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what a whore they skipped over like everything and they forget to mention what happens to all the soapy water wen it gets pushed out the botton thats right it all goes down the inside of the door panel
i'm going to take off my door panel when i tint the side windows so that i make sure to get the tint all the way to the bottom, under the weather stripping, and hopefully this will keep it from coming off with the window going up and down, i can also fix my window track while i'm in there, and get rid of the soapy water also.
Since we don't have a window frame on our doors, it will be pretty easy to do the side windows ....................but the rear, i don't know ..........just take your time, thats all ................. good luck ............... :)
well in the video, the girl suggests that you use a thick paper (kinda like brown paper bag) and put it against the window.........then use the razor to cut to the size and then put the paper over the tint to get a clean cut..................
If i'm not mistaken, the tint is supposed to end just before the edge of the window, so it isn't as easy to come off. It would be really difficult to cut it perfect, it probably would be a cleaner cut if you did it before hand, but i'm sure you could, it just may not look as good.
If i'm not mistaken, the tint is supposed to end just before the edge of the window, so it isn't as easy to come off. It would be really difficult to cut it perfect, it probably would be a cleaner cut if you did it before hand, but i'm sure you could, it just may not look as good.
it really shouldnt be too hard too do the front windows, especially if you take the door panel off since there is no window frame and also that the tint is precut, that helps alot
just use soapy water, and what i did is take a credit card and wrap a microfiber towel around it and use that to press the tint against the window.
Also make sure the window is very clean before applying the tint
Just take ur time and it should turn out fine as flat windows arent hard to do at all.
Make sure you clean the windows extra well before attempting to lay the tint on or else you will be left with an ugly finish, or no finish at all because most of the time the tint will not stick over dirt or worse, the dirt will rip into the tint causing a small scratch. Make sure you have a nice 4 to 5" squeegee to keep all the bubbles out at all times. Always remember, when you see a crease or a bubble to find which edge of the window it is and in one full motion take the squeegee with a small amount of pressure and push it all the way off to the closest edge of the window. Don't use short/small strokes trying to get to the edge of the window, as this will result in more bubbles or creases.
As for the back window, it can be a pain at times, though what I would suggest is knowing the angles of the window. Before attempting to lay the tint, make sure you have cleaned it thorougly and what is a good thing to do is just take your squeegee and just go over it for about 5 minutes in long strokes, first go straight across as if you were cleaning it, line after line, then start over but going up to down, in a line fashion. Once you feel comfortable that you know the contour of the window, you are now ready to spray it with tint solution and lay the tint. It's always good to know the contour of the window when it has bends in it, because I have witnessed people who thought it would be a piece of cake, lay the tint and can't make one full motion to the edge of the window trying to get creases or bubbles out. They would go to make the motion and not give enough pressure to the bend of the window and end up just kind of skidding across the window, needless to say it was an unpretty finished project.
Best of luck to you and all your tinting endeavors. And do post finished result
Good idea....... :tup: ............do you have any pictures of your car? ..........
:)
actually thats the technique i used on my old car, turned out pretty well, my firebird i had the rear window professionaly done and its awesome, this thread inspired me to tackle the front windows myself using the kit listed in the thread.
another thing you can do is use a hairdryer instead of a heat gun, it works okay. Ill post pics when i get mine done as well
image shack isn't working for me. I did my side windows, and after the trouble of the first one, and the fact that i have to heat the back peice to fit the contour of the window, i am going to get an estimate to get the back done. Might still end up doing it, but the doors are done. Soon as i can get it to upload i'll post pictures..
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