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Old 05-23-09, 12:17 AM
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Hi,

Some tint materials are so expensive such as Huper Optik Ceramic, V-Kool 70, and 3M Crystalline.

How do I know whether they really put on the tint that I pay for?

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Old 05-23-09, 08:39 AM
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3M puts their logo in their tint. I dont know if they do it on all of their different tints that they offer, but at least you'd know if it was 3M vs a house brand. I should've took a picture from the last car I did w/ the 3M tint. Sorry. Its hard to miss though.

No idea on VKool or Huper though. Just go through an authorized dealer and I'm sure you'll be safe knowing that what you pay for is what you'll get
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Thanks Chris!
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3m does have their logo on it.
Huper in CA at least does not sell it outside of their authorized vendors.
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Hmm...I did a little bit more research online, and I found that the 3M logos on the film will usually be wiped off by the installer at the end with some solutions. So it sounds like the logos can be put on easily.
So is there another way to verify the film?
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I just called 3M.
It said that I can mail it a small piece of film, and it will verify for me.
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