How perfect should tint reasonably be? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Grey · 06-21-2013, 05:25 AM

I got my all-around for $180 and there isn't a single imperfection anywhere. Have it redone, no doubt.

BlueSTaR · 06-21-2013, 03:32 PM

Yeah he was kinda being a pain in the ass about it like "A few specks are expected" but I figured at that price it should be perfect. If it doesn't get taken care of I'll get the word out about the shop.

MyEvilMonkeys · 06-21-2013, 04:35 PM

Hair is an absolute sin. Never accept a tint job with any hair or fibers visible in the tint. I will forgive an installer if i ask them to tint the dot matrix front windshield strip because i know how difficult it is to adhere tint to the dot matrix and defroster lines.

AtlasMick · 06-21-2013, 04:50 PM

I paid $85 for mine at a local shop and it was perfection at first. A couple tiny tiny bubbles after sitting in the sun for a couple months, went in and they worked them out for free. Paying that much should be perfection as well.

Edit: Sorry $185.

Celica00 · 06-21-2013, 04:55 PM

just cost me 150 for everything and it is flawless still a year later.. get that figured out

E46toFT86 · 06-21-2013, 11:37 PM

$360 is pretty steep even for Ceramic tint. With that kind of price it shouldnt be anything but nearly perfect although I believe you can't absolutely have a PERECT tint job, a few very very minor air bubbles are to be expected but nothing that should be really noticeable. Those claiming to have only paid $150 give or take around that most likely didnt pay for cermamic based film but rather traditional dye film. If you got a ceramic film tint job done for under $200 you got one hell of a deal.

chenshuo · 06-22-2013, 03:53 PM

I paid $280 for my ceramic tint. not a single dust or bubble.

asia_minor · 06-22-2013, 05:19 PM

I think a few (tiny ones) here and there is fine. you cannot completely eliminate dust particles in the interior short of removing it completely and do the tint in a downdraft paint booth (and installers wearing full body suits).

if it's anywhere near eye level (meaning you can see it while driving), though, time to get it redone.

DAN_BRZ · 06-24-2013, 12:04 PM

i got my tints done a few weeks back, same issues, u can see a few specks of dirt. for the price u paid i would expect my tint to be closeto perfect. i would ask for it to be redone, or do what i did get a refund and take it somewhere else.

06-22-2013, 03:53 PM	#21
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I paid $280 for my ceramic tint. not a single dust or bubble. __________________

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06-21-2013, 03:32 PM	#16
BlueSTaR Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 13 BRZ Limited & 16 Hyperblue Location: Bonney Lake, WA Posts: 451 Thanks: 14 Thanked 235 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah he was kinda being a pain in the ass about it like "A few specks are expected" but I figured at that price it should be perfect. If it doesn't get taken care of I'll get the word out about the shop.

06-21-2013, 04:35 PM	#17
MyEvilMonkeys Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Bend, OR Posts: 87 Thanks: 35 Thanked 73 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hair is an absolute sin. Never accept a tint job with any hair or fibers visible in the tint. I will forgive an installer if i ask them to tint the dot matrix front windshield strip because i know how difficult it is to adhere tint to the dot matrix and defroster lines.

06-21-2013, 04:50 PM	#18
AtlasMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: FR-S 2013 Asphalt Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 226 Thanks: 89 Thanked 65 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I paid $85 for mine at a local shop and it was perfection at first. A couple tiny tiny bubbles after sitting in the sun for a couple months, went in and they worked them out for free. Paying that much should be perfection as well. Edit: Sorry $185.

06-21-2013, 04:55 PM	#19
Celica00 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 86 Location: utah Posts: 1,156 Thanks: 842 Thanked 798 Times in 434 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	just cost me 150 for everything and it is flawless still a year later.. get that figured out

06-21-2013, 11:37 PM	#20
E46toFT86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: IB '05 E46 M3 ZCP Location: Tampa Posts: 244 Thanks: 12 Thanked 128 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	$360 is pretty steep even for Ceramic tint. With that kind of price it shouldnt be anything but nearly perfect although I believe you can't absolutely have a PERECT tint job, a few very very minor air bubbles are to be expected but nothing that should be really noticeable. Those claiming to have only paid $150 give or take around that most likely didnt pay for cermamic based film but rather traditional dye film. If you got a ceramic film tint job done for under $200 you got one hell of a deal.

06-22-2013, 05:19 PM	#22
asia_minor Superleggera Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 191 Thanks: 72 Thanked 68 Times in 48 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think a few (tiny ones) here and there is fine. you cannot completely eliminate dust particles in the interior short of removing it completely and do the tint in a downdraft paint booth (and installers wearing full body suits). if it's anywhere near eye level (meaning you can see it while driving), though, time to get it redone.

06-24-2013, 12:04 PM	#23
DAN_BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Sport Tech Location: Mississauga Posts: 413 Thanks: 311 Thanked 122 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	i got my tints done a few weeks back, same issues, u can see a few specks of dirt. for the price u paid i would expect my tint to be closeto perfect. i would ask for it to be redone, or do what i did get a refund and take it somewhere else.

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