I wish I knew this when I did my first windshield on my own car 😂 had one little hair piece on the left bottom corner, but was too scared to peel the tint back and try and remove it. I was too proud of the first windshield tint job I did 😄
i tinted in high school as my first real job. back then we still used wet shrinking and you had to have the fingers vertical. horizontal "waves" would 80% crease. ah memories. years later i did my cars with with the dryer method but im too old and fat to bend around anymore. i could still do it, just takes me an ass of a long time. i did windshields on the side after the local shop stopped after they cracked down on them. it was easy 300$ a pop for a while. havent touched film in 5 years but i still get the itch looking at the left over rolls i have stacked. tinting is that one thing that looks so simple but takes so much fiddly experience to do right. watching this with the context is so much more gratifying
I had tempted to tint my windshield this past weekend on my 21 Sierra and failed 3 times. I’m glad you posted this video to give me hope and allow me to try it again.
@@sourpatch007 a damped dryer sheet. I cleaned the windshield with soapy water and a squeegee 2 times, applied the guard aid tape to the windshield, then get a dampened a dry sheet with soapy water, wiped the windshield with the dryer sheet, once the windshield is dry I applied the tint, cut to fit, did a h pattern to apply the tint to the windshield, and then started shrinking the tint. The key component is to take your time when shrinking the tint.
@@uplerr The magnet on the inside of the door may take a bit of water drips from rain or something, not like it's being sprayed with a hose. If these are generic factory speakers with paper cones, I definitely wouldn't appreciate it if my installer said "just fckin douse it."
I did tinting 40 years ago, I just retired and looking to find something I like to do. I want to start by tinting my Tacoma what ceramic film should I get and where to buy it? By the way you’re good not just tinting but explaining!! Glad I came across your channel.
These types of videos are where you start to reallllllyyy understand why you pay for experience and not just time alone. ive tried tinting a few times with poor results and gained whole lot more respect for the nuances of doing a professional job and knowing how to do it correctly
Just goes to prove with camera on the tinter that accidents can happen to the best of us, but is all about how you correct them that proves how good you respect your craft and name!!!
@jonathanmarquez4056 Nebraska Window Tinting Laws. Nebraska window tint laws restrict windshield tint above AS-1 line. Front side windows must have 35% light transmission or more. Back side windows and rear window may have 20% VLT on passenger vehicles, or any darkness on SUVs and other multi purpose vehicles.
The legend is back just in time again, been thinking about doing my front window in ceramic tint after doing the rest with awesome results from your videos man
I'm still kind of shocked at the amount of shops that STILL refuse to use the soap rope. I've owned three different cars from three different manufacturers that were known to develop electrical gremlins if water got down between the dash and windshield. I kind of lose all respect and faith in any shop that doesn't make it a basic part of their routine since it's such a known issue. Great video. I wish I had shops like yours in my area. My local shops have you wanting to just do it yourself, but I know most of us with 0 experience would royally screw it up.
Kentucky stickers; made from the finest Kentucky Thoroughbreds. Makes the stickiest of glues. Also: love your videos. I’m going to try to tint my 2017 Impala myself. If I fail I’m out $60. Then I can justify paying the $286 I was quoted for all around tint at the local shoppe.
Bring a doctors note for glacoma or become a private investigator for the legal way. You could give the inspector a cash tip for him doing a good job. “It’s a work vehicle, so if you see something wrong I hope my friend Benjamin Franklin can fix this issue before I leave.
U r good .... thanks for showing this ..... I dont think I can do this though..... nice to see how its done ..... I tried .... not good... I had to take it all off....... I thought it was easy.... but this takes a lot of time to learn to do it right... Wow..... I did not know U have time ......to take the tint ...off .....the window ......to get hair or lint out .... Great video..........
