So at 0130 in the morning, the CHP pulls me over for window tint on my way home from work. Thus it needs to be removed, how would you go about doing that and not damaging the glass? Also, I do not have a steam cleaner. I did some searching around on the forum and didnt see this question asked before so here I am. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Removing Window Tint
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zmcgovern45
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Pretty easy... Heat gun, razor blade scraper, ammonia glass cleaner.
YouTube it. The only tricky area can be the rear window with the defroster lines.
Do you have to remove it from all windows or just the front? Would take less than an hour to do just the front two windows.
YouTube it. The only tricky area can be the rear window with the defroster lines.
Do you have to remove it from all windows or just the front? Would take less than an hour to do just the front two windows.
Harry Da Hamster
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From personal experience, steam is the absolute best way to remove old window tint. A clothes steamer would make very quick work of removal.
HD.Detailing
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I'm a tinter as well as detailer 
2 ways
1. steam (best way on all windows except with defroster) peel slowly at angle 45 degree and run the steamer up against the part you are peeling
2. On the back window you will need to place the steamer on the rear deck with towels and let it steam for about 45min to an hour with doors open, then slowly peel film back at a 45 degree angle and all glue will come off with... if you go in and start yanking off you will have a gluey mess that will require scrubbing with 0000 steel wool (NO RAZOR BLADES ON DEFROSTER!)
Another possibility on rear is to cut a plastic trash bag, to size of window and spray cleaner APC then squeegee plastic bag on the inside of window place in sun for and hour or so.. sometime running the rear defroster helps with this. Then peel like above
2 ways
1. steam (best way on all windows except with defroster) peel slowly at angle 45 degree and run the steamer up against the part you are peeling
2. On the back window you will need to place the steamer on the rear deck with towels and let it steam for about 45min to an hour with doors open, then slowly peel film back at a 45 degree angle and all glue will come off with... if you go in and start yanking off you will have a gluey mess that will require scrubbing with 0000 steel wool (NO RAZOR BLADES ON DEFROSTER!)
Another possibility on rear is to cut a plastic trash bag, to size of window and spray cleaner APC then squeegee plastic bag on the inside of window place in sun for and hour or so.. sometime running the rear defroster helps with this. Then peel like above
van185
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I agree steam and a razor bade on the side windows. I use a razor blade with a long handle and not the small metal push button type razor blades. The hardest part is getting it started. After that the razor blade does a the work. I have used window cleaner as I went and it makes it easier if you don't have steam.
Harry Da Hamster
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Unless you live in Hawaii :xyxthumbs: