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Just now, quality tintz said:

Dam those  are dirty bottles !

 

But...are they really all that dirty with all the extra soap that was in them!?😂😂😂 nah but for real I did learn that it only take a few extra minutes to empty them out at the end of the day and rinse every few days. I have always used distilled water and I’m currently switching from Johnson’s baby shampoo to fusion all type. I really like that stuff since I got my ratio figured out and in that case, more isn’t always better for providing more slip.

Yes! Definitely make sure you rinse out your bottles every few days with hot water. I used to let them sit for days and days on end sometimes, use and refill over and over and one day I looked in the bottom and saw a thick coating on the bottom. When you pull the sprayer straw out of the bottle, feel it. I bet you can feel a waxy/texture to it. Basically the same thing is happening on the bottom of the bottle. Sometimes hot water isn’t enough to get rid of it, I had about 6 bottles I had to fill up a quarter of the way and add some JOY dish soap and let soak for 2 days till it broke it down.

Well I lowered my ratio of fusion all type down to 1oz./gal. And it did seem to help honestly. Maybe I had too much? It was a touch hotter the other day but I lay the film with the doors shut and only let one or two windows open. I’ll keep using this fusion stuff since it would awesome today haha! 

2 hours ago, Tint Slayer said:

With the fusion all type, I used 1/2 oz per gallon per the instructions and it was really slippery. I did the math and added 4 mls of fusion all type to a 1 liter bottle and it slipped a lot better than 8 mls per liter of Joy Non Ultra. Maybe you're adding too much all type and it's having the opposite effect. I hear the complaints in the FB groups about it not working from the people that add 1 oz or more per gallon. Try 4mls per liter/quart.  @tinttexas

Thank you for the info and I kinda thought the same thing so I’ll go ahead and give it a shot tomorrow! Thanks again!!

4 hours ago, tinttexas said:

3oz to a gallon for baby shampoo?

I used 3oz/gallon for the fusion stuff and it still didn’t seem to have enough slip.

I have been using Johnson baby shampoo and just tried fusion solution the other day as well. I have better luck and results with the shampoo. Plus it’s cheaper, easier to get and I know it works. Anyways I was using 3 oz. to a gallon, I added a tad more if I needed it but I just didn’t care for it.

Spray away! I used to use stoners but switched to spray away and haven’t looked back. 

2019 Pete with 55% on the sides and door glass.

Did a ‘17 Jeep Grand Cherokee last night and the windshield banner fit perfect other than the passenger side, top towards the mirror there is a small black box that needed to be trimmed out to fit. Other than that, so far knock on wood I’ve had good luck with the banners and side windows.

Alright, went and changed back to the CB09 setting and the cuts are still as good as ever but I have piece of mind knowing it’s pncthe right setting now. Did a banner on a ‘14 wrangler and that baby was dead on!! Very very pleased so far! Now I’ve been getting hammered about doing semi trucks. I do have a Kennworth file and a peterbilt. I’m thinking I’ll have to hand cut the Pete’s due to the cab being different but I’ll have to check into it more to see if the same glass is used. Can’t fit a semi in my shop right now unfortunately so if I do need to hand cut, it’ll have to be a nice day!

When I first set it up the setting it was at from factory was 30. I now cut with it at 15. I think I did talk to Cindy when I was ordering it and was asking questions but during set up I just walked myself through the manual and what not.

11 hours ago, Sunbreakers said:

If I understand correctly, you should have it set on the CB09 option. We are talking about plotter settings that show up on the screen with force, speed, and condition? If so, that is what you want. 

Welcome to the world of plotters...they are great machines for what we do. 

 

Correct, the option on the plotter screen with force, speed, ect. I’ll change it here after bit and see what happens! Thank you!!

I’ve handout many vehicles, I only did a few vehicles in the past then I started to do this evenings/weekends for a few months. I hate hand cutting because I consider myself slow at it but my vinyl express Q42 and Tint Tek showed up the other day and I put it to use today on two trucks. I must say, I’m very pleased and happy with the time and fuss it saves me! I don’t currently have the volume that some shops do since I’m kinds part time at it but I plan to go full time sooner than later and this plotter will definitely make my life a little easier! 

Well everyone I got my vinyl express Q42 and my Tint Tek set up last night and put it to use today. So far I love it and it’s cutting awesome! I can easily weed the tint, it’s not cutting through the line side so that’s good, nice clean cuts. I did install the Tint Tek blade into the blue top holder and I’m unsure what “tool” option I need to use. Right now I have it on “other”, force is 14, speed is 15. Anyone have any idea if hats right or not?  It sure if it matters at this point but like I said it’s cutting awesome.

thank you!

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So far I’m between Tint Tek and suntek try cut since I did confirm they offer window film applications. Any one have experience with suntek truccut?

I  first must say I planned to put this under the plotter section but there was no general topic tab. Anyways, I plan to purchase a new tint plotter and software since everything I have done in the past has been hand cutting but I want to speed up the process a little when and where it is needed. My questions is, who is leading the market right now as far as software/plotter packages? I currently use suntek window film, mainly carbon series and have been looking really hard into the tint-tek system. any suggestions?

Thank you!

Well damn haha! I guess I’ll stick with the wash for now since I’ve never tried the shampoo. If I need more slip I usually add a little more soap to the sprayer and all is good. 

So does the johnsons baby shampoo offer more slip than the wash? 

Guys, I hear a lot of you use johnsonand Johnson baby shampoo but have any of you used the head to toe soap? I’ve been using it for a few months now and it’s been working awesome but wasn’t sure if there were any draw backs. Thanks!

Ok I will give that a try! Thank you for the tip!! 

Haven’t tried it for the last week or so. I took my vette back up to my personal garage for storage for the winter since I’ve had some steady jobs lined up. Once I catch another small break or slow day I’ll get it back down to the shop and keep at it! I wanna try the ryker shrink method next. I’ve been dry shrinking using dryer sheets but plan to try the soap method since it seems to work easier. I’m just at a loss for as to how to anchor the film for shrinking. I’ve tried the “u” going to the front corners, and the “H”. Maybe just make a straight line across the center and let the sides loose? 

Awesome! I’m on my second roll, about half way through. I understand it’s a learning curve but I want to learn and get this one under my belt. It being mine and winter time I have the time I need to learn. Thank you again for the reply and the video!