Tinting Car Windows With Privacy Film How To (DIY)

Tinting Car Windows With Privacy Film. in this video we attempt to try our hand at tinting a car window with privacy film. We are no experts but we thought we'd film it from a novice's perspective so you can see if it's something you might want to try.
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[@billywhizz98]

Brilliant tutorial very well explained I love your car related videos because everyone’s different and you go into the detail

[@billgwilliam1263]

My approach to everything DIY; research well, prepare as much a possible and give it a go. Very practical approach and looks to have achieved a good result. impressed! Nice video.

[@maniacmachanic9870]

That came out good for your first time I have done it a bunch of times learned to shrink the tint on to the window from the outside first it works good but how you did works just as well good job lads...

[@roseroseroserose6958]

Thank you so much for showing us this guys. Very kind of you. This is something I want for my back windows. My DIY skills are lacking though, but I will try and get a professional to do it for me. If I can find a cheap one around. 😊

[@paulmc9314]

tried tinting windows before on a corsa b didnt turn out well and heard you have to heat shrink the tint to the contours of window, but now your really tempting me to have another go on astra coupe lol that back window will be interesting good job lads.

[@jamezd6444]

Just tined my windows, turned out perfectly thanks to you guys :)

[@mercedes_and_more]

Martin, love it. You are a man after my own heart. I did this on my Mondeo having looked at the KZbin video, including hot air gun shaping. Love that you encourage people to have a go!

[@retrorestore]

You got it Miles. I grew up in a world where you could fix things and that's something that people don't do nowadays. It's a throw away society but you can still save a fortune doing these sort of things. Cheers Martin

[@mercedes_and_more]

Could not agree more. My Mondeo has had about £1000 spent by me on it and has done 50k in two years, if I hadn't had the skills or been prepared to give it a go then either it would be scrapped or cost another £3k on top for labour.

[@richardjames3007]

Just watched your demonstration on tinting as I will giving it a go on my bmw tourer rear window some really good tips thanks

[@xtremeclean9049]

Looks great. I've always been hesitant to attempt this because I wanted to use professional grade tinting but didn't know where to purchase it. Truth be told I have no idea if there is even a difference!

[@Arounadabout]

Brilliant video yet again Martin, absolutely amazing as always, thank you !

[@retrorestore]

thanks Mark. Glad we tried it.

[@jsof2]

Nice job Martin. Well done for managing to do it on the one non-windy day this year in Lincolnshire!!

[@retrorestore]

Haha, yes John, it did come from nowhere when we started lol

[@dennis12879]

mate in the future just so you know they sell tint on ebay pre-cut and moulded to the shape of the windows for not much more for mine witch is a 5 door witch you would get the back window the 2 rear doors and them little windows between boot and rear doors for around 20 quid it save a lot of messing about with heat guns and its a lot quicker.. you done a real good job on that mate

[@tobywynn9616]

What steps do u need to do if its pre cut?

[@PhilandGina]

@@tobywynn9616 all the steps except the cutting out part.

[@easeusjesus]

Great job guys, you have given me the confidence to give it "A go" myself. Cheers!

[@mybluebelly]

So how did it work out for you ?

[@rj57and]

Great vid Martin, I hate doing these have not touched it for 10 years or so now we did a lot of pick up truck canopy conversions for the local Toyota dealer and they were a B.....D as you were doing them from under a tressel when it was off or lay down on the pick up bed! It's all about the prep and how patient you are with regards to the finished results as with all bodywork jobs in genaral

[@retrorestore]

Yes, you are 100% right there Harry. All about the prep.

[@louisjames1062]

If the glass is flat it will go on as this did, if the glass is curved, you will need heat to shrink it in to shape, a lot tougher a job

[@dannyrobinson9725]

Very informative lads, well done!

[@rogerferris3720]

Great job Martin, I have the film, squeegees etc to do my car, just waiting for the weather to be a little warmer/dryer. I too have been watching several video online, on how to do this, your method seemed a little different, a little shorter, ie.quicker, but you got the result. Thumbs up from me.

[@retrorestore]

Cool, thanks

[@wikkadoo]

Excellent video. Hats off to you both for giving it a go and succeeding. Love the Reliant videos by the way. Kindest regards, Neil.

