Hopefully there is a resident expert on here to answer a few questions: 1) Can a banner be installed over exhisting tint? 2) Is it something a relatively handy guy can do? 3) Where the hell do I purchase something like this and does it come sized or do you cut it to fit? I'd like a solid black strip across the top edge of my windshield about 8-10 inchs in height. Any help is appreciated.
You can lay it on with soapy water and sqweegee it out. Very easy I've done a few and there should be a vynil decal place in the cities somewhere. If you want it 10in thick is that in the center of the windsheild or the sides? If that's 10in in the center it will be about 13-14 on the sides since a windshield is curved. Just measure your window and ask for a 10in by 45in piece of black vynil of that's what your window size is. I would ask for excess cause you can always trim. Any other ?s just ask.
I make and install adhesive backed die-cut vinyl products. I can help you. 1) Don't use soapy water. I don't know who started that stupid idea, but don't do it. There is a technique to applying vinyl, and if done properly you don't get bubbles. Soapy water almost ensures you will have bubbles. 2) Your best bet would be to get a piece with the curve cut for you, and then you line it up and trim the excess. Having it cut to size is not really a good idea. Vinyl can stretch, especially the longer your piece is. You make every effort during installation to not pull on it or stretch it, but it still does. Make sure the piece you have has backing paper (the waxy stuff) AND transfer tape (the masking tape covering the color portion of your vinyl. -the non adhesive side) 3) make sure the surface is completely clean. Use isopropyl alcohol. Apply liberally with a paper towel, then buff clean with another dry papertowel. Use a plastic 4" wide squeegie to apply. Start at the center, cut the backing up the center so you can peel it off in halves. Use the squeegie in up and down motions...DO NOT try to press a big long line of vinyl across the windshield. Up. and. Down. 3" or so at a time. Edge to edge. Go all the way to one end. Then do the same thing in the opposite direction. You may get some bubbling, you can fix this with a sewing needle or a #11 xacto blade. Simply poke a hole at the far edge of the bubble you are trying to remove, then "shove" the air out of the hole from the other side of the bubble using your squeegie, fingernail or a pencil eraser.
I bought a vinyl for the windshield of my truck. I was going to ask someone for help then randomly one night i just said screw it and slapped it in there. I got 3 small bubbles but in happy with it.
