i posted this over on the autodetailing forum but got no replies so far so, i hope you all can help me here

I got the rear defroster, and my experance with tint on the defroster grids aint that great, my geo prism had tint on the windows, and the tint on rear window with the defroster grid started was bubbling and over all look bad, my question is, if i get this car tinted how long would it before i start experanceing the bubbling if ever(ie it was a dealer install gone wrong)? and is their a way to not get the bubbling? thanks for reading!

Brandon

 

Don't go to a cheap place.
Most reputable shops offer warranties and quality tint.

 

yup

 

yaeh, you get what you pay for.

 

question, Wouldthis work better then tint?

 

ahaha.. NO PLEASE DONT.

 

lol.
Did you say this is going to be a show car?

 

haha, thing is, this car had louvers on it years ago before i bought the car.. i need to get the rpo sheet out from under my seat to see if it they came with the car

 

i think they were only dealer installed.

so it doesnt count.

 

yea its going to be AS close as i can get it to stock form, their for, as soon as i get my lazy but off the comp and pull my seat off, and get my rpo codes and decode them, to see if this car came with them. I might JUST get them.


Were they dealer installed....

 

my wheres/weres i cant seem to ever get right.

 

i wasnt correcting you :P i cant get them right either,

I ment Where they dealer installed?

 

lets hope, cuz i dont want you to put them on./

 

sitting in the sun will also bubble the tint

 

for the love of gm please don't get window louvers. YUCK

 

is that right im guess that tint aint for this car then this car stays out side all the time, no room in the garage for it.. the garage has wook working stuff and my tool boxes (yes boxes)...

 

I think i found a qoute for my sig

 

its not liek it happens right away, especially with a quality job, it will be many years before it bubbles.

you could always invest in a car cover like myself.

 

Ill look into car covers... whered you get yours at? now that im getting money rolling back into my accout (other then now that unempoment checks stoped rolling in) im looking at things that i can do to get this car lookin good and of course saveing money for a paint and engine swap

 

i bought the top notch cover at kragens like 80 bux retail.

the lesser quality ones get returned quite often

i know this cuz i work their.

 

i almost got a job at kragens down here in hanford.... The manager never got my app but now im workin at starbucks starting next tuesday

 

terrel had that same problem.

 

i applied at kragen once.. but when i went in for my interview the dude was a dousche so I just started working for my parents in their shop.

Now I work 2-3 days a week and make $800-$1000 free and clear. lol. Only a little while longer until all the MAINTENANCE is done on my fricken car and I can finally make her fast and pretty. Right now she's slow and has rock chips on her hood

And yeah, I've lended many a quote to people's signatures

 

well at least i get a 10% discount from kragens cause of my car club perhaps that $80 dollar carcover will be $70 dollars

 

I have yet to get rock chips, but i guess you can call my chipping clear coat as a LARGE rock chip

 

thats cool. make sure you get one prefit for your car, and not one of the generic ones. generic ones blow, might as well use a damn tarp.

it's worth it, imo, especially if you take the time to detail your car often.

 

Yeah chipping clear coat can be a pain in the ***. I just have chips where **** has hit my hood over the years.

The engine will be done before the hood though.. can anyone say LE3 LT1 putting 410 to the ground

Or if I have to smog it.. LE1 LT1 putting 375 to the ground

 

as soon as i get the paint job done, im gonna invesnt in a car cover, ill make sure its a prefit, im thinking of going with this light blue color when i take it to maaco (the maaco in Visalia is preaty good, ive seen their work, and most of the cars are 3-5 years old of couse its their 2 stage paint.....)

 

I love when im washing the car, and new spots start chipping from where the hose is pointing.... And im on the softest setting.. perhaps its time for a powerwash and primer

 

might be your best bet, then you're all set for a paint job!

 

would a spray can primer be good enough?

 

yup, that should be fine.

 

last primer quest.. hopefully so that that we get back on topic to tint :P What color primer? black? blue? white???

and what % should i go with for the side windows? i think the back window is gonna go 5% tint

 

5% is extremely dark, id try to get it all around.

I just primer closest to whatever it's being repainted. I'd primer yours grey, but it doesnt really matter.

 

anybody know the legal limit on how dark the side windows can go? and i guess its time to find a LIGHT blue primer

 

Side window tint is illegal in CA.
I wouldn't make it very dark on there if you're going to tint there.

 

Thanks Outatime!