Understanding Window Tinting Regulations in Ohio

MEGA TOOL CO., LTD. is no stranger to precision and the proper tools for industrial professionals. Whether it’s cutting tools, measurement devices or forming machinery, industries require tools that allow them to be precise. This is just as true in the tinting industry as it is in metal manufacturers. While MEGA TOOL CO., LTD. supplies Sandvik steel, Neiko automotive tools and M-Pact finger work gloves, all of these items are only useful if the industry professionals using them understand how to use them properly.

When it comes to automotive tinting, precision is not merely for ensuring that cutting tools, measurement devices, or any other tools are used properly so the job is performed correctly. It is also about ensuring that the job is performed legally and that the judicial system does not punish them for tinting cars when the state law says not to. In the case of Ohio, the law states that the legal window tint percentage in Ohio can be no darker than 50 percent. This means that the tint cannot be obscuring enough to make it so only 50 percent of light can touch the window.

Thus, what you need to know as an industry professional is that if you tint a vehicle in Ohio, you have to make sure the tint is not too dark. To accomplish this, it is useful to use the same chemical measuring tools that are used in measuring the tint itself to see if the tint is too dark. Generally speaking, tint cannot be reflective in more than one direction on the front windshield, but there are in some cases exceptions to this rule. Additionally, while window film may be applied to a vehicle to reduce glare and consume the amount of ultraviolet light that enters the cabin of a vehicle, it cannot be reflective on the rearview and side mirrors.