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Living with film

Curing, cleaning, what's normal in the first week, and what film really does about UV.

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  • A car mid-job with old film stripped from the rear glass

    Care4 min

    Why Old Tint Turns Purple, and What to Do

    Purple window tint is dyed film whose dye has broken down under UV, and the colour does not come back — it has to be removed and replaced. The removal itself is straightforward on side glass but genuinely risky on the rear window, where the defroster grid is printed on the same inside surface the film sits on.

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  • A Shade Customs technician trimming film on a car in the bay

    Care4 min

    How Long Window Tint Takes to Cure

    A full car takes about two to three hours to install and you drive it away the same day. Curing is separate: the adhesive needs roughly two to three days in Texas summer heat, longer in winter, before you roll the windows down.

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  • Care5 min

    Does Window Tint Actually Block UV?

    Yes. Every film we install blocks 99% of ultraviolet light, and that's as true of the lightest 70% ceramic as it is of 5% limo tint.

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