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car tints + plexi + % of tint
DrewKaree:
screaming, all I've ever used is the stuff I found in Wal-Mart. Don't know the brand name, but they've never carried anything other than what you should find there now.
As to:
"...Automotive film tint is usually designated with the percentage of light transfered through it. So 5% tint would only allow 5% of the light to transfer through and will be much darker than 25% tint."
mebbe it's just Wal-Mart's way of doing things, but the stuff I used was just the reverse. The % referred to the amount of light blocked, i.e. 5% was a really light tint, while 50% approached what I'd consider limo tint.
USUALLY, the auto tint will have a little scrap on the outside of the box to give you an example of the material. Just look for that and go by that. It's a more reliable indicator of what the stuff is than us telling you "this brand is this way, that brand is that way, blah blah blah"
RandyT:
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--- Quote from: RandyT on April 04, 2004, 10:02:39 am ---But perhaps a bigger problem will be the color cast. Some of the tint has a purplish cast to it that will probably be disturbing and difficult to adjust for.
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Any brand recommendations?
/Steve
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Not really. To be honest, I don't recommend this route as the actual acrylic is by far a better solution.
But if you need to go down this road, be sure to pop the package open and look at a white light through it (regular store lights are fine). If you can perceive any vivid color, you might want to shop around some more. You are looking for something as color neutral (gray) as possible. Whether this can be found in automotive tint, may be the ultimate question.
RandyT
screaming:
--- Quote from: RandyT on April 05, 2004, 11:07:05 am ---Not really. To be honest, I don't recommend this route as the actual acrylic is by far a better solution.
But if you need to go down this road, be sure to pop the package open and look at a white light through it (regular store lights are fine). If you can perceive any vivid color, you might want to shop around some more. You are looking for something as color neutral (gray) as possible. Whether this can be found in automotive tint, may be the ultimate question.
RandyT
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Yeah I'm seriously considering some tinted plexi, I just don't know how much I need (or want) to invest in it. I already have to drill two holes in my monitor bezel and I'm looking at a third. I want to hide as much of the swiss cheese as possible :)
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll be shopping around..
/Steve
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