Good afternoon great people. Can anyone recommend a good to great tint shop close to central Maryland. I live in Columbia where there are a few shops, but I don't know how satisfied their customers are. Any info would be great.

 

Check out Hallstar on Contee rd and Rt 1 in Laurel, they have been tinting my cars for sometime now, no peeling or bubbles in none of my tints for the 4 cars

 

post this in regions or mods will move to regions for better responses). there are a few threads over there for tint shops in the MD area.

 

"The Tint Shop" in Rockville MD. 15919 Frederick rd. Ive had 4 or 5 cars done there.

 

What type of tint are you looking for. I went to this shop in Columbia, MD to get my huper optik film. So far no pealing at all.

http://www.performancewindowtinting.com/auto_tint.html

 

I had mine done at The Tint Shop in Rockville. I know 5 other people that have gone there also.

 

I have no idea what type to get. Ceramic, dyed, metallic, etc. All I know is that I want 40-45%, no issues of fading,bubbling, peeling, or cracking. I've seen that shop. They are right up the street from me. Is huper optik on par with 3m and Suntek?

 

stay away from dyed and metallic tint. dyed will purple. metallic may interfere with electronics.

ceramic is the most expensive and has the greatest heat rejection properties (which is not necessarily vital in our area, if you live in FL, TX or SW states...then ceramic would be your best bet).

mid line tint will be either a hybrid based tint or carbon based tint. a high quality tint will not fade or purple. the bubbles occur from the installer. most tint places in our area dont' even offer the cheap dyed tint (unless you go to a shop thatsays they install tint for $100...start asking type and brand of tint). they usually start with a mid grade tint that is nonmetallic in nature and the next higher up would be a ceramic based tint.

call some shops in your area, find out what products they use. research the products (manufacturer's website, reviews (here and other places)), reviews of the shop, then decide what best meets your needs.

huper optik, 3M, madico, suntek, solargard....are some of the commonly used tint brands.

 

How much for the huper optik film? I understand its a little more expensive but a good quality tint.

 

I paid $600.00 including my windshield but without it they charge $450.00 after a 50.00 coupon. The owner is very pleasant to talk to and will explain the difference.

 

Check out fresh designs in ellicott city, md.

http://www.freshdesignsinc.com/

 

I will second that. I got my older, about 9 years older, car tinted from there. They did pretty darn good job. And their work is warranted for life.

 

United Solar Tinting in laurel have always been solid. Price is around $160-175 for the TL I believe.

 

Tint Doctor in Odenton, $135 for tint, Lifetime Warranty..No bubbles took my last 2 cars there and he did a great job.