To Tint, or not to Tint?

I am a big fan of tint. I have tinted all my cars and now when I ride in one without it, it feels like I'm in a fishbowl. I even tinted my '72 Dart 3 seperate times, and yes, the rear window was a challange. I tinted it first with cheap (Gila) film, then sprayed it with tint in a spray can. I had to pull it all off. It looked great from outside, like the windows were painted black. Unfortunately, it also looked like the windows were painted black from the inside. I tinted it again with chesp film (cut in strips to minimize wrinkles and bubbles), then a third time with good, quality film in one piece with a heat gun.


If you are going to do it yourself (not that hard), wait until summer, or turn the heat up in your garage. Warm film is much easier to work with and stretches better.
Buy some good, thick film. I can't remember the brand I used, if it comes to me, I'll post it.
Take your time.
Use a heat gun to shape the film on the outside, before you peel it, then use the heat gun on the inside to keep it warm and streatchy.
Use a heat gun on a low setting, or a hair dryer on high heat, but don't get too close and melt it.
A small amount of tint on the front windscreen makes the rest of the car look darker because less light get in (like looking into a dark house vs a house with the lights on), but don't tint down past the mark. That's illegal. It also looks cheezy IMO to tint way down the front.