Really appreciate your professional work, I'll save this video as reference since I'm going to do it myself next week, if I have the internal sides OEM trim covered with fabric, this extra water will not damage it? (Can I use isopropyl alcohol? at least it will evaporate in a minutes)
Hi, i just recently orderd precut film for my car, when i am installing the rear window, do i keep the protective film on for the step where i shrink the film??😬
Have you tinted a Subaru car with eyesight cameras on the front windshield? I read up Subaru owner manual and it does not recommend tinting the windshield. I want to know if ceramic tint will affect the cameras at all.
I moved to Houston Texas I got my windshield tints in Philly. I thought they don't care I had to get it removed for inspections. Now I'm wishing I had it. It's hotter than a bitch down here. I was able to drive around for a year with tinted windshield ....
@@TdrSld Yeah I heard about that I’m so happy I still have my pa registration Going to wait till next year to do to switch to Texas Man can wait tint windshield again
Good job but I would recommend to squeegee middle to top and middle to bottom the same direction you shrank the fingers out. By pushing the water out to the sides, you are working against the shrink.
I think the reason why your blade wiggles is because you let it out too long. i think if you shorten your blade just enuf for you to actually feel when it cuts the tint than that should be it. Just sayin🤷♂️
Welcome! No I take care of the vehicle. Most come in pretty clean anyways. But the glass is quick to clean up so I always charge enough to where it’s a non issue of it is dirtier than usual
@@DetroitTintStudiothanks man. I was wondering about dirty cars for mobile tinting. Laying the tint on the doors seems to be part of the process, but I can imagine most cars will be pretty dirty😅
Это во многом зависит от местности в которой вы живете. У меня в городе много пыли и автомобили приезжают грязные. А возле моря влажный воздух и пыли нет . Там машины чистые даже после дождя.
That's years of work, trials, and tribulations....My luck I won't do so well if I tried. I can't do everything..at least not perfect..on my first try... I'm pulling up to get mines done.
Yea I have the original and it fell apart within a few months . I really liked it tho. but still even that towel takes up more space than I’d like for the HUD so I just left it out
Your videos are very good, my questions is the slip solution, I do tinting as a business and one constant problem is the slip solution I live in Hawaii and the shop do not have air conditioner so is relativity hot, is a problem to maneuver the film on the window not mare how much soap or water, and the creasing possibilities increase exponentially, I will appreciate if you can let me know your opinion, Thank you.
Have you ever seen how some detail the inside of a vehicle? They take a garden hose to it. Takes a day for the electronics to dry out. No power put to anything nothing will be harmed!
Purpose or reasoning behind behind the ceramic shield on the windshield? Easy cleaning or something? Just curious, I'm old school. Door windows tinted but not windshield lol 🤟
I haven’t but the plastic being really light weight probably wouldn’t ever stay where I need it to be and I’d be worried about water running off the sides rather than getting soaked up. But the towel still works well enough here it’s just not all the way to the end
Personally i think it’s dangerous tinting the windscreen and the passenger and drivers door, on darker road not lighted up well you can’t see well of whats around you. In the uk it’s illegal to tint the windscreen
Tinting a windscreen...? That has to be the dumbest shit idea ive ever heard! WTF would you tint the glass you're needing perfect vision through...?! Is that even legal?
I wish I knew this when I did my first windshield on my own car 😂 had one little hair piece on the left bottom corner, but was too scared to peel the tint back and try and remove it. I was too proud of the first windshield tint job I did 😄
Nah mehn..you peel it,you get air pockets at least for me..i try to keep everywhere clean as much as possible
It sucks you got a hair in there but its excellent for us to see how to remedy it. Thanks for the videos, Matt. Truly appreciated.
my exact thoughts it was cool to see a solution
Fascinating process! I've never seen anything like this. Thank you for the education.
i tinted in high school as my first real job. back then we still used wet shrinking and you had to have the fingers vertical. horizontal "waves" would 80% crease. ah memories. years later i did my cars with with the dryer method but im too old and fat to bend around anymore. i could still do it, just takes me an ass of a long time. i did windshields on the side after the local shop stopped after they cracked down on them. it was easy 300$ a pop for a while. havent touched film in 5 years but i still get the itch looking at the left over rolls i have stacked. tinting is that one thing that looks so simple but takes so much fiddly experience to do right. watching this with the context is so much more gratifying
I am seeing this, but I can't believe I am seeing you do this Perfectly, on Camera! Amazing! Thanks!
