1978 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car inside the True South shop next to a 3M display stand

Automotive

Cut the heat. Keep it legal. Keep it sharp.

From a '78 Pace Car to a brand-new Telluride — same prep, same patterns, same standard. Every vehicle comes inside before a sheet gets cut.

99%

UV rejection

32%

GA legal front VLT

35%

NC legal front VLT

Lifetime

3M film warranty

Film tiers

Three real choices, not eleven fake ones.

Pricing lands between $10 and $20 per square foot depending on film, glass complexity, and whether there's old tint to strip. We quote the vehicle in front of us.

The value pick

3M Color Stable (Carbon)

Dyed-look depth without the dye. Carbon particles instead of metal, so it never turns purple and never touches your GPS, tire sensors or cell signal. This is the film most daily drivers should be on.

  • ·Color-stable for the life of the film
  • ·Zero signal interference
  • ·Strong glare + UV control

The heat killer

3M Ceramic IR / Crystalline

Multilayer optical film — the same nanotechnology lineage 3M developed in 1998. Rejects the infrared that actually makes your seat hot, even in lighter shades. If you want legal-limit VLT up front and still want the cabin cool, this is the only honest answer.

  • ·Highest infrared rejection
  • ·Cool in light shades
  • ·Best clarity, no haze

Most-requested

Hybrid build

Ceramic on the two front doors and the windshield strip where the law caps you at 32% in Georgia, carbon on the rear where darkness does the work. Same look, better money.

  • ·Ceramic where it counts
  • ·Carbon on the back half
  • ·Priced between the two

The law, plainly

Georgia says 32%. North Carolina says 35%.

Front side windows and the windshield eyebrow strip are capped for most passenger vehicles. Rear glass and the back doors can go darker. We'll build you the darkest legal package and tell you exactly what a trooper sees.

Medical exemptions and multi-purpose vehicle classifications change the math — bring the paperwork and we'll work to it. What we won't do is knowingly install an illegal front window and let you eat the ticket.

What each film actually does
FilmHeat feelSignalColor life
3M CarbonGoodNo interferenceStable — never purple
3M Ceramic IRBestNo interferenceStable — never purple
Cheap dyed filmPoorNo interferencePurple in 2–3 summers
Metalized filmGoodBlocks GPS/cellFades to bronze

Old tint removal

Yes, we pull the last guy's work off.

Bubbled, purple, or shredding film has to come off before anything goes on. That's heat, steam, and patience — especially on rear glass with defroster lines that will not survive a scraper.

Quoted separately

Removal is priced by the pane, not hidden in the total. You'll see it on the estimate.

Defroster lines intact

Steam and lift, never blade. Rear-window grid lines are irreplaceable.

Adhesive fully stripped

Residual glue telegraphs through new film. It all comes off first.

Same-day when possible

Full-vehicle strip-and-retint usually runs one long day. We'll tell you up front.

Recent work

Trucks, EVs, side-by-sides and one Pace Car.

White Ram TRX pickup with dark tinted windows at the True South shopWhite Kia Telluride SUV with full tint package parked at the shopGrey SUV with tinted windows parked in front of a stone and wood buildingTan Polaris Ranger XP UTV with tinted enclosure panels

Google reviews

Drivers keep sending drivers.

Ceramic on trucks, carbon on daily drivers, and cut lines people notice.

5.0 from 62 Google reviews
Kyle tinted my truck with the 3M ceramic and the difference on the drive back over the mountain was immediate. No purple, no bubbles, no haze in the back glass. It looks like it came from the factory that way.

Daniel R.

Blairsville, GA

Brought in a Tesla that another shop had already botched. He stripped the old film, cleaned every edge, and re-did it right. Cut lines are perfect. Worth every dollar over the cheap places.

Megan T.

Young Harris, GA

He walked me through the legal limits before we picked a shade instead of just selling me the darkest thing on the shelf. Honest work, and the car was ready when he said it would be.

Chris B.

Hayesville, NC

Twenty-five years of doing this shows. He answered the phone, he showed up, and the work is flawless. Hard to find all three in one shop anymore.

Jim L.

Franklin, NC

Straightest shooter I've dealt with in this trade. Told me what I did not need before he told me what I did. That is why we keep sending people up the mountain to him.

Renee S.

Helen, GA

Clean shop, clean work, and the lifetime warranty paperwork was in my hand before I left. Five stars without hesitation.

Tyler G.

Andrews, NC

Year, make, model — that's all we need to start.

Tell us the vehicle and whether there's old film on it. We'll come back with a real number and a real day.

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