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Old 04-30-2003, 01:18 PM
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Imperfections in tint?

Hey you guys that got your windows tinted, are your windows pretty much perfectly tinted? Or are there tiny, small imperfections somwhere in the tint? I had mine tinted about 3 weeks ago and I notice that there are like 2 small things wrong with it when you look close up. It's hardly anything and not worth going back to get it redone, but it still bugs me. I didn't roll down my windows for like 2 weeks and when it was just tinted, there were small bubbles but those evaporated. So I'm just wondering if everyone else had like the perfect tint job or is there some small thing wrong with yours too? thanks for the response.
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It's hard to get it perfect unless you do it inside a vacum bubble. Like the one Michael Jackson sleeps in.

No tint job is "perfect".
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In my experience with all of my past vehicles there is always a few minor imperfections. Nobody notices them except for you.
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Thanks guys for the quick response. I kinda thought so but just wanted feedback from others to make me feel better . Funny how such minor things irritate the hell out of you.
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The guy my friends and I use does an almost perfect job... I have never seen any _noticeable_ flaws. However, he is expensive.


There is a tiny bubble or something in one of my windows, but you have to be in the bright sun, 3" from it to notice. I never saw it until I was detailing my car and still never notice it.

Plain and simple, you should be able to see any flaws unless you are looking really (read: anal) for them.
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I had my windows tinted at Tint Experts in Auburn. They did a pretty good job.

One thing that the use and care instructions say is that there will be flaws, and that tint is not for looking AT. It's more for looking THROUGH.
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every single tint job i've gotten (now 3 vehicles) have had some kind of imperfection---usually a tiny, TINY microscopic air bubble. as someone said, only the owner notices!

if there are creases, gaps, big air bubbles, take it back. in that case, no excuses.

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