Has anyone tried to use the car window films that apply to the windshield to a SLED winshield? I saw some carbon fiber looking materal that looked pretty cool. I don't know if it will stick and hold? Thanks.
it would probably stick just fine, but good luck doing it without having any creases/bubbles. I'm sure it's possible, but the typical windshield has a lot of curvage to it. Other than a print, you'd be better off painting it.
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I was going to try that with my boat windshield. The guy said it would look like it had alot of cracks in it. (smashed car windshield) How about spray paint?
I was going to try that with my boat windshield. The guy said it would look like it had alot of cracks in it. (smashed car windshield) How about spray paint?
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Clean the winshield with warm soap and water, spray the INSIDE of the winshield with 1 light coat of paint, let dry completely. 1 more light coat, let dry and your done! Spraying the inside will give the winshield a shiny look instead of the dull look that you will get by painting the outside. Here's some before and after pictures of a winshield that I cut down and painted. 
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Thanks for the responses. I know you can use the soap trick to get in the right spot. But the curves on the viper windshield is the problem. Too bad I could not place the film on the shield and blow dry and shrink it around the curves? The paint looks good on all the windshields. thanks again.
i have done tint at my shop for over 10 years, and can tell you to not waste your money.
tint will shrink in one direction, perpendicular to the direction it is rolled when manufactured. tint can be srunk to any surface within reason. the problem will be that you shrink tint on the outside of the surface (glass) then you peal and install on the inside. you could shrink it on the outside but to install it on the inside you would need to remove the window. when you remove it from the sled it takes another shape.
painting would be a lot easier way to go, ive done many this way and it works great.
if you want it to look like carbon fiber there are effects you can create by using shades of grey, charcoal and black paint and aluminum window screen
get a piece of glass and practice on that first, you can keep removing your mistakes with a razor blade and try again till you figure it out.
tint will shrink in one direction, perpendicular to the direction it is rolled when manufactured. tint can be srunk to any surface within reason. the problem will be that you shrink tint on the outside of the surface (glass) then you peal and install on the inside. you could shrink it on the outside but to install it on the inside you would need to remove the window. when you remove it from the sled it takes another shape.
painting would be a lot easier way to go, ive done many this way and it works great.
if you want it to look like carbon fiber there are effects you can create by using shades of grey, charcoal and black paint and aluminum window screen
get a piece of glass and practice on that first, you can keep removing your mistakes with a razor blade and try again till you figure it out.