How do I install my tinted glass kit?

The ideal way to successfully install tinted car film:

• Temperature between 10 and 30°C
• As far as possible, stay in a closed room away from wind and dust.
• Good lighting. Clean car body and windows

Spray both sides of the glass with soapy water and run the sponge over the scraper side to remove all impurities. Remember to remove any stickers from the glass.

Then carefully wipe the glass and trim with a clean, soft cloth or chamois (including edges and corners). Use a wiper pad to remove any residual dust particles.

Cleaning is essential for successful tinted glass installation !

To remove the protective film from your car-tinted film, apply two pieces of scotch tape to each side of the car-tinted film at one corner and pull gently, while spraying the film liberally with the soapy solution as you go (the glue will not be damaged). Wet the inside of the glass thoroughly.

Spray the outside of the film with the soap solution. Then take both ends of the film and position it on the inside of the bezel, wet side of the film. Then position the auto-tinted film and adjust it to the contours of the glass. Start by taping a strip down the middle of the glass from the center to the edges. Then roll the 4 corners and again from the center to the edges to eliminate bubbles. 

Lower the window by +/- 3cm. Remove part of the auto-tinted film (keep +/- 10cm). Slide the film to position it correctly on the pane, with a 2mm offset from the rounding of the glass (if it doesn't slide, don't hesitate to re-wet both the film and the pane). Press horizontally.

Important: For glazing without uprights (cabriolet, coupé, cc), the door striker must be closed to simulate door closure. 

Reassemble the pane, then wet the unfilmed pane thoroughly and remove the protective film. Using the paddles (VO183), spread the licker seal to slide the film inside the seal. Roll the lower part, then squeegee inside the joints.

To remove air and liquid, wrap the squeegee in an absorbent cloth and run it over the outside of the auto-tinted film, starting at the top and working outwards from the center. Press the squeegee down hard while holding the film to expel the air and make the tinted film adhere.

• Drying :
  Please do not lower the windows until the film has dried. Allow to dry for about two days, depending on the exposure of the glass (sunny or not). Some milky or orange peel effects may appear, due to the soapy product on the adhesive. These effects are normal; simply allow the tinted glass to dry and they will disappear.

• Care:
  To care for film-coated glass, simply clean with standard glass cleaning products and a clean, soft cloth (do not use brushes or abrasives!).

• Protective film: How to remove it?
  Place the film on a clean, flat surface, with the protective film facing you. Towards a corner, stick a piece of tape over the film so that it sticks out enough for you to hold it. Take a spatula and pull the spatula and tape towards you at the same time: the protective film follows, and you can now spray the film with water and remove the protective film completely. Be careful not to bend the tinted film: don't remove the film too close to the edge of the table, and don't pull until all the film has been removed. This technique separates the film from the foil!

There's something you need to know about side window seals: the inner seal is generally larger than the outer seal. You need to take this difference into account to avoid the unpleasant surprise of having a daylight on your tinted glass (space between the film and the edge of the glass when closed) seen from the outside.

When you place the tinted film on the window, you can check that the film is correctly positioned by placing a squeegee on the edge of the window from the inside. Observe whether the film is correctly positioned: if it isn't, you'll notice right away!