Tinting the windows of your car won’t only make it look great, but will also keep its interior safe from the burning sun in the summer season. Auto window tinting is a procedure you can DIY as well. But how long does it take to complete? In this article, we will try to answer this question in the best way possible by explaining the different steps of car window tint installation.

Model Of Your Car

If you are wondering about the time it will take to fully tint your car, you should consider the amount of glass present on your car. Since you will repeat the same procedure with every window available in your car, more windows means that you will have to allocate more time to fully tint your car windows.

Also, the tinting process can take more time if you have strangely shaped windows. Irregularly shaped windows could mean that you won’t be able to buy pre-cut tints for your car. So, if this is the case with your car, you should also add the tint cutting time to the total time taken to finish the project.

Usually, a four-door car might take you anywhere between 2.5 to 3 hours when it comes to fully tinting it. However, if you have awkwardly shaped windows, who do not have any prior experience of installing tints on your car, the whole process might take significantly longer than that. It’s better to hire professional installers for tinting car windows.

Removing Old Tints

In addition to the model of your car, you will also have to consider if you have to remove the old tints on your car or not. While Hiring a professional to remove these tents is highly recommended, you can also remove them by yourself. However, this will take you a lot of time to master.

In order to remove the tint, you can use soapy water and some scraping in order to remove the old tint on your car. Additionally, you can also use a hairdryer to loosen the tint before removing it from the windows of your car.

No matter what type of removal you choose, you’ll have to start removing the stickers. Removing the tint before it is reasonably soft will cause it to break, and you’ll have to repeat the whole removal process once again.

After removing all the tints, you should properly remove any leftover sticky material on the windows as well. You can buy a window cleaner for this purpose.

The time taken for removing the old tints can vary depending on the condition of the tints you’re trying to remove. More windows in your car means more time taken to remove the tints. Usually, an average car takes two hours at minimum for proper tint removal.

Will You Cut The Tint?

If there are pre-cut auto glass tints available for your car’s model, you should definitely choose them, as they will take less time to be installed.

While it can definitely save you some time, the fact that tints are pre-cut doesn’t necessarily mean that they will fit your car perfectly. If pre-cut tints don’t fit your car’s windows perfectly, you might have to cut them into shape before trying them again on your car.

Moreover, taking your car to a professional tint installer is usually better as they use machines to precisely cut the tint into shape. This will save you a lot of time, and will make sure that the tint fits perfectly on the windows.

Some tint installers might offer to cut the tint by hand, and this is usually more precise than machine cutting. But this is a skill you can learn. However, be prepared to allocate some time for the learning process. Cutting a tint in the wrong way can easily waste it.

Applying Tints On Windows

The final step is actually applying the tints on the windows of your car, and this is usually the one which takes the most time as well.

Before starting the application process, make sure your car’s windows are perfectly clean, and there are no spots on them.

Also, when applying the tint on your car’s window, you’ll have to wet both of them. Soapy water is one of the best things you can use for this.

So, in short, the DIY tint application process can take you anywhere between 4-6 hours, and that is excluding the drying time after installation. However, letting a car window tinting shop Springfield tint your vehicles windows has more benefits. If you have a good budget, have professionals do this.