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Shade Customs

Georgetown's tint shop

3M film, fitted in-house on University Ave. Most cars are in and out in about 45 minutes.

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The Shade Customs shop on University Ave: tinted cars on the lot and both bay doors open under the Window Tinting sign

35%

3M Ceramic IR Series

The most total heat we can put on glass

Legal on Texas front side windows (more than 25% through the glass).

Light in, through factory glass
37%
Heat kept out
58%
Glare cut
49%
UV blocked
99%

Tinted on University Ave

Every car here was done in the shop and photographed on the lot out front. Trucks, a Rolls, a 1950s Packard, a fire engine.

All 53 cars
  • Red Subaru WRX with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Subaru WRX · red

  • Black Rolls-Royce Ghost with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Rolls-Royce Ghost · black

  • Restored 1950s Packard sedan in two-tone green, freshly tinted at Shade Customs in Georgetown, Texas

    Packard sedan · two-tone green

  • Cactus grey Ford Bronco with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Ford Bronco · cactus grey

  • White Porsche 718 Boxster with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Porsche 718 Boxster · white

  • Black Chevrolet Silverado Z71 with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Chevrolet Silverado Z71 · black

  • Blue Audi RS e-tron GT with tinted windows on the Shade Customs lot in Georgetown, TX

    Audi RS e-tron GT · blue

  • Red fire engine parked outside the Shade Customs shop in Georgetown, Texas after a tint job

    Fire engine · red

Three films, all 3M

3M Authorized Dealer. One brand, three grades, each measured by 3M on factory auto glass. Prices are on the booking page, next to your car.

  • 3M Color Stable Series

    The factory look that never goes purple

    Carbon dispersed through the film, not dyed onto it, so it never fades violet. Strong on heat when it's dark; less so when it's light.

    Shades
    5–70%
    Heat kept out
    up to 64%
    Phone and GPS
    No interference
    Warranty
    3M lifetime, plus lifetime workmanship in-house
  • 3M Ceramic IR Series

    The one most people pick

    The most total heat we can put on glass

    The Georgetown daily driver. Holds its infrared number at every shade, so the legal 35% up front still does nearly all the work.

    Shades
    5–70%
    Heat kept out
    up to 66%
    Phone and GPS
    No interference
    Warranty
    3M lifetime, plus lifetime workmanship in-house
  • 3M Crystalline Series

    Near-invisible glass that still kills the heat

    For when you don't want the car to look tinted at all. Up to 99% of infrared gone at a shade you can see straight through.

    Shades
    30–80%
    Heat kept out
    up to 61%
    Phone and GPS
    No interference
    Warranty
    3M lifetime, plus lifetime workmanship in-house

How the three compare, shade by shade

Old film off, new film on

Old film part-stripped from a car's rear glass, defroster grid visible underneath

Purple, bubbled or peeling tint is steamed off, the adhesive cleared and the rear defroster lines left intact. New 3M film can go on the same visit.

What Texas allows

  • Front sides25%must let in more than 25% of light
  • Back sidesAnyany darkness allowed
  • Rear windowAnyany darkness with side mirrors
  • WindshieldTop 5"strip above the AS-1 line only

The front side limit is measured through the factory glass, which reads darker than the number on the film. We install to the limit by default and tell you straight when a request isn't street-legal.

The Texas tint law, window by window

Straight answers

The journal
  • A car mid-job with old film stripped from the rear glass

    Care4 min

    Why Old Tint Turns Purple, and What to Do

    Purple window tint is dyed film whose dye has broken down under UV, and the colour does not come back — it has to be removed and replaced. The removal itself is straightforward on side glass but genuinely risky on the rear window, where the defroster grid is printed on the same inside surface the film sits on.

    Read it

  • A Shade Customs technician trimming film on a car in the bay

    Care4 min

    How Long Window Tint Takes to Cure

    A full car takes about 45 minutes to install and you drive it away the same day. Curing is separate: the adhesive needs roughly two to three days in Texas summer heat, longer in winter, before you roll the windows down.

    Read it

  • Film & heat4 min

    The Best Tint Percentage for a Texas Summer

    For most cars in Central Texas: 35% on the front sides and 20–25% on the back. 35% up front gives you margin over the legal 25% minimum once factory glass is counted, and 20–25% behind matches most factory privacy glass.

    Read it

Window film is what this shop is known for. It also fits tires and wheels at the same address, and there's a page on window tinting in Georgetown if you want the local detail.

Pick your shade in person

114 E University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626 · Mon–Sat · 8:30 – 5:30

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