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  1. I usually don't cover the plastic chrome pieces since removing the film has a good chance of lifting that chrome coating off the plastic. I'd make the customers sign a waiver just to CYA.
  2. I just tell customers I'll put my twenty plus years of experience against their thirty minute google search anytime they want.
  3. I had one of those and got rid of it. The problem I found was the rollers were too weak and laying a roll of film on them caused them to splay out in the middle causing the film to track crooked. It was ok when I put a roll of 60 or 72 on it because those sat in the middle of the rollers but when putting a roll or 24 or 30 on it, those had to be lined up all the way to the right and the rollers visibly spread apart in the middle making it impossible for the film to track straight,
  4. It could be your plotter needs a new blade or Teflon strip. If you aren't getting a nice clean cut when plotting, sometimes weeding the film will pull a bit of adhesive away from the edge of the pieces left on the backing paper.
  5. I don't use tint slime but I have seen those. I use baby shampoo (more for dark colors or in hot weather) and about 5% iso. Looks like too hot on the alcohol, just lift it back up and spray some slip under there and it will be gone.
  6. Wonder if anyone has tried this method, looks like it might work.
  7. I have two (one is a backup, they don't last forever) and been using them for over 15 years.
  8. I hate removing film, always rips my knuckles up. I always were gloves (motocross ones work nice) but even then it can still cause blisters. Today I tried something new and sprayed the areas that get ripped up with New Skin, a spray on liquid bandage. Just removed a full front on a 17 Macan and no blisters! Not saying it was the difference in my hands coming out undamaged, but I will certainly use it for future removals.
  9. Precuts do offer wrapped edges and there is no risk to cut the paint. Recommending new film is always a risk, especially on a white car. Have you ever met a film rep yet who wasn't selling the best on the planet?
  10. Best patterns I've installed in my career. Maybe a bit intimidating at first by how close the tolerances are, but I have discovered a great fitting pattern is always easier install.
  11. I noticed it was taking longer to get the edges set but I blamed that on an alcohol shortage and the fact that my tack mix was maybe 95% water. I order it in 40 gallon drums and finally got more in after a 4 month wait
  12. Knock on wood, not sick here and haven't been for a long time. As a matter of fact, I've only gotten sick one time in twenty years of installing PPF and that happened when we were snowed in years ago here in Atlanta. That made me start wondering if breathing ISO fumes all day might have something to do with it. The week we were snowed in, I obviously wasn't doing installs and not breathing in any ISO and got the flu. So the question is, how is everyone? Could ISO fumes be keeping us safe or have I just been lucky?
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