[@retrorestore]

HI Neil, Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying the vids. Cheers Martin

[@nigelbryant5932]

Brilliant job well done

[@WalkontheWildlifeSide]

Great job!! I got quoted £120.00 for my car Windows, might have a go of it myself. Thanks very much for this great video 😊

[@desgrenfell6037]

Great job - love the video!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Nice work and great video, gonna tint all the rear windows on my VW T4

[@retrorestore]

Good luck bud.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

thank you :)

[@johnstubbs1585]

looks really good to me excellent preperation and a real good finish top job

[@retrorestore]

thanks John, It's all in the prep.

[@acampervanwithaview5718]

Cheers Guys I was going to spend £250 to get my Talbot Express tinted. But now I think I will do it myself. Thanks again for the confidence boost. Take care, Stu.

[@retrorestore]

You should be fine on flat windows Stu. Cheers Martin

[@vwcol..7719]

As usual Martin a good job done for a fraction of the cost cheers col.

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Col, yes, we saved a few bob on this one. Glad we gave it a go.

[@petersarlai2091]

Excellent stuff Martin! Good job!

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Pete. Happy with this one.

[@lukegregoryCOHBL]

Looks great, going to try mine this week.... 👍

[@paulscbr600]

Nice video, well explained. I did this myself 30 years ago to a mk1 escort, did all glass apart from windscreen, was easy, plenty of soapy water, mind you I did have all the glass out of the car at the time lol

[@retrorestore]

Yes, it's the soapy water that makes it easier Paul. Cheers Martin

[@justinabbottabbott7892]

Well done looks good

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

great video Martin, I done this around 9 years ago with a Renault Clio I had but I used mirrored film and it turned out great it goes to show it's worth having a crack at it yourself and if all else fails you can just peel it off and get a pro to do it and it's no major loss just a roll of film and a little time. I enjoyed this video and I look forward to seeing the next you make *cough food and cooking* :) and as always it's a thumbs up from me

[@retrorestore]

Haha, Another food vid "cough cough" lol I'll have to prime Sharon up for that one.

[@scottwilliams1215]

Another great money saving tip from the retrorestore guys! Thumbs up from me

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Scotty. Pleased with the result as it was our first time.

[@milkehs2561]

Thanks you guys great video, I’m gonna try it ✌️😂 By the way you done a great job really surprised !

[@valleysman1234]

Great video thanks for this, made it look not so hard will defo give it a try thanks.

[@retrorestore]

No problem 👍

[@sheldonm3535]

It came out really good!

[@dazbrowne5668]

Cheers just doing this job myself very helpful

[@retrorestore]

Good luck with it Daz.

[@krisjones5125]

well done martin. looks top

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Kristian

[@robbietiz1702]

awesome vid. Im giving mine ago tomorrow after watching you do this. thankyou.

[@retrorestore]

Good luck!

[@darreng9775]

I seem to watch a lot of your videos ,good work guys

[@retrorestore]

Thanks bud.

[@vdubs6068]

You've done a good job there mate.Great vid as always Cheers Jamie

[@retrorestore]

Yes, It looks good, it's all about the preparation Jamie.

[@jugbirsingh6999]

Given me the confidence to do my own thanks fellas

[@adfinch69]

Job well done lads.

[@avperic]

i actually tinted my windows after watching this never tried before but it turned out pretty good thanks for the advice on it.

[@retrorestore]

Nice one Eric. Cheers Martin

[@sallysmith4231]

You did a great job ❤

[@stevenwatson3963]

Great job there Martin! Great vid man! cheers. Steve.

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Steve.

[@dnixon1974dn]

great vid Martin..

[@125sm3]

Great job Martin.

[@retrorestore]

Thanks bud.

[@40shot]

Great video im going to do mine now cheers lads

[@ToiletDuckify]

Pretty decent video, certainly worth consideration with doing mine

[@Random-rt5ec]

Great job.

[@shaquillesuarez8235]

Great job

[@stewartgrant1963]

You should call this video "Fifty Shades of Grey". You may get a completely different audience though. Nice one Martin, one of those jobs that seems v daunting but prep carefully and take your time. Well done.

[@retrorestore]

Nice one Stew lol Cheers Martin

[@jjgkicker]

This has been a great help! Thank you both, i have now subbed too :)

[@retrorestore]

Thanks for the sub Jack. Cheers Martin

[@Parknest]

Interesting to watch This is something I don't need to do on my C4 Grand Picasso because it already has tinted glass. Your prep certainly paid off. I've been given the job of getting a Corsa C back on the road so getting it through the MoT is the top priority.

