furqall Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 i would remove window haynes will help you with this if your not clued up. lay film on window trim to size then let the magic of tinting begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 i would remove window haynes will help you with this if your not clued up. lay film on window trim to size then let the magic of tinting begin or watch the bubbles appear before your eyes... this kinda stuff really should be left to the pro's ive never seen a diy job look anything but s.h.i.t.e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 dont use the spray tint is dog Shite it looks like the cars been oversprayed no matter how hard you try and do it. better to let a pro do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthecabbyboy Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 i've seen good diy jobs but i believe you need quality tint in the 1st place not cheap crap from halfrauds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 non-cheapcunt film........which usually means not off ebay at £5 a roll a half decent synthetic chamious sponge a flat edged board..... Ive got a two sided window scraper(ice thingie) with a stiff rubber one end thats perfect for pushing the bubbles out. but heres the really cracker of a tip......... dont do in situ. never works out.....take the windows out...... and if youve got a bath/shower combo, place the window in the end away from the shower, use the shower to dampen down the window as per film instructions but have the shower running anyway even if it isnt hittng the window after youve finished damping.... sucks the crap clean out the air(duct/debris) which is usually the greatest cause of a crap finish in the fisrt place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 i would remove window haynes will help you with this if your not clued up. lay film on window trim to size then let the magic of tinting begin or watch the bubbles appear before your eyes... this kinda stuff really should be left to the pro's ive never seen a diy job look anything but s.h.i.t.e ditto that it's not worth skimping on. Save up the money if you need to, but don't DIY aside from the task of actually doing it, the film you buy from Halfords or wherever is of such poor quality compared to the stuff the pros use Either get it done right or don't do it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 All the pro's have over your average amateur tinter is a few small hard learned nack points (sorry to the guy who does it for a living).... when you take it to a pro what your paying the greatest percentage for is the removal and re-fitting of your windows window tinting is a pain in the arse if your inexperienced true.........but with a few of the sly tricks under your belt it can be alot simpler. obvious one is dont do it in situ as I said Second one is that unless the waters boiling when you use it on the film, you'll never wash away the adhesive it uses to glue itself to the window (a fact that is often overlooked) Aslong as you keep the adhesive side of the film dampened the glue will not be able to bond with the windows surface as the water acts as a barrier, so you dont have to rush to get a piece right before the water dries up.... take your time....work the film carefully and methodically but allways remain gentle during application. Thirdly try not to use a overly sharp flat edge (most use a old cash card or the like)... windows on a car aernt flat (you may have noticed)... use something that has a slightly flexible straight edge, I personally used a ice scraper that has a nice normal straight edge one end and a stiff small rubber straight edge on the other end, the latter worls brilliantly for smoothing bubbles outwards in the film. The rest is patience and percevierance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_van_Dijk Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 like putting a sunstrip on ya windscreen? What is the legal limit of having tints in the front windows? want to get mine done but as i dont have any back windows it will look alot darker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 i would remove window haynes will help you with this if your not clued up. lay film on window trim to size then let the magic of tinting begin or watch the bubbles appear before your eyes... this kinda stuff really should be left to the pro's ive never seen a diy job look anything but s.h.i.t.e ditto that it's not worth skimping on. Save up the money if you need to, but don't DIY aside from the task of actually doing it, the film you buy from Halfords or wherever is of such poor quality compared to the stuff the pros use Either get it done right or don't do it at all MIKE C IS BACK?!?!?!?!?!! Buy the best film u can find, maybe the stuff the pros use, use the tools the pros use (teflon scraper thingies) and get advice from pros (i dont know where from,tinting forums maybe?) and practice on a spare window,if u cant get it to look good on the spare glass dont do it for real. I've seen the pros do it. I can apply vynl without bubbles so i reckon i could DIY it,and im gonna try one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 forgot to add.......... to be fair to the pro's............. removing some window glass is a right arse to do........ mk6 escorts are riveted in places if I recall rightly......... and whoever asked, dont use the spray gear, its an absolute animal, same problems occur as with metalic paint, if you dont get it perfectly even it'll be blatantly obvious. Ive used the spray tint on my smoked angel eyes recently and can hand on heart say Id never use it on anything as visual as windows, despite the label on the can "smooth finish window tint spray" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coonper Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks for the great advice guys. Made me realise that maybe i'd be better to pay a pro, but i cant justify spending £200 on an R reg td escort thats done 175k miles, even though it would look awesome! Ive got a lot of patience, but i dont fancy taking the windows out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 you don't need to take the windows out, not at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 you don't need to take the windows out, not at all! to do it properly,yes u do.as the film needs to hit every edge of the glass,right to the edge,once its stuck on and dried in u take a blade edge and run round the rim of the glass and it trims it perfectly. U dont need to take the rear glass out as u hide the edge of the film in the dot matrix bit, but on removable glass,there is no dot matrix,and u cant get it behind the rubber seals properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 it doesn't need to touch the edges though! and the gaps are not noticable at all when the window and door is closed, if a proper job has been done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 why not do an entirely proper job tho and remove the glass, then with the windows down it will be tinted right to the edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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