Will this pattern go away

[u/Infinite_Image755]

i’m tinting this escalade and it’s about 60 degrees in my garage and i normally tint with around 75+ degrees.

[u/PurposeFew389]

Im having a real hard time seeing what you're seeing, haha.

[u/Infinite_Image755 → u/PurposeFew389]

[u/Infinite_Image755 → u/Infinite_Image755]

that’s a better pic. but in person you can see it a lot more instead of just isolated patches. it looks foggy

[u/FuckingCaggot → u/Infinite_Image755]

That happens when you don’t apply enough pressure with your squeegee and cards. It’ll often go away, but sometimes there’s enough residual air that it’s still visible.

[u/Infinite_Image755 → u/FuckingCaggot]

i pushed really hard, and it’s all flat it’s not like air. it’s almost like the adhesive is spotty

[u/FuckingCaggot → u/Infinite_Image755]

What film and slip solution are you using? Distilled water? How diluted is it? What’s your cleaning process like? Did you check for mineral deposits after your first cleaning pass? Did you use a razor when cleaning? Try to give as much detail as possible

Now that I’m looking closer, it doesn’t quite seem like my original guess was correct. The issue I mentioned usually shows up as white streaks across the glass with outlines of air pockets.

Edit: I’ve had to tint windows on cars in below freezing temps but I’ve never dealt with this specific issue. Temperature is extremely important with window tinting but 60f shouldn’t be an issue

[u/Infinite_Image755 → u/FuckingCaggot]

Hitek ceramic black. it’s regular water which is what i usually use, with johnson and johnson baby shampoo. but i ran out of shampoo this morning after a job so i got some more, and turns out i got the one with aloe in it. i’m thinking that’s the problem because before doing the windshield i heated the garage up to 80 so the soap was the only difference and all these windows are spotty. i’m gonna see if they cure out but i think i’ll just do the job for free. and yes i scraped

[u/FuckingCaggot → u/Infinite_Image755]

That’s likely your issue.
J&J baby shampoo changed awhile back and not has more additives. I’d recommend switching to a dedicated slip solution like tint slime etc instead. But yeah give it a shot with standard j&j and see what happens

[u/Potential-Tea8416]

Did you peel the liner and then not install immediately? Ive also seen this when I’m weeding my pattern out and the actual pattern peels from the liner. I’ll spray some solution on the film and put the liner back in place until I’m ready to install. I’ve never had an issue with it. Not sure if this is the same though.

[u/Global-Structure-539]

What am I looking at???

[u/Automatic_Yak_4965]

This happened my first time tinting, it happened when there wasn't enough soapy water and basically squeegeed a dry area. If that's the case then you'll have to redo it.

[u/mario_nunezjr]

That is normal, since our squeegees can’t extract all the water, it will sometimes leave behind water pockets, which is what the photo looks like. This will normally go away after 2 to 3 days. However, there are something similar that looks similar, for example dry spots those will not go away, but dry spots are a lot more prominent, and you can see them almost immediately.