window tint - rear defroster question
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looks like he scrubbed too hard and took out a bunch of defroster lines. What I remember reading is that they use fine steel wool to scrub. I would think any metal could take those out.
I def learned something from this. I need to get my tint removed one of these days, and I'm gonna take a 'before' pic as evidence, just in case, and warn the installer.
my question is, don't they have detergents like goop off that can easily remove adhesive residue without hard scrubbing ?
I def learned something from this. I need to get my tint removed one of these days, and I'm gonna take a 'before' pic as evidence, just in case, and warn the installer.
my question is, don't they have detergents like goop off that can easily remove adhesive residue without hard scrubbing ?
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well i just checked from the inside, the lines are still there but it seems like its where the lines used to be,
they did get ripped off.... im taking it back to the tint installer today... im so fu*king choked!!!!
they did get ripped off.... im taking it back to the tint installer today... im so fu*king choked!!!!
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Let us know how this goes because when I looked at my tint, there are similar dark spots like yours. How can I find out if the defroster is working if I got no fogged window? It's sad that there are so many ***** ups here.
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no doubt about it. he scrubbed off your defrosters.
it's pretty clear in your pics.
i just checked my back glass and all lines are orange. no dark lines.
throw a bunch of crushed ice on there.
you should also be able to feel by hand. if there are cold spots on the glass, you'd know.
it's pretty clear in your pics.
i just checked my back glass and all lines are orange. no dark lines.
you should also be able to feel by hand. if there are cold spots on the glass, you'd know.
#22
no doubt about it. he scrubbed off your defrosters.
it's pretty clear in your pics.
i just checked my back glass and all lines are orange. no dark lines.
throw a bunch of crushed ice on there.
you should also be able to feel by hand. if there are cold spots on the glass, you'd know.
it's pretty clear in your pics.
i just checked my back glass and all lines are orange. no dark lines.
throw a bunch of crushed ice on there.
you should also be able to feel by hand. if there are cold spots on the glass, you'd know.
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looks like he scrubbed too hard and took out a bunch of defroster lines. What I remember reading is that they use fine steel wool to scrub. I would think any metal could take those out.
I def learned something from this. I need to get my tint removed one of these days, and I'm gonna take a 'before' pic as evidence, just in case, and warn the installer.
my question is, don't they have detergents like goop off that can easily remove adhesive residue without hard scrubbing ?
I def learned something from this. I need to get my tint removed one of these days, and I'm gonna take a 'before' pic as evidence, just in case, and warn the installer.
my question is, don't they have detergents like goop off that can easily remove adhesive residue without hard scrubbing ?
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so i went back to him and hes pretty much denying that peeling it off did this....
he told me to verify it with other tint shops that 1 week old tint wont remove the defrost lines if peeled....
well i called a tint shop and they said if you dont use heat or steam then yes it can rip it off
heres the thing, i took a picture with my phone of the tinting error he did before he took it off.... but i deleted the picture on my phone... im trying like 10 different photo recovery programs to possibly bring that picture back... if i can, then i have photo proof!!!!!
he told me to verify it with other tint shops that 1 week old tint wont remove the defrost lines if peeled....
well i called a tint shop and they said if you dont use heat or steam then yes it can rip it off
heres the thing, i took a picture with my phone of the tinting error he did before he took it off.... but i deleted the picture on my phone... im trying like 10 different photo recovery programs to possibly bring that picture back... if i can, then i have photo proof!!!!!
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does anyone here have 35% on the back of their SILVER lexus gs430.... if so, you want to take a picture of the left hand side of your rear window?
my photo recovery program only got half the picture, the other half is messed up (its just grey)
my photo recovery program only got half the picture, the other half is messed up (its just grey)
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nothing at all, my windows are fogged up every morning, only my side mirrors will defog, i have left it on until it comes off, and then press button again and once again nothing
i looked on the back and saw 2 unfogged dots (dime sized) in the middle of the glass on the far left and far right sides, which means theres still power going to the window but not to the grid
(looks like this)
O ------------------------------- O
O ------------------------------- O
i looked on the back and saw 2 unfogged dots (dime sized) in the middle of the glass on the far left and far right sides, which means theres still power going to the window but not to the grid
(looks like this)
O ------------------------------- O
O ------------------------------- O
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As a window tinter myself, I gonna have to say that the defroster is damaged, the correct way to remove the rear tint without damaging the defroster is by steaming it, there should be no scrapping whatsoever involved, if you steam it, the tint will literally peel off and leave no residue and leav the defroster unharmed,