Markers

December 4, 2007

I'm looking for a marker that is ideal for covering up daylight on a tinted window... where may I purchase one? ... and how does it look when a 1/16th micro-edge on a rollup is covered with a marker?

Thanks for any help.

tint45 · December 4, 2007

and how does it look when a 1/16th micro-edge on a rollup is covered with a marker?
Thanks for any help.

Probably worse than a 1/16th microedge. :evilgrin

December 4, 2007

^lol Thought so. Man I'm a little bugged, I should've asked my tinter to shave the edges. I love the factory look.

December 4, 2007

I'm looking for a marker that is ideal for covering up daylight on a tinted window... where may I purchase one? ... and how does it look when a 1/16th micro-edge on a rollup is covered with a marker?
Thanks for any help.

:evilgrin

December 4, 2007

stay away from markers they never look good if you have a light gap redo the tint :beer :evilgrin

flyinon2wheels · December 6, 2007

The ol film opaque'r lol

TTS · December 6, 2007

I have seen a marker (paint pen) come in handy here and there... but all you will get with a marker and the top edge of your roll-up is a end result that looks worse than when you started. :thumb

December 7, 2007

I have seen a marker (paint pen) come in handy here and there... but all you will get with a marker and the top edge of your roll-up is a end result that looks worse than when you started.

Unless you have a REALLY steady hand, it's gonna look like :err . In fact, even if you do have a steady hand, it's still gonna look like :DD . Is there REALLY a problem? Does the edge look like it was cut with pinking shears? Is the gap uneven? Is it a half inch or more? While most of us strive for the factory look, a 1/16th inch gap is totally acceptable, as long as it is even along the edge.

If you want factory, GO BUY FACTORY tinted glass. (Good luck on that one) You want dark side windows on a car? After-market tint is your only answer. And as long as that tint has to be applied by human hands, there are gonna be flaws somewhere.

How does the area YOU ACTUALLY LOOK THRU look? How does the car look from the outside without your nose on the glass? We all do things a bit different. Some schools of thought say that a slight gap is nescessary to prevent peeling.

Dude, if thats your only gripe about the job, I FEEL you should go explain it to the tinter and see if he can make the gap smaller, or shave it. Maybe you can come to terms on the redo. If you did not state your aversion to a gap at the onset, you should AT LEAST offer to pay to have it redone. I generally will work with anyone who comes to me and says it doesn't look like they expected and they don't act like it was my fault. Tint is NOT an exact science. Some folks accept it as is, others expect perfection, and will settle for nothing less. Those people are constantly dissappointed in life. NOTHING is perfect. Not even the car!

big money · December 7, 2007

Unless you have a REALLY steady hand, it's gonna look like . In fact, even if you do have a steady hand, it's still gonna look like . Is there REALLY a problem? Does the edge look like it was cut with pinking shears? Is the gap uneven? Is it a half inch or more? While most of us strive for the factory look, a 1/16th inch gap is totally acceptable, as long as it is even along the edge.
If you want factory, GO BUY FACTORY tinted glass. (Good luck on that one) You want dark side windows on a car? After-market tint is your only answer. And as long as that tint has to be applied by human hands, there are gonna be flaws somewhere.

How does the area YOU ACTUALLY LOOK THRU look? How does the car look from the outside without your nose on the glass? We all do things a bit different. Some schools of thought say that a slight gap is nescessary to prevent peeling.

Dude, if thats your only gripe about the job, I FEEL you should go explain it to the tinter and see if he can make the gap smaller, or shave it. Maybe you can come to terms on the redo. If you did not state your aversion to a gap at the onset, you should AT LEAST offer to pay to have it redone. I generally will work with anyone who comes to me and says it doesn't look like they expected and they don't act like it was my fault. Tint is NOT an exact science. Some folks accept it as is, others expect perfection, and will settle for nothing less. Those people are constantly dissappointed in life. NOTHING is perfect. Not even the car!