[@retrorestore]

Easy little cars to work on, good luck with it. I'v done a few jobs on them in my playlist but you probably know that anyway lol

[@Parknest]

I've just done the service and getting the fuel filter off was a mare. Unfortunately, I broke the fuel feed pipe so I've had to buy a replacement on eBay. Removing the pipe involves dropping the tank but fortunately, there's an inspection panel under the rear seat which makes the fuel pump a bit easier to get to.

[@acelson87]

Great video matey!

[@Cjrelectrical]

Great job for a diy go , love how you spent so much time cleaning the outside of the window to then lay the whole roll on the roof lmao

[@retrorestore]

Turned out great though.

[@chrisstaniforth5629]

Great video bud! Top lad!

[@ArcadeCabNBud]

brilliant video mate, good job too

[@retrorestore]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danielskinner5653]

Class video

[@buzz4138]

Your video was great! Makes me want to give it a crack myself. Cheers fellahs.

[@pally46]

Top job Martin

[@retrorestore]

Thanks bud.

[@jamiebox5194]

Keep um coming.. Great vids

[@retrorestore]

Thanks! Will do!

[@jeffvaljean6030]

Brilliant

[@carlthrelfall7864]

Nice vid,took your advice

[@petefroud5308]

Great work Martin . Not a easy job . Fair play Gary and yourself for having a dam good go . Cheers Pete.

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Pete, never done this before.

[@petefroud5308]

Well fair play Martin . It looked mustard .Very easy to well make a dogs dinner of it.

[@retrorestore]

I agree Pete, preparation is essential I think.

[@phillm3104]

Enjoyed watching, am having a go this weekend

[@misscaz88]

great video lads... i feel more confident being able to do this myself... 👍👍👍

[@retrorestore]

Thanks bud. Cheers Martin

[@williamweir300]

another good video had a freelander 2 and it cost £150 6 years ago would certainly have a go myself

[@retrorestore]

Yes, the bigger the car, the more it costs I presume.

[@leofeaver3035]

Nice job! I've seen plenty of have a go heroes who've done it and it just looks like a bin liner sellotaped to the inside of the window! No thumbs down from me and you're through to the next round!

[@Ajklens]

Brilliant video 👌👌

[@retrorestore]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@philivey4300]

Great job guys. Convinced me to give it a go myself :)

[@kesodabul]

I wonder if you tried it and how it go

[@barryhall7]

Good stuff, well done 👍🏻

[@retrorestore]

Thanks 👍

[@LilRapp2024]

Good 😊 job mate

[@eddieryan7639]

Great video i might give it a go meself

[@sleepingwarrior4618]

You are "meant" to hang the film "left to right", not "up to down", because the heat shrink is orientated that way according to others. Does it still look okay now?

[@andrewpatterson2637]

I'm definitely going to attempt this myself after watching your video. Great job. How did the tint hold up ?

[@retrorestore]

No problems at all with it bud.

[@usergames007]

Great video done like a profesional

[@retrorestore]

Cheers bud Thanks for watching.

[@pattihouston9050]

Thank you

[@reverendbluejeans1748]

Thats sick

[@ClassicCarCave]

Martin, Great job to get it spot on first time. When i did the same job on the Mini bar fridge i screwed up by not using enough water and found it difficult to to use the plastic spatula. Was that cloth you had wrapped around the spatula. Cheers David

[@retrorestore]

Yes it was cloth Dave. Gary has ordered a proper one but it hadn't come yet so we improvised lol

[@LukeAshton1]

10/10, cheers lad

[@THOTNetwork]

Great vid, Paint me Inspired lol :D

[@MrStreetboy80]

Good job done for a first go. I self taught myself to window tint before the luxury of KZbin or internet for that matter lol. Good luck with the back window, your lucky it's only a small window on the car your doing. Probably best done with two people so you can shut matey there in the boot to chase water out while you heat up the glass. Iv had a couple of cars if mine I had to do the rear window in 2 or even 3 strips because of the curve in the glass. You should get away with one piece on your window though. I'd always take wind down windows out to tint. I'd always get 100% pro job done on them. Looking forward to see you tint the back window. Anyone can do this, just got to have the b0###x to get stuck in and have a go! 👍

[@retrorestore]

Nice comment bud. You sound like you have it down to a tee and being self taught as well. Nice one. Cheers Martin

[@ceedy7857]

Brillant

[@yokingtomcat]

well done u2!! good job :)

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Stu, Yes, it turned out great.

