hey i gave it a shot at tinting my gfs accord windows but i failed
the film is not for the curved windows so then..
what kind of film do shops use to tint windows..anyone know.
please anyone?
thanks

they use almost the same thing as the ones you buy at walmart just in a bulk role

it takes alot of time and patience my friend owns his own tint shop and hes damn good haha gonna tint my front window when i get a chance

I fucked up my Talon a few times, but once I got it right the tint looked perfect and lasted. It was just autozone tint. The key is to get it VERY VERY soapy wet so you can move it all you want.

yes that all helps but just today i tried tinting the back window of my GST (the prev owner told me someoned trought a rock at the back window so it was replaced) and well again i failed..i cannot figure out how they get the film to form the shape of the glass ..
do they use a heat gun and heat the film until it eventually shrinks to the desired shape????
please guys help me im frustrated i have set my self to do this and i have failed...this kills me
i must succed
thanks

>do they use a heat gun and heat the film until it eventually
>shrinks to the desired shape????
>please guys help me im frustrated i have set my self to do
>this and i have failed...this kills me
>i must succed
>thanks

Yep they do use heat guns to get the film to take shape on curved glass.

Alot of times just calling around at local shops you can find a good deal and get you whole car done plus have a warranty on the tint. At the body shop I use to work at we did tint jobs and at the first of the summer the owner would run deals on tinting.

I had a guy do my back window with one sheet. the guy was a pro, he said " eclipses have the hardest rear window to tint". i did my side windows myself but the rear one is too hard.

I got mine done at a shop for $150. Not bad considering it came w/ a lifetime warranty, just in case it bubbles or fades.

While it was getting done, I got to see how the guy did the rear window. He used 2 pieces and followed the contour of the window antennae lines. He then used a blade alot of windex, and a heat gun to line them up just perfect.

same ones from wal mart??? are you kidding? thats bs. that shit turns purple after a year. mines been on for 4 yrs and is as black as ever. i personally wouldnt try it unless ur a pro. even they have a hard time tinting our hatch windows

>same ones from wal mart??? are you kidding? thats bs. that
>shit turns purple after a year. mines been on for 4 yrs and
>is as black as ever. i personally wouldnt try it unless ur a
>pro. even they have a hard time tinting our hatch windows


i dont know about you but the walmart one is fine and we just used that and its been on my gfs car for a lil over a year no fade no bubbles no rips. and why wouldnt you try it? how do you think some pros started??????

well the pros specialize in it, so theyve had plenty of practice and more experience than me. and theres nothing more i hate than a car with messed up tint

>well the pros specialize in it, so theyve had plenty of
>practice and more experience than me. and theres nothing more
>i hate than a car with messed up tint


you just said it yourself how is anyone even suppose to know if you discourage them to try let them try and for people that know how to tint let them help thats what this board is for. not everyone coming on here and someone just tells them dont do it only pros can do it youll never get good at anything if you dont try

yah thats tru but the guy who did mine took like 2 hours and has been tinting for like 15 years. Just save your self the trouble and have a pro do the back window. Do the side windows yourself they are pretty easy.

ha ha...yep that darn back window is a pain in the bottocks...
now as for the side windows on my gfs accord i couldnt get the paper to follow the countour of the window..guess i have to keep trying
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and the reason i dont want to have my windows tinted by a shop is that i dont like anyone working on my car but me, especially the GST since im doing so much work on it i dont want anyone to get in or drive it..and plus no one knows what i have only me and those i trust.
That and the fact that im stuburn cause im not the kind of guy who likes giving up.
my moto- if a shop can do it so can i
thanks a bunch guys