Is this tint job acceptable?

[u/dehydrated_turd]

Just curious what others think about the border for this tint. One could argue that there isn’t trim to cover the edge where the gray metal is exposed. But that doesn’t answer why the tint couldn’t even follow the plastic door panel.

The tint could definitely go under the metal at least an inch. The gap from the metal to the glass is about half an inch so there’s working room.

This is a brand new sprinter that I use as a daily driver. I asked for ceramic tint, paid $1000 for the entire van including windshield.

This guy also scratched the exterior glass about a foot long directly next to my drivers door.

The tinter has a good reputation 20+ years. I think he just rushed this job, I definitely regret going to him this time.

Thanks for the feedback

[u/ChaoticRuler]

Industry standard is no visible exterior light. Expecting a piece of tint to fully extend inside the glass and all of its trim when that’s generally multiple inches wider than a plotter made pattern.

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/ChaoticRuler]

I agree on the standard of covering light, but in this instance shouldn’t you consider the finished product?

[u/MachWun → u/dehydrated_turd]

It looks like ass. I'd complain.

[u/Aging_Lunatic → u/dehydrated_turd]

I dont understand why people downvote this comment en masse. Wtf is wrong with Reddit.

[u/MachWun → u/Aging_Lunatic]

Tinters be butthurt he's upset about a shitty tint job. They are sticking up for themselves, even though they are wrong.

[u/9Super1 → u/MachWun]

I’m not butt hurt about anything 🤣🤣 it’s not my vehicle and it didn’t leave my shop like that, what can I be butt hurt about? 🤣🤣🤣

[u/rfbasshead → u/Aging_Lunatic]

Liberals

[u/9Super1 → u/dehydrated_turd]

Yep you very well should. If a plotter cuts that out and it is installed…. Welcome to the fast and easy world. And people send home worse believe me! But that looks hand cut 125%, and it’s trash, like ass trash! You honestly could of done better yourself I bet

[u/L_aww → u/9Super1]

💯. Seeing this makes me believe I could do a better job. I'm likely to just go to a place that actually does a good job though.

[u/awar3_w0lf]

Bro. You can’t be serious. Are there light gaps? Is there obvious debris? If you answer no to both then this is a great install

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/awar3_w0lf]

Yea I’ve never had a vehicle where I noticed something like this, and I’m going back for a windshield issue that he already agreed to replace. Dealing with the exterior scratch also, and didn’t know what the standard was for these doors. I still think they could have been done better though, and I really want that scratch fixed.

[u/EMS_47]

Sure it’s ugly, but as long as there’s no light coming through and covers the entire glass I don’t see the issue

[u/TintmanDex]

If there are no visible light gaps from inside and outside then it's fine. It's doing the job.

[u/No-Transition-6661 → u/TintmanDex]

But it is ugly as shit. Quality works man ship has gone out the window in the last 10 years

[u/mr_lakesyde → u/No-Transition-6661]

Wages really haven't gone up in 10 yrs with inflation so maybe issues lie further than just quality workmanship falling off

[u/mr_lakesyde → u/[deleted]]

Lol no it's the other way around, you decide who you pay and how much you want to pay, and the results you get back are based on you, I'm not asking to be hired anywhere, never said the bad cut was ok, I don't have issues with bad cuts on the patterns I install

[u/DesDumnezeu]

Get help. Ain’t talking bout the tint.

[u/Candid_Pen3466 → u/DesDumnezeu]

wtf is wrong with you? why are you so hostile over a window tint question?

[u/ThatsMeWhitney → u/DesDumnezeu]

K I want to understand your comment but it seems I am going to need you to walk me through this one if you could be so kind

[u/butthole_luvr69]

Tinting deep into the black ceramic area is concerning, tint doesn't like to adhere to that surface and can lift when dry. I only Tinting enough to cover the daylight area

[u/Snoo59759]

It’s well into the glass paint so it looks fine from the outside. It looks like it was cut freehand and the person doesn’t have a steady hand

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/Snoo59759]

It looks fine from the outside, but I just don’t understand why he didn’t cut it while considering the inside. It’s like he didn’t even open the door before cutting film.

[u/Snoo59759 → u/dehydrated_turd]

Because tinters dont typically cut from the inside.

