Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:29:35 -0400
Reply-To: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
In-Reply-To: <CAHTkEuLzrsF3NyDJ_Jt6CAiQmigqvLzr_DHhSqoy4JM8g19mJQ@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Take care with Windex on tint. I used ammonia to dissolve and remove old tint from my Westy.
Chris.
Wysłane z iPhone'a
Dnia Apr 20, 2012 o godz. 11:54 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Brent Weide <brent.weide@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The manufacturers of the window tint film have guidelines on care for
>> the product once installed. They include the use of special cloths to
>> clean the windows with to prevent scratching.
>> If a towel with cotton fibers can scratch the film i'm pretty sure
>> your dogs nails can too.
>>
>> all the best,
>> brent
>>
>
> I did my own tinting using film from one of those nationwide shopping
> mall parts places. I got the "Best:" grade film and actually it is pretty
> tough stuff. I clean it with Windex and paper towels and it shows no
> scratching or anything from that.
>
> The material itself has taken on a silver appearance on the outside..It
> started as dark "Limo-tint" but after two years, it's gone sort of
> reflective. I took some stickers off and under where those were, it still
> has the original dark color. This sun fading could be a concern in states
> that prohibit "reflective windows", though I see lots of 'Rock Star' or 1%
> Motor homes with mirror windows everywhere now, so maybe the cops have
> found better things to do. A VW Van, a Hippy bus, you'll still draw more
> cop attention than a half million dollar Prevost Coach with a wildlife
> masterpiece airbrushed on the outside..
>
> .Back in The Day, one of my Jackson Hole neighbors got pulled over while
> driving through Utah, for 'reflective windows', and busted when they
> searched his bay window Westie and found a roach in the ashtray...
>
> Mine the film now has a few nicks and tears from tool boxes corners or
> sailboard fins, etc etc. gouging the film with sharp edges. My
> Chesapeake retreivers have never done it any damage but I bet a Jack Russel
> could, if he puts his claws to it in a determined fashion. The stuff is
> not especially fragile but it IS only film stuck onto the inside of the
> windown so it can be damaged.
>
> It does make the vehicle significantly cooler inside and it provides
> real privacy during daylight hours. Be aware that at night with lights on
> inside the vehicle, it is like there is NO tint at all...everything doing
> inside is quite visible from the outside.
>
> Don Hanson