**Applying Window Tint in New Jersey: A Step-by-Step Guide**
Before starting the process, it's essential to check your local state laws and regulations regarding window tinting. In New Jersey, you are allowed to apply tint on the sides and back of the rear passenger side windows, as well as the rear window. However, applying tint to the front windows is not permitted.
To begin, gather all necessary materials, including a stainless steel exacto blade, soapy water, paper towels, microfiber towel, and a credit card or duct tape for creasing the edges. Soapy water should be applied liberally to ensure a smooth application process.
**Cleaning the Windows**
First, clean the windows as thoroughly as possible using an ammonia-based cleaner. This step is crucial in removing any residue that may interfere with the adhesive of the tint. Next, use dawn and soapy water to further clean the windows, making sure to remove any remaining ammonia-based substances. A microfiber towel should be used to wipe down both the outside and inside of the car, ensuring a dust-free surface.
**Preparing for Application**
Once the windows are thoroughly cleaned, it's time to prepare them for tint application. The sticky side of the tint should face outwards, away from the window. This will ensure that when applying the tint on the inside, the adhesive is glued onto the interior surface of the glass.
**Applying Tint on the Outside**
Using a tent or other protective material, apply the tint to the outside of the windows. The sticky side of the tint should be facing towards you, and the non-sticky side towards the window. It's essential to ensure a snug fit around the corners of the window, as this will help prevent air bubbles from forming.
**Cutting Corners**
Using a stainless steel exacto blade, carefully cut off any excess tint at the corners of the windows. The inside of the car will have a smaller surface area than the outside, so it's crucial to ensure a precise fit. While the edges may not be perfect, this is an acceptable compromise for the application process.
**Applying Tint on the Inside**
With the outside application complete, it's time to move on to applying tint on the inside of the car windows. Carefully remove any protective material and begin spraying soapy water onto the window, ensuring it's thoroughly wet and bubbly. Take the tint and peel it off from the outside, applying a generous amount of soapy water as you do so.
**Squeeging Out Bubbles**
Using a credit card or duct tape, carefully squeegee out any air bubbles that form during the application process. This step is critical in ensuring a smooth, bubble-free finish. Take your time and ensure all areas are evacuated of air.
As you complete the tint application process, inspect the finished result from both the outside and inside of the car windows. The tint should look smooth and even, with no bubbles or creases apparent. With practice and patience, applying window tint can be a straightforward process that yields impressive results.
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windows the best you can I already did it you could clean it with ammonia based stuff first but then you need to clean it with just the dawn and the soapy water Don and water and make sure you get all the ammonia stuff off make sure it's as clean as possible and then use a microfiber towel I should include that and stuff that you need use a microfiber towel so that you could just get all the dust and everything off you want to do the outside and inside because you're gonna match it to the outside first and then you're going to go and reverse it and put it on the inside so I'm going to show you how to do that right now so first thing you're gonna do is go after you clean it you're gonna go and spray the soapy water don't be afraid to use a lot of soapy water make sure you want to find which side of the tint is going to be facing that has the glue on it let's put it that way so the side that has the glue on it should be facing out so that when you put it on the inside its gluing on to the inside so I know that this side is the side that has the glue on it so we want to go like this we're going to take our tent make sure that we have the right side the sticky side towards us put it up against here you're not crease the tent increase the camp that's garbage push it up against your window like that but you too that's workable now you take is workable you go and you find the corners of your window the window is wet remember so he could slide it around make sure it fits so you could see the corners of the window and then I take your blade and cut the corner you know it off okay and the reason why I mean for this doesn't have to be perfect it's because the inside is a lot smaller than the outside so you could see I missed a big chunk here and mr. big chunk here that's not a big deal for my application but for your application you might that might be important so now we're gonna go inside so now we're in the inside of the car you get the tint from the outside careful not decrease it or anything put it somewhere you know it's not gonna get creased and you're gonna spray the window a lot you want it soaking wet you want it to be bubbly it makes your life a lot easier so then you take you to make sure you have the sticky side against the window and then you peel this off and as you peel it off it's a good idea to spray same spraying the tint as it's coming off just like this use a lot of spray more spray the better then you take your tint and again try not to crease it in this case it's gonna crease a little bit near the corners but that's not the end of the world the only thing you're gonna need I