[blazor]

just got the tint it done today. sides = sex. the back window....well, it looks like shit up at the top of the window where there are all those little vinyl dots. the shop said that that is normal because there is water trapped underneath the tint from the tinting process that they cant get out. he said that it will evaporate and be fine in a couple of days. is this true?

on my friends mustang the tinter covered up the top area (where all those vinyl dots are) with a black strip of vinyl, and then tinted the rest of the window. it looks very clean. im begining to think that the tint does not stick very well to those dots, and my tinter did not give a shit, and just tinted over them anyway. it seriously looks horrible.

so my question is, if i wait it out two days or so, will it in fact "evaporate" and look like it should? for all of you 99-04 coupes with aftermarket tint, does yours have a black strip of vinyl placed over the dots?

[HMUSN]

your gut is right..


you need to use vinyl for the top part or it won't leek good.

[blazor]

Originally Posted by HMUSN your gut is right.. you need to use vinyl for the top part or it won't leek good.

damnit what a pain in the ass. i was so excited to get it done, and the sides are beautiful, but i feel like crap everytime i go outside and look at the back window. well there is a plus, i got 20% on the back and its much lighter than i thought it would be. so now i can get 5% at the shops expense...

[Top Gear]

Originally Posted by blazor so my question is, if i wait it out two days or so, will it in fact "evaporate" and look like it should?

No, I've had mine for about 4-5 months and it still isn't sticking on the dot matrix.

[WLJohnson05]

do they put the vinyl strip on the inside or outside?

[Stang187]

ive had my tint on for about a year and it isnt sticking to all the dots., most of them though

[plove71387]

i have mine tinted 10% all around the guy that did my tint just used tint and it sticked perfectly fine! just need to go to a quality tint shop that knows more on how to tint over the dot matrix!

[blazor]

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 do they put the vinyl strip on the inside or outside?

they run a strip on the inside at the top.

[shiftyV6]

i've had mine since june and it still looks good the little bubbles with water in them will evaporate they said the same on my tint job and as for the back im not sure cuz i got conv. but it stuck just fine to the rear window defroster

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by blazor they run a strip on the inside at the top.

then technically wouldnt it just do the same thing as the tint??? sounds pretty pointless to me

[JohnC]

I had 3M tint installed and it has never stuck to the dot stuff. It never really sealed to the defroster elements either.

Just this past summer I was cleaning the back window with some Windex and where they cut the tint in strips and line it up with the defroster, it came apart and started to bubble.

So do any of you know if they can take the old tint off the rear window, clean it up, and install new?

[shiftyV6]

ofcourse they can but u'll have to pay for it unless theres a warranty

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by shiftyV6 ofcourse they can but u'll have to pay for it unless theres a warranty

I think I got a lifetime warranty with the tint job.

I just don't know where they moved and how much crap I'll have to deal with to get it done.

[Top Gear]

Originally Posted by plove71387 i have mine tinted 10% all around the guy that did my tint just used tint and it sticked perfectly fine! just need to go to a quality tint shop that knows more on how to tint over the dot matrix!

They may have used glue to stick the tint on there. The guy at my place told me about that option, but he said it will eventually dry up and look like hell.

Originally Posted by JohnC I had 3M tint installed and it has never stuck to the dot stuff. It never really sealed to the defroster elements either. Just this past summer I was cleaning the back window with some Windex and where they cut the tint in strips and line it up with the defroster, it came apart and started to bubble. So do any of you know if they can take the old tint off the rear window, clean it up, and install new?

First of all NEVER use Windex on your tint. That's why it bubbled up and fell off... They sell special tint cleaners at auto stores. So when you go to have them re-do it make sure you do NOT mention the part where you put Windex on it.

I think you can use non ammonia Windex but that's still a chance, just stick to special cleaners

[blazor]

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 then technically wouldnt it just do the same thing as the tint??? sounds pretty pointless to me

no, the black strip is a solid piece of vinyl, so no light passes through it. it looks very clean.

[obdnanr]

The guy who did my tint sanded down the dots and just put the tint over it, he was VERY good and it looks awesome. For about a week it had water bubbles but it looks perfect now.

[Onemanzu]

I have heard taking a razor to them and picking the bubbles off is another solution when i take my car in to get retinted i will do that

[tjames]

Originally Posted by Onemanzu I have heard taking a razor to them and picking the bubbles off is another solution when i take my car in to get retinted i will do that

i have heard that too... where your exhaust onemanzu haha

[Onemanzu]

Originally Posted by tjames i have heard that too... where your exhaust onemanzu haha

half done

YouTube - Mustang V6 Exhaust pt 1

[tjames]

you have a PM