"1979 lincoln town car"

[Buscoyo]

"1979 lincoln  town car"   rear glass issue!  Thanks! 

Edited February 17, 2023 by Buscoyo

[TintDude]

Sure it can. 

[Buscoyo]

I just checked and it's a 1979 lincoln town car   Back window looks hard..  any ideas?  Thanks!

[Buscoyo]

45 minutes ago, TintDude said:

Sure it can. 

I'm sorry I had the wrong date   It's actually a 1979  ugh... lol

[TintDude]

 

Yep, it's doable.

[pbalentine]

Damn that car is long! 

[TintDude]

Tuna boat. Surprised any are still on the road.

[Bham]

That rear glass is not that hard actually.  Just have to finish it on the inside top because of the outside vinyl top. 

[Tintguy1980]

This window is one where the bottom gets shrunk first, then the entire sheet is lifted and re-positioned with the top edge of the film below the vinyl's edge.

 

Reset the horizontal anchor working remaining shrinkable excess to the top and go.

 

The bottom (already shrunk) should be carefully smoothed out to ensure anything needing to be heat formed ends up on the upper half; all the while avoiding what overlaps the bottom framework.

 

It's trick but easy enough not to cause too many headaches at install.

 

Oh and ah, run some painters tape along the vinyl's edge that meets the glass to shield it from the heat. Two layers might be best. Tape it off as though you are going to paint.

 

I've used and shown folks this method on newer cars that have top edge tucked well under an air spoiler.

[Dano]

Correct. Painters tape, careful with the heat and use a magic marker. Don't get a blade anywhere near that top. Template your cut on a peel board.