window tinting
2005LSdude
03-12-2007, 10:02 PM
Gonna get my windows tinted wednesday so would like to get answer soon, is there any do's or don'ts on getting windows tinted, like what makes some window tinting turn purple and bubble? One tinting place said ammonia like in windex causes tint to turn purple, they apply tint wet and said there cleaner doesnt have ammonia in it, I didnt think to ask him at the time but wonder if after tinting is applied can a person use windex? will the ammonia on the other side of tinting affect it? gonna ask him wed. but if u know anything please reply thanx.....
IgotGAME
03-14-2007, 06:09 PM
I have 15% tint on all my windows.
Yes ammonia can turn your tint purple, but with newer tint it may not affect it HOWEVER.....DO NOT EVER use ammonia cleaner (like Windex) on tinted windows...by some tint safe cleaner.
They apply the tint WET so they can peel it and move it if they need to. Its not ammonia they are using...in most cases its just water...once they get the tint in place they use a flat edge and push all the water out from under the tint.
Using Ammonia based cleaner (like Windex) will not harm the tint if you use it on the outside of the car. HOWEVER...I would still use "safe for tint" cleaner because say for example you have the door open and the winds blow the window cleaner (if you were using ammonia cleaner) onto your tint...then you would be pissed. Just to be safe...always use tint safe cleaner. Armor all makes some...there are plenty of tint safe window cleaners out there.
In my pictures below that is 15% tint in the mid-day sun. On cloudy type days you can't even see in the car hardly.
Yes ammonia can turn your tint purple, but with newer tint it may not affect it HOWEVER.....DO NOT EVER use ammonia cleaner (like Windex) on tinted windows...by some tint safe cleaner.
They apply the tint WET so they can peel it and move it if they need to. Its not ammonia they are using...in most cases its just water...once they get the tint in place they use a flat edge and push all the water out from under the tint.
Using Ammonia based cleaner (like Windex) will not harm the tint if you use it on the outside of the car. HOWEVER...I would still use "safe for tint" cleaner because say for example you have the door open and the winds blow the window cleaner (if you were using ammonia cleaner) onto your tint...then you would be pissed. Just to be safe...always use tint safe cleaner. Armor all makes some...there are plenty of tint safe window cleaners out there.
In my pictures below that is 15% tint in the mid-day sun. On cloudy type days you can't even see in the car hardly.
2005LSdude
03-15-2007, 12:00 AM
Thanx for the info, that's pretty much the game plan I have in mind, if anyone has additional input plus leave a reply, one of my rear windows stopped working so now have a little more time before tinting, not able to get window fixed til saturday, and probably tinted hopefully this monday, thanx again...
hondasf42000
03-15-2007, 02:31 PM
Hello,
I used to install film years ago. The tint years ago was made of dyes, over time the dye faded and became purple. Todays films are made with metal to reflect more heat and UV rays.
What ammonia does is eats the glue from the film. If you use the ammonia Windex to clean the windows over time the film will deteriorate. So go along with IgotGame said and DO NOT use ammonia based cleaners.
As far as putting the film on most shops use water and soap. The backside of the film has glue on it, so as soon as the film is applied it sticks. If you put the soap in it it allows for you to manuver the film where you need it. From there you cut the film around the windows edge and then use a squeege to get the water out between the glass and the film. In a couple of days it will be dry.
The only other thing you should know and the company tinting the windows will tell you is you may see bubbles in the film. That is water that hasn't dried. This will go away with time, DO NOT puncture it.
I hope this helps
I used to install film years ago. The tint years ago was made of dyes, over time the dye faded and became purple. Todays films are made with metal to reflect more heat and UV rays.
What ammonia does is eats the glue from the film. If you use the ammonia Windex to clean the windows over time the film will deteriorate. So go along with IgotGame said and DO NOT use ammonia based cleaners.
As far as putting the film on most shops use water and soap. The backside of the film has glue on it, so as soon as the film is applied it sticks. If you put the soap in it it allows for you to manuver the film where you need it. From there you cut the film around the windows edge and then use a squeege to get the water out between the glass and the film. In a couple of days it will be dry.
The only other thing you should know and the company tinting the windows will tell you is you may see bubbles in the film. That is water that hasn't dried. This will go away with time, DO NOT puncture it.
I hope this helps
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