Tinting lexan or polycarbonate windows
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Tinting lexan or polycarbonate windows
anyone know if this can be done.. has anyone done it already? i am going to pick up a poly rear hatch and side windows.. and would like them to be tinted dark.
any ideas ?
Mike
any ideas ?
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aussie i dont want to race the car.. it is just for fun...i just need to know if it will work.. because i have heard that the process will make the polycarbonate glass kinda milky not clear.
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Just being cautious, I'd be interested to hear what the SCCA take is on tinting. Back to your ?, I really don't know, maybe the best bet would be to do a sample and let it weather to see what happens? Are you using the ISC kit, because I'm looking at that also, I've got ideas for the door windows to, PM me...
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okay so after googleing this i have discovered that the process to tint polycarbonate is a few years away.. automobile makers are toying with the idea as we speak.. as for right now you have to tint the scratch coating.. which is very hard.. so in other words no i can not do it. lexan on the other hand comes in a couple colors.. nothing really dark yet but can be bronze and grey .. so i guess i answered my own questions.. so if i want the weight savings i have to have clear windows. which sucks. unless i can some how figure out how to do it.
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Originally Posted by gsterror
My question is:
If you're not racing, why do you want poly windows?
If you're not racing, why do you want poly windows?
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I've tried tinting motorcycle wind screens before...pretty sure they are made out of the same material as what you'll be using? Didn't work so well. I got the Nightshades stuff and tinted them with that...you can barely see through it though, was just a cob fix until my tinted windscreen I had ordered came in...Not sure if that helps at all lol.
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