what'd u go to ziebart? looks like a bad job to me. Go back there and ask them whats going on.

 

I own a tint shop here in Toronto.

Those little black dots are called dot matrix....and they are preventing the tint from sticking to those parts of the window.

It's a big pain in the ass in our industry as many cars have this dot matrix from the factory.

There are a few things that can be done, but non are perfect.

We've tried using an adhesive promotor on the upper part of the glass before installing the tint.....we've tried sanding down the dots(not great)....we've used a heat gun to carefully get the tint to stick better.

In the end nothing works perfect.....the best thing is to wait a few weeks till it's nice and dry and go back to the tint shop and get them to "press down" the tint in on the dot matrix.

We do this and it usually makes it about 75% better.

 

In the end nothing works perfect.....the best thing is to wait a few weeks till it's nice and dry and go back to the tint shop and get them to "press down" the tint in on the dot matrix.

Thanks, I'll give it a try, but it sure bugs the shh...it out of me

 

Let the hot sun hit it for awhile and then take a soft towel (bounty) that is wrapped around a small plastic putty knife and smooth it out from the center towards the edge of the window. If that doesn't take out the spots, take it back and have it redone. Mine was the same way and that's what they told me to do and it worked. They also offered that they would do it for me, if I didn't want to try it. You just have trapped water in those dots that have to be pushed out.

p.s. Push hard when trying the above!

 

I have the same problem but not NEARLY as bad as yours. As the other guy said. it will get better as it dries but never 100%. If it bugs you take it back. I good shop will re do it, I would think.

 

take it back!

 

use a steel wool pad to file them down- worked on mine

 

Bodale,

We are not talking about your chins!

 

They didn't tint mine there. You can't see it from the inside when you look thru the mirror and you can't tell from behind. The only way you can tell is when you walk up to the back of the car. They then wanted to spray paint that area black, I passed on that.

 

use a steel wool pad to file them down- worked on mine

I had the same thing done to mine and two years later it is just fine.

However I have a friend whose car looked like exactly like yours two years ago, and it hasn't changed. I wouldn't bother with it if I were you. You can't see well in that area (because of the dots anyway.

 

I made the tint shop put a vinyl strip over those bubbles looks perfect and only cost a few bucks.

 

The shop that did mine put a strip of black tape over them. Looks perfect.

 

This is the main reason I'm not sure about getting my windows tinted. In the past, other cars I've owned had the dot matrix on the back glass and the tint never looked perfect on it. And I've always had them done by professional auto tint shops.

 

Mine looks the same way... I got over it.

 

I had mine done at the same shop as gmblack3 and it looks a little better than yours.:roll:

I will probably see if it improves with the little 3M tool that he gave me and if it doesn't, I am going to have mine painted. I looked at a couple of cars that had it done and it looks good. Good luck!!

 

I took mine to a 'professional shop' and it looks just like yours.

Problem for me is, when they were doing the work they scratched the leather driver's seat enough to take the black surface off leaving the light colored leather showing through. They also scratched the paint while leaning over it to shape the rear window. They also left the soapy water all over the inside and out so that the protectants were stripped wherever the water had been (as a result, I couldn't even see the actual damage they did until I got home to clean it up).

For some strange reason, I don't want to take it back to them to fix the tint.

So, I don't see why I can't do whatever they might do to improve the tint. I'm just going to leave out the part about damaging the car.

To those who mentioned putting a black strip across the area, I assume you're talking about on the outside of the glass? Exactly what type of material are we talking about? Those who mentioned painting, is this also on the outside?

futurez06owner,

Since I can't bring my car up to you, can you describe the pressdown method you use? What tools and method, etc.?

Thanks
SloPoke

 

futurez06owner,

Since I can't bring my car up to you, can you describe the pressdown method you use? What tools and method, etc.?

Thanks
SloPoke [/B]

Tell you what.......I'll come down to Florida and pick it up for free

Ok., seriously......the method we use to press down the tint is we take a hard squegee, the size of a credit card(found in most wallpaper stores) wrap a thin piece of scruff pad(used to scrub pots) over the edge and then cover the scruff pad with something soft (paper towel) so you don't scratch the tint.

We then take that card and starting from the bottom of the dot matrix... using the edge of the card press as hard as you can and try to squeeze out the air and water that's trapped in there.

Hope this helps!:guiness:

 

Yeah, the best way is to paint over them. (not spray paint tho)

 

Sorry, but I can't believe some of the stupid responses on this one! Paint, tape, steel wool, etc.! What in the F%(# are you telling this guy. Either the tint shop is that bad or he is too lazy to rub out the water spots. Sorry guys, but I have been having windows tinted on all of my vehicles for the last 20+ years and never heard such BS.

 

Its not water spots...its air pockets where the tint cant adhere to the glass because of the dots at the top. Mine did the same thing and the guy who tints here said before hand that it would not adhere unless he used fine sand paper to sand the dots down. I passed on that. Well when I got home I thought "that looks like shit"... so I took a razor and cut the tint at the very bottom of the dot matrix and threw it away. That was 9 months ago and not even 1 person has noticed that there is no tint at the the top of the window. The tint just stops once it get to the dots then they take over.

 

I'm at a loss of words! It's not rocket science here, OK! My best friend was the best in tinting in NOVA. He is no longer with us and during his time, I picked up on a few things and could probably tint your vette myself. However, I have another career and don't want to get into window tinting. From the picture you showed, it appears all is well with the exception of water that has not been pushed out yet. You can do what I recommended or go to Home Depot and paint it Pink! At this point, I don't care what you do, other than listening to these idiots in ........I think Canada where they can't even ..........never mind!

 

Yes same thing however maybe a little less on my car. It is becasue of the gradient effect on the top of the window. The little black dots do not provide a perfectly flat surface for the film to adhere to. Take it back to the shop that did it for you and ther can probably fix it with a little heat gun work.

 

I'm at a loss of words! It's not rocket science here, OK! My best friend was the best in tinting in NOVA. He is no longer with us and during his time, I picked up on a few things and could probably tint your vette myself. However, I have another career and don't want to get into window tinting. From the picture you showed, it appears all is well with the exception of water that has not been pushed out yet. You can do what I recommended or go to Home Depot and paint it Pink! At this point, I don't care what you do, other than listening to these idiots in ........I think Canada where they can't even ..........never mind!

Dude, what's your problem? I know exactly what I am talking about. My brother has a tint shop and I have helped him for over two years with tinting cars.
On GM cars, the dot matrix pattern is too close together. This does not enable the tint to stick to the window and it traps air. Normally he doesn't take the extra time to paint over the dot matrix unless someone requests it. But when someone expresses their concern that the dot matrix might show through, he will paint it. With a 100% satisfaction rate I might add.
A small foam brush with satin black paint will do wonders.

Thank you, drive through.

 

Where the hell is my crack pipe..."inhale"...

 

If anyone has gotten a perfect result, they are very lucky. I've had this done on several cars and it is never 100%. The installer has always been willing to redo it, but then they would have to clean all the adhesive from around the dots, and may not get it all. I've learned to live with a reasonable result. It seems that only the "owners" really notice anyway. Besides, it's hard to notice if you're pulling away from them fast enough!!!