should have mentioned as well is a credit card or something that you take so I put duct tape around the credit card so that you could use this and fit this in here like that you I got all the edges done let me show you so I just went around the edge you can see nice smooth cut all the way around there is no excess that's probably the hardest part of tinting now you take your squeegee carefully move everything out and you evacuate all the water and air just like that you know actually this is all visual process you'll see everything leave and this one you want to take your time and do this right this is where your tint looks good if you do this properly so we're going to look at the tint from the outside and I'd say that looks pretty good so now you could actually see see those little bubbles you take your your credit card and you come in here and you just squeegee them out it's hard to show you on the camera but you trust me on that one so you squeegee them out and you just look around and then you're done tinted windows not bad very easy to dowe're gonna tint the windows on a pickup truck and it's actually pretty easy on a pickup truck gets a little more complex when you have curved windows but this is nice and flat see I did the other side already but here's what you're gonna need you need your tint I'm doing five percent tint check your local state laws and stuff in New Jersey you're allowed to do the the sides and back on the rear passenger and the rear window you can't do the Front's so you're gonna get some dawn some soapy water you want a lot of soapy water you're gonna get your blade stainless steel exacto whatever anything really sharp that you you could cut the tint with you don't use scissors on tint and then you have your 20% tint make sure you have enough and paper towels just in case you wanna you're gonna spray the inside and outside of the car with this water so you want to have something that dry the interior if you if you get a wet so first step is gonna be to clean your windows the best you can I already did it you could clean it with ammonia based stuff first but then you need to clean it with just the dawn and the soapy water Don and water and make sure you get all the ammonia stuff off make sure it's as clean as possible and then use a microfiber towel I should include that and stuff that you need use a microfiber towel so that you could just get all the dust and everything off you want to do the outside and inside because you're gonna match it to the outside first and then you're going to go and reverse it and put it on the inside so I'm going to show you how to do that right now so first thing you're gonna do is go after you clean it you're gonna go and spray the soapy water don't be afraid to use a lot of soapy water make sure you want to find which side of the tint is going to be facing that has the glue on it let's put it that way so the side that has the glue on it should be facing out so that when you put it on the inside its gluing on to the inside so I know that this side is the side that has the glue on it so we want to go like this we're going to take our tent make sure that we have the right side the sticky side towards us put it up against here you're not crease the tent increase the camp that's garbage push it up against your window like that but you too that's workable now you take is workable you go and you find the corners of your window the window is wet remember so he could slide it around make sure it fits so you could see the corners of the window and then I take your blade and cut the corner you know it off okay and the reason why I mean for this doesn't have to be perfect it's because the inside is a lot smaller than the outside so you could see I missed a big chunk here and mr. big chunk here that's not a big deal for my application but for your application you might that might be important so now we're gonna go inside so now we're in the inside of the car you get the tint from the outside careful not decrease it or anything put it somewhere you know it's not gonna get creased and you're gonna spray the window a lot you want it soaking wet you want it to be bubbly it makes your life a lot easier so then you take you to make sure you have the sticky side against the window and then you peel this off and as you peel it off it's a good idea to spray same spraying the tint as it's coming off just like this use a lot of spray more spray the better then you take your tint and again try not to crease it in this case it's gonna crease a little bit near the corners but that's not the end of the world the only thing you're gonna need I should have mentioned as well is a credit card or something that you take so I put duct tape around the credit card so that you could use this and fit this in here like that you I got all the edges done let me show you so I just went around the edge you can see nice smooth cut all the way around there is no excess that's probably the hardest part of tinting now you take your squeegee carefully move everything out and you evacuate all the water and air just like that you know actually this is all visual process you'll see everything leave and this one you want to take your time and do this right this is where your tint looks good if you do this properly so we're going to look at the tint from the outside and I'd say that looks pretty good so now you could actually see see those little bubbles you take your your credit card and you come in here and you just squeegee them out it's hard to show you on the camera but you trust me on that one so you squeegee them out and you just look around and then you're done tinted windows not bad very easy to do\n"
