Window tinting?

[Skyryder]

Anyone know where I can get the vinyl that the boi racers use to darken windows. Want to put some on my windshield. Can I buy over the counter or do I have to pay someone to do it for me. Also I understand it comes in varying shades of 'tint.''

Skyryder

[Kickaha]

Anyone know where I can get the vinyl that the boi racers use to darken windows. Want to put some on my windshield. Can I buy over the counter or do I have to pay someone to do it for me. Also I understand it comes in varying shades of 'tint.''

Skyryder

Repco used to do it and maybe circles and stripes and yes it comes in different tints depending on where you put it depends on what grade you can legally use

[Waylander]

Probably be better off just buying a tinted visor mate. I've seen some helmets back in the states that have had it done like that even profesionaly and it still gets air bubles and looks like crap after a while.

[soundbeltfarm]

repco still got it.
about 30 bucks for a roll ( was when i got it.)
had 3 different shades.

[James Deuce]

Probably be better off just buying a tinted visor mate. I've seen some helmets back in the states that have had it done like that even profesionaly and it still gets air bubles and looks like crap after a while.

Gosh, you fairingless weenies are funny!

[Waylander]

Gosh, you fairingless weenies are funny!
Damn I read that wrong. Thought he was talking about his helmet. Well still probably better off just buying one pretinted from a shop. Up to you though.

[Storm]

Dont be nasty Jim, takes all sorts to make the world go round :spudguita

[James Deuce]

Dont be nasty Jim, takes all sorts to make the world go round :spudguita

Not following you, I'm afraid. Did I commit the cardinal sin of leaving out a smilie to indicate a PT?

It's interesting that people will complain about the PC government, but then go all PC, or OTT the moment someone takes the mickey without using a smilie.

[Waylander]

With a user title like sheep shagger how can anybody take anything you say as anything but a PT....

[James Deuce]

With a user title like sheep shagger how can anybody take anything you say as anything but a PT....

Taaa daaa!

We have a winner! :)

[Skunk]

Guess why mine says 'Nothin Serious'... :wari:

[James Deuce]

Guess why mine says 'Nothin Serious'... :wari:
You should finish it with...But the Smell. (resisting urge to put winking smilie here, but if I don't make some sort of attempt, I'm liable to get executed - again)

[crashe]

Tinted windows: A friend of mine's daughter brought a car... and it had tinted wondows... it was an import.... and passed throu the dealers bringing it in etc... then when the next WOF was due and they told her to remove it.. wrong grade of tint...so they had to remove it.. so beware that there are different grades out there. Make sure it will be legal... yep its on the bike... but better to be safe than spending the money and have to remove it.... MOTU could probably answer this.. to which grade is legal in NZ.

[Motu]

Boi racers can have any level of tint they like - they can't see out the windows wiv the chopped seat anyway.

[James Deuce]

Boi racers can have any level of tint they like - they can't see out the windows wiv the chopped seat anyway.

You should make them install periscopes.

[mattt]

Maybe my foot up their arse good and hard will prop them up a bit :banana:

[marty]

if you go to a tint shop, most are pretty good - ask them to do the visor with an off cut. the repco stuff is crap. the guy at Tint-a Car did mine for a 6 pack of tuis.

if you want to tint your WINDSCREEN though, then you can only tint the top 5cm. read the regs, or you'll get pink/green stickered

[XTC]

for a 6 pack of tuis.
Yeah right.........! :)

[pyrocam]

if you go to a tint shop, most are pretty good - ask them to do the visor with an off cut. the repco stuff is crap. the guy at Tint-a Car did mine for a 6 pack of tuis.

if you want to tint your WINDSCREEN though, then you can only tint the top 5cm. read the regs, or you'll get pink/green stickered

Rofl at paying with beer. definately the best currency.

I agree with marty on the (il)legality of tinting a cage w/s I was under the impression the driver has to be visible at all times

[pyrocam]

actaully this site has all the infor you need

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/rules/glazing-windscreen-wipe-and-wash-and-mirrors-1999-circular.html

half way down it says. *cough* *cough*

Applying tinting to glazing
The earlier rule prohibited the application of tinted overlays on windscreens. This is unchanged in the revised rule.

