[saltydogg]

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.

 

[Z06airways]

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!

 

[panzer]

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.

 

[minivette]

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.

 

[saltydogg]

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

 

[sambryant]

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!!!

 

[CARMEN96]

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR RESPONSES, EXCEPT THE NEGATIVE ONES.......THIS IS A POSITIVE FEED BACK SITE...I PERSONALLY WELCOME EVERY ONES OPINION. HAVING SAID THAT, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP I HAD IT DONE. HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 14 YEARS. HE KNOWS HIS SHHH!...IT. I POSTED THIS THREAD TO HELP EASE MY MIND (WHICH MANY OF YOU DID) UNTIL I DID HAVE TIME TO BRING THE CAR BACK. ANYWAY WHAT HE HAD ORIGINALLY DID WAS SANDED THE " DOT MATRIX " DOWN SLIGHTLY THEN TINTED. AFTER A WEEK HE WAS THEN ABLE TO PRESS OUT THE AIR (NOT WATER) AND IT IS NOW NEARLY 90% PERFECT.(WILL POST PICS, if anyone cares). IT REALLY JUST NEEDED SOME HOT SUN, TIME, AND SOME HARD PRESSING. AGAIN THANKS BROS FOR THE POSITIVE RESPONSES. :cheers:

 

[Scott & Sharon]

This question is for those of you who have tinted your rear window. I was just wondering if anyone elses rear window did this. see pic (if it worked). At the top of the rear window where the little dotted stuff is on the glass.

Mine did the same but not as bad as yours. I took back and they were willing to strip off and reapply except for the part where the dots start. Then they wanted to 'paint' the area in to match the Tint. New paint inside my car..?? :NoNo:

It isn't too bad, so I am living with it.

S

:cheers:

 

[FiveOJoe]

I went over mine everyday for about the first week and most of them disappeared.
Joe

 

[Juan Gonzalez]

Alicia,

Take it to the tint shop and ask them to fix the best they can by squeezing it out. Dont let them take the tint off. If you have a rear window defroster, they might damage it taking the tint off. Usually they want you to sign a waiver for potential damage to the window defroster when you want a back tint remove. The idea here is to get it improved without causing any more damage.