On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Brent Weide <brent.weide@gmail.com> wrote:

> The manufacturers of the window tint film have guidelines on care for
> the product once installed.  They include the use of special cloths to
> clean the windows with to prevent scratching.
> If a towel with cotton fibers can scratch the film i'm pretty sure
> your dogs nails can too.
>
> all the best,
> brent
>

  I did my own tinting using film from one of those nationwide  shopping
mall parts places.  I got the "Best:" grade film and actually it is pretty
tough stuff.  I clean it with Windex and paper towels and it shows no
scratching or anything from that.

 The material itself has taken on a silver appearance on the outside..It
started as dark "Limo-tint" but after two years, it's gone sort of
reflective.   I took some stickers off and under where those were, it still
has the original dark color.  This sun fading could be a concern in states
that prohibit  "reflective windows", though I see lots of 'Rock Star' or 1%
Motor homes with mirror windows everywhere now, so maybe the cops have
found better things to do. A VW Van,  a Hippy bus, you'll still draw more
cop attention than a half million dollar Prevost Coach with a wildlife
masterpiece airbrushed on the outside..

.Back in The Day, one of my Jackson Hole neighbors got pulled over while
driving through Utah, for 'reflective windows',  and busted when they
searched his bay window Westie and found a roach in the ashtray...

   Mine the film now  has a few  nicks and tears from tool boxes corners or
sailboard fins, etc etc.   gouging the film with sharp edges.  My
Chesapeake retreivers have never done it any damage but I bet a Jack Russel
could, if he puts his claws to it in  a determined fashion.   The stuff is
not especially fragile but it IS only film stuck onto the inside of the
windown so it can be damaged.

   It does make the vehicle significantly cooler inside and it provides
real privacy during daylight hours.   Be aware that at night with lights on
inside the vehicle, it is like there is NO tint at all...everything doing
inside is quite visible from the outside.

  Don Hanson