Why Does Cheap Tint Bubble?
Unfortunately, some people believe that all window tint will quickly bubble and fade, but it only happens to the cheap stuff. Read on to learn how to avoid nasty tint, and keep your vehicle looking awesome.
It’s a common sight – the suped-up car with a few years on it that is showing its age through purpled and bubbling window tint. Yuck. Sights like these are exactly what steers people away from window tint because they are unaware of how to avoid this fate. Any time you see a car that looks like that, you are seeing the end result of DIY window tint kits. The materials used in DIY kits just aren’t up to the same specifications that professional tinters use, so they are doomed to fail. Unfortunately, the only solution to this problem is to remove the old tint completely.
Cheap window tint is susceptible to failure because of the low-quality adhesive. Over time, the sun breaks down the adhesive layer and eventually causes it to turn purple, bubble, and peel.
The only way to protect your car against this type of damage is to use a high-quality tint. All of the films that we use at Tint View are guaranteed to last without fading, purpling, bubbling, or peeling. We stand behind our service as well as all our products so you can feel good knowing that your tint will last.
Avoid DIY Bubble Fixes
Unfortunately, it’s easy to come across all sorts of “solutions” and “hacks” for DIY bubble removal on the internet. They usually advise you to leave your car outside so the sun will warm up the film, prick the bubbles with a needle, and squeegee the air out. This is a bad idea for 3 reasons
- The bubble formed because the low-quality adhesive has degraded, and isn’t strong enough to hold itself to the glass. Poking and squeezing the film won’t solve the problem of un-sticky adhesive.
- Puncturing the film to squeeze air out might work temporarily, but within days you will notice the air coming back. And since you poked a hole in the film, the air will be accompanied by water, dirt, and grease.
- The hole will create a weak spot in the film making it likely to tear while you squeeze the air out. After curing, low-quality film is brittle and you might end up with a tear that looks worse than a bubble.
DIY options aren’t very good at all, but the good news is that it is cheap and easy for us to remove the tint for you. We can remove your old tint and install new high-quality tint, or just leave the glass at factory specs. Questions? Never hesitate to stop by or give us a call.
