Mirror-Tinting Windows

Jay! · #1 02-02-2002, 03:57 PM

Anybody ever done this? I was thinking of picking up a kit for cheap because it's missing the interior, so I want to be able to hide it...

Thanks!

JE123 · #2 02-02-2002, 04:42 PM

That would be cool to do, but I have no idea on how to do it.

nismo kid · #3 02-02-2002, 05:57 PM

How about just using a dark smoke tint?

Jay! · #4 02-02-2002, 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by nismo kid
How about just using a dark smoke tint?

Since there's no interior at all, I would want to make it completely opaque. If I wanted black, I could just paint it black from the inside, and it would look great! I used to do this on old sci-fi models all the time. I want it to look a little more purposeful than that.

(no offense

good idea, but not what i'm looking for...)

Thing-A-Majig · #5 02-02-2002, 06:38 PM

well i have an idea... im not sure how well it would work though. you could tint the with a dark tint like you normaly would. then once that has dried maybe you could put some metal foil ontop of that tint... does that make sense? so it would sit like this. window/tint/foil. what do you think?

Thing-A-Majig · #6 02-02-2002, 06:42 PM

it just occurred to me how stupid my plan was. cant you just run out and buy a small sheet of mirror tint at some tinting shop? if you could do that then why bother doing anything else?

primera man · #7 02-02-2002, 07:18 PM

I say go for it.
Visit you local place that does car window tints and ask for some off cuts.

Jay! · #8 02-02-2002, 07:31 PM

I get what you guys are saying there, but I'd be worried about getting the film to sit smoothly on the inside of the plastic glass...

How does silver paint look on the backside of clear plastic? Is it mirror-y? If I got clever, I could airbrush tint (smoke) over the top half of the glass, then spray the whole backside silver/"mirror"/chrome.

I've got my wheels turning now...

Thanks for the ideas; keep 'em coming!

Twist · #9 02-02-2002, 08:10 PM

I use silver paint on the back of my headlights and taillights to give it an added effect. I can't say how it would look for that size and distance, but it came out looking rather nice. Hey if you ever find that old S2000 windshield that you lost, you could try it out on that. Man, that was a long time ago.

Jay! · #10 02-02-2002, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Twist
Hey if you ever find that old S2000 windshield that you lost, you could try it out on that. Man, that was a long time ago.

Yeah.

If I ever find that secret place where half my socks go, I bet my windshield will be there.

I may try it on my S2K soft top part, since I don't really plan on using it and it's molded in clear and I know I can clean it off with CSC.

Good idea!

primera man · #11 02-02-2002, 11:08 PM

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Originally posted by jay@af
Yeah. If I ever find that secret place where half my socks go, I bet my windshield will be there.

I may try it on my S2K soft top part, since I don't really plan on using it and it's molded in clear and I know I can clean it off with CSC. Good idea!

Dont do it...it will look like crap

Jay! · #12 02-02-2002, 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by primera man
Dont do it...it will look like crap

Tell me why.

primera man · #13 02-02-2002, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by jay@af
Tell me why.

There wont be any "deepth" to the window. At least with a tint on them like on a car you can make them dark enough so you can only just see a outline of whats inside.

Jay! · #14 02-02-2002, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by primera man
There wont be any "deepth" to the window

Hmmm... I sorta know what you mean. How are they done in real life? Is there tint on both sides of the glass?

primera man · #15 02-02-2002, 11:18 PM

THey cut the tint and then spray with a mixture of water and dish wash.
Peel the backing away from the tint and put onto the window. Smooth out with a cloth so that any air bubbles disapear. If you dont use water it will end up in a mess.
Allow to dry. Cut the excess off from the window when dry.
Just do the inside with the tint

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