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Is static or that other do it your self tint worth getting?
I want to tint the rear windows but im a cheap hight school student.
My friends say it will be ugly and all bubbled up
anyone try this stuff b4? any good?

Don't get the do-it yourself stuff......it'll look like crap....purple crap to be exact.

Unless you know what your doing....and know some of the tricks in putting it on.....it will most likely bubble. I've watched a pro do it, and seen how it did it and picked up some of his tricks.....but I still wouldn't want to do it on a good car.

The static stuff......you could try that stuff.....it may bubble too....but at least that stuff you can just peel off again easily......

dear lord please don't do the DIY tint. save up to get it done right or wait until you get your next income tax refund or something... oh my stomach is starting to hurt. for the love of all that is pure please don't do your car like that! and just the rear windows? sighhhhh....

if you do finally get the money for the tint, make sure you get the metal flake premium tint, it shouldn't be that much more and is definitely worth it if you are gonna keep the car for a long time. the cheaper stuff will look good for 1-2 years tops, the place i went to didn't even wanna deal with the stuff. and the really cheap stuff will look... purple like was said before.

why do you want to do the rear windows, by the way?

Well gentlemen, not only was I a custom car stereo installer for almost ten years but I was also a professional window tinter. lol, but on a serious note, I do not recommend trying to tint a car yourself, although the wagons are easier than the sedans I would not try it if you have never done it before. With regard to the bubbles, there are two different types of bubbles, air pockets on a flat surface and "fingers" which are close to the edges. Fingers are the hardest because they will not flatten out by themselves. That is why you have probably seen a heat gun used. You have to gently heat the finger and basically shrink the tint in that spot to make it conform to the window. Most windows look pretty flat, take my 87 GL wagon, you would think that the back window in that car is a piece of cake right?, well its actually pretty bowed, it took two pieces and lots of "shrinking". Window tint only bends in one direction, a good example of this is picture taking a piece of paper. you can easily roll up the paper in a tube to make a cylinder (one direction) but you can not place the paper on a globe and flatten it out without having "extra" paper (two directions). Bottom line, dont try it. I hope I could shed some light on this subject.

Have a good day guys,

Mike

thanks alot for the help!
I might try the static stuff on one window to see if its any good
About not tinting the front windows... well there are laws against that.
By the rear i meant rear passenger, rear and rear window