Window tint ?
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Melting Slicks
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On my 2nd and 3rd C6's, I had vinyl put over the dot matrix, for my own peace of mind, #1 eventually looked like crap. The vinyl looks great, and you can't see it from the rearview mirror anyway.
Le Mans Master
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From: corpus christi Texas
Racer
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The trick my guy said is that you have to let the tint dry out enough that you can get around each dot and not have bubbles. Applied it partially and then hung the rest off overnight to dry, then applied the tint to the dot areas.
Racer
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From: Highland Falls NY
A lot of people have the vinyl over the dots. Others have tint over the whole window. Vinyl seems to be the safer option. If the installer doesn't get it right, the tint won't stick to the area with the dot matrix and you will get bubbles.
Safety Car
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Specifically request vinyl on all my cars now after my experience with what was originally a perfect tint job on my Z28 start separating over the dots after a couple hot summers. Vinyl never caused a problem. Guess it all depends on what you like. For me, I prefer the vinyl because I know it won't be problematic later. YMMV.
Le Mans Master
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From: corpus christi Texas
Here you go. This is 15% Llumar Ceramic all the way around with Airblue on the windshield.
The trick my guy said is that you have to let the tint dry out enough that you can get around each dot and not have bubbles. Applied it partially and then hung the rest off overnight to dry, then applied the tint to the dot areas.
The trick my guy said is that you have to let the tint dry out enough that you can get around each dot and not have bubbles. Applied it partially and then hung the rest off overnight to dry, then applied the tint to the dot areas.
Beautiful Vette you have..
Last edited by Cherokee Nation; May 23, 2013 at 03:49 PM. Reason: add
Drifting
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i tried the vinyl on the dots and didn't help much. still looked bad...helped some but you still see them...i m thinking about using the lens paint to do these areas - the paint will fill all areas around the dots unlike the film that will trap air and wont adhere correctly...anybody ever done that?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: corpus christi Texas
i tried the vinyl on the dots and didn't help much. still looked bad...helped some but you still see them...i m thinking about using the lens paint to do these areas - the paint will fill all areas around the dots unlike the film that will trap air and wont adhere correctly...anybody ever done that?