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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: winky on February 15, 2014, 04:08:23 pm
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soo i ordered some pre cut tint for the mud truck about two weeks ago... came in day before yesterday no back glass peace with it... there's one strike... i ordered the $15 tint kit with it. i figured hey its worth it to keep me from having to find a knife squeegee etc.. wellll there's strike two... came with lint free towels.. i may only have one eye but come on these things looked like they were made out of shredded paper towels. you could shake them and make it snow. then the squeegee was a pos.. rough cut hard plastic.. so i had nothing else to do today (couldn't carry the truck to where i work) so i said hey ill install it anyways.. the tent already has a purple look to it and using a bondo paddle with a paper towel over it still scratched it just a very poor kit in all... and to think i bought the next to best tint they offered.
so looks like ill be making a trip to wally world next week and doing it all the old fashion way. just thought i would share my experience and ley you know you better think twice before you order this kind of stuff
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But you did not tell us the brand or anything ?
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aha!i was so upset i forgot, precutautotint dot c(())m
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You need to have a tint applicator kit handy. Home Depot etc carries. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Gila-Complete-Application-Kit-Auto-Tint-FS600/203187368
Clean the glass spotless, I use glass cleaner and steel wool to ensure the glass is super clean. Wash it several times and then soak it down with the spray. It helps to have an assistant so you can carefully peel the skin off the tint and spray it down at the same time. Once you get it into place work out the bubbles and have a heat gun handy and you will have the best results.
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i cleaned it and all that good mess ive put tint on a few windows for work (no were near a professional at it though) thanks for the link ive lost most of my tools. im going to try and cut it all on my own this week some time
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I cheated when I did my tint myself... During my rebuild, I did the back, side and vent wings, while disassembled and while laying in my kitchen counter... either way still screwed up the compound curve side windows 5 times. either wrinkles or too much dust.