After choosing an installer and waiting for the required time frame, when you finally see your car, you want the car window tinting to be perfect. If it’s not, you may either be able to claim warranty right there or may have to wait for the tints to cure and check the results again. In any case, these tips will come in handy on how to know that you got a botched auto glass tint job.

Signs Of Poor Car Window Tint Installation

It’s important to know that some flaws are temporary and as the tint film cures, they go away on their own. So, we will divide this guide into spotting a bad tint job before curing (or during) and after curing.

Signs Of A Bad Tint Job Before Or During Curing

An auto glass tint or most similar car detailing products are vulnerable and delicate during the curing process so determining whether a problem you’re seeing is just temporary or permanent can be difficult. But here a few tinting problems that are usually permanent even if you spot them during curing.

Large Air Pockets Or Clusters Of Bubbles

Air bubbles during curing can or can’t be normal, depending on how big or frequent they are. If there are less bubbles and they are small, they may be temporary and may go way after curing.

However, if you’re looking at large air bubbles or clusters of air bubbles, they are unlikely to go away at all or may not go away fully. Because this indicates that the glass wasn’t cleaned properly, the tint film wasn’t applied correctly, or a low-quality tint film or adhesive was used.

Visible Debris Between The Glass And The Tint

So, small air pockets and bubbles can go away after curing but what can never go away whether you see it during or after curing is debris. Look closely with your phone’s flashlight for hair, lint, dust, speckles, or anything else stuck under the tint film. It can be hard to see in dark tints for lighter shades will show this more clearly.

If there is any stuck debris, the installer didn’t clean the window glass properly or the installation wasn’t done in a completely closed or clean environment. If you see this, you don’t need to let the tint cure and look again, you should consult the installer and claim warranty.

Gaps And Uneven Lines Along The Edges

Another thing tinting installation fail that’s unrelated to curing is the cutting and application of the film along the edges of the glass. Look at the top edges of roll-down windows. The tint film should be smooth and run along the edge without any waviness and or unevenness. If there are uneven line and wavy gaps, you’re looking at a tint installation where the installer didn’t cut and applied the film properly.

Lifting Or Peeling Tint From The Edges

A lifting or peeling tint film from the edges is easy to notice and it signals at various problems. The installer may not have used a high-quality adhesive, didn’t apply the adhesive properly, didn’t clean the surface properly, or any other issue.

However, if the peeling is minor, it’s not a big deal as long as you don’t touch it and go back to the installer. They will safely fix the peeling area with adhesive and a card.