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Old May 16, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I put Tints on my car day after I got it. But, what bothers me is that you can see every scratch on the windows. I've had cars wit tints before and never did I see scratches like this all on the edges. Im thinkin cuz of the way our window suck into the doors. anyone else wit this prob?
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Old May 16, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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I tinted my windows and while I used to have the streaking problem it didn't actually scratch the tint itself. I think your problem might have to do with the quality of the tint and not your windows themselves.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sr. Panza
I tinted my windows and while I used to have the streaking problem it didn't actually scratch the tint itself. I think your problem might have to do with the quality of the tint and not your windows themselves.
+1...cheap tint is very soft and can be scratched with your finger nail. You want good tint that is hard if you push your finger nail into it. You don't want it to feel rubbery. If you buy your tint at Walmart then there's a problem. LOL
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Old May 16, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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Do you know the name of the tint sheet used?
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Old May 17, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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llumar

i think this is the best tint
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Old May 17, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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I got my tints in Saturday with SOLARGARD. Very happy with the results. Tough and durable.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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You get what you pay for (and sometimes not). There is no way that if it's a quality tint job that that should happen. I've actually never even seen this problem on professionally done tint. either the material used was total crap or you're exceptionally hard on it. I've had my tint on nearly 2 years & even with the window grease problem & removal of the glass I still have not 1 scratch in the tint.

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Old May 17, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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I have llumar tint and am having the same problem. It's not that llumar is cheap tint it's that my windows are screwed up. Open the door and press the little thing that causes the window to nudge up. If yours is like mine, you will notice that the top front corner of the glass barely moves up, if at all. Incedently, this is where my tint is being damaged. I have small chips in the tint at the very top front of the glass.

I did have the greese streaks fixed and think that they may have srewed it up then...
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Old May 17, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jcurtis
I have llumar tint and am having the same problem. It's not that llumar is cheap tint it's that my windows are screwed up. Open the door and press the little thing that causes the window to nudge up. If yours is like mine, you will notice that the top front corner of the glass barely moves up, if at all. Incedently, this is where my tint is being damaged. I have small chips in the tint at the very top front of the glass.

I did have the greese streaks fixed and think that they may have srewed it up then...
My only other question would be did the installer know what he was doing. The window feature is fairly new & some installers don't know how to deal with it.

The guy that did mine placed a clamp on the door latch to keep the window in the full up position and ran the tint below the rubber. llumar is a very good product from what I've seen. also, most tint shops warranty their work. Mine has a lifetime warranty in fact.

Take it back to them & see what they say.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pyindeem
llumar

i think this is the best tint

Ditto

I had mine on for a year now, and its still in the same condition as its been when its been put on.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fahrenheit350
I got my tints in Saturday with SOLARGARD. Very happy with the results. Tough and durable.
I have the same I think it's a quality product.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fahrenheit350
I got my tints in Saturday with SOLARGARD. Very happy with the results. Tough and durable.

SolarGuard is one of the best...if i remeber correctly it was first used by NASA before being introduced to the public...i think.
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