Window Tint Shops
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2012
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Window Tint Shops
I'm looking for a good place in the Plano, TX area to my get 82's windows tinted. I went to Alta Mere Plano recommended to me by a member here, but after an hour of effort, they said they couldn't do the back. So I'm back where I started, looking for a good place. Have any of you 78-82 owners had any luck? Thanks!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Jersey Shore
Good luck with that... Cutting it is the easy part. Heating it and applying it to the glass is the tough part.
Took me 3 hours to do an '80 in one piece with a high quality metallic film (read: thick). To make things worse, not many people can easily fit in the back of a non CE vette to squeegee and heat the film. I squeezed in the back while another guy heated the glass for me. Cheaper dyed films are easier to heat but are usually not color stable after a few years in the sun.
Took me 3 hours to do an '80 in one piece with a high quality metallic film (read: thick). To make things worse, not many people can easily fit in the back of a non CE vette to squeegee and heat the film. I squeezed in the back while another guy heated the glass for me. Cheaper dyed films are easier to heat but are usually not color stable after a few years in the sun.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2012
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I'm not willing to test abilities at window tinting, I can barely put a screen protector on a phone! I'd really like to get it professionally done. If anyone has any recommendations or experiences, I'm all ears! Thanks
