new tint, what to do? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

MrSo0h0o · 04-26-2007, 09:29 PM

ok so i just got my tint today and there are smudge marks on the windows.. im a bit anal about my car staying clean so i want to wipe them off, but i did a search on cleaning window tint and ppl said not to touch it for a week b/c the water in between the window and the tint needs to totally evap. should i just wait it out until i clean the windows?

also, i was looking really close at my drivers side front window and i see 1 or 2 tiny tiny bubbles.. should i be worried and ask my tinter to do it over? or do small things like that get fixed during the curing of the tint?

Pb · 04-27-2007, 02:14 AM

Just leave it alone. Park your car out in the sun. It will look a lot better in a few days.

Mistabullet · 04-27-2007, 02:14 AM

Keep it out in the sun for 3-4 & don't roll your windows.

RedPhoenix · 04-27-2007, 12:36 PM

if you must just use a dry napkin, but try not to

mikelea4ever · 04-27-2007, 01:10 PM

Just have a little patience and don't roll down your windows. If bubbles stayed there for about a week, then bring it back to them so they can fix it. Had these problem before too where I had some bubbles and didn't went away after a week. So I brought it back to them and let them fixed it. You should also want to know what comes under their warranty in case a problem comes up.

CamrySExxx · 04-28-2007, 01:11 PM

did they not warn you to not roll your windows down and not to clean it for a certain amount of days ?

we had ours done in the middle of winter..took it off the dealer ship right ot the low ...they told us not to roll the windows for 14days and not to wash it for 10 days ...just because the weather was really cold ..

MrSo0h0o · 04-28-2007, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CamrySExxx

did they not warn you to not roll your windows down and not to clean it for a certain amount of days ?

we had ours done in the middle of winter..took it off the dealer ship right ot the low ...they told us not to roll the windows for 14days and not to wash it for 10 days ...just because the weather was really cold ..

my guy who did it said that the way he tints the windows, u can roll them down right away.. the only one i couldnt was the front drivers side b/c he had to redo it b/c the window seal was too tight at the top..

CamrySExxx · 04-29-2007, 07:31 PM

^ really we had our 2 cars done at 2 different places..they both told us to wait a X amount of days before rolling it down because the film is still wet underneath or something.. did you get warrenty on your tints ?

thoughthard · 04-29-2007, 10:41 PM

I never rolled any of my newly tinted windows down for at least a week during the summer, or weeks during the winter, regardless of what the tinters have told me.

mikelea4ever · 04-30-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MrSo0h0o

my guy who did it said that the way he tints the windows, u can roll them down right away.. the only one i couldnt was the front drivers side b/c he had to redo it b/c the window seal was too tight at the top..

You shouldn't listen to that idiot. If you want you can go in different tinting place and asked them if you can go roll your windows down after tinting. They might smack that tinter upside down!!!!

MrSo0h0o · 04-30-2007, 09:14 PM

sorry havent had a chance to take pics.. been working all the time and yea.. sorry lol.. might have pics by tmrw morning... i dunno if u guys would be able to tell a good tint job from pics or not though lol it looks good to me

MrSo0h0o · 05-01-2007, 09:58 AM

ok guys here are the pics:
just for a refresher, this is 20% all around
and excuse the bird poop, i parked under a tree yesterday lol

this is how close he gets to the top of the windows

thats the only beef i have with the tint. a tiny crease about an inch and a half in length..

so what do u guys think?(not sure if u guys can tell if its a good job or not through pics though lol)

Pb · 05-01-2007, 10:06 AM

Looks good. Give it another week or two. It'll look better.

mikelea4ever · 05-01-2007, 10:36 AM

Looking good there buddy!!!! Like what PB said, just give it like another week. If its still there, I would bring it back.

thoughthard · 05-01-2007, 04:18 PM

I like the 20%. Good choice

If that crease does not disappear 100%, get them to redo it. There is absolutely no excuse for that crease to be there.

I am also concerned about the tint not sticking to the dot matrix around the back window.

He did a terrible job on the top edge of the window. PM me if you want to see a pic posted of the top edge on my windows.