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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Just had my windows done- while I paid a good buck fiddy for the two doors and the hatch- the dot matrix on the hatch looks like H E double toothpicks! the guy says it will take some time for the tint to pull up into it...I say

I read somewhere that some places use a glue like substance to make it stick in the tiny spaces around the dots...

what do you all think?
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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That's why I haven't got my windows tinted. I can't stand that strip I see on other cars where the tint didn't adhere to the dot area.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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Definitely give it a little of time to pull up. The tint guy is not completely full of Sh#&. I had tint done on my GTP in the Winter, it was cold during that time and there were several air bubbles and spots in the tint. After about a month, all of the air bubbles and the spots were completely gone. How long it takes depends a lot on the outside conditions. I would say in the Summer it should be a lot quicker. Park the car outside in direct sun light for a couple of days and this should take care of most of the problem. If it doesn't come out to your satisfaction in a week, I would say then you have a good complaint.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Get back there and rub ur finger on the tint, making it stick to the dots. Thats what my tint guy told me to do and its been fine for the last 2 years.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bryanZ06
That's why I haven't got my windows tinted. I can't stand that strip I see on other cars where the tint didn't adhere to the dot area.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffC5
Get back there and rub ur finger on the tint, making it stick to the dots. Thats what my tint guy told me to do and its been fine for the last 2 years.
jeff
Did same thing.
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