Anything window tinting....just ask and fire away. - Page 6

pr1mo · 28-12-2004, 02:32 PM

yeah ill be going up to have a chat to rob about my windows shortly i think. will have to speak to mr Wrecht about borrowing the bug while theyre being done too :P

cheers mike

tinter · 29-12-2004, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloudland

if there is a trans-tasman ferry doesn't cost an arm and a leg...

I'm looking for a holiday Cloud...can I bring over my squeegee? :lol:
Thanks Chris for being so punctual considering the great distance you travelled and what a great car?
Loved the tail light lenses.
Rob.

Cloudland · 29-12-2004, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tinter

I'm looking for a holiday Cloud...can I bring over my squeegee? :lol:

no kidding ugh?

BigBoyLemonade · 06-02-2005, 12:08 AM

Hey Tinter,

Me and friend tried to tint my civic today and got the side doors done pretty well but what steps do you take to tint the hatch back rear. Its pretty flat besides the curves at the bottom.

Any tips? its just dodgy supercheap tint. Its just our runabout, we don't care to much, no bubbles so far.

Its an 88-90 ED 3 Door Civic

tinter · 07-02-2005, 10:03 PM

The Civic rear ain't no walk in the park with that model.
You'll have to install it in 2 or 3 horizontal pieces (forget heat shrinking expertise for a novice) and hide the join on the demister line.
You do that by overlapping each piece of film on to the other, squeegeeing it out and cut the 2 with a very sharp blade right near the line. Take out the piece on top and the other underneath and re-squeegee out again.

I can feel a "destroy-it-yourself" result coming up here.
Rob.

BigBoyLemonade · 07-02-2005, 10:07 PM

Yeah we already had that result... wint + outdoors + wind = death
We are going to pull the hatch off when we get round to doing it...

Asterix · 09-02-2005, 05:48 PM

Here's a qn...
I had my windows tinted on my R34 Skyline last week.
As I have a sunroof, I asked for that to be tinted too & they said I can't.
The reasoning they gave me was that the glass would explode.

Is this crap, or what's the go??

BigBoyLemonade · 09-02-2005, 07:27 PM

Sorry to cut in tinter but yes this is true, I never believed it until I heard about one of my employee's friends shattering just yesterday, supposely the heat gets trapped in and then any slight movement or bump will smash it.

platypus · 10-02-2005, 12:15 AM

sounds like the glass is fitted to tightly

Asterix · 11-02-2005, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Xedos

Sorry to cut in tinter but yes this is true, I never believed it until I heard about one of my employee's friends shattering just yesterday, supposely the heat gets trapped in and then any slight movement or bump will smash it.

I asked why the rear window wouldn't pop too & it MUST get almost the same sun but going off Axedos' theory I guess the rear window doesn't move that much.

Cheers for the feedback!

platypus · 11-02-2005, 12:52 AM

nor is in a tight enclosure, such as a roof lining

tinter · 22-02-2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asterix

Here's a qn...
I had my windows tinted on my R34 Skyline last week.
As I have a sunroof, I asked for that to be tinted too & they said I can't.
The reasoning they gave me was that the glass would explode.

Is this crap, or what's the go??

There are specific films I have that are perfectly OK for roof applications. In a nutshell asterisk.....it's crap. Have they given up their day job?
I have it on both my Outback factory fitted sunroofs (it's a limited edition H6 model) and it makes a massive difference in solar heat gain.
Rob.

tinter · 22-02-2005, 06:56 PM

Sorry guys,
I should have read further down.
All automotive glass fitted into vehicles these days is heat tempered or toughened. It's a manufacturing process that fires the glass in a furnace very rapidly and then it is cooled down slowly with fans.
This process hardens the glass right through and should it break, it crystalises into zillions of small safety bits of glass.
This is why this type of glass can be installed with incredibly dark film and not break despite huge glass temperature increases.
For a roof to break it probably has a flaw in it or it has been knocked with something sharp and hard and then "BOOM" like a shotgun going off beside your head.
Rob.

06-02-2005, 12:08 AM	#104
BigBoyLemonade The Architect Join Date: Jul 1998 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: AUSDM S6 RX7 Posts: 1,600 View Photos By: BigBoyLemonade	Hey Tinter, Me and friend tried to tint my civic today and got the side doors done pretty well but what steps do you take to tint the hatch back rear. Its pretty flat besides the curves at the bottom. Any tips? its just dodgy supercheap tint. Its just our runabout, we don't care to much, no bubbles so far. Its an 88-90 ED 3 Door Civic Last edited by BigBoyLemonade; 06-02-2005 at 12:26 AM.

07-02-2005, 10:03 PM	#105
tinter Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: melbourne Car: Liberty GT and SP23 Posts: 93	The Civic rear ain't no walk in the park with that model. You'll have to install it in 2 or 3 horizontal pieces (forget heat shrinking expertise for a novice) and hide the join on the demister line. You do that by overlapping each piece of film on to the other, squeegeeing it out and cut the 2 with a very sharp blade right near the line. Take out the piece on top and the other underneath and re-squeegee out again. I can feel a "destroy-it-yourself" result coming up here. Rob. __________________ Car Tint Pty. Ltd. Setting the standard in window tinting for the last 30 years.

10-02-2005, 12:15 AM	#109
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	sounds like the glass is fitted to tightly __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

11-02-2005, 12:52 AM	#111
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	nor is in a tight enclosure, such as a roof lining __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

22-02-2005, 06:56 PM	#113
tinter Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: melbourne Car: Liberty GT and SP23 Posts: 93	Sorry guys, I should have read further down. All automotive glass fitted into vehicles these days is heat tempered or toughened. It's a manufacturing process that fires the glass in a furnace very rapidly and then it is cooled down slowly with fans. This process hardens the glass right through and should it break, it crystalises into zillions of small safety bits of glass. This is why this type of glass can be installed with incredibly dark film and not break despite huge glass temperature increases. For a roof to break it probably has a flaw in it or it has been knocked with something sharp and hard and then "BOOM" like a shotgun going off beside your head. Rob. __________________ Car Tint Pty. Ltd. Setting the standard in window tinting for the last 30 years.

28-12-2004, 02:32 PM	#101
pr1mo I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DansVille Car: auto Posts: 4,326	yeah ill be going up to have a chat to rob about my windows shortly i think. will have to speak to mr Wrecht about borrowing the bug while theyre being done too :P cheers mike

07-02-2005, 10:07 PM	#106
BigBoyLemonade The Architect Join Date: Jul 1998 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: AUSDM S6 RX7 Posts: 1,600 View Photos By: BigBoyLemonade	Yeah we already had that result... wint + outdoors + wind = death We are going to pull the hatch off when we get round to doing it...

09-02-2005, 05:48 PM	#107
Asterix AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne, Vic Car: Ex Astina, ex R34, ex 850R, currently Polo GTi Posts: 431	Here's a qn... I had my windows tinted on my R34 Skyline last week. As I have a sunroof, I asked for that to be tinted too & they said I can't. The reasoning they gave me was that the glass would explode. Is this crap, or what's the go??

09-02-2005, 07:27 PM	#108
BigBoyLemonade The Architect Join Date: Jul 1998 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: AUSDM S6 RX7 Posts: 1,600 View Photos By: BigBoyLemonade	Sorry to cut in tinter but yes this is true, I never believed it until I heard about one of my employee's friends shattering just yesterday, supposely the heat gets trapped in and then any slight movement or bump will smash it.