Window Tint Issues - adheasive

AJ · 04-09-2005

I had window tint on my Eclipse and took it off a long time ago but never have been abel to see through the rear window very easily. Anyone know what will take the remaining sticky film off without damaging the rear defrost element?

MATCHBX · 04-09-2005

Would windex work? Just put it on and take it off with light pressure.

Other than that, i don't know what to tell you.

AJ · 04-09-2005

Not this stuff is caked on pretty good. I could take a scrapper to it but I have rear defrost to worry about. I have stuff like paint thinner, carb cleaner, and a few other bottles of shit at home not so potent but I don't want to try just anything.

Onefast99gsx · 04-09-2005

Go out to www.tintdude.com That site has an entire encyclopedia of information on window tint.

TheBlizzard · 04-09-2005

I would say some Go Gone or some rubbing alcohol would work without hurting anything.

CRAIG

Wizard · 04-09-2005

The best is 3M 08984 General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner. Costs about $10 per can. Either wipe on or aerosol.

Wiz

LightningGSX · 04-10-2005

Soapy water and an aluminum razor blade is the best way to take off the adhesive on the side windows.The soapy water will lubricate the blade, and make sure its an aluminum blade, otherwise it will scratch the glass.On the rear window, use soapy water with medium fine steel wool, finer will not take off the adhesive, and courser will wreck the defroster lines.Having worked tinting window for many years, this is the fastest, easiest, and safest way to do it

LightningGSX · 04-10-2005

Oh yeah, if you have issues on the back window, spray a little ammonia on it and let it sit for a while.Or you can let the sun heat up the back window for a while

**Kracka** · 04-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightningGSX

Having worked tinting window for many years

What haven't you done?

LightningGSX · 04-11-2005

When it comes to automotive shit, the only thing I really haven't done for a living is engine/trans building/rebuilding.Other than that, I have pretty much every other aspect of automotive diagnosis, repair, and customization covered.

04-11-2005

The same thing happened to me, except the previous owner had a grand idea of puting two layers on. When I got the gst, the tint was bubbly and had a purplish color to it. It had to be taken off because I could'nt even look through it.

And all of those are great suggestions on how to remove the sticky film. It all just depends on how hard you want to rub and how long you want to spend rubing. I went with the alcohol and a razor blade. Took me about 1.5 hours to get it all off. ouch.