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You’re excited about your new car window tint job. You’re driving around town showing it off. And then you swing by your friend’s place.
You pull up, park, and get out.
Your friend is there in the drive with a confused look on his face.
“What?” you ask.
“That’s the tint job you got?”
“Yes… why?”
“Man, is it supposed to look purple like that?”
Your pride drops into your stomach like a stone thrown into a fountain. Thoughts race through your head, did you get a bad tint job? You step up next to your friend. You look at your glass. Yes, it’s got a purple hue to it.
It happens to the best of us, even when we do go to the “professionals.” We get our car windows tinted, expecting the best, but…
We get a bad tint job.
If you’re curious about whether or not you got a good or bad tint job, then this article is for you.
There are clear signs you got a bad tint, but…
Even if you did get a bad tint, the best response is to get it replaced. Trying to keep bad tint on your windows is like trying to get a kid to eat their vegetables (hint: it’s not going ot happen).
The rest of this article will share how to identify a bad tint job, what to do if you got one, and how to vet tint installation professionals the next time you get a tint job.
If you think you got a bad tint job, then here are five ways to tell.
#1. Uneven Lines or Gaps
Stand outside your car. Take a look at the windows you got tinted. Do you see uneven lines or gaps in the window tint? If you yes, then you got a bad tint job.
These lines and gaps are signs your tint was installed incorrectly. In most cases, these lines or gaps happen because the installers rushed to complete your windows. This isn’t a sign of bad installers. It’s probably a sign of overbooked installers. Either way, you may want to find a new installer for your next window tint installation.
#2. Purplish Tint or Hue
If you take a look at your car window tint and you see a purplish tint or hue, you got a bad tint job.
Purplish tint or hue can be for a variety of reasons. The biggest reason is the quality of tint material. Cheaper tint materials and adhesive tend to hue purple. The second biggest reason is the adhesive. If the adhesive is not done properly, it can cause a purple tint or hue.
If this is what you see on your tint, then it’s time to go see a new car window tint installer.
#3. Dot Matrix Sticking
Take a look at the spread of dots on your front or rear window. Do you see bubbling, lines, gaps, or ridges? If you do, then your car window tint improperly stuck to your dot matrix. While this is harder to see than the other two car window tint issues mentioned above, it’s still a sign of rushed or inexperienced installers.
No installation is perfect, but proper dot matrix sticking is as simple as it comes for pro installers.
#4. Bubbles, Blisters, or Ridges
Mentioned above, look across your car window tint for bubbles, blisters, or ridges. See any? If yes, then you got a bad tint job. If your installer says those will go away over time, they’re lying to you. Bubbles, blisters, and ridges are signs that you got a bad installation. No matter the car window tint material, these issues are installation related, not material related.
#5. Car Interior Feels Hot
Take your ride for a spin during a warm spring day. Keep the windows up. Does your car get uncomfortably hot, even though you’ve got car window tint installed? Two things could be going on.
First, you may be driving around during an abnormally hot day.
Second, you may have gotten a cheap tint installed on your car windows. Most tints help reduce UV rays from getting into your car, which means your car stays a bit cooler while driving around in the sun, but…
If your car still gets hot, even after a car window tint installation, then you may have gotten a bad tint job.
You can call your prior installer and ask what material they used. Then, go to a new installer and ask them to redo your windows and not use the material you heard from the prior installer. Share with the new installer what happened. They may be able to help you out even more with more information.
If you care about how your ride looks, then car window tint is the next purchase you need to make. It’s no surprise that cars with window tint get more respect than vehicles without tint. Why? People are curious about who’s driving the car. The car looks better with tint. And you can drive with pride, knowing your car is the best looking on the road.
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