Drying out time will take about 3 to 5 days for your new window film to fully dry.

During the summer on a really hot day, the tint can dry in a few hours, likewise, when it’s colder the film could take up to a few weeks to fully dry.

It is important to remember that during this time the window may appear hazy or lumpy, and there might be water bubbles. This is normal and will go away once all the water has evaporated.

Do not open your tinted windows until it is fully dry! If you do the film won’t properly cure to the window and will peel.

DOT MATRIX

Most cars have a black ceramic “frit” edge on the window. Sometimes this ceramic edge is straight and flat. Sometimes it will have a dotted edge. These black ceramic dots are quite thick on most cars and prevent the film from sticking to the area between the dots. This results in a whitish looking strip trimming the glass. Typically this isn’t very noticeable; however some cars have a much wider band of dots trimming the top of the rear window. This area is so wide that the whitish looking area created is more pronounced. Unfortunately the effect is unavoidable. We try our best to diminish the appearance of the white strip and in extreme cases a black vinyl strip can be applied to the area.

Imperfections

Though we strive for perfection in each one of our installations, due to the nature of the product some degrees of dust contamination and a minor imperfection are present in every window film application. Also pre-existing flaws or scratches and metal deposits on the glass are often much more noticeable after the windows are tinted.