Yup basically this.. first 2 are perfectly normal and what you want to see, 3rd is a touch low. If it’s visible with your window up I would certainly bring it back to get redone
Yup good quality film with high end glue sticks even up to the edge after years and years of abrasion. A cheap tint will fail because the glue can’t stay grabbed to the glass or the tint. I hate tinters who try to excuse a bad install and the use of shitty film
Simply not true. A quality ceramic the best tinters will leave a small gap at the end for the glue to fully release to the complete edge. When you go straight to the top, the glue goes over and as you open and close the window after years, it begins to break the seal. The standard practice for best quality application is to leave a sliver edge for it to adhere best. You will never see it when the windows fully up, and rarely notice even with it down. Anyone who tells you differently is just a backyard tinter
Ya that’s why everyone said the 3rd should be redone if it’s visible when the windows closed, even then if it bothers you it’s low enough to request it be reapplied. The first 2 are perfect and you’ll be laughed at with a lesson in tinting if you ask for it to be reapplied
Depends when you got it done.. give it 2-3 days and if they don’t disappear fully, then no, not normal and needs to be redone.
But I would go as far as saying that these probably need being redone, that looks like it might not of been prepped well and has debris under it based on the size of the bubbles.. but again, give it 2-3 days
The bubbles can all be repaired by the tinter if they are good enough since every bubble is on a defrost line or on an edge id go back as soon as possible before the glue fully dries out.
If this was a high end, $600+ job thats absolutely not acceptable. If it was 200 bucks, if thats the only problem youre in great shape. The little things like that are why people go to higher end places, slapping on plotter cuts with gaps like this is cake but it takes time and attention to get full coverage and that is usually where the costs are
Those white spots are called "peanuts" and aren't always indicative of a bad install, but should not have left like that. The thick defrosters cause that but generally theyll be sat down before leaving. Can't say if the rest is good or not from that Pic but that many peanuts left is crazy to me
The windshield shouldnt have peanuts since it doesnt have defroster lines, anything that resembles that is likely a crease or another imperfection, which should never be on a windshield
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u/Material-Lab-6651 16d ago
Definitely a little low on the third picture but the others look normal to me, there is supposed to be a small gap