pre-cut window tints or rolls of film - anyone used?

[connor ibiza]

Really want to tint my windows, having it done professionally though is a lot of money... The rolls of film are dirt cheap and there a few good looking pre-cut sets on ebay, the money you will save, who cares if you mess up a bit you can just buy another. Just wondering if anyone has used this, everyone says its a really hard job

 

[PH1L NI]

You will almost certainly balls it up making the car look cheap and nasty.

Not saying this in a nasty way, but when those who do this day in day out can make mistakes then it's something which is not going to be perfect and therefore it will look best left alone.

 

[ScottHmk4]

its awfa hard, tried it on an old car and gave up fast

 

[ibiza_95]

likewise... tried and gave up

 

[Deleted member 13581]

For the price of the pre cut stuff, if you save up a bit more im sure you can get it done by a pro.

They know what they are doing and will fix it if it goes wrong. You have to buy everything again and start over. Time, effort and money down.

Save up more and get it done right. Phone around local companies. You might surprise yourself how cheap you can get it.

 

[John-Cupra_TDI]

Save up and get it done by a pro.

 

[turbo009]

Get it done pro,will look gash if you do it yourself

 

[_chris_]

i'd say have a go yourself, i did it on my last car and the results were really good. it took me a few hours.

only pic i can find

oh and i just used a role and cut it myself

 

[zach33]

Window Tint

I tried using DYI tints before but the result was a disaster The complex glass curvature and heat-shrinking are far too difficult. So I decided to leave the job to the professionals. I asked help from www.TintBuyer.com and they provided me quotations, tint law in every state and locate the best professional tint installer near my area.

 

[krussel]

I ve not tried this on a car but i did apply tint film to a simple square shed window and it was really hard to get it on without dirt and air bubbles.

Saying that its prob worth a go if you take plenty of time and dont mind scrapping the whole idea and giving up halfway through.

Ave a go

 

[connor ibiza]

cheers for the help! At £8 for a big 3m roll, i think im going to have a go first. Fingers crossed!

 

[old 'uns]

You will almost certainly balls it up making the car look cheap and nasty.

Not saying this in a nasty way, but when those who do this day in day out can make mistakes then it's something which is not going to be perfect and therefore it will look best left alone.

my work is fitting decals, wrapping etc....tints i don't do for a good reason.
done 2 cars of my own, 1 OK, 1 rubbish.
first windows were OK, got worse as i got too confident & tried to use decal techniques as against tinting technique
to do the job properly ideally glass comes out or all trim removed, this is partly what you pay for

 

[boomhauwer]

I ve not tried this on a car but i did apply tint film to a simple square shed window and it was really hard to get it on without dirt and air bubbles.

Saying that its prob worth a go if you take plenty of time and dont mind scrapping the whole idea and giving up halfway through.

Ave a go

if you have airbubbles, you probably didn't use water and soap on the window and tintfilm and a good hairdryer.

 

[krussel]

if you have airbubbles, you probably didn't use water and soap on the window and tintfilm and a good hairdryer.

No I did use a weak washing up liquid mix (plenty of) and a good squeegee. I used to do silk screen printed vinyl shop window graphics so I sort of know what I was doing.

Trouble is the tint film is much thinner than vinyl and needs to be almost floated on. My shed window did turn out ok but I would not attempt it on either of my cars.

As mentioned you really need to remove the glass from the car to achieve a good finish. Plus it will take a lot of time for the film to dry on the glass without professional equipment, a hair dryer really wont cut it.

Worth a go for the little out lay, well yes why not , but not for the faint hearted.