[@alanpirouet5889]

looks fine to me, good job

[@retrorestore]

Thanks Al.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Looks great to me Martin , My car is next !! LOL... Thumbs up man ..

[@retrorestore]

Haha, nice one Shawn. Cheers Martin

[@kharali3475]

Great diy video mate, nice to see your using just the basic squeegee tool and not all these fancy ones that others use. I got the same film on eBay 6m for £5 delivered lol I think this tint is as cheap as it gets, how’s your tints holding up by the way I know it’s been over 4 years

[@retrorestore]

Not sure bud, we sold the car ages ago.

[@VSTV1993]

Is this stuff safe to use on the rear window defroster?

[@wkd0]

I enjoy watching videos by average people who learn as they go on do more videos on tint if you redo them, 20% tint is okay on front sides in uk as long as 70% lights going through so still like 80% getting through with 20 tint

[@stever6542]

Wrong mate....only about 80% of light gets through clear glass ie...front and side windows...so max only 10% tint....

[@zXLuke4efcXz]

Did you do the rear window in the end Martin? I could do the side windows on my Fiesta (about as easily as you did it) but struggled on the rear. You sort of struggle shrinking it and it ended up creasing on me twice. Want to have another go with a new technique but was just wondering how easily you managed to get it done. As you say we live in a throwaway society and I hate paying someone to do a job I know I can learn to do myself.

[@retrorestore]

He sold it soon after so we didn't get round to it i'm afraid

[@thisisadebrown]

Thanks

[@craigpaterson3508]

You done side windows first cut wrong. Tint can only be shrunk to the factory grain. Otherwise it creases the fingers. You need to have tint going side to side not up and down. As fingers can only srink up and down to factory grain.. Also you heed to head srink all windows unless completely flat. Very rarely in a car. But good attempt. Im self taught and still learning as i plan to do this plus detailing and mods on a mobile scale.

[@h4mza786]

I think I'm going to try this on my car now

[@stebenit]

well done Martin saved a bit of money, I paid £79 for mine to be done...great vid cheers Steve

[@retrorestore]

It's a learnable skill so we thought we'd give it a go.

[@timempson]

Fair play Martin you did a good job there, for a first attempt it looked brilliant, now let's see you do the curved back window? Ha ha ha

[@retrorestore]

Sold the car Tim lol

[@timempson]

You and Lee should done the rear window! mate I could just see it in my mind ha ha ha Talk about funny, all of us out here would have pissed our self's lol. Nice one Martin love your vidios they should give you a TV slot on discovery channel that would be great. Speak soon Tim

[@ablemike11]

Nice video Martin, but please give Gary a chance to say something. Ha, ha. Looking forward to the next vid.

[@retrorestore]

Gary doesn't like talking on the camera. I do enough for everybody haha

[@SAM-zt2uy]

I tried it years ago but forgot to take the clear film bit off so they fell off after a few days 😂 Never thought about the insurance side of it, now I’m wondering whether to bother

[@chazteb]

It's a bit of a tough one, I'm getting mine done soon and my insurance only want £30 admin fee. Definitely worth declaring mods though as if you crash you run the risk of your insurance being void = court cases and all sorts. Plus, you'll barely be able to afford to insure a car again if that happens!

[@Mrdiyhobbies]

When do u want to do mine Martin I have the tint all pre cut aswell lol

[@retrorestore]

Haha, it might have been beginners luck lol

[@urmumschesthair123]

Hi, when I get to the point of putting the vinyl on the inside of the window the water streaks look really dirty between the vinyl and the glass. I've cleaned the window within an inch of its life including using a blade, cleaned the water spray and put fresh water in it. I'm too scared to dry it this way incase the streaks remain and it looks terrible and is then difficult to remove. Have you any advice on this ? Will the drying process remove the streaks ? Cheers !

[@retrorestore]

Use a glass cleaner first so there are no streaks

[@dannyhyland16]

Hello mate when you used that yellow thing with a tissue on the inside what’s that called mate?

[@retrorestore]

its just a plastic scraper bud