i got a ek with some tint on the back.. i dont like it .. i wanan take it off but i dont really want to go through with the hassle of scraping the glue off after i peel off the tint.. u guys know anything out there i can purchase where i can spray on and the sticky glue stuff will come off with ease?

 

Ok, I haven;t done this, but I've heard about it.
1. Spray the inside of window with water
2. Take a garbage bag and stick to the watered window
cover outisde of window with another or same garbage bag
3. Leave in hot sun for an hour
4. The stuff will peel right off

 

Use a heatgun or hairdryer to remove the tint, then get a can of Denatured alcohol (Available at any hardware store for like $3) and a cloth. Wipes the "gluey" stuff right off...

 

use your teeth

 

I used a hairdryer and a razor blade for the stuff that wasn't easy. Then washed off residue with Windex

 

If you have access to a heat gun that is your best bet. Heat up the tint and it should pull off. Then use goof off or mineral spirits and that should remove the sticky glue. You might even scrape the glue off w/ a razorblade. Good Luck

 

Yup, peel off old tint, grab a razor, I used windex with amonia and the stuff came off pretty easy. There is no "Easy" way to remove tint... just faster ways

HTH

 

I posted this back in June... now if I were an *** I'd tell you to use the Search function but I'll be nice and just cut and paste it for you:

I did mine myself. All it took were about $15 worth of materials from the hardware store, a hot sunny day and about 4-5 hours.
Here's what you do:

Materials: single edge razor blades, 000 or 0000 steel wool (torn in pieces), bottle of ammonia, clean black plastic trash bags, plastic wrap, 2 spray bottles, and paper towels

Items to consider having on-hand: face mask (the ones used like when you're painting to avoid inhaling fumes), safety glasses (keep the ammonia out of your eyes when you're spraying), heat gun (helps soften the glue)

Instructions:

1. Pull your car out onto your driveway on a hot sunny day
2. Fill one spray bottle with water
3. Take a garbage bag and open it up so it's one large sheet of plastic
4. Spray the water onto the outside of your windows with the tint on them, then place the garbage bags flat on the surface (the water will make them stick to the glass)
5. Repeat for all the windows with tint
6. Go inside the car now and fill your other spray bottle with ammonia (also a good time to put on your face mask and goggles -- ammonia is strong stuff!)
7. Cover your rear deck with a towel to avoid ammonia overspray (it does evaporate quickly though)
8. Spray the windows with ammonia and then cover what you have sprayed with clear plastic wrap — this will prevent the ammonia from evaporating and will let it eat into the tint
9. When finished doing that, close up your car and let it bake out in the sun for about an hour or so (depending on how hot/cool the day is)
10. Start with a side window (good practice) and take off the garbage bag on the outside and the plastic wrap on the inside
11. Using a razor blade (or if it's already peeling) try peeling the tint. It should come off very easily now and most likely in one piece (use a heat gun if it doesn't or put the garbage bag back on and let it sit a while longer)
12. After you peel off the tint successfully, the window will look a bit cloudy/hazy — this is the leftover glue.
13. Using a razor blade and your spray bottle of ammonia, spray the window and scrape with the razor blade (good idea to have a scraper handle for the razor blade). The glue will come off without any effort at all.
14. For corners and parts where using a razor blade is risky, pull out your steel wool and use the spray bottle of ammonia again
15. When you come to the rear window, you must take care around the defroster lines. Peel slowly and in the same direction as the defroster lines (horizontally) and watch for anything else peeling. If the ammonia has done its job, you should have no problem.
16. To avoid ruining your defroster lines when scraping off the glue residue, use steel wool for the entire back window. It takes a lot more effort than the razor blade, but you will be saving your defroster lines. Use the steel wool along with the spray bottle of ammonia.
17. When done, spray your windows with ammonia and wipe with paper towels for a crystal clear window.
18. Grab yourself a brew and stand back and look at a job well done!


[Modified by ryanhook, 11:50 PM 10/22/2002]

 

WTF?

Ryan - good job, I most likey would have wrote all that myself, not as detailed of course. I install window film, he hit it on the nose!

 

Hey thanks. Nice to hear from a professional. I can't claim it as 100% my idea... I did a significant amount of research on the internet before I removed mine.

 

nice.. thanks u da man!

 

I heard a roumer brake fluid will take it off put some on a rag and try it. I seen it take off vinyl decals, but i have also heard it will make paint peel too. Be careful good luck

 

Careful with razorblades on your defroster lines! Big nono! Id go the liquid removal way.

 

That's why I said to use steel wool on the back window.

 

Dude use TUFF STUFF to remove the glue once you have peeled off the tint.
It won't harm the plastic, windows, headliner, the seats nor it creates fumes. You don't even need to be "scrape" it off just wipe it off, simply use paper towels so you don't ruin the defroster lines on the rear window with the razor blades.

 

3M industrial citrus cleaner, aerosol can.

Spray it on, sit for 5 minutes, and the tint shrivels and peels right off. Plus, it gets most of the glue off the forst time. Just spray the window again with the tint of and it's all clean.

 

AAH, where were those instructions 5 months ago. I did close to the same thing, but wasn't sure about the steel wool. Unfortunately, even with carefulness I nicked the defr. lines twice and that was that. Two dead defrost lines. Anyway, some patiences and those directions will do you good.

Enjoy the brew after the job to. Makes it worthwhile.

G