What's the best car tint brand and color?

[Marky86]

Solarguard USA guys maganda kahit heavy black siya maganda ang visibility.

kapapakabit ko lang kanina.

[biboy28]

I may be a few who's not satisfied with L.A.
I waited 5 hours to get my car tinted, apparently by the younger guy who isn't as experienced. I didn't get to check the work properly after it's done because it was 8pm already, and the lights in the vicinity weren't so good.
The next day I checked, daming bubbles and even one "butas" near the rear view mirror front panel. I was busy and only managed to go back after around three weeks to have it checked.
The owner was quite arrogant and asked if I read the instruction they gave not to move the windows for a certain period of time, as if I'm an idiot who got his car tinted for the first time in my life. He told me to come back after a week to have it checked, because he thinks the bubbles will dissapear by then.
After almost two months, the bubbles are still as many as it was that day. I didn't bother to go back, partly because of the owner's arrogance, and also not wanting to waste so much time to get it redone if ever.
I went to that store because of this thread, unfortunately this is also where I would vent out my disappointment.
I would never go back to that shop and would not recommend it to anybody.

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[sag0]

hi! meron po akong napagpaquote-an dito sa may amin sa cainta/antipolo area. solargard 2100 lang super black for my hilander... pero wala pang tint sa harap kasi hindi daw nila kayang gawin yung buo sa harapan eh. mura na po yun no? and i think its original kasi they have boxes of solargard rolls na nakita ko. and early 90's pa itong shop na to.

[Marky86]

hi! meron po akong napagpaquote-an dito sa may amin sa cainta/antipolo area. solargard 2100 lang super black for my hilander... pero wala pang tint sa harap kasi hindi daw nila kayang gawin yung buo sa harapan eh. mura na po yun no? and i think its original kasi they have boxes of solargard rolls na nakita ko. and early 90's pa itong shop na to.

mura na po yan sir just make sure na original nga yan. sakin kasi solarguard din 4000 ang pakabit ko kasama na yung 1 piece sa windshield. heavy black yung windows yung windshield lang ang medium black.

eto po yung sakin
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showp...&postcount=476

[sag0]

yes po basta pag nagpakabit i'll make sure na yung kukuhain nilang tint eh makikita kong talagang puputulin nila from the roll itself na may box na nakalagay na solargard hehehe. better safe than sorry i guess.

[wren]

huper optik...not very dark (which is perfect for California laws), but reflective and has amazing heat reduction capabilities.

[sag0]

mura na po yan sir just make sure na original nga yan. sakin kasi solarguard din 4000 ang pakabit ko kasama na yung 1 piece sa windshield. heavy black yung windows yung windshield lang ang medium black.

eto po yung sakin
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showp...&postcount=476

mr marky, hindi po ba madilim ang medium black sa windshield? okay pa din po bang ipang drive yan? magkano po kaya aabutin ang medium black na solargard para sa windshield? yung buong pagkabit. thanks!

[LAcars]

F.y.i.

The duration of tinting a car depends on:

1. Old tint - if the tint in your car has been over 3 years, turned purple, and poor quality, this will take time to remove as we try to save the defogger as much as possible. We do not suggest rushing this part of the procedure as it requires skill and effort to remove the adhesive and clean up the glass well. If your car comes with faded tint, there is a 50/50 % chance in saving the defogger which will be determined by our tinters upon diagnosing the tint. An average sedan takes 1.5 - 2 hours to tint. Does not include waiting time and is done on a first come, first serve basis. Due to the number of cars tinted daily in our tint room, we suggest to make an appointment to ensure less waiting or no waiting time at all.

Bubbles / Water marks / Splice Lines

2. If you pick Vkool, Solargard and 3M Crystalline tints, the curing period is 3-4 weeks due to the multi layered technology. Water bubbles will appear after installation which will evaporate under the sun, gradually. This is actually another way of determining if your tint is of high quality, as the film is thick and comes with high heat rejection.

3. On every tint application / transaction, customers are given a sheet with special instructions such as, don’t roll down the windows for 48 hours, don’t wipe etc. and also important information regarding water bubbles, hazy look and splice lines which will disappear in time. Not only do we render the instructions, our tinters and staff explain to the customer about these characteristics so to avoid the inconvenience of them coming back immediately when the curing period hasn’t passed its time.

4. All tints we sell come with warranties and are replaced if ever there is a defect or if marks appear after the curing period is over. We will not replace the tint for water marks before the drying period as it clearly states on the instructions that, it will disappear. Water marks ( which gives the hazy appearance ) normally appear on the front windshield when there are no cuts. Water bubbles on the corners are still able to be taken care of upto a month after the curing period. There is a big difference between water marks and bubbles which look similar.

5. If the water marks and bubbles still remain on the tint after the curing period, it is a s.o.p. for our store to replace the tint without any question.

[sag0]

good day mr LA cars... is there a way to know if a tint is original or not? how would you know if its original or not? 3M has its brand written all over it so its kinda easy. how about the other brands? take solargard for instance. thanks!

[Marky86]

mr marky, hindi po ba madilim ang medium black sa windshield? okay pa din po bang ipang drive yan? magkano po kaya aabutin ang medium black na solargard para sa windshield? yung buong pagkabit. thanks!

hindi po sir maliwanag siya kahit gabi. very satisfied ako sa solarguard. 1 piece po na medium black ang sa windshield ko.