Originally Posted by nox1s
Uhm. Sorry.. this is a dumb idea.
By the time you buy everything you need you're close to getting your windows tinted professionally with higher grade film then what you buy off of eBay.
I was with you, I thought I could do it. It looks easy. No matter how many videos you see, it all looks the same. Looks to be a 10 minute job.
You'll spend hours trying to perfect it and you'll still have bubbles. Window tinting is something you learn by experience, and you have to have done a lot of them for it to come out good.
I never said this was for the faint of heart, or that it would be a 10minute job. I've learned over the years that expecting 10minute jobs never leads to anything productive.
One reason I didn't want to go to anywhere near me, is because they all said it could only be done by scrapping over the defrosting lines...which I won't do. This is why I don't trust any places near me...
I will be the first to admit that tinting and vinyl work definitely takes some experience. The only way anyone can ever get experience is by doing. I've done some previous body vinyl work and now am going to try my hand at window tinting.
I am hoping that this write-up will not only help others to learn to tint, but also help others who do this to keep from making my mistakes. I know there is a good chances of a whoopsies, that is why I paid the extra $8.99 for the insurance. If a panel, or all of them gets messed up...They will replace it as long as I have pictures of it messed up...Fair enough.
Its now 9a and I'm planning on getting going at about 10a and am hoping that by 2p I will be done. I will try to have the write-up done tonight with pictures.