Getting Tinted Tomorrow - Any Suggestions?

When I had mine done, they went around the dots. The tint is so light its hard to tell it wasnt tinted over the dots anyway. In the past, I had tint over the dots and I know what you're talking about.. it looks like its not sticking to the dot area.

 

Thanks for the tips, FUUFNF. :thumb:
I still don't have time to bring my cars there.

 

my tint job ... beach auto sound in hb does all my cars ... always a great job ... med in back and a little lighter on the sides

blake master

 

Interesting, that's what happened to my tint job, too. I guess it's not uncommon. So I was glad that you'd written this, so I could suggest it. The person I went to was OK to do whatever I wanted. First, we tried just applying some pressure, and that worked great on one side - but unfortunately, it didn't work on the other side. Then he suggested we try a new sun strip, but he admitted that the same thing might happen again.

He also offered to take out the sun strip and put a black vinyl strip in its place, but I said that the windshield is at such a shallow angle that there's not that much actual straight ahead vision to begin with, and a blind strip at the top wouldn't help that. So I suggested the cut-away, and he was OK with that. It turned out fine. I still have to get used to the difference between the sun strip and the dots, it's really just the opposite of what used to be there - and now there's no more air-bubble nonsense.

 

Just to relate my recent experience. I got tinting and ClearBra done at an excellent local shop, and opted for the Suntek CXP, as it is supposed to be the latest and greatest high-tech film. Unfortunately, it is quite hazy, like there's a layer of fine dust on the windows. I confirmed with the installer that this is a permanent condition for this film. It's fine for the rear windows, but a bit of a disappointment for the front side windows.

 

How is a layer of fine dust a "condition of the film," especially if your rear windows are fine, haha? Are you sure your front windows weren't dirty or something?

I have this tint too but not on the front windows, so I can't confirm your observation.

 

I have 35% CXP on all 10 - but not the windshield. I don't notice any haze. I am much happier with this tint than I was with the 3M on my Gen II.

 

Ah, I have 35% on the rear windows and hatch, but only 70% on the front. The haze is most noticeable when I'm in the car, and the sun is behind the window in question. Perhaps the carbon particles are just more noticeable in the lighter tint.

 

Thanks for the review F -- taking my PiP on Thursday. Will let you know how it turns out. Getting ceramic all around the car.

 

The place I want to do my tint at told me they did not do tints when pollen was high in our area... I respect that...

 

Leo and his guys did an amazing job on my car today.

Ceramic is a huge heat difference, worth the money.

I did 30 on the front two and 20 on everything else.

 

Spoke to Leo on the phone. He said 20 is the max with ceramic. Is that very dark? I wanted the back to be pretty dark. On my HCH2 you could not see in the back windows at all. I work in Pasadena 2 days out of the week and it gets HOT HOT up there. So hot that you can't touch your steering wheel or sit in the car for the first 3 minutes until the AC cools off. Need something to block out that heat.

 

I went with ceramic tint, the difference in heat inside the car is shocking. I dont like dark but went with the 2nd lightest - forget the %.

 

Hi. Can you explain to me what ceramic means? Is it a different type of tinting? Does it have the bubbling issue that folks have mentioned? Any info would be helpful, thanks.

 

It is a type of tint that really blocks the heat from the sun.

 

FUUFNF -- can't tell you how much I appreciate the review of TW Tinting in Santa Ana. You were right. He did an amazing job.

He said you tinted your entire front window??
Isn't that illegal?