How To Shrink Tint Back Window

Some windows are completely flat and will not crave to be heat shrunk. Normally the heat shrinking is needed when the profile of the glass curves horizontally and vertically (similar the rear windows of most mod cars).

1. Clean the exterior of the window.

2. Clean the window from the inside:
2.1. Utilise toothbrush to carefully clean the defroster plugs.
2.2. Spray with solution and scrub the whole window with white pad (don't utilize a lot pressure level).

ii.three. Use the squeegee to remove the solution from the glass.

2.4. Spray the within of the window i more fourth dimension (from top to bottom) to remove all the dirt that may be in that location.

2.5. Remove the solution with squeegee.
2.vi. Wipe clean using a lint free towel.
2.seven. Check the rear window for scratches and chips (if you have they'll be visible after installation).

three. Cutting the pattern (non needed if you use our pre-cut automotive window tint moving picture patterns).

The pattern is measured and cutted on the outside of the rear window

Now that yous given the rear window a good inspection and cleaning, it'south time to cutting a picture pattern to the shape you lot need. Make sure your measurements are exact and so the film can be hands installed. Please continue using the post-obit steps:

iii.1. Place the moving-picture show on the outside of the rear window, cut a crude blueprint, be sure that the factory edge is on the top and bottom and the liner should be facing you , the movie should exist facing the drinking glass.

3.2. Light an actress lamp on the inside of the machine (the calorie-free coming from the within will help you while cutting the pattern).
3.three. Cut the film using mild pressure i-2cm after the dot matrix (in the blackness border zone). Ever apply new blades.

4. Shrink (dry out method):
4.1. For this method you are going to utilize talc/baby powder or soap water/lather solution (this way you're going to eliminate the static electricity).
4.two. Place a small corporeality of infant powder/talc on the window, then using a dry textile rub the pulverisation over the window leaving a thin picture show all over the drinking glass. If you're using soap foam, after you spread it all over the outside of the window, you lot'll just need to look for a while to permit information technology dry.

4.3. Moisture a cloth (not to much, no dripping). Put a line of water (using the wet fabric) horizontally beyond the centre of the window and two vertical lines (on the left and right side) forming a "H" pattern.

4.4. Put the motion picture pattern on the exterior of the window (backing liner facing you) run the hard card or duster over so the moving-picture show is flat and stuck to the "H" design.

four.v. You'll get some "fingers", arrange the film and so the fingers run but from the middle to the bottom and to the top of the drinking glass (only vertically). You can't estrus compress fingers out horizontally, they must be made to run vertically (whatsoever fingers need to be in the same management as the factory edge).
iv.6.Plow the heat gun on (you tin can too use powerful hairdryer – 2000W), the oestrus softens the moving-picture show assuasive it to "compress" back to its original form earlier it was stretched during the manufacturing process. The release of this built up tension allows the film to form to the curve of the rear window.
iv.7. Start with the upper section. Heat the film with the heat gun on a high setting, holding it well-nigh 25cm away from the glass, so that it is shaped to the window.

iv.8. Start at the centre of the window and run the oestrus gun from the line to the top of the glass slowly (about 1cm a 2nd from the top to the lesser) then back up, moving the heat gun in a round motion go on this moving away from the center to the finish of the glass and again to the other end of the glass.

four.ix.After you do that to the whole upper section (from the center line to the pinnacle), you lot tin can kickoff to motility the heat gun closer to the film. The film will outset to curve and follow the contour of the glass. Continue doing this until the film seems to fit to the glass. Don't worry almost the advent of the flick at this point, it will look wrinkled, but this volition be fixed.
4.10. After you are done with the elevation, do the same to the bottom part (from the center line to the lesser).
iv.11. When y'all have completed the heat shrinking, elevator the picture and spray with solution.

four.12. Shine the motion-picture show down with your mitt.

iv.13. When information technology is smoothed out a little, very carefully squeegee out with the hard card (use slight pressure).

Tip: Exist extremely careful here not to crease the motion-picture show as it is easily done, work slowly and methodically.

4.14. When the picture show is flat to the drinking glass, there may exist some minor fingers, make sure these fingers are at the top and the lesser of the film, not the side, if they are on the side you will need to manipulate them to the top or lesser (y'all can't heat shrink horizontally). These tin exist heated quickly with a estrus gun and pushed out with the hard card. Rut the finger, do this quickly and so run the difficult card squeegee over it, if it comes back do the procedure again. Do this until all the fingers are removed.

Tip: Be careful, don't put too much heat nearly the edge of the moving picture, because you can burn the film that way.

4.15.It is now time to brand the terminal cut, when the motion-picture show is already shrank and shaped to the window. Make a cut 3-iv mm longer than the dot matrix (black border) effectually the entire rear window (not needed if you use our pre-cutting automotive window tint pic patterns).

4.16. At this point the motion-picture show should be smoothen and flat to the drinking glass.

five. Installation of the film pattern:

The film is fitted in the inside of the window

5.1. When you have completed the oestrus shrinking prepare the inside of the window so the flick can exist easily installed.
five.2. Remove the movie from the liner (spray the adhesive with solution while yous remove the liner).
v.3. Spray the inside of the window (thoroughly) from summit to lesser, that style you'll be able to remove even the smallest particle, because it could exist a problem if you lot left some kind of dirt (information technology will form little bubbles and spots under the motion picture).

five.4. At present that the inside of the window is make clean and well sprayed as is the film, you lot can follow the last footstep.
5.v. Advisedly take the motion-picture show and put it, with the adhesive side you sprayed, onto the within of the glass. Bank check for any calorie-free gaps.
5.6. Spray the surface of the moving-picture show with solution so you can run the hard menu/squeegee easily.

5.7. Start pushing the solution out with the hard card/duster from the middle to the edges of the window using slight pressure until the motion-picture show fits perfectly on the window.

5.8. Wrap a paper towel around the squeegee/hard bill of fare and re-squeegee the entire window with slightly higher pressure. Repeat until all fingers and solution between the glass and the picture show are gone.

Bank check the installation of the motion picture:
• Subsequently the moving-picture show is installed is fourth dimension for 1 concluding inspection to exist sure you didn't miss annihilation and the job is done correctly.
• Spray the outside of the window with solution and wipe clean using a paper towel.
• Let the pic to sit at least for 30 minutes before cleaning the inside of the window so yous don't accidentally pull it off.
• During this time yous can install pic on the other windows.
• Get the car out in directly sun lite and bank check the window from exterior.
• It's recommended to wait 5-six days before cleaning the window.
• Information technology is possible to be left with some wet spots (bubbles) that will exist cleared after iii-4 days. This h2o volition evaporate through the film.

Tip:When you utilize pre-cut patterns, always remove the extra film that surrounds the blueprint first. The merely thing left on the backing liner should be the patterns that y'all are going to use.