[DMCForum] Re: Tint... Walt...

["mw98gt" <mw98gt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am getting the windows tinted near your place tomorrow.  Are you 
going to be around at around 2 or 3 tomorrow?  I can bring the 
springs by for you to see and maybe you have time to check my 
timing.  If not, at least show you the tint job, hopefully it will 
be ok.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> I think the industry calls the reflective style tint, "limo
> tint".  And yes, I hear it is illegal.  I thought about
> using it only for the roll-down windows which would give an
> interesting contrast while doing charcoal everywhere else.
> Then if a cop complained you could just roll the windows
> down.  (My analogy to carrying a sorry-ass pair of flip
> flops in my pocket and putting them on my feet whenever
> people wont let me in a place barefoot. :-)
> 
> Besides the airconditioning issue, I think in any DeLorean
> that tint is necessary just to keep all the curious people
> from seeing anything of value accidentally left in view.
> With a car that attracts so much attention, it seems to
> justify 'carte blache' for people to cup their hands on the
> window to peek in and sometimes even to try the door
> handles.  I'm thinking about custom door handles with a
> built-in stun gun.  Ah, just kidding.
> 
> Here are issues I have run into with window tint on a
> DeLorean:
> 
> Remove the perimeter trim panels because typical window tint
> installers will do anything to work around them for a short
> cut.  Otherwise they are less apt to get the tint all the
> way to the edges of the glass such that you will see
> untinted strips around the edges.  Also it helps to clean
> the glass because dirt left around the perimeter will cause
> loose edges that can spread.
> 
> Clean the windows before you bring them the car.  They arent
> as likely to do as good a job as you.
> 
> With most car-related things, if you want it done right, do
> it yourself.  But depending on your abilities & experience,
> window tint is something you need experience at to be good
> at.  How many bad jobs to you see on the road?
> 
> Resolve any window regulator problems, fuzzy-guide issues
> and any problems with loose fixed glass and that black frame
> for the roll-down window being loose BEFORE you have the
> windows tinted.  Repairing window regulators is very
> hazardous to window tint.  The tube of the fuzzy cable drive
> will gouge & scrape.  Covering with tape to protect it only
> messes it up.  Never put tape on tint.
> 
> Either tint the back window or the quarter panel windows BUT
> NOT BOTH.  Looking thru two layers of tint seriously creates
> blind spots which the DeLorean is already notorious for.  My
> preference is to tint the quarter panel windows and leave
> the rear window plain.  It is protected by louvers anyway.
> 
> Be aware that window tint on the quarter panel windows will
> be exposed to weather, road grime & cleaning agents more so
> than the manufacture intended.  Be careful what you clean it
> with.  In general, window tint film is not resistant to
> ammonia cleaning products such as Windex.  Keep stuff like
> that away from the tint or it will fog it.  Likewise, do not
> trust anyone not so educated to clean your tinted windows
> for you.
> 
> If you are considering a reflective limo tint, be aware that
> it will show scratches more than other types.  It isn't so
> much an issue with new cars.  But with cars that have lots
> of miles on them, windows tend to accumulate scratches that
> wont be visible until you turn them into mirrors.
> 
> Walt

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