Thanks Brian, placing it tight to the top is a good thought but after six weeks too many spots. Must have dust in the air? Keep me posted about how it works in the rain, wipers and all....Thanks again...George
George,
I went through some extra steps to make sure the windshield was clean. I washed it with a dish washing detergent and dried it . I than took some CLR mineral dissolver and put it on a rag and wiped down the windshield to dissolve any mineral spots. I than wiped of this residue with a damp cloth because I didn't want to wash any of the CLR on the vehicle. Than I sprayed the windshield with the baby shampoo solution and razor scraped it off. I did the razor step twice to insure the glass was completely free of any contaminants.
Now I was sure the glass was clean. The next important thing is do make sure you don't get any debris under the film. I placed the film up side down on the windshield. I than washed the bottom side of the film to remove any debris that is stuck to the liner before removing the liner. These films generate lots of static electricity and seem to attract every piece of lint with in 30 miles, so the water and washing help eliminate the charge and remove the debris.
Before I flip over the film I lift it up and rinse water with a hose between the film and the windshield. Than a quick rinse on the back side which is still facing up than I flip over on to the clean windshield so it's right side up. The goal here is to get out and debris or dust between the back of the film and the windshield.
Now I rise off the face of the film and wipe it down to remove and last debris that still maybe stuck to the top. At this point your are just about about ready to remove the liner. Just to ensure the debris is removed I rinse between the windshield and the backside on more time with the hose and I'm careful not to lift it the film to high so no floating debris floats in between the glass and the back of the film. Now a quick rinse with some distilled water between the back of the film and windshield and your ready for the shampoo mixture.
Lift up the film and spray a generous amount of the Shampoo slip solution between the glass and the back of the film. I started with the top passenger side corner and pealed back the liner form the back side towards the drivers side side have a helper hold the corner and spray the solution o the back of the films as you go.
This may sound complicated but It's goes much quicker to do than to explain. The goal is to get the film clean and get it right side up and minimize the exposure of the back side to the open air.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Make sure you use lint free towel and keep you're hands clean and wet. I did not use the reverse roll method. You can use their instruction to squeegee out the film . To me all of the real work it getting the film clean and keeping out the debris.
It's kind of like painting all of the hard work is in the prep squeegeeing out the film on that big flat area is the easy part.. PM me if you need any more info.
Regards, Brian
