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sproyd
2500 rpm
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:32 pm
Posts: 435
Location: AKL.NZ.City of Snails
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 Home done tint job. $37 incl shipping for a few rolls of tints and wallah... Heard some scary stories about bubbled tints etc but if you do your research and don't mind redoing a window a couple of times to get it right you end up with a not bad finish for REAL cheap. The key is to use a good quality high pressure squeegee and a heat gun/hair dryer to get out the fingers. Oh and lots of water all over the place. The rear glass is still not done though... I tried it once and it was a disaster... EDIT: 35% btw... I'm not planning on redoing 5% tints at every WOF.  
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Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
VQ20DE w/ OEM Cefiro MEVI = Wildcat High Flow Pod HAI = DR Mod w/ WOT Switch = Clear Headlights Mod = 35% DIY Tints =
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Maximus
MDUC Member
Joined: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:23 pm
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Re: Home done tint job. thats pretty good for the price
as long as you find the film you want and are capable of doing it i dont see a problem
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Sinturion
Turbo Mad
Joined: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:10 pm
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Location: Auckland, City of traffic jams
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Re: Home done tint job. Looks good mate
I can remember back in primary school we used to cover our books with duraseal. My books always came out terrible with big ugly looking bubbles/wrinkles in them. I think if I tried this it would end up the same!
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Nissan Maxima A32 SMX : VQ30DE : Cattman headers & y pipe : 2.5 Inch exhaust : Advanti 17x8 wheels : SAFC II : 00vi (to be installed) : Cattman cold air intake (to be installed)
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Joe
J31 Nutter
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:30 pm
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Location: Adelaide/Melbourne
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Re: Home done tint job. i was just thinking that exact same thought sinturion... haha
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Sonicii
5250 rpm
Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:47 pm
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Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Re: Home done tint job. looks great.. I have heard professionals say the rear window is quite difficult, they need to heat it in the right spots so it streches/shrinks to fit the curved glass.
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sproyd
2500 rpm
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:32 pm
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Location: AKL.NZ.City of Snails
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Re: Home done tint job. yeah rear windo is a biiiiiiiatch. I'd say hardest part about doing any of these windows (by far) is cutting the tint to the right shape. Using a razor its so easy to snag the tint or to cut too wide or too close to edge.... I actually got pretty quick at doing the whole thing by the end but getting a good cut is critical. That's where the pros come into their own...
I may attempt the rear window some time next week if I'm feeling brave.
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my cardomain
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
VQ20DE w/ OEM Cefiro MEVI = Wildcat High Flow Pod HAI = DR Mod w/ WOT Switch = Clear Headlights Mod = 35% DIY Tints =
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the guv
3000 rpm
Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:31 pm
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Location: just off the M1... errr Wellington
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Re: Home done tint job. where do you buy the tint film, dude?
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sproyd
2500 rpm
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:32 pm
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Location: AKL.NZ.City of Snails
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Re: Home done tint job. TradeMe has a couple of different types. Admittedly the stuff I got is noticeably optically sh1tter than the stuff the pros use but aesthetically it looks the same.
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Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
VQ20DE w/ OEM Cefiro MEVI = Wildcat High Flow Pod HAI = DR Mod w/ WOT Switch = Clear Headlights Mod = 35% DIY Tints =
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Tony.
1000 rpm
Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:52 pm
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Re: Home done tint job. For the love of god, PLEASE dont do it your self. Unless you a trained professional *COUGH COUGH* 
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sproyd
2500 rpm
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:32 pm
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Location: AKL.NZ.City of Snails
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Re: Home done tint job. i did it myself and it looks great only one small crease that barely noticeable but rear windshield thats a different story..... even the pros hate doing those
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my cardomain
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
VQ20DE w/ OEM Cefiro MEVI = Wildcat High Flow Pod HAI = DR Mod w/ WOT Switch = Clear Headlights Mod = 35% DIY Tints =
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