Industrial Window Tint Film Installation At A&A Detailing Services

Window Tint FAQ

Where is your shop located?
We offer our window tinting and detail services at our shop located just down the street from Menards. Other services we offer are paint correction, ceramic coating, and interior cleaning. Car detailing is available for mobile.

4000 Page Ave Michigan Center

How long does it take to tint my windows?
A few factors must be taken into consideration: Are we removing pre-existing tint? How big are the windows? How many windows are being tinted? Are the windows complex? Generally speaking, if we’re doing all the windows, we’d ask for a full day to complete the job. If it’s just the front two, then we’ll just need a few hours.

What’s the difference between a tint kit and what you offer?
Tint kits are a great starting point if you want to tint your windows yourself. But it can quickly get complicated and frustrating. On top of that, the quality of the film is usually subpar relative to premium brands. Nonetheless, it will get the job done if you put in the effort.

Are the windows tinted on the interior or exterior of the car?
Your car windows are tinted from the inside! You may have seen photos where the tint is on the outside of the window, but that’s only to cut or shrink the film The actual installation is done on the interior. 

How long will my window tint last?
Like many things, it depends on the quality of the film, how you store the vehicle, and how you maintain the film. The film we use, GEOSHEILD, has a lifetime warranty. The film will no delaminate, crack, peel, bubble, or color-change.

Can you tint my front windshield?
Yes, we can definitely do that. The windshield will often times be the biggest window on your car (unless you have a large sunroof or back window) and allow the most heat in. So if you want to keep the heat out, you’d want to go with carbon or ceramic tint. This will make a big difference in rejecting heat! And you don’t have to lose visibility. We often use 75% ceramic to not add any darkness but to gain all the benefits. 

What’s the difference of each window film?
There’s a lot of brands and options of tint on the market. For us, we choose to go with a Good, Better, and Best option. You can choose whichever shade of tint you want like 5%, 20%, 35%, etc… The biggest difference is in the ability to reject heat. Classic tint has no heat rejection. So you’re only getting privacy. Carbon is where you start to get some level of heat rejection. And Ceramic tint is where you get the most amount of heat rejection (which keeps the car cooler the most). 

When can I roll down my windows?  
At a minimum, you’d want to wait 24 hours after installation to roll down your windows. This will allow enough time for the film to cure and adhere to the glass in the sun. If you roll down your windows before then, you risk the chance of moving the film out of place. This can lead to creating gaps in the tint or edges to peel. If it’s during winter time, it’s safer to wait 48 hours for the windows to cure. 

Do you have to take off the old film first?

Yes, before we install new window film, we’d first have to remove your pre-existing tint. This can make the tint process take much longer. Sometimes the old tint will come off with not much work. But other times, it’ll come off in pieces and leave all the old adhesive behind. So we have to do a thorough job of prepping the glass before we even think about installing the new film.

My glass has small chips in it. Will this affect the tint process?

Overall, it doesn’t affect the tint process or the results that you get, but you may see more of those chips or cracks from your glass after we’ve tinted it.