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Old 11-03-2009 | 05:06 PM
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Unhappy Tint Issues

Anyone ever try to tint their own windows?

Yeah gave it a shot, didn't work out.
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 10:07 PM
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Yea I had the same experience... its a pain but there are a couple tricks of the trade. The guy that did my car put the tint on the outside of the windows and shrunk it to fit with a heat gun, then put it on the inside with your standard soapy water, etc. Shouldn't be as hard on an old truck because the windows don't curve 2 directions, that's where you run into the most problems.
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 11:04 PM
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Yeah ran down to the Autozone and picked up some Gila 20%.
Creased and bubbled the passenger side. Went back at it a couple hours later and did a decent job on the drivers window.

Hope the fix and rear go well.

Is soap and water better than the Gila app. spray?
 
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Old 11-04-2009 | 09:48 AM
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It's essentially the same thing, if you got spray with a kit use it.
 
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Old 11-04-2009 | 10:57 AM
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get some construction paper,cardboard etc and cut it out like your windows.Mark which one it is and put the tint on it and cut
 
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Old 11-04-2009 | 09:43 PM
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Agreed... templates or pre-cut tint will make it much easier on you.
 
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Old 11-05-2009 | 06:09 AM
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and dont be shy with the soap and water, the tint shops use a lot of it
 



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