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Date:         Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:29:35 -0400
Reply-To:     "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEuLzrsF3NyDJ_Jt6CAiQmigqvLzr_DHhSqoy4JM8g19mJQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Take care with Windex on tint. I used ammonia to dissolve and remove old tint from my Westy.

Chris.

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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


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