anyone kno how to remove tint, or should i just go to a professional and have them do it???

 

get some windex and a raizor blade...

put your window down halfway so you can start taking the tint off the top of the window

what you do is spray the top with alot of windex to make it moist and slow stick the raizor into the film. you should be able to see the line where the tint stops.. thats where you wanna start taking it off from... slowly but surely you work your way down.. its kind of time consuming but definitely saves u money DIY.

 

what i did that was a bitch but it worked was just find where it starts, and rip the whole sheet off and then went at all of the sticky stuff with one of those window widgets. getting off all the sticky stuff was a pain so if you can use windex like this guy said and it comes off all at once, thats much better

 

you going to hate yourself when you scratch some defroster/ antenna
the shop i got my tint from charge like 45 bucks for tint removal for sedan

 

soapy water that's it!! .. that's how i took off my tints..

but the best way that i found it (more time consuming) is heat gun. . just heat the window up .. and peal the tint away .. the glue and everything will come off in one shot.. no need to take a razor to the window after removing the tint (because the glue comes off on the tint as you heat it up and pull it off)

Goodluck!

 

buy a heat gun.

 

funny that you posted this, as i just impulsively ripped my tint off last night. Here's the deal: if you can get your hands on some acetone, put some on a rag. It wipes the glue right off with minimal effort. my wife works at a lab so it is easy for me to get. Otherwise you can use nail polish remover. Just make sure you wash the inside of your windowsa good afterward.

 

does that heat gun and acetone trick work for the rear window with defroster as well?

 

i bet it might be less of a hassle to just buy a new back window!

anyone know how much that'll cost?

i scraped all the defroster lines off

 

lol i actually know a guy who replace his rear window because of the bubble

 

I called a customizing shop today just to see how much tint would cost to install. For my '99 sedan, $150 for the back seat windows and the rear window (it's illegal in Illinois to tint the front side windows). I asked how much to take it off, he said ~ $100 if I didn't mind losing the defroster, and $200 if I wanted to keep the defroster.

I'm seriously considering the Honda sunshade (which is a rollup white sunshade) for $75, I'm just not sure how it will look.

iam7head, what bubble caused the guy you know to replace his window?


[Modified by Heat, 7:03 AM 4/4/2003]

 

well he got the imfamous purple 2 pieces tint on his car.
the shop i tinted mine quote for 45-50 for tint removal, prolly more for sedan

 

heat, i read your post too..just tint it with a good shop, the sun shade thing is for grandpa's CLK imo
life time warranty is a wise thing to have too i guess..although claiming it will be pita

 

thats what i scraped off when i got my accord...hence no more defroster

I heard they make some sort of replacement if you scrape that stuff off...like just re-apply some sort of strip?

can anyone confirm this???

 

You live in LA, do you really need a rear windshield defroster?

 

I used finger nail polish remover. Worked like a charm!

 

good point

but of the few times i've needed it

 

can i use a hair dryer instead of a heatgun ?

 

I've tried the hair dryer on my friends car....

Mind you I have no expertise about hair dryers so I dont know if some actually get hotter than others but i sat there until my arm felt numb and it didnt work....

it peeled off without the glue

i recommend getting a heat gun or renting one from home depot

 

I pulled mine off, and used a razor blade combine with paint thinner it worked like a charm...cept i didnt do the back windows so i dont know what to tell you abotu doin the back

Heat... that is fuken expensive for window tinting/removal. I would definatly shop around. Ask some guys who are in the car business. I found out an hour after i got mine done when i went to the muffler shop that there was a guy across the street that would do it for 100 bucks. Id definatly shop around

 

For the back window on mine, i used the green scotch brites and soapy water. Worked fine for me.

 

i went to Diamond Tint here in san diego and got the rear and sides done for 65 total.

 

damn i wish i would've known or thought of that