Chuey

Hey all,

I just had my windows tinted recently and noticed there are a few spots that don't look completely flat or have a small pocket of air in it. I was told that streaks and hazing dissipates afters a few days, but whhat about bubbles?? Thanks!

05 MB Komp

The bubbles should go away after a week. I would give it a week or so and check them again, if they are still there I would head back and ask for the tint to be redone.

Domm

Streaks and hazing are normal until the tint settles (about a week later), but bubbling isn't normal. I had bubbles on one of my windows and the place I tinted it at came with a lifetime warranty, so I had it redone. Sad to say, there are still bubbles there (seems to be caused by the suede that line the windows) and I plan to get it redone, again, when I have time.

Chuey

Does anyone have a bit of bubbling on the outer edges of the rear windshield? I'm talking about the outline of dots that surrounds the rear windshield. The dots are black and there seems to be this hazy outline to them now, as if the tint isn't sticking on so well in that area.

05 MB Komp

I had to go over the outer edges of my back window with a squeegee about a week after the tint job was done. It got rid of most of the outlines that were around the dots.

No issues since.

Chuey

oh ok thanks for the advice. I'll do that. Should I do that for the bubble I see...?

Domm

I think you should just wait. If the bubbles are still there, make them redo it.

05 MB Komp

I would not mess with the bubbles. Give it some time and see if they go away. If they do not I would go back and tell them to redo it.

Chuey

Does this look normal? There's some pretty significant hazing around the rear window matrix and I don't think that's how it should look...

C300CA

I had my two previous cars tinted by a shop, never had any bubble when new and a few years after. I read somewhere that bubble can be let out if you poke it with a really sharp needle, just poke a little so the tiny hole will not be seen.

Chuey

Hmm.. I might give that a try, but I don't think those are bubbles. It looks like the tint is just not sticking to the dots, thus creating a bunch of space around them of white haze. I tried pushing down on it to make it stick better but that only helped a little bit.. Does this look like something that'll go away on its own? I'm fearing it's not and that I'll have to have them redo it.

05 MB Komp

Mine looked like that as well. I used a squeegee and went over them a few times. It went away for the most part. The black dots are raised and you need to push the tint down around them to make it look good.

Chuey

I tried going over it with a credit card and it barely did anything. There's also a bubble in the tint so I might just bring it back and have them redo the whole thing.

05 MB Komp

Sounds like a good plan. Make them figure it out and fix it or redo it.

J__

make sure they take off the glue with a solvent or ammonia mixture and not with a razor. I had mine redone because the tint shop ****ed up and they took off the glue with a razor.... tons if tiny microscopic scratches on the glass that catch light like crazy under certain sunlight conditions.

Chuey

are you serious?! Oh man, I'll definitely keep that in mind. Thanks!

J__

ya... on my brand new less than a month old car too.. No one else notices them but me haha, if I bend down and catch them in the sunlight you can see a lot of them. Learned to not care anymore haha.

Also be wary if they are ripping out the tint on the rear glass. There is a very small possibility pulling off the tint can damage the rear defrosters. Happened with my friends VW way back in highschool, but I'm not sure how out benz's will stand up to tint getting pulled off. Check with the tint shop to confirm or better yet have them guarantee it won't mess up your defrosters because that is going to be expensive to replace. If they won't then I would reconsider having your rear tint redone just for a small bubble.

Glyn M Ruck

The rear window on my CLK looks like that around the black dots & printing on the glass. I think some tints lack the elasticity to deform adequately around the raised dots & printing.

Chuey

I'm hoping this can be fixed. My buddy has his C300 tinted and the rear windshield matrix looks fine.