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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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I just got my car tinted yesterday from a shop using Madico Charcool 35%.
The tint looks very nice, but today I noticed a number of pinhead sized spots at close distance on all 4 side windows. I guess I cannot tell if more than 4-5 feet away. I wasn't sure if they are water or air bubbles, but I can definetely feel the bump. From a certain angle with direct sun, it does look like bright silver/white dot. Has anyone had similar issues? and is it normal to have some tiny bubbles even with professional tint job? Here is the picture
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Old Jun 12, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Dude relax they will dry out in the hot sun after 3-5 days. Just dont roll your windows down. If it is air bubbles and there still there im sure your tinter will redo it for you for free since it was his fault.

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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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yea the tint shop usually put stickers on your window buttons says do not open for 3 days, so the tint sets and all the bubbles go away. the best tint is LLumar and V kool never heard of madico
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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It'll dry out within a week to 10 days. I got mine done and didn't use my windows for about 10days and those small wet bubbles got dried out, all gone.

If it bothers you that much, call them back and see what they say. They should've said about those bubbles though !!!

Didn't they give you life time warranty or somethin ??

Good luck !
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Old Jun 13, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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yea those bubbles should go away within 3 days or so. i had that happen when i took my gs to go get tinted with formula 1 tint. had lil air bubbles but it cleared up. try to keep ur car out in the sun so it dries up faster. lates
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:07 AM
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It should go away after sometime, if dosen't go away take it back to them, they get rid of them using a heat blower...
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:26 AM
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Some will go away some will not. It will be up to you to determine how much they bother you. It is possible to have none but highly unlikely. My buddy had a "professional" do his BMW 330 Five times before he was happy. Mine was done at the dealer and their are a couple pin heads but very acceptable.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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It sounds like it's normal to have some tiny bubbles, and some will go away based on everyone's input.
The shop didn't tell me anything about not rolling down the window, but I only roll down an inch to check the gap on the top of the side windows. On the day I was getting the tint, it was raining all day and very humid.

I already went back to the shop and the guy told me he will take care of it and re-tint if neccessary.
My main concern was that if the tiny bubble don't go away within a week or so, do they become bigger ones over time. If not, I'll have the shop re-tint only the windows with many dots, and leave others as they are.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:39 AM
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It sounds like it's normal to have some tiny bubbles, and some will go away based on everyone's input.
The shop didn't tell me anything about not rolling down the window, but I only roll down an inch to check the gap on the top of the side windows. On the day I was getting the tint, it was raining all day and very humid.

I already went back to the shop and the guy told me he will take care of it and re-tint if neccessary.
My main concern was that if the tiny bubble don't go away within a week or so, do they become bigger ones over time. If not, I'll have the shop re-tint only the windows with many dots, and leave others as they are.
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