First time do it yourself tinting.. tips?
Save yourself a ton of embarrassment and heart ache.Ask around and find a reputable tint shop.And that cheap stuff you attempt to install will turn purple within a few years.
It takes a lot of practice if you don't use any of the heat shrinking methods.
I've been doing my own tint work & tint for my buddies for a few years now. It's 100% easier when you are willing to heat shrink & know the limits of the tint. Removing bubbles & fingers is the easiest part of the job. IMO the most difficult part is heat shrinking properly & cutting it to size and making it look good.
Unless you are good with your hands and have experience with tint or vinyl at the very least, don't expect it to come out looking good at all until you have some practice under your belt. Cheap tint is HARD to work with! You need professional grade...
I've been doing my own tint work & tint for my buddies for a few years now. It's 100% easier when you are willing to heat shrink & know the limits of the tint. Removing bubbles & fingers is the easiest part of the job. IMO the most difficult part is heat shrinking properly & cutting it to size and making it look good.
Unless you are good with your hands and have experience with tint or vinyl at the very least, don't expect it to come out looking good at all until you have some practice under your belt. Cheap tint is HARD to work with! You need professional grade...
I am totally in agreement, tint is simple to do, but a difficult practice. First time is always a learning time and just move forward from there. flat panes are simple, curved pains are a pain. Want to do it yourself and have it look good, you will spend over $80 in tint along with lots of time and aggravation and could have had it done professionally to begin with. Not a bad trade to learn tho.
i saw pay someone to do it. air bubbles will **** you off and cutting the shape will make you angry if you are off..
i actually have a tint on my back but i just noticed the black tape on top holding it on lol.. still good for now..
i have 5 window tint.. looks really good but can be all bad if you mess up. i think mine was on there since the car was new.. so 5 years for a professional tint.
i actually have a tint on my back but i just noticed the black tape on top holding it on lol.. still good for now..
i have 5 window tint.. looks really good but can be all bad if you mess up. i think mine was on there since the car was new.. so 5 years for a professional tint.
Can someone with the same size windows as a 98 gt coupe 2dr please measure their two front windows width and height and the back glass width and height. ordering tint for my friend now he just cant bring his down till the day i can do it...... need to know what size to order... thanks
pay someone, your looking at 150-200$ to get all windows tinted any % you want. take it to a place that guarantees their work and your strait...if it bubbles you take it back and they redo it.
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