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is it true that i have to get a new back window if it is already tinted and i want to redo the tint? the guy told me i cant peel the old tint off it will ripe the defroster off. is this true????
#2
My suggestion is if you decide to do it yourself, be very careful when removing the tint. It can be done but is a PIA. However I do know that if you do damage the rear defrost across the back windows, some auto stores like Kragen, Autozone and maybe Pep Boys carry a repair kit for the rear defrost.
#7
Take a black plastic trash back and cut it as if you were going to lay that as your tint. Spray some 409 on your back window and then press your trash bag over it. Let it sit for a while then start peeling.
It's a very long process but can be done if you take your time. Keep in mind it should be hot outside when you do this.
It's a very long process but can be done if you take your time. Keep in mind it should be hot outside when you do this.
#10
Originally Posted by 01MaxAE
is it true that i have to get a new back window if it is already tinted and i want to redo the tint? the guy told me i cant peel the old tint off it will ripe the defroster off. is this true????
#12
Originally Posted by 01MaxAE
is it true that i have to get a new back window if it is already tinted and i want to redo the tint? the guy told me i cant peel the old tint off it will ripe the defroster off. is this true????
Whoever told you that is an idiot.
There is a chemical that you can soak the window in and "sweat" the tint off, don't remember what it is but you can do the same thing with Windex. Soak the window/tint with windex and cover it with a black plastic bag and let the car sit out in the sun for a couple hours and the tint should come off nice and easy. I've re-tinted my cars w/rear defrosters a couple times.
#13
i just got my windows tinted today for $150 and i think i got riped off....i requested 35% tint and the guy claimed he used llumar tint but i have the feeling he didnt cause the box the tint was in said advantage, the same name on the warranty he gave me. but i am going to check with their 1800 number tomorrow and see if they carry llumar tint. but any ways take a look at these pics and tell me if you think this looks like a 35% tint job, personally i think it looks about 40%+ but i could just be going paranoid....let me know what you guys think thanks a lot
Dark shot
Dark shot
#17
get a steamer. that's what we use at our tint shop to peel old tint jobs. it's a pain in the ***, but the steamer does make it easier. just work slowly and start at one point and work from there.
#21
well here are some day pictures, i thought maybe it was the flash that was making them look light in the pictures from last night, these are during the day with no flash....well i was saying do cheap tints understate there tint like car audio stuff? like say its 35 but it really looks 50 haha? like 100 watts is really 50 watts rms...i might just stop in to the po po station and have them test to see.....
#23
thye look 35% to me. i removed my tint by peeling the tint off and scraping the glue with a squeege and windex, no razor. its probably easier if you put the garbage bag over it and let it sit. it was PIA but it worked. you DO NOT need a new window.
#25
damn yah i get different opinions from everyone i ask....but i guess ill stop in a police station and ask them to put a meter on it....but what really pisses me off is it is not the llumar tint i requested from the guy. he gave me a warranty for advantage tint and i thought well maybe it is a big tint warranteer but i called their number today and they said they did not carry it or warranty it so that in its self pissed me off enough so i am going to try and get them to cover it since i prob wont hear from the guy that tinted them ever again. grrrrr ive taken tint off before and it was a PINTA and prob wouldnt be worth the effort in the atlanta heat...
#26
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Yes, that looks like 35%.
No, You do not have to replace your rear window.
You can tint over it, if your tint guy knows what he is doing.
Did he use one piece of tint (known as tint shrinking) or did he old school it a.k.a. seam it?
The Easiest way to remove ANY tint without any scrapping is SWEAT it off.
(No Solvent ! No Razor baldes, No scrapping)
1st Cut a glad dark black trash bag the shape of your back window. This does not have to be perfect fit.
(From the outside)
2nd REALLY Wet down the inside of your back widow with lighty soapy warm water with a sprayer. An old windex spray bottle will do.
3rd Put the bag you cut out in the shape of your window in the back class (on the inside this time) Like you where tinting your window. FYI squeggie it out a little but not too much, just so it sticks. leave water under it.
I use duct tape to hold up the edges so it does not fall down.
4th Start your car, Turn Heat up full blast, Turn on Rear Defroster, and aim back window towards the SUN on a clear SUNNY day.
** You do not have to turn your car on if it is really Sunny like ATL or FLA.
But I did this in Jan in PA. Heater and Defrost where needed with a sunny day.***
( Not a night job)
Now sit back and let your car and mother nature do the work for you.
The heat conducted between the Black bag and your window will "sweat" the tint and glue right off your window.
Wait about an hour (have Lunch with a beer or 5).
<<Now that you are rested from Lunch and maybe have a little buzz>>
Open your back door and try and lift the top corner of your tint with your fingernail. If you can lift the egde very easy, like you where putting it on you are ready to go. Just lift the edge get a nice grip and you will be able to pull it off in one sheet. (Film, glue and all)
No you have removed your tint (NOT TINTS) without and tools.
No, You do not have to replace your rear window.
You can tint over it, if your tint guy knows what he is doing.
Did he use one piece of tint (known as tint shrinking) or did he old school it a.k.a. seam it?
The Easiest way to remove ANY tint without any scrapping is SWEAT it off.
(No Solvent ! No Razor baldes, No scrapping)
1st Cut a glad dark black trash bag the shape of your back window. This does not have to be perfect fit.
(From the outside)
2nd REALLY Wet down the inside of your back widow with lighty soapy warm water with a sprayer. An old windex spray bottle will do.
3rd Put the bag you cut out in the shape of your window in the back class (on the inside this time) Like you where tinting your window. FYI squeggie it out a little but not too much, just so it sticks. leave water under it.
