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Shel

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I really love the look of a convertible sport fish with blacked out windows. Looks like a cool pair of sunglasses. It is something I would love to have on my Tolly. I would like to black out all the windows; port, starboard, front, salon door and rear salon window. I would like to be able to see out of them but not see in. Is there a product that will do this and be tough enough to take the opening and closing, as most of my windows slide open? Will the tint be easy to clean without scratching? What kind of cost am I looking at?

Take a look at my profile to see a pic of my boat to see what I mean.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Shel
 
If you have an indoor steering station it'll be pretty much useless at night with tinted windows.

Most tints work the same, you can see from the dark side to the bright side but not vice-versa. Daytime you can see out but not in, nighttime you can see IN but not out.

All the aftermarket tint I've ever seen is a plastic film. Yes it can be scratched, but you CAN clean it. Normally it wouldn't be applied where the glass slides in the tracks. I have no idea what a professional job would run you. You can buy the stuff at most home or auto stores if you want to apply it yourself.
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

If you have an indoor steering station it'll be pretty much useless at night with tinted windows.

Most tints work the same, you can see from the dark side to the bright side but not vice-versa. Daytime you can see out but not in, nighttime you can see IN but not out.

All the aftermarket tint I've ever seen is a plastic film. Yes it can be scratched, but you CAN clean it. Normally it wouldn't be applied where the glass slides in the tracks. I have no idea what a professional job would run you. You can buy the stuff at most home or auto stores if you want to apply it yourself.

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I have tint film on the side and rear glass. Not on the front. An installer who knows what he is doing doesn't apply the tint all the way to the edge of the glass, he leaves a very small border. You can do that with sliding glass and it will work just fine. That's how mine is, the tint film stops short of the tracks.

BTW: It wasn't done for a "look", it was done to keep the interior cooler in summer.
 
I have no lower helm station so that will not be an issue. Not seeing out in the night may be an issue.

I understand not putting the tint on the tracks, but on my windows I have soft weather stripping between the fixed window and the slider window. When there is dust on the window, which is often, I can see dust smear marks on the window. Of course on glass this can be cleaned, but I wonder on plastic tint if it would not scratch it? Can the non slider window have the tint on the outside and the slider window have the tint on the inside, where it doesn't touch the weather stripping, and still look good from the outside?

Ron, you didn't do it for looks but I bet it looks really nice. I am also thinking of the added benefit of reduced heat in the cabin, though it is not a major factor here. However, it will be nice to keep the "blinders" off the front windows of the boat and still have some protection from the sun's heat.

Thanks,
Shel
 
Bring in a pro, he will know how best to do it. Also, what opacity (is that a word) to use.
 
I have what they call 5% or Limo tint. It's on my back glass patio sliding style doors and my side glass. I have no lower station or front glass. My hardtop enclosure is clear and I have a FLIR unit so night vision unless it's really humid isn't a problem. My upper bridge is Air Conditioned and heated with fans to keep the air circulated. Normally we can run with no condensation but this past weekend it was so humid we had to roll up the Eisenglass and pay attention to the FLIR screen. I paid about $400 and the guy is a real pro he has done all my cars rear windows. I gave him a $100 tip he did such a great job. It also seems to keep the Salon cooler now that we have the tint.
Bill
 
There is an outfit in Calif. called Tap Plastics.You can find them on the internet.They have limo tint,larger sizes than auto part stores,tools to apply with,& a instruction video you can download.Prices seem right also.I purchased from them.Job came out great.
 
Hey Sheldon!
Tinted my own. You can do this.

Ordered the film from a guy I met through B-ed site. Told him I wanted the darkest stuff he had with the most UV protection, and sent him my window dimensions. Seems like it was between 200-300 bucks. Tinted them all, and I have sliders like you do. I LOVE IT! No one sees in (great privacy). Temperature drop achieved was incredible. It improved the look of the boat. If I knew how to use the search feature I'd point you to the posts - hopefully you're smarter than I on that one. The posts would be around late '07 or early '08. Otherwise, drop me an email and I'll help walk you through it.
Don
 
Absolutely beautiful boat man! I used to own an auto customizing shop and we did tint. I only used Lumar which is one of the if not the best brands of film. You need that b/c if you just hire a kid off the street and uses cheap tint within a few years your tint will be purple. Go for the lumar and you will love it. A good quality tinter will prob charge you around $800 for your sized boat if he uses a premier film line. I agree, I love the blacked out look!
 
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