Awesome to hear!! That was my goal. Thank you for taking the time to leave this comment. The feedback is helpful. Are you learning on your own or do you have another person teaching you?
Guys this video is a master piece for beginners I did it shrunk properly with gloves no other video is as good or Properly explains every bit of the procedure
Trying to explain processes can be so difficult at times. This is why hands on is so needed for learning. Your videos are a great tutorial o get some basic information, so that you can go and practice the processes. For those learning on videos you will get flustered when trying them out. Hands on trying is so much help. Thank you for all your videos, they have help me as well as others to learn on your own on what you can and what you should not do. Keep them coming!
Thank you for all the feedback. It's really tough to put some of the stuff with heat shrinking into words. Like you said, y you just need to get some film and get started. It's the only way to figure things out.
That is the main struggle. Lots of practice will get you there. You just need more time with a heat gun in your hand. Also, as you start to understand the film more, you'll be able to learn more from this video. Things that will only make sense once you understand tint some more. 👍🏻
You bet! I'm glad you found some thing helpful. I forgot to record trying to heat shrink the side so people can see what that looks like. As soon as you shrink it from the side the film becomes unusable.
The $ is just part of learning. There is an art to it. With any trade, there is going to be a learning curve. You'd probably really benefit from som hands on experience in a class. What state do you live in? Once you get it, you'll be in great shape. It does take time and patience. I know it can be super frustrating!
Would love to order some 30 for my Subaru ascent. I’m in Colorado, so that’s the most we can do. I just want to try it on my own car to see if I can do a good enough job to try making it a side job.
What year is your Subaru Ascent? We can definitely sell you some window tint. Are you looking for a precut kit or a roll of tint? We could also sell you a partial roll. 👍
These are just very inexpensive cotton gloves. You should be able to buy gloves like these at any hardware store. Here is a link to the exact gloves and where I purchased them (Harbor Freight) . www.harborfreight.com/jersey-gloves-5-pair-61365.html
@jstr6522 The tint does not stay on the outside. Once shrunk to maybe the contour of the glass, it goes on the inside. This video is only going over the process of heat shrinking the film on the outside. 👍🏻
I’ve tried shrinking chameleon tint on my front windshield twice now with no luck. Could it be that I’m putting the film on sideways. The height of the film was enough for the width of the windshield so I rolled the film out from the top to the bottom of the windshield. Is that why it just seems impossible to shrink?
That could be. you can only shrink the top and bottom of the roll (the factory edges). Window film can not shrink on the sides of the roll. you should be rolling the film out on the windshield from left to right. Then you will be able to shrink the top and bottom of the roll. If you try to heat shrink the on the sides of the roll you will destroy the film. 👍
I tack down the sides and create my H but everytime I start, the film decides to shrink towards the H making a C shape or a U shape and seems to want to keep going towards the corner or the edges
The film will be the hardest to shrink on the corners. That's where you will have the most fingers, and because one side is tacked down with the H pattern, it makes the film heat shrink differently than fingers that are out towards the middle. As far as the U shapes... those areas are either shrunk enough or too much. You need to push those out. Sometimes, when you push the U shapes out, they create fingers at the left and right of them. Then you shrink those fingers down. I need to record some footage of a person learning to tint windows and how to fix and avoid the problems.
Dry shrinking is easier-and far better! With dry shrinking, you can shrink all of the film that isn’t tacked down with your H-pattern. In contrast, wet shrinking only allows you to shrink the fingers that pop up from the glass. Plus, water works against you during wet shrinking, constantly resisting the heat and making it harder for the film to shrink. You can also get a much tighter shrink with dry shrinking.
The film I used in this video shrinks incredibly well. It's made by SolarGard and is an inexpensive film. It's on the lower end as far as quality goes. I believe it's called smoke, and it's not a color stable film. So it's going to turn purple over time in the sun.
As far as trying to explain the u shapes and shrinking, my thoughts are you are trying to shrink a small basically enclosed area into a center area without an area that is open, so no area for the material to shrink out. My thoughts anyway.
