Free Window Tinting Training Videos

Eight free lessons from our online window tinting course, filmed in the workshop: tools, cleaning, back and front doors, rear windows, quarter glass and flat glass.

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Lesson 1.1: professional window tint tools

The first lesson of the course goes through the tool kit a car tinter uses and what each tool is for. Alex shows the stainless steel tinting knife that will not scratch the glass, the rubber squeegee for inside and smaller windows, the hard cards used for heat shrinking, the Blue Max squeegee for bigger windows, the foot tool for tucking film behind door panels on a top-loading install, contour squeegees for tight spots such as quarter windows, a tape measure and a heat gun. Beginners learn what each tool does and which cheaper look-alikes to avoid before spending money on a kit.

Lesson 3.4: pattern a curved front door window with heat shrinking

Some cars, including many European models, have curved front door glass, so a flat piece of film leaves fingers that stop it sitting inside the window. In this first part of a two-part lesson, Alex makes the pattern on the outside of the glass. He shows the order of the cuts, starting on the side the car is facing, how far to slide the film before locking it, how to make the top cut with the window lowered, and the bottom cut with the knife resting on the rubber gasket. He then locks the film with a hard card, heat shrinks the fingers until the film takes the shape of the glass, and rounds the corners ready for installation.

Lesson 5: tint the rear window of a hatchback or SUV

The rear window is the trickiest part of a car because the glass is curved and the film is flat. In this full tutorial Alex works on a hatchback, using a method that also applies to SUVs and wagons. He measures the glass, releases the tension around the rear wiper, locks the film in an H shape with a hard card and stands the fingers up so they can be heat shrunk. He then shrinks the film one section at a time, starting from the top, until it takes the shape of the glass, trims it with the knife, installs it from the inside and squeegees the water out sideways so none is trapped along the demister lines.

Lesson 3.2: tint a front door window, top-loading method

Most cars have a regular front door window, and this lesson takes one from a dirty door to a finished install. Alex cleans the panels and glass, measures the door and makes the pattern on the outside of the glass in four cuts, showing where to start, how far to slide the film before locking it, and how to rest the knife on the gasket so it is not damaged. He rounds every corner with a ruler, then installs the film from the top, using the foot tool to open the gasket and slide the film behind the panel, and squeegees the water out to the sides. The finished window is checked from outside the car.

Lessons 6.3 and 6.4: pattern and tint a regular quarter window

Most cars have quarter windows, and while the shapes vary, the way you pattern and install them stays the same. Alex places the film with the liner facing him, makes the first cut on the side the car is facing, works the extra film into the corner so there is no gap at the top, and finishes with a cut along the bottom. He rounds every edge, because sharp corners are where film starts to peel. He then cleans the glass with a scraper and paper towel, handles the film with wet fingers so it leaves no prints, locks it in place in the middle and squeegees the water out to the sides.

Lesson 2.4: tint a back door window, bottom-loading method

Bottom loading is the traditional way to install film on a back door window. Alex shows how to free the door panel from the glass, then runs through the three-step clean: the scraper held at an angle, the foot tool to push water and dirt down, and paper towel down the inside of the panel. He peels the liner, wets the film, rests it on his arms and feeds it in from the bottom without touching the panels, centres it with a hairline gap at the edges and locks it with the squeegee. He finishes by pushing the water out to the sides and explains why the customer should keep the window up for a few days.

Flat glass: tint a home or office window

Flat glass has no curves to shrink, so a home or office job comes down to a clean surface, a well-placed film and neat trimming. Alex cleans the glass with a slip solution of water and baby shampoo, a squeegee and a scraper to lift specks you cannot see, and protects the floor from water. He measures the window and cuts the film larger than the glass, peels half the liner, applies the film and squeegees from the centre to lock it before removing the rest of the liner. He then trims the edges freehand with the knife, using a finger as a guide, and pushes the remaining water out to the sides.

Lesson 2.2: the three-step cleaning process

Dust trapped under the film is what customers notice and complain about, so cleaning is the step that makes or breaks a tint job. Alex demonstrates the cleaning process he uses on every car door window before the film goes on. He lowers the window a little, sprays soapy water and runs the scraper at an angle across the whole glass to lift tiny particles that a cloth misses and the eye cannot see. He shows why the embossed lettering on car glass needs extra scrubbing, because dust left there shows as a silvery outline that will not go away once the film is on, and how to push the loosened dirt down to the bottom of the glass.

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