Thank you for explaining this. Until recently, I've only worked with vinyl decals. My boss asked me to tint the windows at an office the company is leasing, and I had ZERO window tinting experience. I mixed my slip solution according to the manufacturer's suggestion, and it worked fine for the 1st 2 windows. I started running low on the last window and just added a little more water. I managed to make it work, but it was sure a lot easier with the correct ratios. This is how we learn. LOL. What you said about climate and temperature is 100% spot on! I'm in east Texas, and our typical summer forecast is "Satan's sweaty buttcrack" levels of heat & humidity. That makes a huge difference in how the adhesives and slip solution work together! Tinting the windows at the office has given me the fever, and now I want to learn how to tint everything. My house has tons of windows which are mostly either east or west facing, so I have a lot of space to practice on. I'm very anxious to get started with learning some auto glass tinting, and your videos are my favorite so far. I'm super impressed with the hack video!
28yrs tinting & finally a video with info regarding different adhesives, although you could have briefly mentioned the Water based resins used pretty much exclusively in the southern hemisphere & regions that don't have subzero winters. Obviously a water based resin will freeze solid at about -5c & fall off, but if we use solvent based low-tac or hi-tac PS we get major adhesive failure issues in the southern hemisphere. Something Florida tinters would understand & possibly need to know. I personally moved away from dish soaps & baby shampoo to film supplier products & never looked back after noticing better consistency of slip to tac ratio despite humidity/heat changes, and the initial slight moisture "fog" disappear's in a couple of hours, not days. I've seen it go completely in 15min on a hot day. Great video Ralph, maybe for a laugh tell about how 3M's first films came with separate glue, wasn't that fun!
Ok I am sold I will call tomorrow and order a roll of sample film plus a gallon of your slip solution to try. I have been teaching myself how to tint on my Ford Crown Vic but have been struggling with the large curved rear window. There is a 2 bay garage/building close by and I have been thinking about setting up a tint business there.
If the problem is about the water, it is very simple to solve this problem.. Every water sources of the world has different water hardness.. That is why every slip solution does not work well in different areas.. So, to solve this problem, add some baking soda ( 1/8 of spoon for a 1 liter spray) to your water spray.. This will neutrilazed water and make it quite smooth and balanced.. And your slip agent (like johnson's) will solve in the water perfectly.. And it will also decrease the usage of slip agent.. My perfect slip solution formula for 1 liter spray, 1/8 spoon of baking soda and 1 press of Johnson's Baby.. I have tested this formula in 13 areas and 7 different brands (all from cheap to expensive) and it work perfectly..
Question for u. What do u mean by a press of Johnson's? I'm about to attempt to do a rear window on a 98 trans am (first time tinting very difficult window). Watching a ton of how to tips and tricks vids.
Hey Ralph I was tinting a straight back window today on a 2017 f-250, everythin went well and clean but as i hard tooled the 1/2" dot matrix along the window my film wouldn't stick. I also tried applying heat but still wouldnt lay down. Im thinkin sand paper? Hoping I can get a quick tip. Thanks man!
I've watched half a dozen of these. Almost none get straight to the point. Yes. Use distilled water. Next: If you are using baby shampoo (a safe bet) Simply use 5% baby shampoo to whatever volume of distilled water you are using. To keep it simple, it's 1/2 oz. of baby shampoo per 10 ounces of water. A tablespoon (the measuring type, not the tablespoons you have in your cutlery drawer) is exactly 1/2 oz. For those who understand metric measurements instead of the antiquated Imperial B.S., you know what's up, and can make those conversions easily.
Approximately where should I start with my ratio for the best chance of success the first time, using Johnsons Baby Shampoo? 1TBS/Liter? 1Cup/Liter? 1:1? I'm doing my own car with precut tint bought through amazon. Lexen is the company. I don't have the luxury of experimenting to find the right ratio. Thanks.
Unreal. Total waste of time to watch this! He could have at least said a ratio for hot weather a ratio for cold weather a ratio for sticky film a ratio for non sticky film. The guy talked about none of it!!!
