jonas Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 has anyone usde that do-it-yerself window tinting?? how'd it work?? i want to tint my windows but six windows at 70 a pop is to rich for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 its a pain in the a$$ believe me. your best bet is to LOAD it up with windex (the type with amonia) that way it will stay wet and you can get the air bubbles out with a squeegee. then let it dry for a long time so you don`t get any crinkles from rolling down the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundeye Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Unless you know what you are doing, take it to a pro. The cheap stuff at Wal-Mart and auto part stores will cause you more headaches than good even if installed correctly. It will blister, crack and more commonly fade. Look for a dealer who uses LLumar. It's the best out there and comes with a lifetime warranty if installed by an authorized dealer. One of my best friends owns a tint shop and has tinted every car I've ever owned (50+ over the last 19 years) with LLumar and never had any problems. I worked with him some and have stripped alot of crappy tint off of peoples' cars through the years. If you get the cheap stuff or install it wrong, it will cost you ALOT extra to have the stuff removed when you finally want it right. BTW: amonia will turn tint purple. I'm sure you have seen a car with purple tint....now you know why. Clean tint with products made for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
()__1337_CRAYOLA__()> Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 just buy the head light tint spray paint stuff and spray it on your windows or for the limo tint look Black spray paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 huh, never made mine purple, but i usually don`t own cars that long. i usually don`t do it myself anymore, there is this mexican family down the road that tints windows for $20 each, so i leave the headache to them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 gawd $70.00 tho......... it's not spending the money for a pro that i'm afraid of, it's when the woman finds out i spent $420.00 to tint my windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundeye Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 gawd $70.00 tho......... it's not spending the money for a pro that i'm afraid of, it's when the woman finds out i spent $420.00 to tint my windows. 420 is a good number, but not for a tint price;) Damn that's high. Around here it's about $190-$200 for a 4 door and it is a MUST here. It was 98 today:mad: . The inside of my wagon was 140 when I got in it!!! That was with ATR35 tint and a sun shade in the windshield. I wouldn't think demand would be THAT high up there for them to bend you over like that.:-\ Shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 gawd $70.00 tho......... it's not spending the money for a pro that i'm afraid of, it's when the woman finds out i spent $420.00 to tint my windows. That is way overpriced. and I mean WAAAYYYY overpriced. Time to shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davalos Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 You can get bulk tint in a few places - I get mine locally, but I'm sure you can get it online. Best thing to use in my experience is baby shampoo water mix. You need a block-squeege (that's what I use anyway), and yes, lots of windex first. SQUEEGE clean, not rag or paper-towel clean - it leaves lint. I have a Loyale Wagon, and I'm sure it'll be easy, relative to what things COULD be - flat windows are GREAT compared to some rears I've Done ... you have to seam them in 2, 3, 4 spots some of them. I'll take & post pics when I do mine. I'm doin' it pretty soon here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I could get all the windows on my saab tinted(mid size car with decent sized windows) for a grand total of 125,that includes a 6" strip across a complex curve window.so definatly shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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