Interesting way of putting it. I do need to find a way to say it that makes it easily understandable. If that even exists. Maybe it would just be easier to say how to avoid it or fix it.
We were all there! I used to lose my mind! After my third or fourth try, I'd throw all of my tools from my pouch all over the shop. 🤬 I didn't have anyone to help guide me, and I don't like failure. Keep at it and soak up info from youtube. What brand film are you working with? Some films are very hard to heat shrink. What state do you live in?
Ty, I’ve watched so many tinting videos and this is truly the best one for beginners
Awesome to hear!! That was my goal. Thank you for taking the time to leave this comment. The feedback is helpful. Are you learning on your own or do you have another person teaching you?
Guys this video is a master piece for beginners I did it shrunk properly with gloves no other video is as good or Properly explains every bit of the procedure
That's awesome to hear! What kind of car are you working on?
@@EncorePPFtint a 2017 Camry
That's a great car to tint for a newer tinter. 👍🏻 it's great to hear that the video was helpful. 😁
Trying to explain processes can be so difficult at times. This is why hands on is so needed for learning. Your videos are a great tutorial o get some basic information, so that you can go and practice the processes.
For those learning on videos you will get flustered when trying them out. Hands on trying is so much help.
Thank you for all your videos, they have help me as well as others to learn on your own on what you can and what you should not do.
Keep them coming!
Thank you for all the feedback. It's really tough to put some of the stuff with heat shrinking into words. Like you said, y you just need to get some film and get started. It's the only way to figure things out.
GREAT video!!!. This is very helpful for first time DIY non professional.
That's awesome! Let me know how it goes for you. 😀 👍
Great video! Thanks Brent for making this! I’m going to buy more film and keep practicing while watching this video! You should become a teacher!
Glad it was helpful! It's really hard to explain in a video. It's so much better to help some one while they are actually working with the film. :)
Thank you for the wonderful effort ❤
Thank you thank you thank you for making this! The “what not to do” section was super helpful…and definitely not familiar 😂
🤣😂 we've all been there! Lol, I'm glad the video was helpful. 😁
Best shrinking video yet👍
Awesome to hear!! I hope you can put the information to good use. I've trained quite a few people with that technique. 😀
Watched this again and you make it look too easy! I think one of the hardest parts as a beginner is trying to understand How to read the film
That is the main struggle. Lots of practice will get you there. You just need more time with a heat gun in your hand. Also, as you start to understand the film more, you'll be able to learn more from this video. Things that will only make sense once you understand tint some more. 👍🏻
I had no idea, only the factory edges you can shrink. I'm learning ! Thanks
You bet! I'm glad you found some thing helpful. I forgot to record trying to heat shrink the side so people can see what that looks like. As soon as you shrink it from the side the film becomes unusable.
@@EncorePPFtint I will give you a call tomorrow. Thanks
Yeah this was the first time hearing this as well
ezy do a 2019 back door window removal.
Doing great things here. Subscribed
Great to hear. Welcome to the channel! :)
Great explanation, great content. If possible id like to watch how you deal with matrix dots while instaling film. Once again THANKS
Thank you. The dot matrix across the top or the smaller stuff around the edge of the window?
@@EncorePPFtintaround the edge please. Thanks
thank you for sharing!
Of course! :) Thank you for taking a look and commenting.
wasting so much money on film. But I try. Thanks for the work
The $ is just part of learning. There is an art to it. With any trade, there is going to be a learning curve. You'd probably really benefit from som hands on experience in a class. What state do you live in? Once you get it, you'll be in great shape. It does take time and patience. I know it can be super frustrating!
Would love to order some 30 for my Subaru ascent. I’m in Colorado, so that’s the most we can do. I just want to try it on my own car to see if I can do a good enough job to try making it a side job.
