Diy Window Tinting

[supafly]

Has anyone tinted their windows themselves from buying the film? Is it easy?

B)

[Fidgits]

Dont do it...

Either you'll spend hours upon hours trying to get it perfect, have sheer frustration at your own imperfection, and even if they look perfect to everyone else, you will see the tiny mistakes, and never be able to let them go

or...

You will do a rush job, and end up with it looking cack...

Just pay a professional to do them for you

[yaristpot]

I have done them in the past, its very easy if you have the glass out on a well lit workbench in a dust free enviorment becase you can work around it... on the otherhand, glass in situ is a pain in the ar*e. Please get it done properly or it will look like figits said!

[marcgt]

i'd be careful tinting the front side windows as i got pulled over last nite and fined £30, could have been £60 and 3 points but i sucked up big time! lol

Bit annoying cos i've had them done ages!

oh yeah, defo get a pro to do it! will look miles better and less stressful!

marc

[vmail]

I failed 1st time

[dj_davo]

i once tinted my escort rear window in limo black,.mmmmm.

i actually had the glass removed and on my bed, i had the help of 1 friend and my mum, and after 6 hours it still looked cack!

get a professional to do it

[KiwiMR2]

Myself and the missus have done a on 3 of our cars...well more her than me ;) I just keep nagging her and pointing out the imperfections so she can fix them.

Anyway it depends on how curved the window is....the flatter the better...for example we wouldn't even attemp the SW20 rear window but the small side triangle ones...or a side door with resonably flat glass is ok. Just gotta have a good SHARP blade, a Squege (spelling??) and a spray bottle with water and dish washing liquid mixed into it.

Cheers

KiwiMR2

[jaxx]

if you really must do yourself then do it how chimpy says and take the glass out

otherwise draft in the pros

[vmail]

Myself and the missus have done a on 3 of our cars...well more her than me ;) I just keep nagging her and pointing out the imperfections so she can fix them.

Anyway it depends on how curved the window is....the flatter the better...for example we wouldn't even attemp the SW20 rear window but the small side triangle ones...or a side door with resonably flat glass is ok. Just gotta have a good SHARP blade, a Squege (spelling??) and a spray bottle with water and dish washing liquid mixed into it.

Cheers

KiwiMR2

how much washing up liquid to use?

[Firebreather]

Lay the film on the outside of the windows that you want to cover and cut it to the approximate shape and size (later, you will cut it more exactly). Be sure lay the film in the correct orientation: adhesive side, still covered by the protective film layer, to the outside

Depending on the film, you may heat the film a little with a normal hairdryer and adjust it to vaults / curves of the window.

Clean the windows from the inside and outside.

Adjust a small strip of adhesive tape to either side of the film in one corner. Slowly pull apart the two adhesive strips. The clear protective film layer will lift from the window tint film. You may want to check this out first with a little test piece.

While pulling the protective film from the tint film, immediately spray the self-adhesive film with the liquid.

Spray the windows.

Adjust the pre-cut and sprayed-in film to the wet window. Spray the outside of the film so that the scraper won't scratch the surface of the film. Remove the water below the film as well as little bubbles that may have occured by wiping the suface of the film with the little plastic scraper.

At the end, cut the film along the edges of the window. You may want to use the scraper as a ruler in order to cut 1-2 mm from the side.

All done !!!!

oh and 1-2 drops of fairy liquid

[vmail]

cheers, it that the same for external film?

[knightrider]

thats for internal but only do it with the glass out, i kno sum1 who did it with glass out and it loks like a pro job and cost him only £40 but he didnt do the back one because its to big and hard 2 remove,

[Firebreather]

I can tell you that if you follow my instructions you'll be fine! I just tinted the 2 rear passenger windows today and they look perfect! I'll take some photos 2moro and post em here.

i didnt tint my rear window because i dont have the time, but i will next week. If I do muck it up, i'll get a pro to do it.

[vmail]

I can tell you that if you follow my instructions you'll be fine! I just tinted the 2 rear passenger windows today and they look perfect! I'll take some photos 2moro and post em here.

i didnt tint my rear window because i dont have the time, but i will next week. If I do muck it up, i'll get a pro to do it.

how much do you want to do mine?

[Firebreather]

you do realise I live in northern ireland?

[vmail]

when ya coming over to england then?

[Firebreather]

lol sorry mate, not any time soon!

Just follow the instructions and u'll be ok! And if you do muck it up, just remove it and if ur adventurous, try again and learn from your mistake or just take it to a pro.