tint tips???

[skatedonttrip]

OK I've tinted about 3 cars now and every time i run into problems, the side windows are easy as pie but when it comes to the back window it gets a Lil tricky, i take the back shelve thing out to give me a few extra inches, take off the brake light cover... on the tint it says to hold it to the outside of the window cut to shape then fit n trim, but I'm afraid to do it that way cuz it's hard as hell to get it to line up right and the more you peel it off the window to replace it the more prone to dust and even worse KINKS arggg, and to make matter's worse I'm putting on a double layer. i originally tinted my car green to match the paint... the back window had some kinks in it but the rest was good.now for the problems, i wanted it darker so i put 20% black over the 35% green, it looks sweet. but i peeled the back window off, no point on double layering it with kinks in it so i gotta redo both layers on the back window, would it be easier if i taped the green tint to a table and applied the black onto it then tinted the window with that??? another question, for those hard to fix edge bubbles, "would it be a good idea to lightly hit them with a hot air gun?"

PS. thanks for taking the time to help.

oh and i already know that water is tint's best friend.lol

[boost21]

i cant read what u put..that font is horrid on the eyes

[nice96gt]

FINE! I'll do it again, but post in white please!

OK I've tinted about 3 cars now and every time i run into problems, the side windows are easy as pie but when it comes to the back window it gets a Lil tricky, i take the back shelve thing out to give me a few extra inches, take off the brake light cover... on the tint it says to hold it to the outside of the window cut to shape then fit n trim, but I'm afraid to do it that way cuz it's hard as hell to get it to line up right and the more you peel it off the window to replace it the more prone to dust and even worse KINKS arggg, and to make matter's worse I'm putting on a double layer. i originally tinted my car green to match the paint... the back window had some kinks in it but the rest was good.now for the problems, i wanted it darker so i put 20% black over the 35% green, it looks sweet. but i peeled the back window off, no point on double layering it with kinks in it so i gotta redo both layers on the back window, would it be easier if i taped the green tint to a table and applied the black onto it then tinted the window with that??? another question, for those hard to fix edge bubbles, "would it be a good idea to lightly hit them with a hot air gun?"

PS. thanks for taking the time to help.

oh and i already know that water is tint's best friend.lol



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[mrjoecanadian]

very hard on the eyes, but so much easier to read if you hilight it first.

REPOST FOR skatedonttrip:

OK I've tinted about 3 cars now and every time i run into problems, the side windows are easy as pie but when it comes to the back window it gets a Lil tricky, i take the back shelve thing out to give me a few extra inches, take off the brake light cover... on the tint it says to hold it to the outside of the window cut to shape then fit n trim, but I'm afraid to do it that way cuz it's hard as hell to get it to line up right and the more you peel it off the window to replace it the more prone to dust and even worse KINKS arggg, and to make matter's worse I'm putting on a double layer. i originally tinted my car green to match the paint... the back window had some kinks in it but the rest was good.now for the problems, i wanted it darker so i put 20% black over the 35% green, it looks sweet. but i peeled the back window off, no point on double layering it with kinks in it so i gotta redo both layers on the back window, would it be easier if i taped the green tint to a table and applied the black onto it then tinted the window with that??? another question, for those hard to fix edge bubbles, "would it be a good idea to lightly hit them with a hot air gun?"

PS. thanks for taking the time to help.

oh and i already know that water is tint's best friend.lol



(I guess I was 2 slow)

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by nice96gt
FINE! I'll do it again, but post in white please!


LOL I couldn't believe my eyes, either--once more in blue. Now blue's my favourite colour but doing that just makes things difficult for everyone!

[TA^Guy]

Originally posted by skatedonttrip
OK I've tinted about 3 cars now and every time i run into problems, the side windows are easy as pie but when it comes to the back window it gets a Lil tricky, i take the back shelve thing out to give me a few extra inches, take off the brake light cover... on the tint it says to hold it to the outside of the window cut to shape then fit n trim, but I'm afraid to do it that way cuz it's hard as hell to get it to line up right and the more you peel it off the window to replace it the more prone to dust and even worse KINKS arggg, and to make matter's worse I'm putting on a double layer. i originally tinted my car green to match the paint... the back window had some kinks in it but the rest was good.now for the problems, i wanted it darker so i put 20% black over the 35% green, it looks sweet. but i peeled the back window off, no point on double layering it with kinks in it so i gotta redo both layers on the back window, would it be easier if i taped the green tint to a table and applied the black onto it then tinted the window with that??? another question, for those hard to fix edge bubbles, "would it be a good idea to lightly hit them with a hot air gun?"

PS. thanks for taking the time to help.

oh and i already know that water is tint's best friend.lol
Lay it on the outside and cut it to size. (I like to give about 1/4 around the edge so I usually trace the outter edge of the window molding.)

Then soak the rear window with either non amonia glass cleaner or water with a mild dish soap in it. I mean SOAK it. Have some friends help, one hold the tint, the other peel the backing off while spraying it with the solution. The window and tint should be soaked. If it's wet enough you should be able to slide it around to get it into place. With the tint on the glass and using a firm rubber squeegie start from the center of the window and work your way to the edges to remove the water and air bubbles.

I have tinted a few vehicles. My first one was about 12 years ago and I amazed myself. A friend and I tinted my '86 Camaro. Side windows were a breeze, no window frames made it a cake walk. The rear window is huge, and not only curves, but has a slight compound curve to it as well. We ended up doing it in only two sheets and had the seams meet on a defroster line so you couldn't see it. Only problem we ran into was the defroster edges are very thick on those cars and are about 1/4" away from the edge of the glass. Nothing a little electrical tape couldn't solve.

[Big Joe]

I have to say blue is the hotness on cars :) but not in posts

[Mike94SE]

You HAD to quote on a blue panel... You REALLY had to....:D

[skatedonttrip]

OK OK no one likes the blue on blue I'll post in white like everyone else..:). i didn't think it was that bad, way better than the green, but when it's on the blue background it sucks really bad... any ways thanks for the soap tip, ... I'm seriously thinking about removing the rear defroster lines. i know I'll miss them in the winter, but once the car is warm it melts ne ways and my window will be so dark i won't use it much ne ways. ... I'm a side mirror user all the way i always use them while backing up. the only reason i even think about ripping out the defrosters it that the edges of them (the 1/2" wide side parts) are either on or very close to the clear part of the window.(haven't looked at it in a while but i remember when i tinted it the first time it was a bitch, kept making bubbles that wouldn't go away) ... oh yeah and the heat gun idea??? I've heard of using a hair dryer but it didn't do anything for me, i do have access to a heat gun but it gets hot enough to melt/burn rubber, I'd have to be really careful but it might help with the defroster issue??? any idea's y'all.

[TA^Guy]

Don't use a heat gun. let it dry in the sun for a day or two.

[matts]

use the heat gun on the windshield or places where the tint isn't going to lay flat like it should. i've tinted windows, but never tried a windshield, alway left it to the professionals. those heat guns are an easy way to mess up alot of tint.


you can't get ALL of the bubbles out, just get the big noticeable ones. the rest should disappear when the tint cures. every day go out and squeegie the tint again in an attempt to rub the bubbles out