Removing Tints

[enc]

Any of you guys removed tints ? Is it as simple as peeling off the film and cleaning the windows or is it a bit more involved ?

Cheers.

 

[Oranoco]

Warm them up and peel away. Cleaning the residue off the glass is a ****** though and can take a while

 

[hades-]

as above the more you heat the tint up (from the outside)
the less crap there is to get off.

 

[Liquidfusion-S3]

MCM FTW!!!

 

[Boon]

Peal it off & you are left (normally) with the sticky residue, clean that off with soapy water & a single edge blade with very light pressure or you can use a very fine wire wool. Washing up liquid in a spray bottle works best, forget harsh chemicals they are not needed

However if you remove rear window tint with demister elements, antennas, alarm tracks etc, it will remove some of the elements and may not work (they may be fine though depends on the quality of film and adhesive)

 

[lee_fr200]

Any sticky residue left use autofinesse oblitarate it's quite a good glue remover

 

[Liquidfusion-S3]

WD40 is an excellent glue remover I have found.

 

[enc]

Thanks for the suggestions. Will be viewing a car with tints and just wondered how to remove them.
Phoned a window tinting guy and he quoted £90 for all windows. He did say that he couldn't guarantee not damaging the rear heated window elements. From what you are saying it sounds an easy enough job to do my self.

 

[kev.s]

could you be *****??

 

[enc]

could you be *****??

didnt need to in the end cause i didnt buy the car