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Haven't seen one here yet. Aside from not trusting the switches I would be getting a waiver up front for any windshield request. Please let us know what you find if you take it.

Today I learned my 14' door is really 12'

Film is likely ok. Every brand handles a little differently. I stopped using alcohol in my soap/slip bottles and cut with only water where I want full adhesion. I also lay with one hard press (dark yellow turbo) and try to capture all of the moisture at once under that stroke so that I'm not dragging any back under a bonded area on a second stroke. (prevents silvering/champagne). Any stroke after the first is generally for more pressure. What looks like a thumb print in the second pic I think is an area that got pressed in or just tacked, lifted and layed back down when the film got readjusted. Of course I could be completely wrong, I'm just a llama.

Those look like tack marks from the film sitting while you work the other side. I'd bet a nickel that the paint was really dry. Most of the time I'll do a light polish, so the film doesn't bind so quickly, after I decontaminate. Then I alcohol the edges to take it back off where I want a tight seal.

Just finished bulking a Miata in PPF. I will swear that white is the most teidieous color to lay over. My vision seems to improve to 20/10 as soon as the film goes on and I spot a speck that had alluded me during every stage of prep.

The first time I saw the new gmc up close I called it a ford tundra. The dodge products may all look like fishing lures but I find that preferable to the manga art that keeps creeping into the design language.

I'm buying in pretty deep on the films I use the most in case of shtf. The lesser requested products I'm going to burn through and possibly phase out. I don't see oil getting any cheaper so I can't imagine film will either. Silver is good (I keep a small bit myself) but I've also heard the argument that lead is more easily divisible if barter becomes more prevalent. After living through multiple hurricanes I've also learned to keep plenty of dry/canned goods around for when power stays down for more than a couple of days.

I really have to question who is the target audience for some of the new designs. Seems like they more ridiculous every year.

Of the three new grand wagoneers I've done so for one of them had a light bronze. Ended up using a global 70 ceramic, which is a little brassy so as not to have too much contrast. I hope that bronze doesn't come back full swing. Back in the day I was using a 50 platinum plus with a 30 bronze hp behind it to match the explorers and lexus glass...pita.

I was 17years in Orlando with multiple locations before moving out west. I've also pre-loaded dealerships in the southeast. It's been my experience that Fla sun will find the limits of any film. As stated I've never had a Global failure in the 12+ years I've carried it. Not to say it couldn't happen but I've never seen it.

I've been tinting automotive since 1995, used all the majors and a few of the minors. The only film I've never had a warranty claim with has been Global. For me it's been the best product that almost no one has heard of. I try to promote my own reputation, which I can control vs the reputation of a brand name that I can't.

Welcome to the school of hard knocks where you never graduate and success is determined by not taking the same class twice. Hopefully you don't damage anything that is on backorder.

It hit me pretty quick. I was already opening, closing, answering the phones and installing...I may as well put my name on the door, cash the checks and stop taking bs jobs the someone else would tack on the schedule without any notice. Never looked back.

Try rotating the pattern and/or nudge the dial on the blade holder

^^^this There is also a depth check in the menu somewhere

Avery satin. The flat will show a bit more of the imperfections and is more brittle when streaching. Plains is correct about the clear coat. By the time you lift and streach into place the clear will be stuck to the back of the film and the piece ruined. You could have it sprayed with bedliner for a few hundred bux not have to screw with any of it.

Boss 302 w/coyote today. Just the rear glass. Whoever came up with the trash bag method deserves to be in the window tinting hall of fame. This crusty film came off way better than expected.

I would try to set it at 13 and nudge the dial on top of the blade holder clockwise just a hair followed by cutting a few wide oblongs about 2" tall. After a few rounds of that the blade might get reseated in the groove. If the cut strip is fried I would get a new one. If it's not fried, I would get a new one as a back up to have on hand.

I've been using SprayAway glass cleaner and #3 steel wool lately. Back in the day orange flavored 409.

I usually try to talk people out of it unless they can make a good argument for it like an oil field truck that is used as someone's office all day or a show piece. I have done a few like that for da' fuzz when I was in Fla. I did another one similar for a lady on lupas meds and had a bad reaction to light.

That's some sweet clean up work in that body line!

North Face hedgehog fast pack trail running shoes and boots. Also a similar Solomon's with thinsulate in the winter. I'll spend 140 to 180 but they last for years and are waterproof or at least pretty resistant. Asics gel if I'm not in water for the day. Changing heel position daily helps keep my back and knees from fatigue.

Yeah, that was my guess. I run these machines pretty hard. About 40% of my year is working with vinyl. I was fortunate enough to have a sign shop next door to me when I was training years ago. Those guys were kind enough to let me apprentice in my spare time and take on some of the overflow when I was up to task. It's been nice to have multiple trade skills to draw from.

Tinters of the 🌎 Unite! Awesome!

Thought I would expand on my logic while I have a minute. Once or twice a month I will run wrap film thru the machine for 5-6 hours setting up install kits. After using a heavier material/carrier and heavier pressure, the cut strip would have a slightly different groove in it. To re-tune the blade and strip for the window film I would need to cut a series of 35×1.5" oblongs to get a clean cut again. Now I just run two machines to save the set up time. One for wrap/ppf and one for window film. I also like knowing I have a backup machine in case one goes south.