Spray On Window Tint?

I recently came across some spray on window tint when looking into creative ways to tint to compound curves window as seen in many new vehicles. Tinting to compound curves is difficult even for experienced installers, and usually involves multiple overlapping pieces or heat shrinking the movie to the window. There might be a better way!

Spray On Window Tint?

Spray On Window Tint?

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Spray On Window Tint?

Spray On Window Tint?

The spray on tint is a unique alternative, if used correctly. This can be applied to the inside or the outside of the windows. Applying to the inside will make the tint look better from the outside, but much care must be taken to prevent overspray.

If you intent to install the spray tint to the inside, first tape off and cover everything near the windows. Now clean the windows with a good glass cleaner and a lint free Cloth. I suggestusing an Airbrush to apply the spray gun. This will allow you to adjust the amount of tint coming through the nozzle. If you spray with less tint and more Air, then you will be able to get a more even coating. If you don't have that luxury, then use the pray cans. Warm the spray cans in warm to hot water to really liquify the tint. Once the can is hot, shake it up very well for 30 seconds or so. Hold the can about 12 inches from the windows and spray VERY light even first coat. Allow to dry. Apply a second and third coat if needed to obtain the desired shades, but take the state laws into consideration.

If you plan on applying it to the outside, follow the same procedure as before, taking special car not to get any tint on the painted surfaces. Clean the glass completelyand spray as described above. These techniques can also be used to "smoke" or tint headlights, tail lights, corner lenses, and even chrome finishes. The result is really remarkable is time is taken to properly protect from overspray and to apply even coats.

Good Luck, and stay TUNED!

Spray On Window Tint?

Caring For A Convertible Top

It appears that one of the items on your car that is most susceptible to the eleMents and sun or UV damage is the convertible top. Without proper care they will fade, stain, yellow and crack similar to cloudy headlights. If this condition is not checked and allowed to worsen eventually expensive replaceMent will be the only option. There is an alternative which is restoration of the convertible top. Just like with headlight restoration, an item that was previously replaced at great expense can now easily be restored to like new condition.

Caring For A Convertible Top

Caring For A Convertible Top

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Caring For A Convertible Top

Caring For A Convertible Top

Before proceeding with this article, be sure to check your owners manual for required car as some convertible tops are more sensitive or may require special products or coatings for maximum durability. If you do not already have an owners manual one can easily be purchased through your local new car dealer (for older models they may have to order it as it probably will not be in stock). It is also a good idea to have the owners manual anyway so you know the correct maintenance intervals, safety issues and everything you need to know related to your car.

Most convertible tops incorporate a plastic window or windows. These windows rarely are treated to withstand the sun and UV damage. For most, routine cleaning with specialized car wash soap and following up with some wax will usually do the trick. Be careful not to get the wax on the vinyl or Cloth top material as it may stain or discolor it. For oxidized and cloudy plastic windows what we have found that works best is headlight lens restoration. When this treatMent is applied to the windows, it removes the oxidation and film and restores optical clarity just like it does with headlight lenses. The results on plastic windows are amazing. Glass windows can be cleaned with regular glass cleaner and for stuck on debris a razor blade works wonders (do not use glass cleaner on plastic windows or parts).

Using a vacuum cleaner and lint free towels remove all dirt and debris around the top (this includes inside the back window where bugs and debris accumulate a long hose attachment works great here. Also do not forget to lift the convertible top cover and clean out the inside). Then look at the top and see what material it is made out of.

Caring For A Convertible Top

What Are the Benefits of Buying Anti-Reflective Glasses Vs Normal Glasses?

When purchasing eyeglasses, you're presented with a lot of options. Amongst those options is whether or not to get anti-reflective coating on your eyeglass lenses. You'll hear a list of benefits, but you may wonder whether or not there truly is an advanTAGe to anti-reflective coating. Besides, you know you're going to be able to see no matter what and that is what is important, right? Actually, you might be surprised.

No reflection

You might be surprised what a difference it makes to have anti-reflective coating on your eyeglass lenses. If you've ever been in a room with bright light, then you're probably familiar with the reflections you may experience on your lenses. You see everything in the room and its reflection. This may not always be the case because it really depends on the lighting in the room.

However, you may find that you can see better when you're not trying to see through reflections. You can overcome obstacles better and you can function in a much better manner. This is especially true for driving at night. You can reduce the glare from the headlights of other cars. This reduces night blindness significantly. If this is a major issue for you, you may want to go ahead and ask about having an anti-reflective coating placed upon your eyeglass lenses.

At work

Many places of employMent have fluorescent lights. When a person wears glasses and they don't have anti-reflective coating on their lenses, they catch reflections on the Job. This can actually interfere with Job performance. Work in front of a Computer screen all day and Tired of catching the glare? Anti-reflective coating will keep that from happening. You're going to be able to see your Computer screen or whatever it is you're doing.

Believe it or not, a lot of individuals could avoid mishaps on the Job just by seeing better. Really, anything that can help you see better is something you want. You want to be able to see the world for what it is without seeing two of it or seeing its unwelcome reflections. Perhaps that is why there are many places of employMent that require their employees to have anti-reflective coating on their work glasses. These are usually paid for by the employer, so the employer has the right to require that. They know that their employees will perform better.