I had tempted to tint my windshield this past weekend on my 21 Sierra and failed 3 times. I’m glad you posted this video to give me hope and allow me to try it again.
So did you tint it
@@Marvin-Jrlgl yes, I was finally able to get it done. It took patience and not rushing the preparation process
@@gasparsperformance9841 did you buy practice film or did you use actual reg film
@@gasparsperformance9841what do you put on the windshield to hold the tints to shrink soapy water ?
@@sourpatch007 a damped dryer sheet. I cleaned the windshield with soapy water and a squeegee 2 times, applied the guard aid tape to the windshield, then get a dampened a dry sheet with soapy water, wiped the windshield with the dryer sheet, once the windshield is dry I applied the tint, cut to fit, did a h pattern to apply the tint to the windshield, and then started shrinking the tint. The key component is to take your time when shrinking the tint.
32:10: that water on the speaker is driving me nuts haha
If only there was something absorbent specifically made to protect things that shouldn’t be wet.
its not really harming it that much. speakers inside the door take a lot of water for example. @@ProfessionalMundane
@@uplerr The magnet on the inside of the door may take a bit of water drips from rain or something, not like it's being sprayed with a hose. If these are generic factory speakers with paper cones, I definitely wouldn't appreciate it if my installer said "just fckin douse it."
Same! 😂
Hard to watch the water flows for sure 😮
I did tinting 40 years ago, I just retired and looking to find something I like to do. I want to start by tinting my Tacoma what ceramic film should I get and where to buy it? By the way you’re good not just tinting but explaining!! Glad I came across your channel.
These types of videos are where you start to reallllllyyy understand why you pay for experience and not just time alone. ive tried tinting a few times with poor results and gained whole lot more respect for the nuances of doing a professional job and knowing how to do it correctly
Just goes to prove with camera on the tinter that accidents can happen to the best of us, but is all about how you correct them that proves how good you respect your craft and name!!!
Amazing the amount of work to tint a window. No wonder I can't afford it. Nice work!
And now the truck is illegal in all 50 states!
Not in Michigan or North Dakota, you can legally tint the entire windshield.
@@cjkollhoff58 only the top 4 inches.
Not in nebraska .. you can have full windshield tint ... and so can alot of other states .. people need to look at individual state tint laws
@jonathanmarquez4056 Nebraska Window Tinting Laws. Nebraska window tint laws restrict windshield tint above AS-1 line. Front side windows must have 35% light transmission or more. Back side windows and rear window may have 20% VLT on passenger vehicles, or any darkness on SUVs and other multi purpose vehicles.
Hell cop cars in Florida have whole windshield tinted
The legend is back just in time again, been thinking about doing my front window in ceramic tint after doing the rest with awesome results from your videos man
I'm still kind of shocked at the amount of shops that STILL refuse to use the soap rope. I've owned three different cars from three different manufacturers that were known to develop electrical gremlins if water got down between the dash and windshield. I kind of lose all respect and faith in any shop that doesn't make it a basic part of their routine since it's such a known issue. Great video. I wish I had shops like yours in my area. My local shops have you wanting to just do it yourself, but I know most of us with 0 experience would royally screw it up.
Thankyou for showing the entire process ... I am confident enough to do my car now .
Great workmanship btw 🔥💯👍
Appreciate the tutorial, I'll be ready to tackle it this weekend
Great job. Excellent description .
Great video again! Thanks 🙏
That glass tape is really used for 2 reasons. 1- to show where to cut 2- to act as a buffer to prevent cutting / etching the glass while cutting
That LTT screwdriver tho 🔥
Kentucky stickers; made from the finest Kentucky Thoroughbreds. Makes the stickiest of glues.