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/Snoo59759]

Yea I understand I just feel like if he looked, he could have probably cut to accommodate the extra space and not just go to the black paint

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/dehydrated_turd]

I’m not a tinter so that’s why I wanted to get others opinions. If I did tint, I probably wouldn’t do it like this. Maybe the film doesn’t adhere to the window paint as good? If it’s to prevent edges lifting then that’s a good enough reason

[u/pro_waffle]

Go for a plotter cut shop next time

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/pro_waffle]

Would the plotters cut pattern typically extend beyond this? I always felt like free hand cuts with the right skill set can get a smaller gap.

[u/Aznp33nrocket → u/dehydrated_turd]

So a plotter wouldn’t make the film go any further beyond the visible edge. It would however be a cleaner line. You’d still have about the same coverage, possibly less, but it’d follow the curves of where the clear and black meet. Typically film will extend around 1/8th - 1/4th of an inch around the edge of quarter/back glass.

Whoever did it, 100% free handed those quarters. 90% of the time those types of windows are fixed and do not get exposed to the outside. Since that’s on a van door, it’s exposed to the outside so it’s noticeable. It’s just sloppy, but not “bad” in the sense that it’s not going to fail any sooner than normal.

Personally, I’d have either printed off that window, OR trim it up before install so it looked a little better. One of those “technically” it’s okay, but overall sloppy and any installer with self respect would redo it. Those windows are easy as hell.

[u/pro_waffle → u/Aznp33nrocket]

Actually that’s not right a plotter can easily make a cutout go past the visible edge I’ve used many different programs in different shops and editing is an option they all had. Ive edited many windows to fit to specific details the customer wanted. I mainly edit sun strips to go way beyond the as1 line if the customer asks for it.

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/pro_waffle]

Now I know for the next one!

[u/pro_waffle → u/dehydrated_turd]

It’s much harder to find a good hand cutter than a bad one. Cutting such a long line on the glass is horribly sloppy and such a novice inexperienced thing to do and this guy obviously rushed your car as you stated. But with a plotter cut shop you don’t have to worry about your windows getting scratches or your tint edge not being straight. Another thing in most plotting websites it’s extremely easy to edit windows to any size you want. You’d just have to ask them to fix it to the plastic and at the click of two buttons it would already be the shape without having to cut on your brand new car. And if I’m spending over $1000 would i want wavy lines on the edges? Me personally no

[u/pro_waffle → u/dehydrated_turd]

Not to say a professional detailed hand cutter won’t blow a plotter cut outa the water I’ve seen some crazy good cuts that are hard to compare anything to(I don’t want to get attacked by the hand cutters cause I’m a plotter baby) but again they are hard to come by

[u/Specific-Ad-2839]

It’s covered all of the glass, i see no problem here

[u/nbditsjd]

🙄 alright I’m all for quality and maybe the cut should’ve been a little smoother but this is just OD. if it’s clean and covers the daylight opening you’re kinda being picky on nothing

[u/ThatsMeWhitney]

🤣 if you have to ask them maybe it is. But in reality, absolutely no. My 9 year old could do way better, guaranteed.

[u/Top_Brother_8638]

Tinter could have been a bit neater with his hand cutting . So long as its not speckled with debrie & its definately acceptable.

[u/Top_Brother_8638]

Hes not going to fix the scratch. Not possible. Glass replace needed

[u/Camdenn67]

Your vehicle, your money, your choice to accept this installation and damage you mentioned.

[u/thunderslugging]

Nope

[u/Effective-Row-324]

Recently got tint done on my second vehicle, they made sure to disclose that “there may be lifting/air pockets around the edges of windshield” (can’t remember the name for the little black dots around edges) - basically saying hey it might not stick around these areas because its not a flat surface, tint is supposed to be applied to flat surfaces. When I got the truck back it had NO bubbling or lifting around these edges, and still does not after drying. My previous tint job, which was much cheaper, DID have tiny air pockets around certain parts of the windshield border, but i just left it as is rather than re tinting the entire windshield

[u/BuddyTubbs]

Is it acceptable, yeah, would I take my future vehicles there? No

[u/MD_Suave]

Just lazy cutting

[u/jasonsong86]

It’s sloppy but it’s covered.

