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Old 04-26-2008, 10:11 PM
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DIY tint or just stop being cheap?

I was reading up on snaptint.com and it seems pretty easy...but who knows, I've never done this before...but I am a do-it-yourselfer. Some ATL owners chime in, I was quoted 250 for window tint in the downtown area...snaptint is 85 dollars and they have a warranty where it will cost 9.95 per window if something happens in the future.
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:14 PM
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don't be cheap and let a professinal do it.
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 07SilverG
don't be cheap and let a professinal do it.
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:15 PM
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You are driving an Infiniti and you want to go cheap by doing tint yourself...come on now...practice on a winter beater or something before trying it out on your nice car.
 
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damn...i am a cheapass
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:17 PM
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there is nothing wrong with being a cheapass..but u want the tint to come out right!!
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:18 PM
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i just feel that i can save close to 170 dollars...that's the stillen rear wing i want right there!
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:21 PM
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yea u could have the stillen rear spoiler..but the car would look like crap with a crappy tint job!!
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:32 PM
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^ lol yeah get it done, it will most likely end up costing you more in the end lol
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:40 PM
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screw it, imma go for the snaptint and see how it comes out
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:42 PM
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post pics of the crappiness when i get it done...wish me luck
 
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Wow! I'm all for DIY (do it yourself) but come on.. Just take it to a pro.

Heres whats going to happen.

Your going to spend your money on this snap it crap.. **** it up, then take it to a real tint shop and pay the money anyway.. Get some nice tint but find that your actually down 85 extra dollars.
 
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:45 PM
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haha.

your gut told you not to, yet you still went for it.

you've just wasted 85$. you gotta heat shrink the biotch. You think you can do that well?

woulda been better not to have any tint at all, and just buy the spoiler.
 
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yeah i just read this website http://www.tintdude.com/tint.html and uhhh i'm taking it to a pro now ha
 
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Tint is not soemthing that you just "give it a shot at". It takes tinters a while to get good at what they do. Thats why they can make a living at doing tint alone simply because its not something everybody can do. Any speck of dirt, dust, whatever, is going to show up in the tint. Not to mention be prepared for a lot of frustration trying to get bubbles out.
 


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