whats good...i already did asearch on h-t to find how to remov tint...so far i havn't found anything...if you all have any insight on how i can remove my tint it would be great...i hate it...and it looks horrible...

thanx everyone please post what you used and how you did it that would be great\

-chris

 

Razor blade & ammonia worked for me.

Start peeling from one edge, use ammonia to soften adhesive and wipe off. Repeat.

 

Razor blade, or if you can get ahold of a steamer, that works as well and then just peel it off.

 

good lookin i was hearing that air craft stripper works as well..anyone???

 

I wouldn't... You wouldn't want to inadvertently drip some on your door and strip the paint.. Also, since the tint is plastic, the stripper will melt the tint and make it into one big gooey sticky mess...

Ammonia may take a tad longer, but it'll be much safer.

I think it took me a little over an hour when I pulled the tint off the front two windows on my Civic.. I used a small spray bottle full of ammonia and sprayed it on generously after I pulled the tint off...

 

Heat gun shrinks it and it'll come right off .. I'm a window tinter

 

I was gonna say that to. The heat gun is usually the easiest method. Takes a little time but it works badass.

 

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Kinda off topic, but with fingers coming up in the rear window when I put the tint on I get so many fingers that are impossible to get out it seems, would a heat gun and smoothing it out do the trick?

 

heat gun a razor blade and patience. hahah the 3rd one is very important in the equation. i had none, and it took longer.

 

I am in the process of taking mine off right now 85% done. Very easy wit ammonia and trash bag in the sun. Took off tint and most glue. The little glue that is left over I went over with steel wool 0000.

 

i just removed my back window tint because it was bubbling and the job/tint quality was so crappy it just peeled right off. but man for some reason it smelled horrible. not sure what it was but it was a strong smell.

 

also helps if u have a razor blade handle (like a screwdriver) looks like ---------||


Modified by allricedout at 8:45 PM 1/24/2007

 

^^
yes it smells bad



Modified by jjmajed at 5:30 PM 1/25/2007

 

i had mine professionally removed with a steam cleaner. took the guy al and eds about 3 hours and cost me $60.

 

just finished mine

take your time on it

 

the tints are on the inside arent they?

 

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lol , naw it's from the outside

 

^^yeah

 

its just hard to remove tint without ruining the defroster.....near impossible

 

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I didnt have any problem at all, just let let the ammonia soak in with the trashbag method long enough. I didnt even have to scrape anything off. Glue and everything came off.

 

can u please explain ure method? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^? cuz im really interested

 

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This is the method I used

http://www.automedia.com/Remov...1tr/1

 

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I had a tint shop steam my 20% off on the rear window to replace it with 5%.

Defroster still works perfectly