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car windows are tinted
for a variety of reasons like privacy
style safety or uv protection
while some people install their own tint
at home
others prefer a more professional touch
that's where pros like elliott baker the
founder of tint school
online come in this is his process
for tinting windows
the first step is to roughly cut the
tinted film
down to size elliott starts by spraying
soapy water
onto the window before cutting the film
and sticking it on top
the soapy water allows the film to glide
across the window
so elliott can position the film as
needed he adjusts it so the bottom edge
hangs about a half
inch below the window he'll tuck this
underneath the windowsill later
elliott cuts along the side of the film
using a stainless steel blade
to prevent scratching then he slides it
to overlap the window
by about one centimeter next
he cuts the opposite side of the film
and slides it back over
to properly fit on the window
with the window rolled down he cuts
along the top edge
and removes the access film
to make sure the film is snug elliott
uses a heat gun and a squeegee
to shrink the film down to the proper
size
then he removes it from the window and
places it on a peel board
where he cuts the loose edges
since the film will be installed on the
interior window elliott preps it by
cleaning the glass
and removing any contaminants that may
cause imperfections
in the tint
here you can see him using a razor blade
to lift any stubborn particles
stuck to the surface
once the window is clean and dried off
elliot sprays it with soapy water
once again he removes the film backing
and douses
it in soapy water before removing it
from the peel board
he first slides the film down into the
windowsill
allowing only the bottom half to touch
the window
once the bottom half is in place the
rest of the film
meets the glass and elliot carefully
moves it around
until it perfectly covers the window
leaving a slight gap at the top
a standard practice he carefully
squeezes the soapy water out of the film
anchoring it to the window most cars
have drains in the doors
which prevent the water from damaging
any internal electronics
elliot repeats these steps on the
opposite window
rear window follows a similar process
but
because of the curve in the glass the
window tint requires more shrinking at
the top and bottom
to properly fit before it can be
installed with the film cut to size on
the rear window
fingers or these long bubbles indicate
where there is more film
than window shrinking the film is a
balancing act
too much heat and you damage the film
not enough heat
and the film won't shrink after elliot
hits the fingers with the heat gun
he uses a squeegee to carefully remove
the air trapped underneath
once the film is shrunk down to size
elliott installs it on the interior of
the rear window
using the same technique as earlier
dousing it with soapy water
removing the back and squeezing out the
soap water to anchor the film to the
window
and now the tint job is complete