Ok so who on here knows how to tint there own windows??? i want to tint my windows and it would be better if i did it myself and alot cheaper lol.

 

I mean it cant be any harder than a header or cam install right lol. come on i know there are some tinters in this forum.

 

wrong, major pita. I did it professionally for 3 years, horrible. but if you are going to do it your self use nothing but solar guard of lumar tint. the pepboys special will be purple by the end of the week.

 

so might aswell get it done proffessionally? that sucks but i guess saves me the hassel.

 

Your better off just payin. If you mess it up & take it in they will charge you extra to clean off your mistake before tinting it properly.

 

its like an oil change, if youve never done it before it would be easier and cheaper to just pay somebody to do it.

 

well if you want to save a little cash the two front windows won't be bad, but don't even bother trying to do the back. major pain. the complex curves on that thing make it extremely difficult. not to mention the angles you'll have to contort yourself to do it. tint isn't to forgiving, its very easy to crease, and not too stretchable. save your self the headache (and backache) and get it done professionally.

 

Never tint in the sun. Use soapy water in a spray bottle. I use a heat gun to stretch the tint as I use my squeegy(sp). I don't mess with the back window on a fbody.

 

yeah i think i will just take it to a professional, but everyone around here is charging 180 to 200 range.

 

That sounds about normal. You get what you pay for, just make sure you get a warranty out of it. No tint will last forever.

 

yeah i know this really good shop, and i know they will do it good since the guy who owns the shop has a corvette and his tint is perfect.

 

**** doing it yourself. I wanted to blow my old car up after trying to get all the bubbles out for 3 hours. Then, the next day, I go out to my car and one of the corners had peeled off. I just superglued it down (it was just a Lumina). I gladly paid the $200 to have my Z's done professionally.

 

200? for what the back and side windows? The shops around here charge 60 for the two sides I'm not sure about the back.

 

yea def. get a warranty and make sure they do the back window right especially with the black dots, mine looks like crap

 

200 bucks to tint the rear window and the sides 5% with lifetime warranty.

 

i usually do my own tint but ive been doing it for quite a while...

well, lets put it this way. first time you do it, you will screw up. it wont look too good. but if you have more than enough tint and enough time, peel it off the next day, and try again... if youre willing to learn then it will take you a few times to get perfect. side windows are pretty easy. the back window is tough since its so big, so youll need to do it in two halves...

here are some tips, start with one of the side windows:

1: first make sure windows are clean, and get make yourself a soapy water mix and put that in a spray bottle

2: cut a piece of tint bigger than the window. spray the window with the soapy water mix (be generous) peel the tint off its backing and cover the sticky side in soapy water too...

3: now slowly place the tint over the window. try to even it out with your hands as much as you can to eliminate as many bubbles as possible. when thats done use a squeege to remove whatever small bubbles are left; softly slide the bubbles to the closest edge of the window

4: get a little flat razor and carefully cut the tint to your window size (careful not to scracth the glass!) ... also be very careful in the corners... you can use the squeege to flatten the tint down while you cut corners

5: after your tint is in place, softly squeeze out any bubbles with the squeege...

6: let dry, dont open your windows for a day or two till the soapy water dries... obvioulsy in sunnier areas it will dry out faster than if you lived in a cold area

7: every morning check out if any bubbles are in the tint and squeeze them out softly (residue of the soapy water)

8: since its your first time and you probably screwed up, asses the damage, see what you did wrong, learn from experience, peel off and do again!

only when you feel you got the side windows done right, then move to the back window. the back window needs to be done in 2 or preferably 3 strips to eliminate bubbles.. do the back window from the outside rather than the inside, to eliminate damage to heater wires when you remove it!

hope this helps.

 

I had the back window on my bird done here locally last year.
I paid $120, with a lifetime warranty.

I'm happy I paid the $ for someone else to do it, since 'they' (the pros) messed up the 1st sheet themselves. hehe....