What year is your Subaru Ascent? We can definitely sell you some window tint. Are you looking for a precut kit or a roll of tint? We could also sell you a partial roll. 👍
What type of glove is that looks like might be easier than some I have seen that use the card to shrink
These are just very inexpensive cotton gloves. You should be able to buy gloves like these at any hardware store. Here is a link to the exact gloves and where I purchased them (Harbor Freight) . www.harborfreight.com/jersey-gloves-5-pair-61365.html
1,150 degrees F, I didn't see the temperature mentioned anywhere so I'm posting it here for anyone that wants to know
Yup! 😁 All the way up, we want all the heat 🔥
So how good is this outside tint? I had some installed but the place didn't tell me it was done this way.
@jstr6522 The tint does not stay on the outside. Once shrunk to maybe the contour of the glass, it goes on the inside. This video is only going over the process of heat shrinking the film on the outside. 👍🏻
@@EncorePPFtint interesting, I'm almost certain the guy put it in the outside but I'll check again later today
I’ve tried shrinking chameleon tint on my front windshield twice now with no luck. Could it be that I’m putting the film on sideways. The height of the film was enough for the width of the windshield so I rolled the film out from the top to the bottom of the windshield. Is that why it just seems impossible to shrink?
Also I’ve never used a dry cloth is it supposed to smell like detergent and be kind of waxy?
Yes. It's an antistatic dryer sheet. It keep the tint floating on the window and not sticking to the glass.
That could be. you can only shrink the top and bottom of the roll (the factory edges). Window film can not shrink on the sides of the roll. you should be rolling the film out on the windshield from left to right. Then you will be able to shrink the top and bottom of the roll.
If you try to heat shrink the on the sides of the roll you will destroy the film. 👍
I tack down the sides and create my H but everytime I start, the film decides to shrink towards the H making a C shape or a U shape and seems to want to keep going towards the corner or the edges
The film will be the hardest to shrink on the corners. That's where you will have the most fingers, and because one side is tacked down with the H pattern, it makes the film heat shrink differently than fingers that are out towards the middle.
As far as the U shapes... those areas are either shrunk enough or too much. You need to push those out. Sometimes, when you push the U shapes out, they create fingers at the left and right of them. Then you shrink those fingers down.
I need to record some footage of a person learning to tint windows and how to fix and avoid the problems.
You will see in the video that I do not allow U shapes in my heatshrink. As soon as one starts to show up, you need to push it out and correct it.
Wet or dry shrinking, which is easier or better?
Dry shrinking is easier-and far better! With dry shrinking, you can shrink all of the film that isn’t tacked down with your H-pattern. In contrast, wet shrinking only allows you to shrink the fingers that pop up from the glass. Plus, water works against you during wet shrinking, constantly resisting the heat and making it harder for the film to shrink. You can also get a much tighter shrink with dry shrinking.
@@EncorePPFtint thank you so much sir, this is a very helpful video, greetings from Venezuela ✌🏻
@scorpion3190 You are welcome. It's so cool that we can connect from around the world like this! 👍🏻
what tint film do you use? it seems very good
The film I used in this video shrinks incredibly well. It's made by SolarGard and is an inexpensive film. It's on the lower end as far as quality goes. I believe it's called smoke, and it's not a color stable film. So it's going to turn purple over time in the sun.
As far as trying to explain the u shapes and shrinking, my thoughts are you are trying to shrink a small basically enclosed area into a center area without an area that is open, so no area for the material to shrink out. My thoughts anyway.
Interesting way of putting it. I do need to find a way to say it that makes it easily understandable. If that even exists. Maybe it would just be easier to say how to avoid it or fix it.
that window is black. why is it being tinted again
That's my vehicle. I wasn't going to tint it. This was just a video to explain the process of heat shrinking. 😁👍
@ oh i see
I can't fkn do it. pisses me off.
We were all there! I used to lose my mind! After my third or fourth try, I'd throw all of my tools from my pouch all over the shop. 🤬 I didn't have anyone to help guide me, and I don't like failure.
Keep at it and soak up info from youtube. What brand film are you working with? Some films are very hard to heat shrink. What state do you live in?