Removing window tint

[BadLiLBowtie]

Alright, I got some time on my hands... I'm probably going to remove my window tint.

How do i go about doing this? Also, how can I find out how dark it is?
Here's a link to some pictures of it:

1994camaro.topcities.com

[sam r.]

i just pulled mine off. the imprint of the defroster stayed onthe tint but didn't damage anything. THen I used goo gone for any residue. good luck

[BadLiLBowtie]

so, just pull it off like taking a sticker off a desk and use some oops/gue-gone like stuff?

What about a sticker? (Georgia Tech)

[sam r.]

yeah. I simply pulled it off (my previous firebird) because it was starting to lift at the seam. I had the tint for 10 years. The tricky thing is to get a good rip going. What happened to me when I pulled it off was that it still left a layer of the adhesive on as though the tint split apart. But once I got the hang of how to pull it wasn't that hard. I just went slowly and ACROSS not down the window and kept pulling close to where it was seperating from the window. Then with whatever was left behind I used goo gone on it and it took some time. It was kinda messy because the adhesive kinda turns into a dried rubber cement kind of consistency and makes a mess. For your sticker I would use maybe WD-40 not goo gone only because I don't have any experience with the goo gone on paint.

[Devilboy28]

If you can get access to one, rent a steam machine. Some grocery/Wally World/Meijer stores rent them cheap, or call some tint/detail shops and see if they have one. Steaming the old tint will make it actually fall off of the glass leaving ZERO residue. It is the easiest way there is. A hair dryer set on high is the secont easiest way. GOOD LUCK!

[O2Bsogood]

I don't know how true this is but a friend of mine said ammonia will take it off. He said his neighbor said he was cleaning his windows on his car, and he was using a glass cleaner which used ammonia and he said that it ate the tint off. but I don't know.

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

rubbing alcahol will take it off pretty well also..

jet a razor... peal it all off..

then use the alcahol to get the residue off..

it works pretty well.. its cheep ($1).. nad it dosent stink as bad as anomia

~Billy

[RdBrd83]

Some glass cleaners will eat away at the glue on the tint, or atleast that's what the guy that did my windows told me. Except I don't think it'd be nearly strong enough to make it come off easily. When I removed the tint on my truck, it pulled right off, but left glue all over. Autozone had this tint remover kit, that was like $2, and consisted of a flat razor blade, and a spray bottle of what I'm guessing was alcohol. Worked really well. Except if you went that route, you'd just have to be really careful around the defroster.

[MTMike]

The film itself should peel right off. The glue residue will remain. Goo-gone or that above-mentioned tint-off stuff will ease the removal of the residue with a razor blade. Then make sure to do a really good once-over with a strong amonia-based glass cleaner.

Some tints are more stubborn than others, though. Be patient and it should come off fine.

Good luck.

-Mike

[BadLiLBowtie]

I've heard 2 ways... Steam/Heat and peeling with gu-gone

Which works best?

[Tireguy]

Wal-Mart sells some stuff called Tint-Off, its hanging by the tint in the auto section, cheaper than goo-gone and works good. As far as how dark it is, cops here have a tint meter to see if its to dark so they can give ya a ticket.

[MTMike]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by BadLiLBowtie:
I've heard 2 ways... Steam/Heat and peeling with gu-gone

Which works best?<hr></blockquote>

I've never tried the steam/heat method before. Cant help you there.

-Mike

[MTMike]

I jsut found out... rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and a razor disolves the glue on contact!

I'll post pics of what I'm doing tomorrow :D

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

yeah.. just like i said.. before..

"rubbing alcahol will take it off pretty well also..
get a razor... peal it all off..

then use the alcahol to get the residue off..

it works pretty well.. its cheep ($1).. and it dosent stink as bad as anomia"

~billy

[O2Bsogood]

We use alcohol to remove glue off everything at work, works great.