Interested in DIY windows tint on your Volvo? Well you don’t need much in the way of tools. A Olfa snap off knife. A squeegee, some Baby Shampoo and a mountain of perseverance. And quality auto window tint.
I had old tints on my glass which I painstakingly peeled off. That took two days. After that I had to knife and use a brake cleaner to make sure nothing remained. Everything was clean and ready to have a tint cut out. We start with this. I removed the trim in hopes of making the tint perfect. Waste of time but oh well.
(A cheap steam cleaner would have helped removed the old tint in a few minutes)
Tinting windows. Trails and Error. Tutorial DIY
rspi » It’s not that bad. I usually use a razor to scrap it off with water. In most cases, the police will not bother you with an older car. Most tint laws changed in the early 2000’s. Many states had 20% and 15% as legal.
I have installed tint on several cars but the last one (my 960) I paid to have it done because the cost was only about $70 difference. For $70, let someone else put up with that head ache. My wagon needs tint but I haven’t had the $$$ to get it done yet nor have I had money for some good tint.
I would NEVER use household tint, my understanding is that it’s not as scratch resistant as the car stuff in. Also, it gets hoter in a car than a house all day long. As for as tint, I was told by a guy that did it for a living said that Lumar and one other company has the best tint. Also, you can purchase PRE-CUT tint from several websites. I gut some pre-cut tint for my yellow, it was suppose to be 20% but a cop told me that it was 18% (in NC). I like taking the windows out so I don’t get the window seal felt between the tint and glass, that is hard to avoid on the side windows.
Anyway, use some good quality auto tint, the cheap stuff turns purple in just a few years.
Tinting windows. Trails and Error. Tutorial DIY
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Last Updated on March 30, 2021
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WINDEX will pull tint right off, take a garbage bag and cut it so it flat and open, spray heavily with windex and apply to the inside of your windows, let sit for a couple hours, come back and peel off. The tint should easily come off then.