must allow more than 88% of light in, or minimum 70% VLT if combined with factory-tinted windows.  So you need to go to shops that carry 80% or 90% and have them meter a sample of the film on your vehicle...make sure they pull off the adhesive liner and stick it on your glass because the liner will make the numbers lower by 1-2%. Stock automotive glass varies, so one film may be completely legal on one vehicle and illegal on another.  So the number you need to focus on is the 70% VLT once the tint is applied.

Here are some interior shots of the new shop. We are having a grand opening tomorrow! Wish us luck!

Got the displays up for our new shop. Thank you @Midtown Houston for the heat display! Thank you @whitehog for the marketing! 

True...
 
It never ceases to amaze me how people act... One of my stops today was up on Long Island... another stop was for the same company but here in Jersey.. and their attitudes were like 180° different.. NY - super snobbish... here in Jersey... they were so much nicer and down to earth. Same up scale business. Just crazy, imo. 
 
Just never been a fan of people who think they are so much better then others. We are all humans doing the best we can.
 
 
 
/rant
 
 
 
 

I agree with you for the most part.  If the customer is not happy, simply do what you can to make it right... the majority of the time this works out for everyone.  However, once in a blue moon you have a customer that has expectations that are not realistic.  Someone that wants you to warranty out a back window because of a spec of dust...not a hair or dirt that is noticeable but a little piece of nothing.  This is the customer that you have to give real-world expectations to and let them know that there will always be something.  Why?  In the real world, we all know the second time we tint it, it could have more dust...we do not work in a lab or an air-controlled environment.  So if you approach it with no problem we'll take care of it for you, then you need be prepared to do is a third or fourth time when it still doesn't meet the customer's unrealistic expectations.  What would we do?  We would let them know that we can redo it. but if it turns out the same with a minor imperfection, we would not be redoing it again.  If we feel the customer will still be unhappy, then we would offer to remove the film and offer a full refund. 
 
These types of customers are few and far between, but we have had a couple of them.  The first one came in saying they use to go to another tint shop and got like 6 cars done there but he decided to come to us.  The shop he was talking about is one of the best in the state and someone we consider the competition.  So from the jump, I was questioning why he was so quick to jump ship from them.  I quickly found out when he wanted us to keep redoing his windshield.  We ended up retinting the windshield twice and the result was damn near perfection with a tiny speck near the bottom of the a-pillar...something you had to see at a crazy angle.  At that point, he had to decide to live with it or get a refund.  He kept it and luckily he never came back.  A few weeks down the road I get a chance to talk to the other shop and they refused to tint his new vehicle because he was a nightmare with his other vehicles.