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What's the best way to remove window tint?
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:14 pm
by fightara
Not a 4B related question I know... But the old, purple bubbled tint on my Rangie is really pissing me off, and I want to ditch it.
Anyone got a magic method? I've tried a hairdryer and a razor blade so far, and it's not getting me anywhere quickly.
TIA,
Andrew.
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:36 pm
by grimbo
a really big hammer
You could also try soaking it with Citrus cleaner like desolvit, then hit it with a heat gun. Peel from one edge slowly working the line of film from edge to edge
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:48 pm
by fightara
Thanks Grimbo!
I'll see what I can find to dissolve the glue, then have another stab.
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:51 pm
by Mad Cruiser
Try eculaspe oil (spelling)
I did mine with a razor blade on the edges and stripped it with my hands....
Sounds like your glue is still good as mine was terrible
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:09 pm
by tuff80
Heat gun and razor/scraper. then prepsol to remove the glue,, should easily do all 4 side windows in a hour
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:08 pm
by MQ SWB
I know how you feel, mine in the rangie is crap as well, they did it good back in the old days
Dixie
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:17 pm
by revin
You could try ringing a window tinting place and ask them
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:17 pm
by dumbdunce
tuff80 wrote:Heat gun and razor/scraper. then prepsol to remove the glue,, should easily do all 4 side windows in a hour
agree. stripped more window tint than I care to remember. be careful to moderate the temperature - too cool and the tint film spilts as you try and peel it, too hot and it melts.
brake fluid, eucalyptus oil, general purpose thinners etc will all stip off the remaining glue.
tint
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:22 pm
by SiKiD_01
the tint on my suzy was the worst.
i tried a lot of stuff, but to actually got the tint film off was the hardest part. it would always rip into little strips.
anyway, i used petrol, unleaded, and eucalyptus oil, they both do about the same job, but you'll always need a sharp razor or glass scraper to get most of it off. esp. if its the old stuff thats stuck on good.
but if its bubbling, then it should be willing to come off by itself.
just another thought, what about paint stripper?
are you leaving the window in the car or are you taking it out? i took mine out of the doors, and put it on a table, much easier.
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:24 pm
by Big Red Toy
a brick
Heatgun is the go, with a razor blade scraper
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:19 pm
by ausyota
I have been told a steam wallpaper stripper machine is the go.
Have not tried it though. I just used a blade and some paint thinners to get some off my old mans ute.
Paul.
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:22 pm
by bogged
according to dude who did a talk at the club the other week, he said its sometimes just as easy to replace windows. he trys not to take the jobs on that need removal, as it can take 2-6 hours per window depending on car and window size.
He mentioned heat, and scraper, all sorts of chemicals, but he hated it!
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:02 am
by Lordtrunks
I work at a tint shop what we do is spray the tinted window down with like a window cleaner or a soapy water and then take a trash bag and put it over it and let it sit in the sun for half hour, then take a razor to it make sure to keep soaking it down as you strip it. One of our tinter's uses a steam mashine that works very well.
tint
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:14 am
by blackmav
what about big fat ass pin stripes? like 25-30mm wide. tried hairdrier and a heat gun and nothing but picking them off but only get tiny bits off at a time.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:40 am
by the_smoo
i had to replace a door on my 40 and the one i got had a big thick Grimace pin stripe type sticker down the side..
i got an iron and kept blasting it with the steam function... peeled right off easy with no business left behind..
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:54 pm
by mr Z
all you guys are removing tint, are you replacing it with new tint or going tintless?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 7:59 pm
by Mad Cruiser
Been tintless for 2 years...
Been meaning to get around to putting new dark black tint on
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:10 pm
by dumbdunce
I prefer tintless, don't have to panic all the time about any cargo in the truck touching the windows, and glass never bubbles. Tintless is also way better at night, dark tints suck when you're turning corners and looking through the side windows.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:14 am
by bundyboy
mate i had that awful tint on my old landy...
my old man brought some stuff home that we rubbed into it and it eats away the glue. You can just scrape the tint off pretty simply with a paint scraper.
I will ask him what it was as i cannot remember.... get back to you.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:44 pm
by fightara
bundyboy wrote:mate i had that awful tint on my old landy...
my old man brought some stuff home that we rubbed into it and it eats away the glue. You can just scrape the tint off pretty simply with a paint scraper.
I will ask him what it was as i cannot remember.... get back to you.
Would really appreciate that.
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:34 am
by bundyboy
Well in the words of my old man "Its pepsi" as he realizes the stuff is in our garage in a pepsi container and no labels, names etc.
he got it from a detailer that we know... so he is going to ask him on monday mate. The stuff is pretty good though... will let you know on monday.
