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09-18-2012, 12:37 AM
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Tinting
So i have been looking online for tips on how to tint my rear glass. I have tried it 3 times and have failed horribly. Any advice or does anyone know a place in north jersey that does it?
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09-18-2012, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RyanDestroysWorlds
So i have been looking online for tips on how to tint my rear glass. I have tried it 3 times and have failed horribly. Any advice or does anyone know a place in north jersey that does it?
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pm me my friend did mine some time ago he saod its one of the most difficult hatches he ever tinted.
but he got it with 1 whole piece
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09-18-2012, 08:28 AM
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I wouldn't. The tint will 99% positively develop air bubbles around the defroster lines. It's a compound curved surface which makes it damned near impossible to get right with flat sheets of tint.
Also, it'll make visibility out of the rear of the car suck balls.
But, to each his own.
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09-18-2012, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by The_Bishop
I wouldn't. The tint will 99% positively develop air bubbles around the defroster lines. It's a compound curved surface which makes it damned near impossible to get right with flat sheets of tint.
Also, it'll make visibility out of the rear of the car suck balls.
But, to each his own.
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not at all especially if theyre properly heated.
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09-18-2012, 09:12 AM
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But isn't tint illegal in NJ???
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09-18-2012, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
But isn't tint illegal in NJ???
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strictly for show purposes
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09-18-2012, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
But isn't tint illegal in NJ???
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Not the hatch. You can paint the hatch black if you want to.
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09-18-2012, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by WSex
strictly for show purposes
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Not the hatch. You can paint the hatch black if you want to.
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Oh ok, thanks guys! I have a can of flat black rustoleoum, what kinda prep do I need to do for glass?
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09-18-2012, 09:50 AM
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To add in for anyone seriously unsure ...
In NJ, anything behind the drivers 90* left and right field of vision and back, is legal to tint. So pretty much front doors foward (obviously includes windshield UNDER the AS1 line) is illegal to have tint on it
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09-18-2012, 10:29 AM
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pay a shop... ive used a shop in south hackensack for 2 very successful rear hatch tint jobs.
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09-18-2012, 11:09 AM
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See im kinda just get lazy and aiming toward paying the shop, but i know its not illegal but i do want 35% on my fronts and that i know is illegal but **** it.
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09-18-2012, 11:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Oh ok, thanks guys! I have a can of flat black rustoleoum, what kinda prep do I need to do for glass?
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Use a palm sander with 60 grit to give it some tooth. Mask surrounding areas for 'overspray'.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
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09-18-2012, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanDestroysWorlds
See im kinda just get lazy and aiming toward paying the shop, but i know its not illegal but i do want 35% on my fronts and that i know is illegal but **** it.
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I would definitely go to a shop. Even the guys who do it for a living say that's a hard window to do. Plus you can get it warrantied depending where you go
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09-18-2012, 01:00 PM
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Please dont spray paint your glass. Pay someone $150 to do it.
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09-18-2012, 01:11 PM
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If you shop around, you'll find that you can get a reputable tint shop to do your hatch and front two windows all for $150. I think I remember hearing $100-$125 if it was just the hatch only, since our side windows are so effortless.
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09-18-2012, 03:40 PM
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Don't worry about the defroster lines, tint can work around those with no problems.
In terms of legality, NJ still has the draconian tint law to protect cops from not seeing into a car - yet a lot of undercover cop cars are fully tinted, go figure. Anyway, NJ inspection stations no longer fail for side or windshield tint, thanks to Gov. Christie's slimming down of vehicle inspection (pun intended). But cops can and still do issue tickets if they wish for tint, so be aware of that...
All 5 of my cars are tinted all around (except windshield)...
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09-18-2012, 03:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Yea I found someone to do the car for 175 all around. No windsheild cause I hate that, My buddy had it on his silverado and it was terrible.
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09-18-2012, 09:19 PM
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I would just use VHT Nightshade. Its like 10 bucks a can and you don't have to worry about defroster lines, dot matrix, etc.
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09-18-2012, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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looking for lights or windows tinted
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09-18-2012, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Beachwood, NJ
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Definitely go to frisbe tinting in north jersey, thats where me and all.my.friends have brought our cars. Tom is a great guy and does phenomenal work.
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