Comments on How to Tint Car Windows

By far the best application solution is a mixture of 70% rubbing alcohol and distilled water (or tap water if it's clean) with a mix ratio of half and half.

By far the best application solution is a mixture of 70% rubbing alcohol and distilled water (or tap water if it's clean) with a mix ratio of half and half.

I wasn't convinced that my wife's blow dryer would do the trick, but I was willing to try anything to avoid a repeat of my previous tint removal experience (nightmare, really, involving hours of scraping away with a window scraper and cleaning up the scattered mess of shredded tint). Not only did the blow dryer do the trick, it worked like a charm. After lifting a corner of the tint up with the window scraper the blow dryer worked its magic, allowing me to slowly but easily peel the tint right off. After ten minutes of patiently peeling, the tint was gone. No sticky residue left on the windows and almost no mess to clean up. I highly recommend it!

I wasn't convinced that my wife's blow dryer would do the trick, but I was willing to try anything to avoid a repeat of my previous tint removal experience (nightmare, really, involving hours of scraping away with a window scraper and cleaning up the scattered mess of shredded tint). Not only did the blow dryer do the trick, it worked like a charm. After lifting a corner of the tint up with the window scraper the blow dryer worked its magic, allowing me to slowly but easily peel the tint right off. After ten minutes of patiently peeling, the tint was gone. No sticky residue left on the windows and almost no mess to clean up. I highly recommend it!

I recently tinted my car windows and didn't have any problems! I got a quality finish that looked like a pro had done it at not even a 10th of the cost! As long as you take your time and work out all the little air bubbles you can get an excellent result!

I recently tinted my car windows and didn't have any problems! I got a quality finish that looked like a pro had done it at not even a 10th of the cost! As long as you take your time and work out all the little air bubbles you can get an excellent result!

Don't overbook yourself. Tinting should not be rushed. Take your time and plan for unexpected complications.

Don't overbook yourself. Tinting should not be rushed. Take your time and plan for unexpected complications.

The best advice given here is to leave it to the pros. Just today I spent several hours attempting to tint my rear window. The curve is insanely hard to match with a heat gun. But there is no other way to do it. Once you get it just about right you have to be careful not to burn the edges. In certain spots where it must shrink dramatically, it is very hard to curve the tint correctly without burning it. The center of the window is very easy, and too encouraging. I was full of confidence after about 5 minutes. 3 hours and 12 square feet of tint later I was not so sure of myself. I work with cars a lot, and have a shop in which I plan to tint windows as soon as I get it down. This is no easy task. Like mentioned before, you will not get it down within a weekend. You must have plenty of time and extra film to waste before you are going to successfully tint a car. That's why I'm here. I came looking for tips. All of the tips here are useless because if you have any business tinting a window you should already know everything that has been said here.

I did it myself and it turned out great. It saves you a lot of money to do it yourself; about 60 to 80 percent savings. Just read up on it before you get started these tips here are pretty informative, also take your time if your window tint is not pre cut. Pre cut is pretty easy to find.

Tinting is nothing to play with, get it done right and go to a pro. I have tried static cling tint and it doesn't work, so don't waste your time. Take it to a tint shop.

Tinting is nothing to play with, get it done right and go to a pro. I have tried static cling tint and it doesn't work, so don't waste your time. Take it to a tint shop.

The best advice given here is to leave it to the pros. Just today I spent several hours attempting to tint my rear window. The curve is insanely hard to match with a heat gun. But there is no other way to do it. Once you get it just about right you have to be careful not to burn the edges. In certain spots where it must shrink dramatically, it is very hard to curve the tint correctly without burning it. The center of the window is very easy, and too encouraging. I was full of confidence after about 5 minutes. 3 hours and 12 square feet of tint later I was not so sure of myself. I work with cars a lot, and have a shop in which I plan to tint windows as soon as I get it down. This is no easy task. Like mentioned before, you will not get it down within a weekend. You must have plenty of time and extra film to waste before you are going to successfully tint a car. That's why I'm here. I came looking for tips. All of the tips here are useless because if you have any business tinting a window you should already know everything that has been said here.

I did it myself and it turned out great. It saves you a lot of money to do it yourself; about 60 to 80 percent savings. Just read up on it before you get started these tips here are pretty informative, also take your time if your window tint is not pre cut. Pre cut is pretty easy to find.

I bought my window tint from eBay. It was precut for my windows. I did all 5 windows in my Cavalier and it came to only 50 dollars.

Tinting is nothing to play with. Go to a professional and get it done right. I have tried static cling tint and it doesn't work, so don't waste your time - take it to a shop.

It's the trickiest thing I've had to do to the car. This was the first time I had done it. But I have been modding for 2 years, so I thought I'd try it with pre-cuts. It's really fiddly, and the bubbles are a nightmare, but the effect is awesome. It's so satisfying when you've done it yourself!

I bought my window tint from eBay. It was precut for my windows. I did all 5 windows in my Cavalier and it came to only 50 dollars.