tinting back window

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tinting back window

By JtownHatch
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:21 pm #88976 if i were to just tint rite over the rear defrost wold that cause any bubbles? or should i cut strips for in between each defrost strip?
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By Benj
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:42 pm #88979 lay it on top make sure to use lots of soap and water, i can tint, but i would never do the back window cuz i would be afraid of f'in it up. best advice pay the 50 or 60 it is to get a pro to do it so if they screw up they have to fix it.

By Gunni
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:46 pm #88980 if it is done right it should be ok to tint over them.
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By marvinp8700
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:02 pm #88983
ilmcrx wrote:lay it on top make sure to use lots of soap and water, i can tint, but i would never do the back window cuz i would be afraid of f'in it up. best advice pay the 50 or 60 it is to get a pro to do it so if they screw up they have to fix it.

what he said
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By biretsu89
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:47 pm #89310 Yes.... have some one else do the tinting job.... if you want to do it.... then make sure to have a heat gun and get all the air bubbles out when doing the tinting... ( I horribly failed on one rear window so I never tried again)

By EGRUNNER
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:53 am #316893 Hey guys getting tint what do I do about the rear window so far removed struts rear wiper and defroster plugs what about the wires glued to window
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By nd1983
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:45 am #316898 i've watched a few friends do it. and they sand down the wires a bit to make less room for air pockets.

personally. i'll tint my 4 removable windows and get the rear professionally done.

By EGRUNNER
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:10 am #316916 so does that mean i dont have to mess with the wires just let them cut and lay the tint around them.
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By teal_dx
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:01 pm #317004 When I had my back window done back in the day, they guy had to use more than one piece of tint so he hid the seam on one of the defroster lines. He didn't cut around each defroster line though... that would take forever and look horrible. Sanding down the lines a little bit is a good idea :thumb:
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By bigJOE671
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:06 pm #317017
Benj wrote:lay it on top make sure to use lots of soap and water, i can tint, but i would never do the back window cuz i would be afraid of f'in it up. best advice pay the 50 or 60 it is to get a pro to do it so if they screw up they have to fix it.


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