Easy Way to Shrink 3M Crystalline Window Tint 

Awesome video Matt!! Remember to avoid carding the film while it’s hot to avoid any distortion, 5-10 sec should be plenty. Great Video!!

I’m a super amateur when it comes to tinting, but I’ve done 3M crystalline on my car and found the old school method you have demonstrated in your other videos to be sufficient. I tried one of your alternate methods from one of your videos (heating the film while it’s mostly off of the glass) and that was the only time I’ve ruined a piece of tint. I’ll leave these advanced techniques to you pros. Thanks for all your videos!

Pedro’s the man. Legit good dude. I was certified from him thru 3m! Always appreciated. Super knowledgeable in the industry

Nice now I know how to shrink 3m tint crystalline thanks for tutorial 👍👍👍.. I am a tint installer here in Ford Philippines 🇵🇭

Matt this is a super awesome method , thanks for that, I would try it out ,

I do a fair bit of crystalline tints, the method I was taught is a little different (make a wet "H" shape, then put the tint on it, tape the 4 corners and 2 in the top and bottom middle,then shrink the 4 Large pockets) but I really want to try this out tomorrow, could save time not having to get the glass wet.

I’ve always heard Crystalline was a pain to shrink. It reminds me of the old Huper Optik film I used to deal with. That required a similar pocket shrink method to shrink. I use Xpel now and it shrinks so easily it just makes life so much better. Thanks for the vid!

Really appreciate this video, I had a hard time with a window film, it's new in the market and it's really thick, I didn't use this method, now I think i could do it. When I get it done I will let you know how it went. And again thanks, I subscribed to your channel. 🤝

Well done! Funny that it's a "new" technique, I had gravitated towards it naturally after a year or two when I started dry shrinking early 2000's here in Australia. Nowadays I don't use shrink aids or even clean the outside of the screen properly, just a light wipe with a rag, then a wet" H". I lay up as usual, trim off with some excess left, tack with card in centre then pull slightly to stretch to sides and card across and up & down sides then shrink as you did using my hand to hold the sections in place instead of tape, but I don't sweep it out at all with a card, justly a light sweep with my hand. You sort of get to know when it's shrunk and coincidentally sit great on dot matrix! I used it on carbon films, nanoceramic's, HP metallised & Full Metal sputtered films from Suntek, Llumar, Johnson, 3m,Bekaert....... It's pretty much the only way I shrink rears. I'd be surprised if you don't automatically start doing it without really realising! 👍

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*_Your air pocket shrinking is very beneficial._****-I am watching with interest-*

The key is to get the air to shrink under the film by slowly sending air in the air pockets you make. Once the edge is sealed, let it sit for 5-10 seconds before touching it, then add a slight bit of heat on top to squeegee down; that will prevent distorting the adhesive in it. With 200 micro layers of film, the shrinking mainly occurs UNDER the film versus traditionally on top.

you are the number one man

Your tintskill is the best of the best

You gotta wait 10 to 15 sec before carding it down cuz u can get a haze look on the install step

That’s a neat tick I will definitely try it

Awesome video, thanks for sharing bro. Southern Maryland subscribed

The noises made it even more satisfying lol

I'm just curious and I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to tint, but aren't you scratching it when you squeegee it like that or card it?

Awesome video, Im definitely gonna try this!

You got it down! Also try it with the downy liquid fabric softener. BUTTER!

This is awesome bro,will try soon this method.

That was pleasing to watch and going to be fun to try! Lol Any way you can do a 2018/19’ Prius Prime back window ? I’ve been trying to get ahold of you but I figured you’d see this ! Thanks. Appreciate your help.

Great video Matt, can you also show us the video from the guys that do this, always handy to also see there way. Keep it up.

That tecnic will work on the windshield too?

What type of film you use?

I from Indonesia... Like your video

Would you mind making a video of you shrinking crystalline in a front windshield. I find windshield to be extremely hard esp with a glass that tapers a lot. As for the door windows, do they need to be pocket shrunk as well?

how come whenever i try this, following you step by step i always end up overheating or creasing the film! lol

What kind of squeege are you using on your rear shrink? I'm trying to be self learned and am running into problems using the hard card. It looks a lot more graceful the way you are doing the rear windows.

Is it inside AND OUTSIDE ?

Is it required to shrink the film before applying it inside ?

I'm having problem with sealing the edge of the film. Any tips with the heatgun ? TIA

Superb job, thanks for the video it might sort out my problems shrinking chameleon film from UltraVision. So what do you applied under the film, powder ?

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Hey what do you use to hold the foil on the glass? I use water but the foil is not that moveable like in your video

What is the name of the white tape. Is all aruand rear window and where can buy it? Thanks

awesome.. thank you.

Thanks for your hard work, I would like to know what best brands for tint quality...,

I come from a metal forming background. This process is backwards from what I would do. I would work the fingers from the interior of the glass to the edge. Light heat using fast movements at the tip of the finger, and as I get to the edge slower broader sweeps of the gun. Again from the metal perspective if I shrink the perimeter first there is going to be a shit ton of pressure in the field. Work the stress center to edge. Being a soft pliable film there is the additional challenge of capturing, or restricting air at the parameter. Why not work with physics instead of against it?

Awesome video Matt, don't they refer to this as Pocket Shrinking?

Where can i get the tape

Matt will this technique work with Johnson window film ?

Thanks! Where can I buy your hard cards? Name, model , company? Because my hard card is too strong ~

Can you make a video on tinting a sunroof ?

Hello What do you use Under the film to set the film ?

What do you put under tint before shrinking?

Please help I have the same heat gun how much heat what temp?

What's the white stuff under the film? Thanks

So I got one serious question in the beginning when u use the heat gun how do you get all the scratches off the tint

Muito top

Can you do a video on different color tints.

Do you have any experience with nano flex ?

Can you use this method on regular film? Looks a lot easier. When you shrink from the top, the corners tend to move to the sides and make it harder to work with.

Hyped film, just like air Jordan’s except you can see you are wearing it

What's up matt

How do you call this white tape on a window?

Do the front windshield

Sun bar!!

How this method is called?

Where do you get the glass aid ? Or that tape you used to trim the glass

I wish you could give Turkish subtitles in your videos.

Why fix what ain't broke. I like the sound effects tho!

Can I try this pocket shrinking with LLumar ATC film?

Prob would work better with precut

Can you do the same with side windows

Pocket shrinking is definitely a by product of crystalline .. lol

What temp were you using on the heat gun?

MAX FLUX HEAT GUN WILL GIVE YOU BETTER AIR FLOW THATS WHAT YOU NEED PLUS HEAT MAKE THAT FILM BLOW UP THEN SEAL THE EDHE LOCKIN IN THAT HEAT THEN HIT YOUR TOP PART OF FILM DO NOT CARD THE FILM WILL COTINUE TO SELF SHRINK. AFTER YOU DO ALL YOUR SECTIONS(QUADRANTS) THEN YOU CAN CARAD IT.

I want to know how much this is.

that noise

My heat gun just got a little wet 💦 from watching this 😩😫 it’s calling my name

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ASMR?

Um, window tint goes on the inside....just say’n