Also: love your videos. I’m going to try to tint my 2017 Impala myself. If I fail I’m out $60. Then I can justify paying the $286 I was quoted for all around tint at the local shoppe.
a lot of work
great job you have skills
Nice screwdriver, lol. Best I've ever owned! I knew what it was as soon as I heard the ratchet.
Nice job! Educational. Thank you.
You made a swimming pool out of that speaker and the headup display assembly. Great attention to detail.
Excellent video, excellent job. It looks fantastic!
A lot of patience you do have.
Great job 🥰👍!!
Great video sir
What do you do about the inspection/ registration stickers?
Michigan don’t have vehicle inspections like some states and we don’t use registration stickers
Bring a doctors note for glacoma or become a private investigator for the legal way. You could give the inspector a cash tip for him doing a good job. “It’s a work vehicle, so if you see something wrong I hope my friend Benjamin Franklin can fix this issue before I leave.
You the best my friend
Excellent video👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Great video.
U r good .... thanks for showing this ..... I dont think I can do this though..... nice to see how its done ..... I tried .... not good... I had to take it all off....... I thought it was easy.... but this takes a lot of time to learn to do it right... Wow..... I did not know U have time ......to take the tint ...off .....the window ......to get hair or lint out .... Great video..........
This is 50% front tint ?
Which brand you use and available brands
Couldn't you use a nylon cutting tape or is it not strong enough for a clean cut?
Yep after all that tint installation intricacies that Dash speaker is all wet 😂
Really appreciate your professional work, I'll save this video as reference since I'm going to do it myself next week,
if I have the internal sides OEM trim covered with fabric, this extra water will not damage it? (Can I use isopropyl alcohol? at least it will evaporate in a minutes)
Great job
How close are you with the tip of the heat gun to the film when shrinking?
How much heat (temp setting) do you use in the heat gun? Do you use RO water?
Good job 👍
Hi, i just recently orderd precut film for my car, when i am installing the rear window, do i keep the protective film on for the step where i shrink the film??😬
Excellent information thank you for sharing this 👍🍻🇨🇦
You made that look easy sir! This service I would happily pay a pro for and not DIY LOL
Have you tinted a Subaru car with eyesight cameras on the front windshield? I read up Subaru owner manual and it does not recommend tinting the windshield. I want to know if ceramic tint will affect the cameras at all.
You have to heat at what temperature exactly?
What percentage was that? That was awesome FPV tutorial.
Thanks for sharing.
Done like a pro.❤
Aside from the darkness, can you tell that it’s tinted? I mean, does it distort your view at all?
Can you use knifeless tape for this?? and cut the film that way?
I moved to Houston Texas I got my windshield tints in Philly. I thought they don't care I had to get it removed for inspections.
Now I'm wishing I had it. It's hotter than a bitch down here.
I was able to drive around for a year with tinted windshield ....
Good news 2024 is the last year for state inspection, so in 2025 get it done and then you dont have to worry with some inspector being an ass.
@@TdrSld
Yeah I heard about that
I’m so happy
I still have my pa registration
Going to wait till next year to do to switch to Texas
Man can wait tint windshield again
Please a se clarify what is meant by ceramic coating? is there A specific finish on the film?
Do you heat shrink on the side windows?
Good job but I would recommend to squeegee middle to top and middle to bottom the same direction you shrank the fingers out. By pushing the water out to the sides, you are working against the shrink.
What do I put on the windshield to hold the tints to shrink
How do you get that rope out without pulling the tint off?
Like a fucking surgeon. Thank you for including that final hair removal
The amount of water going into the front left dash speaker. Won't that damage it?
Illegal in most places.
what is this tape making a line in the windshield?
and why you did not used the cutting software.
I think the reason why your blade wiggles is because you let it out too long. i think if you shorten your blade just enuf for you to actually feel when it cuts the tint than that should be it. Just sayin🤷♂️
What % tint was use to do the windshield.
Thanks for posting! Question: do you make customers clean the outside of their cars before you tint them?