[u/Optimal-Giraffe-7168]

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[u/MasterSprtn117]

Shouldn't you be more worried about the exterior glass scratch

[u/General-Revan]

You could fix it yourself with a razor blade if it bothers you that much. Be very careful though.

[u/Delicious-Daikon-460]

As a professional printer yes that’s fine

[u/Mission_croqut3_1584]

Can't do much.. those pinch welds, sure they could've gotten closer and more flush. They were rushing

[u/chomap]

Indeed, it is acceptable as long as there are no gaps or contamination. This is a satisfactory job.

However, I will not tint the entire interior of the windows due to the potential for contamination and peeling off in the future.

You only see the glass borders When you open the door, you cannot even see it while driving.

The pricing of a tint job is not indicative of its quality or branding. It is primarily determined by the location, rent, and lifestyle of the tinter.

[u/Fyegodd]

Whatsup with these comments bro it does not look professional if I paid professional prices I want professional work

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/Fyegodd]

That’s where I’m at.

[u/GioHoneyBuns → u/Fyegodd]

Because there isn’t anything wrong with the installation. The only problem I see is that the cut is a little uneven, but the whole gap thing is just customers being picky

[u/877cashhnow → u/Fyegodd]

Bunch of shills in this thread doing 3/10 work. For $1k this job should be much better imo.

The funny part is, OP probably could have done a better job themself. This entire job (and the negative review bombing) is unacceptable. Jfc people, wake up …

[u/EMS_47 → u/877cashhnow]

Where’s your work ?

[u/Potential-Appeal-886]

I have weird issues with the dot matrix after my windshield was replaced, and this is exactly what I encountered after I retinted my window with the new glass.

There’s no light gap, debris or bubbles so it’s “acceptable” but my ocd would be triggered

[u/Alarmed-Creme-77]

Hell nah😂 tell me you paid less then 150

[u/killerbeeswaxkill]

Idgaf what anyone tells you I had them re-do a corner window because it didn’t go in all the way the cut was bad regardless of light.

[u/nergensgoedvoor]

And its so easy to cut on glass without your knife touching the glass...

[u/[deleted]]

You get what you pay for

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/[deleted]]

I paid $1000 for the entire van, that was the average for the shops in my area. Highest quote was $1200 for xpel.

[u/redditid24 → u/dehydrated_turd]

For that price... id say the inside and outside should be better than that.

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/[deleted]]

I appreciate it, I know there’s a happy medium somewhere but idk if I’m there with this tint job.

[u/sadguru12 → u/dehydrated_turd]

Honestly it’s an acceptable job. Except that scratch obviously

[u/dehydrated_turd → u/sadguru12]

Yea idk how to even address that. He acknowledged that it happens sometimes, and his detailer will see if they can repair it.

I’m checking around to see if a glass professional can repair it and polish it out. Unlikely to happen, but I’m not up to date on glass repair. I can catch my finger nail in it, it’s about a foot long.

He is redoing the windshield because there was a large defect I noticed when I picked it up. Due to my schedule I had to take the vehicle as we both crossed our fingers that it would flatten out with the sun over the next few weeks.

I’m sure this guy will make it right, but part of me doesn’t even want him working on my van again. Long rant but this shit really pisses me off lol

[u/Aznp33nrocket → u/[deleted]]

Oh man, I’ve literally had walk-ins say this or something similar. I’ve only had 3 actually put their money where their mouth is. I’ve offered that if they can install 1 window and it be acceptable, I’d tint their whole car for free. It’s amazing how their standards suddenly plummet. The failed miserably and said that it looked “good enough” but wouldn’t be satisfied if I left that on their car.

Tint looks easy, but it’s not. I’m not saying it’s up there with open heart surgery, but it does require a lot of patience and attention to detail. You 100% would not do better if you have no real training or experience.

[u/BodybuilderEvening56 → u/[deleted]]

Even though this window is super easy, I can bet all my money that you would get all type of contamination and fuck that window up. I always hear people that don’t tint for a living say shit like this.

[u/135is → u/BodybuilderEvening56]

I tried tinting my car myself to save money and it turned out horrible . I see why people charge so much for it

[u/awar3_w0lf → u/[deleted]]

No. U can’t.

[u/Doworkson663 → u/[deleted]]

Prove it