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Tinting auto windows
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:12 PM
I have to tint the windows of the driver's cabin of a self-propelled artillery vehicle -- the thing has a cab similar to a truck (odd, huh?). Anyway, I thought I'd go to the experts to see how to do it.

I don't have access to the Tamiya specialty paints, and may not for a while. In the meantime, I mixed some blue paint in with some Future but when I applied it it went on too light, and also streaky -- you could see it was paint rather than a window tint, so I quickly washed it out again with hot water, which fortunately worked.

Is there some way I can tint the windows without it looking terrible? It's 1/72, so not a huge amount of window space, in fact, just a small canopy, really, but the shiny bluetinted windows of this vehicle really stand out from the drab camo and dusty chassis, so I want it to look eye catching -- in a good way! Thanks for any guidance.
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  • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
Posted by oldhooker on Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:43 PM
Larry,

You can put food coloring in Future and dip the window (don't brush it on), or, get some window tint film from your local auto parts store and use that. I've done both with satisfactory results.

Good luck, Smile [:)]

Take care,
Frank

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  • From: Falun, Sweden
Posted by proosen on Sunday, April 17, 2005 3:25 AM
You can do it the "Juha Airio-way" and use Humbrols blue metalic paint, white spirit and a brush! Dont shake or stir the paint, just take off the clear stuff on top in the can. Thin it and brush on the inside and leave to dry in a dust free space. Do it again if you want a darker tint, works like a charm! It can be polished as a last treatment after it has fully cured in about a month or so.
Not easy to see but on this Plymouth I used the green metalic to give the windows a slight greenish tint, smart to have a green background...not!
Anyway, this one didn't have the windows polished afterwards...just painted with very thin paint and left to dry before attaching and they are pretty clear.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:52 AM
I've tinted windows with a clear acrylic paint with some food coloring added and sprayed with an airbrush.I've also used some of the Tamiya clear type paints thinned and sprayed with an airbrush with good results.If the first pass is'nt dark enough you can always make another pass until you get the effect you're looking for.The Tamiya clear paints are available in red,blue,yellow,green and smoke colors.If you go too dark you can always wash it off and start over.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:01 PM
i have used rid in hot water longer leave it in darker it gets works well
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:52 AM
magic marker works well on something that small scale, and if you mess up it cleans off with a little alchohol (dont use permament marker)
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:12 PM
i have tinted only two cars but i have used Tamiya clear type paints on one and also clear acrylic paint with some food coloring added i airbrushed both times
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  • From: Warsaw, Poland
Posted by Macio4ever on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 4:53 PM
I have used Tamiya Smoke in thin, airbrushed layer. Looks fine

Macio
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