However, the revised rule changes the law on the tinting of front side windows. The earlier rule prohibited the application of tint or clear film on front side windows to the left or right of the driver. This was in line with the practice, at the time, of most overseas jurisdictions.

As a result of reviewing the provisions, and taking account of changes in other jurisdictions, the revised rule now allows the tinting of front side windows, provided the overall level of VLT is not reduced to less than 35%.

The rule continues to allow (as in the earlier rule) the application of tint film in rear and rear side glazing. The rule sets no minimum VLT level for rear and rear side glazing, except that passenger cars (Class MA) must not be modified to the extent that the overall VLT is reduced below 35%. If rear or rear side glazing is modified with tint film, the rule requires the fitting of rear-view mirrors on both sides of the vehicle.

[Motu]

I have a Falcon stationwagon here at the moment and the rear windows are so bloody dark you can't see inside - hang on...there are no rear seats....there is a box of rubber gloves and a deodoriser spray.I think I might just get into this nice bag I found in the back and lie down for a rest....

[flyin]

tinting the windscreen of a car is ilegal!
35% is the legal limit for standard passenger vehicles (cages) things like vans, hearses, even trade station wagons can have any darkness of tint they like rite through to painting them black!

mirror tints are always illegal (distraction to other drivers or sum crap)

i'd be of th mind that bikes are a diff story tho! your looking through your visor ( no tinting regulations there ) and there is a range of after market tinted windscreens available, again right through to solid colours (are these legal?)

maybe if you call it a wind deflector its a whole different story........

bt yeah repco/supercheap.... sell rolls of tint stuff, so duz a dude on trade me. usually in 35%, 20% and 5% (meaning % of light that gets through...)

[BNZ]

Anyone know where I can get the vinyl that the boi racers use to darken windows. Want to put some on my windshield. Can I buy over the counter or do I have to pay someone to do it for me. Also I understand it comes in varying shades of 'tint.''

Skyryder


If you are refurring to the windscreen of your car, then yes the roll so tint from repco etc do the job fine. General rule is that it cant come any lower than the sunvisors in full "down" position.

If you are wanting to tint the screen on your bike dont waste your time with tint roll as it wont go over the sperical curves of the screen. Instead remove the screen and muy some transperant black spray (used for tinting car tail lights by "boy racers"). Spray this on thick to your motorcycle screen (clean it first and let it dry between coats). :done:

[Skyryder]

If you are refurring to the windscreen of your car, then yes the roll so tint from repco etc do the job fine. General rule is that it cant come any lower than the sunvisors in full "down" position.

If you are wanting to tint the screen on your bike dont waste your time with tint roll as it wont go over the sperical curves of the screen. Instead remove the screen and muy some transperant black spray (used for tinting car tail lights by "boy racers"). Spray this on thick to your motorcycle screen (clean it first and let it dry between coats). :done:

The problem I have is that the windshield has some scratches. I was hoping that the tint roll will help to hide them. Not too sure that I want to spray the 'shield. What is the problem with the curves of the screen??

Skyryder

[Skunk]

The problem I have is that the windshield has some scratches. I was hoping that the tint roll will help to hide them. Not too sure that I want to spray the 'shield. What is the problem with the curves of the screen??

SkyryderThey are double curves. The screens curve left to right and top to bottom. The tint won't. You'll get wrinkles and bubbles.

[Coyote]

They are double curves. The screens curve left to right and top to bottom. The tint won't. You'll get wrinkles and bubbles.
Can you use something like a hairdryer to shrink it, or will that make a mess of it?

[What?]

Local professional window tinter down this way said the stuff won't adhere to polycarbonate anyway, as it is engineered to have the same thermal expansion as glass.

[Skyryder]

Local professional window tinter down this way said the stuff won't adhere to polycarbonate anyway, as it is engineered to have the same thermal expansion as glass.

Looks like it's back to the drawing board. Thanks to all.

