Tint Installer Scratched and Swirled My Trunk Bumper - Fixed by Autowerkes
 

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Doesn't matter what your experiences were before. If they can fuck it up once and not claim responsibility, it can easily happen to someone else another time.

Hopefully the manager at least has a word with his staff about it, despite his poker face in denying responsibility. I posted this thread so people may lessen the chance of this happening on their cars if they make their choice of installer / shop aware of their concerns beforehand.

Which tint shop is it?

Thread is useless without tint shop name.

Tell us the shop name, this aura of secrecy does the community no favours.

Tint Installer Scratched and Swirled My Trunk Bumper - Fixed by Autowerkes
 

this is not a rant. ...it's a positive review of autowerkes lol. shoulda just said "autowerkes does good stuff" nuff said.

Sorry guys, I have a tough time publicly naming the shop as I have no definitive proof they did it. If you really need to know, PM me. I ask that you please don't post the name of the shop in here. I didn't intend for this thread to turn into a witch-hunt.

Did we learn nothing from vip auto body thread.
Let us know which tinter then rs member will google look at the reviews and see maybe it's a isolated incident, maybe not and make an inform decision.
But right now we can't even look them up. It's not a witch hunt, it just like a bad Yelp review. I think it help rs member more if u tell us all who it is, because when people search they will see this review and make inform choices.

Why even make this thread, if your not going to tell us who the shop is.

If your reason really was "to protect the community", your not helping at all by not naming the shop, especially if they are a shop that many people use.

At this point the only thing this thread accomplishes is to pump the tires of Ken @ Autowerkes (which you claim would upset him). Doesn't really make a difference anyway, most people on here know he does fantastic work.

Or you might as well have just skipped the entire useless story, and your conversation with the shop, and just said:

"Hey guys, I went to have my brand new car tinted, and the shop swirled the shit out of my bumper, just make sure to tell your tint shop to be careful if you care about your paint."

didnt you just go back and forth arguing with them that they HAD to have done it ? Wut :badpokerface:

you fucker,just name the shop so we all don't get scammed.

On a side note, anyone have a tint place they recommend, that's affordable? I need a rear window done (defroster lines).

I know a place where you shouldn't go...... Actually no I don't because of op.

Make sure you have an appointment with Ken afterwards too :troll:

Didn't your mother teach you, if you don't have something nice to say about a person to keep it to yourself without giving vague remarks?

You've could've made this thread about Autowerks Exclusive without any indication of a tint shop and it would've been well received.

If sharing my experience of having my car scratched and swirled and advising you to have a word with ANY tint installer about your concerns beforehand doesn't help, then fail me all you want. :badpokerface:

But the thing is you don't expect to see scratched and swirls when you get them to tint it, sometimes there are things a customer shouldn't need to say it's a given, I shouldn't need to tell them don't scratch my car, don't take my car for a joy ride, don't crash my car, and when something does happen, oops you didn't tell me beforehand. I shit all over your interior sorry you didn't tell me beforehand

Good business hold themselves to a professional standard and looks like these guys don't and we would like to avoid them with your help.

Then why is most of your incredibly long essay focused on how you were treated by this specific tint installer?

You're missing the point about why your thread ended up being a waste of reader's time.

Can you guys not understand why I don't want to call out the shop by name as I'm not 100% sure they did it? I know what internet mob mentality is like, just look at some of the responses I've gotten in this very thread. It wouldn't be fair to tarnish their reputation and hurt their business if they really didn't do it. I laid out the facts to you guys honestly with what I know, but I can't say for 100% certainty they did it without proof.

Well, I apologize for wasting your time. I tend to get carried away with being long-winded sometimes.

Then why did u go back and accuse them of doing it and want a refund, and when they said they didn't do it you insisted they did and you said they keep changing the story, YOU were the one who said in the thread that they did it.

Back paddle so fast now they may not have done it.

Useless thread, over dramatize everything, and is it even true.

But you contacted them saying they did it and even asked them for a refund

I'm convinced beyond reasonable doubt that they did it. Was I emotional about it and pissed enough to ask for a refund? Yeah definitely. I can't prove it, and I can't be 100% sure they did it. How am I backpedalling?
I've already apologized for wasting everyone's time for making you read this thread, what do you want me to do? Have a melt-down and start swearing at everyone?

If you doubt yourself about your claim then you shouldn't pursue to ask for compensation. To them now, your story sounds like your just trying to take advantage of an innocent shop.

You should clarify some details such as.. what was the time interval from the completion of the tint job to your car wash? Where is it parked regularly? (strangers like to sit/lean on fenders/hoods/bumpers) And how often do you load stuff into the car from the rear hatch?

I mean you can't keep your car in pristine condition forever, swirls are inevitable, but I understand that your situation is a bit different especially if it was caused by a shop that your bringing business to.