Search window tints in the GTA and you get twenty shops, four price points, and no way to tell which quote is the one you will regret. So here is the checklist worth walking through before you book anywhere, including with us.
1. Ask for the spec sheet, not the shade
A shop selling real film can name the brand, the product line, and the total solar energy rejected figure. If the only number in the conversation is a darkness percentage, you are being quoted dyed film. Darkness is a look. Heat rejection is a measurement.
2. Ask whether they check your glass
This is the question nobody thinks to ask. Cars and homes both have glass that can react badly to the wrong film: coated low-E units, heated rear glass, sunroofs with printed antenna grids. A shop that quotes before asking what the glass is has a quote, not an assessment.
3. Ask if the film is shrunk before it touches the car
Rear glass is curved in two directions. Proper shops heat-shrink the film to the curve on the outside of the glass first, then install it. Skipping that step is the number one cause of the fingers and silvered edges you see on cheap jobs six months later.
4. Ask what the warranty actually covers
Film warranties are easy. Coverage for bubbling, peeling, colour change and the labour to replace it is the part that matters. Ask whether it transfers if you sell the car, because a tint with a transferable warranty is worth more at resale.
5. Ask how they remove old film
Every tint shop will eventually be asked to fix someone else's work. Dry scraping is what kills rear defroster lines, and a replacement rear glass costs more than the tint did. If the answer is vague, keep looking.
6. Ask about the Ontario rules honestly
Ontario sets no tint percentage. The law asks that an officer can see the driver and front passenger. The two rear doors and rear glass can go to 5%. On the front doors, 35% with a clear windshield is what we install most. Any shop promising that 5% all around is legal is telling you what you want to hear.
What the prices really mean
Our ceramic prices, installed: $99 for two front windows, $179 sedan or coupe, $199 SUV, $239 van.
A $149 full car quote is dyed film. It looks fine for two summers, then fades toward purple and bubbles along the defroster, and removal runs $80 to $150 on top. The cheaper job is the one you pay for twice.
Where to find us, if you are nearby
Cars are done at our North York shop by appointment, a short drive from Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Mississauga and Brampton. Homes and offices across the same area are done on site.
The winter offer
10% off all tinting booked this winter, cars, homes and offices. Winter is the quiet season for tint, so the bay is open, scheduling is flexible, and solar film is installed indoors on room temperature glass regardless of what it is doing outside.
Questions before you book
How long does a full car take?
Three to four hours, most of it the rear glass. Two front windows are about an hour.
How soon can I roll the windows down?
Three to five days. In winter, give it a week.
Does the winter offer apply to homes and offices?
Yes, all tinting, including privacy film, solar film and security film.
Do I need an appointment?
Yes. We are a film specialist, so the bay is booked for your car rather than shared with a detailing queue.
Call or text 437-331-5379 and mention the winter offer, or send your make, model and year through /contact-us and we will confirm the price before you commit.
Winter offer, 10% off all tinting
Ceramic car tint from $99, home and office film from $7 per square foot, booked at our North York shop or on site across the GTA.