Skyrder

[Skyryder]

Think I may have found an answer to my problem. Anyone know if these products are avaliable here. http://www.303products.com/tech/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.display/product_id/314/index.cfm

Skyryder

[Skunk]

Removing Scratches & Oxidation from “Plexiglass”

Clear plastics can be safely “buffed out” to remove scratches and restore visibility.* A variable speed buffer, synthetic wool pads and cutting compound are all that is required.* The two factors involved with doing it right:


Light Pressure.


Low RPM. 3M Super Duty cutting compound, available from most stores selling automotive paint, is recommended.



Follow these Steps:


Wash surface to remove any built up dirt or sand.


Squirt a little cutting / buffing compound on the wool pad, spread it on the surface area to be treated and with light sweeping motions polish the surface.
Too strong a pressure or holding the buffer in one spot can burn and ruin the material. If doing a large area, periodically remove the cutting compound buildup from the pad with the “spur” made for this purpose, available from the cutting compound supplier.


After cut-polishing, finish the job with 303 Aerospace Protectant.
On a large area, do a 3’x 3’ area at a time.
On the area to be polished, mist on a little 303. With the buffer and a fresh wool pad, with the buffer on low rpm spread the 303 and then turn up the rpm (never more than 1800) and polish it in until dry, constantly moving the buffer in a sweeping motion.
Again, too much pressure or holding the buffer in one spot can burn & ruin the material.
Looks like it's a protectant.
It gives instructions on how to remove the scratches anyway. :banana:

[FROSTY]

mate a couple of ideas for ya . 1--pay the 100 or so bucks and get a new screen from visual plastics in Hamilton.
2-Try taking the screen to a metal polisher and see if he can polish the scratches out. itll rub the screen thinner but might solve ya problem.
The third option might be to paint the INSIDE of your screen . Now keep in mind ya dont have to paint it black. How would ya bike look with a screen color matched to ya bike

[RichPits]

Yer I was reading a blog in the states about painting the inside of the screen in matt black, all seemed to work okay. Hey you aint gona look through it eh?

[Cynic]

Nip down to the local model shop and get a can of "smoke" coloured spray paint. RC car shells are usually polycarb and this stuff is designed for them. Spay it on the inside and you get a great looking tint on RC car windows. Don't see why it wouldn't work on the bike....

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/list/tamiya_spray/kit85003.htm

Should be plenty to do a screen :)

[martybabe]

Nip down to the local model shop and get a can of "smoke" coloured spray paint. RC car shells are usually polycarb and this stuff is designed for them. Spay it on the inside and you get a great looking tint on RC car windows. Don't see why it wouldn't work on the bike....

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/list/tamiya_spray/kit85003.htm

Should be plenty to do a screen :)

That's the stuff, looks fabo from the outside, a bit of caution whilst spraying will make the end result better than new.

Mind you if the scratches are on the outside, as I suspect they are, no amount of colour would disguise them. Have you checked the interweb, new screens can be sourced for not too much $s.

[Bow-Down]

Give this guy a call does a top job and will come to you in Auckland for fair prices.

0212941472

[Breed777]

Tinted windows: A friend of mine's daughter brought a car... and it had tinted wondows... it was an import.... and passed throu the dealers bringing it in etc... then when the next WOF was due and they told her to remove it.. wrong grade of tint...so they had to remove it.. so beware that there are different grades out there. Make sure it will be legal... yep its on the bike... but better to be safe than spending the money and have to remove it.... MOTU could probably answer this.. to which grade is legal in NZ.

Does the grade of tint matter on a bike shield? mines virtually black....anyone know of a bike that failed a WOF cause the shield was too darK?

[Ragingrob]

Just paint it black :2thumbsup

Not like ya need to look through it or anything.

[Cynic]

Well, in a moment of weakness I took my own advice as I have wanted a tinted screen for a while now. Picked up a can of Tamiya Smoke polycarb paint (there are two varieties, you want the PS series for polycarb) and had a crack at it. Quite happy with the results :2thumbsup

[98tls]

Well, in a moment of weakness I took my own advice as I have wanted a tinted screen for a while now. Picked up a can of Tamiya Smoke polycarb paint (there are two varieties, you want the PS series for polycarb) and had a crack at it. Quite happy with the results :2thumbsup Thats nice work,well done.Fwiw a pic of the carbon one on my old girl.