Door Trim Stained after Tint

schan · 09-25-2018, 05:43 PM

Just got my new 640 GC tinted. The next day I noticed what appears to be water stains on my trim. I tried to remove it with various cleaner products with no hope. I took it back to the tint place, they can't seem to figure it out either. Does anyone have any insights??

DerBosewicht · 09-26-2018, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by schan

Just got my new 640 GC tinted. The next day I noticed what appears to be water stains on my trim. I tried to remove it with various cleaner products with no hope. I took it back to the tint place, they can't seem to figure it out either. Does anyone have any insights??

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MARKPRIOR · 09-26-2018, 01:58 AM

looks like water has reacted with something already on the door or glue from tints, either way i would be holding the company who did it responsible

Opie55 · 09-26-2018, 09:01 AM

I have never applied tint or even seen it applied, but the tint shop has to know what liquid they use during the process. If it is applied anything like clear bra, then it involves baby shampoo and alcohol. That may dissolve some of the adhesive. In any event, it is clear that a large amount of liquid had dripped down your panels and that it is not simply water. I'm not sure if 640 door panels are the same as 650 panels on top. I can tell from your pic that the panels are not the same in the lower part - that's vinyl. But the top part looks the same. If so, it's what BMW calls leather, but it's not leather straight from a cow, it's some sort of manufactured processed leather, sort of in the same way particle board is wood. But it's fairly delicate, and will not take a lot of scrubbing w/o damaging the surface. So if it is that product, I don't think that will ever come off w/o damage. If it's vinyl, you can try some more aggressive methods. But you need to put it on them. I think they may owe you new door panels.

Margas · 09-28-2018, 09:14 PM

Have you tried a leather cleaner? Then follow up with leather conditioner.

Giggs11 · 09-29-2018, 03:57 AM

Hi , no worries my man happened to mine also , they just over soaked with mixture soap and water and got trough the Stitching , it will dry out and disappear UNLESS they used some Chemicals, ( try to find out what they used) but if is just soap and water you be fine took mine like 5 days to dry out and no trace of any kind ,

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MARKPRIOR Captain 156 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	looks like water has reacted with something already on the door or glue from tints, either way i would be holding the company who did it responsible __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
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09-26-2018, 09:01 AM	#4
Opie55 Colonel 1190 Rep 2,901 Posts Drives: '15 650i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US iTrader: (0)	I have never applied tint or even seen it applied, but the tint shop has to know what liquid they use during the process. If it is applied anything like clear bra, then it involves baby shampoo and alcohol. That may dissolve some of the adhesive. In any event, it is clear that a large amount of liquid had dripped down your panels and that it is not simply water. I'm not sure if 640 door panels are the same as 650 panels on top. I can tell from your pic that the panels are not the same in the lower part - that's vinyl. But the top part looks the same. If so, it's what BMW calls leather, but it's not leather straight from a cow, it's some sort of manufactured processed leather, sort of in the same way particle board is wood. But it's fairly delicate, and will not take a lot of scrubbing w/o damaging the surface. So if it is that product, I don't think that will ever come off w/o damage. If it's vinyl, you can try some more aggressive methods. But you need to put it on them. I think they may owe you new door panels.
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09-28-2018, 09:14 PM	#5
Margas Private 18 Rep 94 Posts Drives: F06 640i / E30 325ic Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Have you tried a leather cleaner? Then follow up with leather conditioner.
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Giggs11 Private First Class 49 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 13' f13 650i xdrive,M package Join Date: May 2017 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Hi , no worries my man happened to mine also , they just over soaked with mixture soap and water and got trough the Stitching , it will dry out and disappear UNLESS they used some Chemicals, ( try to find out what they used) but if is just soap and water you be fine took mine like 5 days to dry out and no trace of any kind ,
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