Newbie Tinter looking for info, links and advice.

August 10, 2012

Hi all I am new to the site and to tinting. I work for a car dealership and was a detailer I was given four days of window tint training and for this last week have been expected to tint new cars that have been sold. I am feeling the pressure as I have no experienced person to work with as I am working alone. I have been thrown in the deep end and have problems with heat shrinking still. I was tought the hybrid method. Any links, in depth manuals or advice on shrinking would be great. I feel I enjoy tinting as a job but the pressure to preform at work is making it hard.

davebheam · August 15, 2012

HEY MAN IM KINDA NEW TO IT ALSO. I HAVE BEEN TINTING FOR 5 YEARS BUT THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY. THE BEST WAY IS TO JUMP RIGHT IN......BUT I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO LEARN ON YOUR OWN CARS AND YOU CLOSE FRIENDS FIRST. START WITH THE RIGHT BRAND OF TINT........GET GOOD PRODUCT, THEN GET A FEEL FOR IT HOW IT WILL SHRINK, ETC. START ON YOUR FRIENDS CARS ALONG WITH A CASE OF BEER AND TAKE UR TIME. IT TOOK ME ALMOST 2 YEARS OF DOING A FEW CARS PER MONTH AND I THINK IM STARTING TO GET A FEEL FOR IT. IM DOING THEM FOR TOTAL STRANGERS NOW WHO CALL ME ABOUT GETTING THEIR CAR DONE. NOWADAYS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CHALLENGES. I ALSO ENJOY DOING MY OWN VEHICLES FOR FREE

August 15, 2012

first off , caps off please ...

matt , you can find quite a few vids on you-tube , also a member here , Flatrockstan , sell complete dvd sets ...

coast2coasttinting · August 15, 2012

that and lots of practice.

flat rock stan · August 15, 2012

first off , caps off please ...

matt , you can find quite a few vids on you-tube , also a member here , Flatrockstan , sell complete dvd sets ...

that and lots of practice.

x2 on both those post:beer

you can check out clips from my instructional DVD's at http://www.autowindowtinting.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageID=2.

I have shipped many sets to your part of the world with people having great success after watching them and practicing and practicing then practicing! We all learn at different speeds so you got to throw that into the mix. Tinting a window you need to memorize a list of actions and their order to complete the window. The better you get performing the different actions your work will become cleaner, easier and faster. The trick is to to practice the methods that work :twocents

Several different types of side windows and lots of different way to tint rear windows are all covered.

Cheers and welcome to tintdude, lots of stuff can be learned right here.

Stan

August 16, 2012

I was kind of in the same situation that you were. I have only been tinting a little over a year. Had to learn a lot on my own too. I found that if I am heat shrinking a curved back glass I leave it long on top. It seems to trick the film and gives you more room. Take it small sections at a time let the heat gun do the work. Small circles work best for me. Good luck.

August 16, 2012

practice and practice more, visit local tint shops there are actually some of us out there who believe there is enough work for everybody, and will take a little time to give up a few tips, nothing better than seeing it in person, very little I learned at my craft was self tought, twenty years, forty or so shops, 100's of tinters that where my experience evolves from, hell for the first five years I worried about up coming jobs, and my ability to service them professionally, do your best it gets better each time, communicate with other tinters...................someones always better, just scotty

August 17, 2012

Hey man I'm also new on here, try the search engine for any specific problems you might have. I learn new things while tinting different vehicles everyday.

flat rock stan · August 17, 2012

I was kind of in the same situation that you were. I have only been tinting a little over a year. Had to learn a lot on my own too. I found that if I am heat shrinking a curved back glass I leave it long on top. It seems to trick the film and gives you more room. Take it small sections at a time let the heat gun do the work. Small circles work best for me. Good luck.

practice and practice more, visit local tint shops there are actually some of us out there who believe there is enough work for everybody, and will take a little time to give up a few tips, nothing better than seeing it in person, very little I learned at my craft was self tought, twenty years, forty or so shops, 100's of tinters that where my experience evolves from, hell for the first five years I worried about up coming jobs, and my ability to service them professionally, do your best it gets better each time, communicate with other tinters...................someones always better, just scotty

X2 :prof

Some great replies. MRob, the small circles in small area's are what work nice for me. I always have my gun on high and adjust the distance from the film depending mainly on what film I am using but also what method I am using to form the film.. Have you used the extra film you are leaving to use the lift and pull method?

I recommend becoming a subscriber here on tintdude and taking advantage of those benefits to help. Lot's of information using the search button also.

Cheers all, welcome to all the new members :beer Don't be shy about posting!