Tint fading? (3m, not the cheap stuff)
01-20-2009, 02:20 PM
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Tint fading? (3m, not the cheap stuff)
I've had my windows tinted for about 4 yrs now and it seems that they've faded a bit. Before I got them I read about cheap tints turning purple after a couple of years, and that 3m was the one to go for. Anyway, that's what I've got and it seems faded now and is a greenish color, not that noticeable but has gotten some comments (why does that silver car look green - mom 
). I never used windex to clean them as the ammonia can fade a tint. Anybody heard of this? I've got 35% now and have been thinking of going to 20% for a while, this may be incentive to do so 
). I never used windex to clean them as the ammonia can fade a tint. Anybody heard of this? I've got 35% now and have been thinking of going to 20% for a while, this may be incentive to do so
01-20-2009, 03:59 PM
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You've probably used a cleaner that had some content of Amonia in it. It'll turn diffrent brands of tine to diffrent colors, depending on how they have been manufactured
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Do you personally wash your cars or have you taken it to a carwash where they clean your interior/windows for you? Not sure what those places use for glass cleaner, but my windows are usually nastier when I leave the place than when I got there.
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