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      04-30-2010, 06:30 PM   #1
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Tint Question

Have a question for all of you. I got my 20% tint done all the way around except for the windshield. My question is, is it normal for tint to have one or two very tiny bubbles here and there? Or should it be absolutely perfect, without any bubbles at all?

After washing my car and washing the windows, I noticed a few very small bubbles here and there. From afar, you would not really notice them, but up close when washing up close, you can see them. I just wanted to see if this was normal and if I was being too OCD. Or should I take it into the tint shop where I have a 100% warranty on this? Thanks for your thoughts.
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      04-30-2010, 06:44 PM   #2
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no bubbles at all
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      04-30-2010, 06:54 PM   #3
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just wondering if the shop is going to give me a hard time about it since the bubble is so small. Anyone else?
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      04-30-2010, 07:08 PM   #4
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no bubbles besides the dot matrix area. any decent tint shop should have a warranty for bubbles and peeling. i'd call them asap if its bad but i have always had good tint jobs with a little tiny spec here and there
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How long ago did you get it done? I know when I got mine done there was what appeared to be bubbles but it was just the glue that hadn't dried yet. It went away within the first 12 hours of being tinted.
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Take it back... unless its been only a few days since u got it tinted... took my car about four days for all the bubbles to go away. Although my car sat inside a garage during this time...
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no bubbles besides the dot matrix area. any decent tint shop should have a warranty for bubbles and peeling. i'd call them asap if its bad but i have always had good tint jobs with a little tiny spec here and there
+1 only in the dot matrix area do i find any bubbles at all
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Take it back... unless its been only a few days since u got it tinted... took my car about four days for all the bubbles to go away. Although my car sat inside a garage during this time...
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Thanx guys for the comments. It was done about a month ago, which is why I brought it up. I'll take it in and see what they say.
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I had a few bubbles. I go to the same tint guy for everything. He told me it's just moisture. Try leaving it out in the sun. That worked for me and they went away pretty quick.
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I had a few bubbles. I go to the same tint guy for everything. He told me it's just moisture. Try leaving it out in the sun. That worked for me and they went away pretty quick.
Yeah, but was this just after you had it done, or after a while?
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no bubbles besides the dot matrix area. any decent tint shop should have a warranty for bubbles and peeling. i'd call them asap if its bad but i have always had good tint jobs with a little tiny spec here and there
+1 hes right just on the bullshit matrix areas. im about the just put vinyl on the top of the back window to cover up all the matrix dots
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Yeah, but was this just after you had it done, or after a while?
I had the bubbles right after it was done. They went away in a couple days.
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I had the bubbles right after it was done. They went away in a couple days.
Right, as expected. I've had my tint done for about a month.
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