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Help with a mount
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Tinting store employee arrested after pointing shotgun at 2 people, Paso Robles police say
Didn't realize "going postal" would end up infiltrating the Tinting game. -
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llumar backer branding
Have you done any research into any local reglazers at all? -
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does tint become hazy with old age? 20 years old
Hell of a run. Some might say a hall of fame worthy run. -
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does tint become hazy with old age? 20 years old
And 20 years is a pretty good run for any automotive film these days -
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after tint was already installed, how would I know if the installer actually xpel XR Plus, instead of just regular XR?
XR Plus has a blue hue that is more noticeable than XR Black. It is more noticeable in 35% or lighter shades and lessens as the film gets darker. -
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does tint become hazy with old age? 20 years old
If the film looks milky, it is likely the polyester is breaking down. If it is blurry, that is likely the adhesive is breaking down. Either way it is time to replace the film. -
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after tint was already installed, how would I know if the installer actually xpel XR Plus, instead of just regular XR?
A legit shop would provide a receipt and or warranty card that contains the manufacturing lot number of the film(s) used. Today, warranty filing may be the responsibility of the consumer, to which they need provide the lot number so you can register the film used by going online. It (the number) is found on the label at one end of the box and sometimes found inside the core the film is rolled up on. Now, this get dicey if they did use a cheaper film and provide the other film's (XR plus) lot number. It would take some time to have the manny verify that number as being assigned to a particular film. -
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after tint was already installed, how would I know if the installer actually xpel XR Plus, instead of just regular XR?
back when I lived in DMV, a tint shop pulled something like that. They had 4 or 5 shops around DMV. IIRC, I paid extra for the highest grade of LLumar Pinnacle(?) film, but they used one grade lower. How did I find out? because dozens of other customers also experienced the same thing and wrote reviews about it. I didn't read the reviews before going in because they had so many locations, I just figured that they wouldn't pull something like that. on my current car last week, I paid for the prime XR Plus... just hoping this installer didn't put prime XR film, either accidentally or deliberately. but I guess I have no way of knowing after the fact. although this shop did a great job and everything looked great. -
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95 degrees outside... should I park in the driveway instead of garage to help new tint dry faster?
Can confirm as well this is a minor inconvenience but it will dry like paint.
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