People can see you

Another great advanTAGe about anti-reflective glasses is that people can look at you and see you through your lenses. They are not going to see the reflections of the room on your glasses. This can be distracting when someone is trying to talk to you. They may not even look at you because they can't see through the glare. With anti-reflective coating, they are able to look directly at you as if you don't have any glasses on.

So the next time that anti-reflective coating is brought up to you as an option for your glasses, it may be something you seriously want to consider. There are many advanTAGes to it that you can enjoy. It is very hard to imagine being able to see perfectly through glasses, but know that it is definitely possible. You're reducing eyestrain, you're able to see things a lot clearer, everything appears crisper, and you'll even see words better. You may be quite surprised that something so simple can do so much for you. It is worth more than the cost you have to pay for it because you can't really put a price on being able to see better. As a matter of fact, being able to see better is absolutely priceless.

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Cloudy Plastic Headlight Restoration

Travel, weather, ultraviolet radiation, and exposure to various chemicals can result in headlight oxidation on your vehicle. This condition is not only unattractive, taking away that showroom-quality look your car once had, it can also be dangerous. Severely cloudy headlight lenses can reduce nighttime visibility to an extent that they can eventually allow through less light than you need for proper, legal levels of illumination in the dark. This problem doesn't discriminate when it comes to vehicles: all makes and models are vulnerable. Cloudy plastic headlight restoration is not only for aesthetics, but for safety.

DIY Cloudy Plastic Headlight Restoration

Cloudy plastic headlight restoration is a process by which you resurface the plastic lens cover in a three step process that involves cleaning, removing oxidation, and then applying a protective coating to the surface to retard the process from starting over again. Kits used for this process come with two levels of cleaning products, special pads with adapters that you attach to your drill, protectant spray to keep your handiwork looking new for as long as possible, and sometimes special microfiber polishing Cloths.

Cost Savings with Cloudy Plastic Headlight Restoration

Kits for cloudy plastic headlight restoration generally cost from to , and this represents a huge cost savings over replacing cloudy plastic headlight lenses. ReplaceMent headlight lenses start at over apiece, and can go as high as several hundred Dollars - that's for each, not for a pAir. One headlight restoration kit, on the other hand ise made to restore both headlights. Some kits come with extra cleaner so that you can reuse the pads and restore more headlight lenses with no added cost.

If your headlight lenses have become cloudy - and if your car is more than three years old, they probably have - then you need to restore your headlight lenses to their original clear condition. Not only will your car look spiffy and extra clean, the safety of your car will be improved since the light put out by your headlights won't be blocked by cloudy lens covers. Headlight lens restoration kits are great, cost effective ways of having like-new headlights on your car at a fraction of the cost of replacing the lens covers.

3m headlight lens restoration

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Be Safe, Save Money - Fix Your Dim Headlight Lenses

It was a dark and stormy night - and I couldn't see a darn thing in front of me. Despite the headlights being on high beam, the light was swallowed up by the darkness. In the bright light of day, I took a look at my headlights. I figured they were dirty, but even after cleaning them there remained what looked like a dull yellow film.

On older cars headlights are all one piece, essentially big light bulbs. The lenses were clear glass. When you replaced a headlight you had a fresh new lens, so other than cleaning them, there wasn't much to do. These days, headlights are usually lamps that are installed inside a plastic lens assembly. You may change the lamp inside your headlight, but the lens the light has to shine through stays the same.

Plastics age over time and can will change color or get scratched. This discoloration is the result of years of being blasted by dust, road grit and being bombarded with sunlight. Light from the lamps inside is diffused. The effect is like a flashlight with peanut butter smeared on the lens.

My car is a good vehicle, but it is old and well-used. I don't like spending a lot of money on it unless I have to. On the other hand, I didn't want to run someone over because I couldn't see them. The solution was to restore the lenses by polishing away the damaged surface using abrasives and polish.

Most auto parts stores will sell a kit with everything you need. I bought one for around 15 Dollars. It contained four sheets of wet-dry sandpaper, a soft flannel Cloth, some plastic polish and good instructions on how to proceed. Wet/dry paper is specially made to allow you to sand or polish surfaces while they are wet. Miniscule particles are ground loose from the surface as you sand, clogging the spaces between abrasive particles on the sandpaper. Clogged sandpaper isn't able to smooth anything. Keeping the surface wet allows particles to float and wash away as you sand and prevents clogging.

In this case, the grit of the sandpaper was very high, beginning with 1000 grit on up to 2500 grit. Furniture makers don't usually use sandpaper much higher than 320 grit, so you can imagine just how fine this paper is. My lenses were only moderately damaged, so I started with the 2000 grit and began to wet-sand the lens. I methodically sanded and wet the plastic, keeping the surface flooded with clear water. I did not have to remove the lens from the car. A tip: If your sandpaper starts to feel slippery, that means you need to rinse the paper and probably the surface, too. Don't be stingy with the water.

Once I had thoroughly sanded the lens with 2000 grit, I used the 2500. I rinsed the lenses clean and dried them an began the final step. I applied the plastic polish, buffing the surface to factory-new. I spent about 40 minutes on the Job. The next morning driving in to work early in the dark, I could really tell the difference.

Considering that two new headlight assemblies can cost over 100.00 (not including shipping and installation), restoring the headlights was an easy money-saver. If you can scrub a shower or polish a silver spoon, you have all the skills needed for this Job. Just visit your local auto parts store and ask about a kit for restoring your headlight lenses.

headlight lens polish

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