window tint on a lexan?

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window tint on a lexan?
l0wyota avatar
l0wyota
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so i got a lexan window last fall and had it limo tinted along with my other windows. everything was fine until a few days ago i noticed it starting to bubble up around all the edges. I think it started cuz its been pretty hot here the last couple of days. all my other windows are fine. Will tint not stick to a lexan, or is there anything special you have to do to get it to stick? I really dont want to have clear windows just cuz of this.
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mtm
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i dunno man i had a lexan window in my ranger for about 3 years and never had a problem with it. You'll hear alot of people say lexan is shit and hard to deal with but i never had any trouble out of mine. Mine came from the factory tinted so i dunno if it was tinted with a film or a spray or what but it never did anything stupid
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rangermini94
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hey man i used to work in a glass shop and tint will not stick theres something in the lexan that wont let the glus stick from the tint i know ive tried just go and buy tinted lexan its cheaper and faster
l0wyota avatar
l0wyota
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mine is tinted but not limo. i dont even think you can get lexans limo tinted from the factory can you?
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coleskezzie
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buying them tinted is the way to go!
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2lo4u
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I was told Lexan breathes and also can release a very light oil under high temps and that will cause problems with tint or stickers.
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get twisted
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the tint bubbles because the lexan flexs and the tint wont unless you heat it up with a heat gun or something iv seen two that bubbled really bad after about a year of use with the doors being closed with the windows up it pressureizes the cab a little and the window bows out some sorry for the bad luck
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l0wyota
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well im gonna try a heat gun tomarrow and see what happens
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lowgmc
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i would assume that lexan has a releaseagent much like a raw bumper. paint that shit.
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l0wyota
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well anyone wanna buy a lexan?