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Old May 7, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Default can anyone tell me how to remove tints?

i want to remove the tints off of my rear passenger windows on my da integra coupe....THANKS!
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Old May 7, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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And no more tinted window
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Old May 7, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Default Re: can anyone tell me how to remove tints? (Fook_me_honda)

what u can do is take a single razor blade, start at a corner and try to get under the tint. try to take away as many big pieces as possible then peel them off

after that .. respray your window with some soapy water .. about a teaspoon of dishwasher soap .. and then put the tint back on the window .. let it sit for 20-30 mins and that will take away a lot of the glue.

if there is still glue after that .. spray the window again w/ soapy water .. and use a razor blade to get all the glue off
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Old May 7, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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AutoZone sells a spray bottle with stuff called Window Film Adhesive Remover...
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Old May 7, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Heat gun and a razor blade.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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razor blade + soapy Water and finish it off with some Goo Gone. then clean the windows with a amonia based cleaner. good as new
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Old May 7, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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The scraping methods and all that are hard and not worth it IMO.


GET A STEAMER... steam the windows til hot and the tint and glue should come rite off.
Any leftover glue spray it with something amonia based as person above me stated.
I personally used Simple Green to take off extra glue and it worked great.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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the scraping method might take a total of an hour tops .. when u wet ur window .. u can run a razor blade on it as fast as you can move your hand ... and all the glue just comes right off
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Old May 8, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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mix water and amonia in a spray bottle about a 60/40 amonia/water mix spray the window and press a plastic trash bag to the window....let the window with the bag attached sit out in the sun for about a hour and a half. The tint should peel right off then remove any glue left behind with goo be gone.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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I used the black bag method. Removed tint from the rear side/back windows. Worked well.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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scraping method sucks and it takes time! the glue and left over residue is a pain in the a$s.

steaming is seriously the fastest, easiest, and cleanest route. IMO if you don't have access to a steamer just go to a tint shop to have it removed. i remember paying like 20 bucks for 3 windows on my old hatch. only took like 10 minutes.

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