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Interior/Exterior tint recommendation in Indy area, shaved edges and vinyl

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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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tint recommendation in Indy area, shaved edges and vinyl

looking for a tint installer in the Indianapolis area who can do shaved edges and uses vinyl to deal with the dot-matrix edges of the windows.

i've found plenty of folks whose work seems high quality, but when i ask about those two techniques, i get the deer in the headlights look.

any suggestions?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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A good tinter won't need to do anything extra to make the dot matrix look good. I did my own tint and just used a heat gun to heat up the edges and stretch the film to conform to the dots.(stretch is probably the wrong term, just heat and roll it with a rubber roller) The blend is perfect.
Not sure what the shaved edges are. I'm wondering if thats the technique of trimming the door windows at a 45 so there's less risk of peeling. I'm betting that most installers do it without thinking or "naming" the technique.
 
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