I use duct tape to hold up the edges so it does not fall down.
4th Start your car, Turn Heat up full blast, Turn on Rear Defroster, and aim back window towards the SUN on a clear SUNNY day.
** You do not have to turn your car on if it is really Sunny like ATL or FLA.
But I did this in Jan in PA. Heater and Defrost where needed with a sunny day.***
( Not a night job)
Now sit back and let your car and mother nature do the work for you.
The heat conducted between the Black bag and your window will "sweat" the tint and glue right off your window.
Wait about an hour (have Lunch with a beer or 5).
<<Now that you are rested from Lunch and maybe have a little buzz>>
Open your back door and try and lift the top corner of your tint with your fingernail. If you can lift the egde very easy, like you where putting it on you are ready to go. Just lift the edge get a nice grip and you will be able to pull it off in one sheet. (Film, glue and all)
No you have removed your tint (NOT TINTS) without and tools.
#27
well i went to a tint shop today and the guy said it looks 35% so maybe i was just expecting it to be darker...and he said the guy did a decent job putting the tint on but he had not heard of advantage come to find out advantage is its own tint company and i called them and knew the guy that put tint on my car and said they dont carry any llumar tint and that the guy definitely lied to me if he said he put llumar on the car. but that there is nothing they can do for me except have a talk with the installer haha but the manufacture insists that advantage tint is just as good as llumar...ya right, and that it has similar characteristics that make it as good as llumar, its just no one has heard about them because they have only been around for 6 years. does anyone know of or ever heard of advantage tint? the guy at the tint shop said if it comes with a life time warranty chances are its a good tint...any feed back is appreciated. thanks
#28
Originally Posted by 01MaxAE
is it true that i have to get a new back window if it is already tinted and i want to redo the tint? the guy told me i cant peel the old tint off it will ripe the defroster off. is this true????
#29
if you want it to look darker but still be able to see try getting the windhield tinted 35% also. i got 35% on all windows it looks great and the tint on the windhield helps block the sunlight and headlights at night. as far as removing the tint another trick is to peel the tint and use a real fine steel wool like 00 grade and and window cleaner takes the glue off pretty quick w/o messing up defrosters.it also works well on the outside to get out waterspots and make the windows look new again
#31
Originally Posted by aja656
. but any ways take a look at these pics and tell me if you think this looks like a 35% tint job, personally i think it looks about 40%+ but i could just be going paranoid....let me know what you guys think thanks a lot
Also the % is the light transmittance, not the "darkness" necessarily. How dark it "looks" also depends on the color of the tint, the metal content in the tint, etc." For example, instead of a black/smoke tint I used a greenish, high-metal-content tint. So it doesn't look as "dark" on my car even though it actually stops more heat/UV than a cheaper black/smoke tint that looks darker.
btw, tint in my sig is 50% and you can see it is not very dark (my rear windshield is 35% but you can't see it in my sig0
#32
Originally Posted by trigger005
its definitly not 35%, the main tell is that you can see through both windows so clearly like that to the other side... i believe its 50%
Originally Posted by ManUtd18
i agree 100%.
IMO it doesnt even look like its tinted at all!
IMO it doesnt even look like its tinted at all!
Originally Posted by PandaXpress
You got ripped off...at best thats 50%....go get that sheit re-tinted...bext of luck!
I can't believe you are all making judgements because:
1. the photo quality sucks
2. the photos are taken at night
3. the tint can look darker or lighter depending on brand/color/metal content/quality, yet still register 35% on a light transmittance meter
4. the tint can look darker or lighter depending on interior color of the car. A car with black interior will look like it has much darker tint than a car with tan interior and the same tint.
Also, stop acting like 35% is dark. It's not really that dark.
#33
Originally Posted by soonerfan
thats not even close to 35%
to compare, this is 25%
to compare, this is 25%
#35
Originally Posted by irish44j
Jason, as we have discussed in person before, yours looks even darker because of your black interior (and mine looks even lighter because of my tan interior).
"Thats probably about 35%, I had them last summer, sometimes they looked pretty dark, and sometimes it looked like it wasn't tinted at all, its weird"
-Originally posted by ME FTW MWAHAHAHAHA
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Originally Posted by maximumobsesion
As far as removing the tint another trick is to peel the tint and use a real fine steel wool like 00 grade and and window cleaner takes the glue off pretty quick w/o messing up defrosters.
Trust me on this one, My buddy is has his own business and all he does is Automotive, Commerical, Residential and is a professional.
Little wool hairs are the fist sign of a rookie tinter.
#38
When i got my tint done they did the front window banner and I love the way it is this is some older pics of mine 30% front 10% back the legal limit hahaha coppers!!!
btw anyone hear any rumors about the sunroof exploding if you tint the sunroof I'm curious cause they wouldn't tint my sunroof and i wanted to do a full mirror effect to blind those damn SUV drivers hahaha jk
btw anyone hear any rumors about the sunroof exploding if you tint the sunroof I'm curious cause they wouldn't tint my sunroof and i wanted to do a full mirror effect to blind those damn SUV drivers hahaha jk
#39
Originally Posted by SilMax00
When i got my tint done they did the front window banner and I love the way it is this is some older pics of mine 30% front 10% back the legal limit hahaha coppers!!!
btw anyone hear any rumors about the sunroof exploding if you tint the sunroof I'm curious cause they wouldn't tint my sunroof and i wanted to do a full mirror effect to blind those damn SUV drivers hahaha jk
btw anyone hear any rumors about the sunroof exploding if you tint the sunroof I'm curious cause they wouldn't tint my sunroof and i wanted to do a full mirror effect to blind those damn SUV drivers hahaha jk