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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Use aircraft remover.

Spray it on the tint, wait 15 mins and it will peel off. I tried the garbage bag idea, windex, razor blade, spent about 3 hours and said *******

Went to the store, picked up a can, sprayed, walked away, came back and pulled it off

Couldn't believe it. So if anyone plans on taking off their tint, just use this...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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did it fucc up the defrost? man i had do it by hand, razor blade, peel it section by section
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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I scraped my tint off with a heat gun, razor blade and goo gone and it took FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Good idea, didn't think to do it this way.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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aircraft remover? the same stuff that ppl use to strip paint off wheels?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SilverDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">aircraft remover? the same stuff that ppl use to strip paint off wheels?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, works a charm
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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you used aircraft remover a.k.a. paint stripper to remove your tint post pics i have to see what this did to your window's...i used a razor blade and elbow grease
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I used Gila River / Film Adhesive Remover from AutoZone when I removed mine, does a decent job but still takes a little elbow grease...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MiNDTRiP03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I used Gila River / Film Adhesive Remover from AutoZone when I removed mine, does a decent job but still takes a little elbow grease...</TD></TR></TABLE>

saame here except i didnt have the patience and went right through my rear defroster linings and scraped em off...now no more rear defrost
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I got a honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

saame here except i didnt have the patience and went right through my rear defroster linings and scraped em off...now no more rear defrost </TD></TR></TABLE>

oh damn..my tint in the rear come off in 2 peices lucky me
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Flat razor blade and goo gone FTW!. I would not want to put aircraft paint remover near my interior.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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I used a razor blade on my friends civic.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Steamer
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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I did mine the other day with a couple friends, we just peeled the tint itself right off. And to get the glue off, we just put on some Goo Gone, let it sit, and then scraped it off with a razor blade. Easy, a little time consuming though.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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oh man, i can't imagine how someone can use the stripper though. can't really cover the floor with plastic bags cause it eats thru it
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 01:45 AM
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give me pictures
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 02:07 AM
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removing window tint sucks.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lilsaigon510 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">give me pictures</TD></TR></TABLE>

Of what, a clear window?
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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do it to someone's car and give me pics. haha jk never knew aircraft would do the job


Modified by lilsaigon510 at 10:46 AM 4/18/2008
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oodie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Steamer </TD></TR></TABLE>

Amen. Another great idea. The steam will actually penetrate the window film and start to heat up the adhesive again, causing it to become sticky again. This allows you to peel it right off in almost one big piece.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Uhhh this seems sketchy. I'm sure the OP is gonna get his panties in a wad since I said this but I'm not getting aircraft stripper anywhere around my car.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arsenal &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Of what, a clear window?</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol

i've heard of this from a friend, said it works awesome. i took my tint off way before i had a chance to try it but i've heard it's quite great
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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+ + +
= TINT GONE!
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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aircraft remover anywhere near my car is a major no no...post pic's i want to see how your window's turned out lol
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MiNDTRiP03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Amen. Another great idea. The steam will actually penetrate the window film and start to heat up the adhesive again, causing it to become sticky again. This allows you to peel it right off in almost one big piece.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct i did my car about a month ago and it took maybe 2 hours on a sedan.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oodie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i did my car about a month ago and it took maybe 2 hours on a sedan. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i did my coupe took about 1 hour and some change

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