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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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i want to tint my rear window on my 93 trans am is there any easy way of doing this nobody in my area does it. i did my sides and they turned out great is there a spray or do i need to use the film?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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just alot of water and soap so the tint moves fairly easy
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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the film, but may not be the easiest because of the contour of the window
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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Any tint shop should do it. It's actually pretty easy. You can do it without shrinking it too. You just have to stretch it a bit in the middle at the bottom closest to the wing. You just have to have a lot of patience. If you have rear defrost, just make sure to sand the dot matrix with a brillo pad so the tint will stick...I forgot to do that on mine .
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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I brought mine to a shop but they said they cut it in 2 pieces to make it easier bc its such a big window. It came out good, cant even tell. Lifetime warranty as long as I own the car too...
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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2 pieces=
Do it in one piece like the pros. I did mine...not that hard at all. Just takes patience.
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