rguard
Full Member
Well I finally went out and got the US flag window film yesterday. Install was not *too* hard, but let me see if I can help a few of you all get through some of the "twists".
First, I pulled the rear glass out and put it out on my patio on top of some soft towels so I could work with it better (This makes it a LOT easier than most window film).
Next, against the recomendation of the directions (who follows those things anyhow
) I did some raw cutting to get it *about* the right size (always leave extra, more cutting is easy, splicing in is hard ) next I got some packing tape and taped the edges to the underside of the glass (this should keep it stable while you cut). Next I cut into the film using a SHARP exacto along the corner and slid the blade following the edge of the glass. The border makes a nice guide, but be carefull around the corners as the film will tend to "pull" you in away from the border!
BTW, this is not a scary as it seems, the film is up off the glass so the exacto *blade* cuts through the film and you only need to gently ride the blade tip along the glass without putting any real pressure on the glass with the blade.
Next I pulled off the backing while my wife hosed the film and glass with windex (too much is not enough).
then I set it in place and fitted it as best I could and started triming the ugly bits (this is by far the hardest part, as the film will "squirm" all over and you must be careful not to shift the whole thing and cut too much)
Next I started squeeging (sp?) the bubbles and windex out using the included squeege and bailing the windex out of the corners
Squeege and squeege some more until all bubbles are gone. Let it sit flat for a few hours, every once and a while use paper towels to soak up as much windex as you can (don't rub just blot).
Here is the project at this step.
And then after a few hours put the window back in and voila
Hope this was helpfull, let me know if you have any questions
RGUARD
First, I pulled the rear glass out and put it out on my patio on top of some soft towels so I could work with it better (This makes it a LOT easier than most window film).
Next, against the recomendation of the directions (who follows those things anyhow
) I did some raw cutting to get it *about* the right size (always leave extra, more cutting is easy, splicing in is hard ) next I got some packing tape and taped the edges to the underside of the glass (this should keep it stable while you cut). Next I cut into the film using a SHARP exacto along the corner and slid the blade following the edge of the glass. The border makes a nice guide, but be carefull around the corners as the film will tend to "pull" you in away from the border! BTW, this is not a scary as it seems, the film is up off the glass so the exacto *blade* cuts through the film and you only need to gently ride the blade tip along the glass without putting any real pressure on the glass with the blade.
Next I pulled off the backing while my wife hosed the film and glass with windex (too much is not enough).
then I set it in place and fitted it as best I could and started triming the ugly bits (this is by far the hardest part, as the film will "squirm" all over and you must be careful not to shift the whole thing and cut too much)
Next I started squeeging (sp?) the bubbles and windex out using the included squeege and bailing the windex out of the corners
Squeege and squeege some more until all bubbles are gone. Let it sit flat for a few hours, every once and a while use paper towels to soak up as much windex as you can (don't rub just blot).
Here is the project at this step.
And then after a few hours put the window back in and voila
Hope this was helpfull, let me know if you have any questions
RGUARD
