Tint Film

[kingjames64]

I bought some tint film today and saw where people have said they have put it on their taillights them self. I was wondering if somebody could give me some pointers please. I would greatly appreciate it.

and for the first person to say use search i have for about an hour and didnt find anything beneficial

[DansGen1Alero]

I am thinking that a spray tint film would be better. Using a film on something so curved like tails or headlights, I can only see frustration, but I have never tried.

[kingjames64]

yea i thought about the spray kind but i tend to screw things up that you cant fix

[clutch1]

Gotta use a heatgun to form it to the tail light before you peel the backing off.

It's hard! But you've already got the film... either use it to tint your windows or give it a shot.

[kingjames64]

i have tinted windows already... thanks tho

[clutch1]

Looks like it's time to do some heatshrinking!

[kingjames64]

yep gunna have to visit gramps im sure he has a heat gun, so what exactly would i do just heat the film so itll shrink to fit?

[elpuas3000]

Originally Posted by kingjames64

yep gunna have to visit gramps im sure he has a heat gun, so what exactly would i do just heat the film so itll shrink to fit?

yes but it is really hard... i try tinting my tail lights but i couldnt and i have experience tinting windows ....

at the end i got really mad and left alone lolz

[AtomicX]

Originally Posted by elpuas3000

yes but it is really hard... i try tinting my tail lights but i couldnt and i have experience tinting windows ....

at the end i got really mad and left alone lolz

I used tint on my tails.

[kingjames64]

atomic yours is the spray kind?

[natedawg9640]

what you want is something like this...

http://www.darksydetint.com/smokedlights.html

it's made with 17mil tinted vinyl, the extreme thickness of the vinyl makes it relatively easy to conform to a convex curve. and lucky for aleros, the curve is relatively minor. it won't fade, it looks great, and you can always revert back to stock if need be.

http://carcustomz.com/osc/1534-1634-...ets-p-496.html

its not like window tint at all... it uber thick and pliable... we print on the stuff at work. we print the dacls that are on the side of football helmets and stuff... it has to conform to the round shape and still be really tough...

[AtomicX]

Originally Posted by kingjames64

atomic yours is the spray kind?

No I used the window tint film.

[kingjames64]

how did you get iot to look so good any pointers?