So I had my MCS windows tinted today, and when I pick the car up, the interior was in a complete mess, (well at least to me an OCD). The exterior was too, I wonder what they were doing. Either way, my biggest problem is that, they stained my door panals with the solution they used to tint the windows with, it's also all over my panals, and my dash and my Piano Black Dash pieces. I have no clue if the rear panals are also stained. Anyone here on NAM knows what I can use to get it out. I already tried a MF towel with water, I tried Meg's Quick Interior Detailer. Anything else I can try?

 

That's beside the point. Why should you have to buy products to fix their goof? The tint shop should get it out, or else replace the panels. Tint shop screwed up, and unless you call them on it, they'll keep screwing up other people's cars.

 

Yeah, I am planning on doing that, they are closed tomorrow and is going to be open on Monday, if I still can't get it out with the stuff I currently have, I will pursue them to change out the panals, or to clean up their mess as, I have no clue why I found the exterior of the car to have what seemed like water spilled on the side and dried. I already have the car washed and re-waxed. This mess they made makes me feel like I gone to a half a**ed place to get it tinted, as I paid over $300 to get Cermaic Formula One Pinnacle Series stuff, and my car comes back completely messy. I had it completely exterior and interior detailed last weekend and i'm not exactly happy with the tint shop's mess.

 

I really don't know what to use to help clean it up but I also would support kicking someone right in the a**!!! I'm thinking free or damn close to free tint/install. Make it a big deal!

 

I've had this experience on a past vehicle... When they apply the tint, they remove the air bubbles by pressing the film down with a plasic tool. In doing so, they use lots of soapy water to lubricate. If they used soap or something with ammonia, it may have removed any dressing or protectant you have on the trim as opposed to actually staining it. Just a thought...

 

i would use some Griot's Interior Cleaner and wipe away.
then Nero afterwards. it should come off. if it doesn't then
it's some serious stuff they used....

considering they messed up the car, do they really know
how to clean the car to OCD standards? probably not.

i would bring it back and complain, and get some money
back from them. if they have a total satisfaction guarantee,
have then refund you money in full.

 

But, why did the outside had water streaks all over it, though it came off, just a thought.

 

Because they use a soapy solution as a lubricant to help remove air bubbles trapped in the application of the tint.

 

because they put water on the outside, place the film, trim out the
general size, then go to the inner window and fit.

 

Thanks everyone who helped , I got the entire car cleaned out, looks just as good as before, took a while though!

 

um, you're welcome?


(not posting any more help to alpha)

 

I had the same problem with my car. When they guy told me it was a "wet application" I immediately knew this was going to leave a mess. I used some Sonus glass and plastic cleaner that has been really good on panels, etc in the past. It cleaned everything right up with a microfiber really well. I would also think Ken's rec for Griot's stuff would work well...had some experience with it many years ago and it did wonders.

TJM

 

 

Glad you got it sorted out. Next time if something mild like that is on the panels and it wont come off with just water, I usually use a pre-mixed Simple Green. It's mild enough to not do any harm, yet strong enough to take more off than water alone.