Welcome! No I take care of the vehicle. Most come in pretty clean anyways. But the glass is quick to clean up so I always charge enough to where it’s a non issue of it is dirtier than usual
@@DetroitTintStudiothanks man. I was wondering about dirty cars for mobile tinting. Laying the tint on the doors seems to be part of the process, but I can imagine most cars will be pretty dirty😅
Это во многом зависит от местности в которой вы живете. У меня в городе много пыли и автомобили приезжают грязные. А возле моря влажный воздух и пыли нет . Там машины чистые даже после дождя.
why would you cut it so close, then shrink it after?
That's years of work, trials, and tribulations....My luck I won't do so well if I tried. I can't do everything..at least not perfect..on my first try... I'm pulling up to get mines done.
They have the rope and towel together. I did it with the new corvette
Yea I have the original and it fell apart within a few months . I really liked it tho. but still even that towel takes up more space than I’d like for the HUD so I just left it out
You don't sell drops of tint by chance do you?
Your videos are very good, my questions is the slip solution, I do tinting as a business and one constant problem is the slip solution I live in Hawaii and the shop do not have air conditioner so is relativity hot, is a problem to maneuver the film on the window not mare how much soap or water, and the creasing possibilities increase exponentially, I will appreciate if you can let me know your opinion, Thank you.
hy bro i m from pak and i asking to you how much you charge money from one car glass tints and which paper film you used.thanks
I live in California and I like the Windows type of film. Can you tell me where I can get it?
I see you got that LTT screwdriver!
What is the difference between regular tint and ceramic tint? does ceramic tint scratch on the front doors like regular tint.
Ceramic film has metal particles in it that reflect heat. You can even do a completely clear ceramic film and it will block the heat.
is that a speaker opening on the bottom left on the dash? A lot of water trickled over that area. Will that harm anything?
Have you ever seen how some detail the inside of a vehicle? They take a garden hose to it. Takes a day for the electronics to dry out. No power put to anything nothing will be harmed!
are you not damaging the speaker and ECU and other Electronic parts inside the Dashboard while you spraying too much water.....
What is the coast of z black film
Tint Studio 🔥🏆💰
GREAT WELL DONE VERY INFORMATIVE
Wow.. wish you were here in AZ. Beautiful work & video.
Purpose or reasoning behind behind the ceramic shield on the windshield? Easy cleaning or something?
Just curious, I'm old school. Door windows tinted but not windshield lol 🤟
Ceramic film blocks heat
What's ceramic tints?
I can see the speaker on the left side pillar got very wet, aren’t you concerned about that?
With those tight dashes like that have you ever tried your plastic door panel covers with a soak rope?
I haven’t but the plastic being really light weight probably wouldn’t ever stay where I need it to be and I’d be worried about water running off the sides rather than getting soaked up. But the towel still works well enough here it’s just not all the way to the end
What VLT% is this?
You got that speaker cover of wather dirte wob
Personally i think it’s dangerous tinting the windscreen and the passenger and drivers door, on darker road not lighted up well you can’t see well of whats around you.
In the uk it’s illegal to tint the windscreen
What is not illegal in the UK.
You make it look so easy 😂
is that plastic film legal after all?
Hello can you let me know the name of the white tape? Thank you!
Glass Aid Tape
very nice
perfection.... Teach me Obi-Wan
Hello there!
a pizza slicer roller would be nice to install rope.
This whole time I'm thinking, You tint the outside of your windshield?
Why tint the windshield? Would this help prevent fogging?
I don’t think windshield tinting is legal where I live, Ontario, Canada.
@@admiralbeez8143 It's not legal anywhere!!!
Why are you not wearing cotton gloves?
To fix the film, you can use magnets on both sides of the glass
Tinting a windscreen...? That has to be the dumbest shit idea ive ever heard! WTF would you tint the glass you're needing perfect vision through...?! Is that even legal?
please what is the temperature of the air gun?
I don't think I know