Removing Window Tint

[Lexusviper]

i'm takin the window tint off my front windows ..My question is, is there any tricks or techniques to removing window tint to leave as little residue as possible...also i assume goo gone (or similar product) would be best to remove whatever leftover film im left with

 

[AzMz6]

that and a few razor blades...

 

[Boston5761]

razor blades will do the trick...then some glass cleaner

 

[motchai]

i know kerosene will do the job and razor, that's how we do it in the philippines

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

When the guy was removing the tint from my 4runner, (origonal tint = 10 years old) he sprayed some adhesive remover on the windows, put plastic on it, and turned the heater on full blast. He did this after trying to use razor blades and having a hell of a time... Peeled off with little effort after doing that, so if yours is stubborn to get off, give it a try.

 

[Boston5761]

heat=good, but how long has the tint been on your car? if its only a few years old then it should be fairly simple to remove.

 

[Lexusviper]

tints been on for like a year and a half...i will try all suggested methods...hopefully it wont be a b****

 

[RicesP5]

simple green + razor blade.. buddy did it on his z28 and it took all the stickyness away

 

[solid_snake]

i removed the tint in my Civic (original ten year one), but it left all the glue.... i got some ammonia based window cleaner and that really helped, but be sure to cover plastic as it will cause decoloration

 

[RaiderMS3]

I used the amonia based window cleaner back inthe days when I had illegal tint on the front windows of my bug. Get a ticket, remove tine and adhesive, get it signed off, then retint. No longer in CA, I can tint legally here.

I also recommend goo gone, that works too now. I also got PB Adhesive remover at advanced in preparation of shaving my side moldings. You might wanna try that, too.

 

[crashed]

Spray a generous amount of amonia base cleaner on the tint. Cover the tint with black trash bag and let it cook in the sun or halogen lamp (not too close or your shatter your glass) for a couple of hours. The tint will come right off with 99% of the adhesive. You can then remove the rest with a new razor blade. If you try to remove the tint before the amonia completely loosen the adhesive you can spray, heat and peel off the areas that still sticks.

 

[ZoomVT]

there are some good tips here.
I have to remove my front tint cause its illegal and it is such a hassle to find somebody to grease to sign off the inspection sticker.
I guess using ammonia based cleaner with a warm halogen light should do the trick. i'll try it this weekend. Any other suggestions?

 

[crashed]

Do it slow

Don't peel too fast or you may not get all the adhesive off. Spray a soap solution or 409 on glass before scraping with razor blade and hold the razor blade at a 35 degree angle so you won't scratch you glass. This is very easy but time consuming.

Again, be very careful not to over heat your glass or you'll shatter it. The best way to do it is using hot sunlight or a commercial steamer. You don't need amonia base solution with a steamer but it takes a long time.

Good luck.

 

[Skoozul]

Here in AZ we let it sit out in the sun for a little while to heat up and peel it off then clean it with goo stuff and a blade

 

[ZoomVT]

how about using DIF? DIF is the liquid used to remove wallpaper off the walls. It dissolves the glue right away and it works great on paper wonder if it would work on the tint. SO you said soapy water and little heat would do the trick?
i guess i'll try it. Anyone else?

 

[LilPixieMama75]

Spray a generous amount of amonia base cleaner on the tint. Cover the tint with black trash bag and let it cook in the sun or halogen lamp (not too close or your shatter your glass) for a couple of hours. The tint will come right off with 99% of the adhesive. You can then remove the rest with a new razor blade. If you try to remove the tint before the amonia completely loosen the adhesive you can spray, heat and peel off the areas that still sticks.

This is what was recommended to me when we were going to take the tint of my Mustang. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to let it sit & soak in the heat. We ended up scraping the old (really old) tint off with razor blades. I ended up scrapping the residue off with razor blades, too, until I got to the point where some was really gooey. We then used some window tint adhesive remover we got from Advanced Auto Parts. It was cheap and worked quickly. The windows came out really clean. It saved me $150 for tint removal before I got them re-tinted a week later.

 

[ZoomVT]

oh man. that sucked.
i removed the tint and i guess i made mistake of not letting it soak and not heating it.Removing the film was piece of cake. the glue was a different story.

So i used Goo Gone and it kinda helped; i let it soak and then tried to get it off but it was a pain cause i didnt have a razor. I found a razor and it made it easier but it still was a pain. I had the goo gone and the glue running down everywhere; very very messy. Furthermore i am a little bummed cause i noticed that the windows seems to play a little in their track and i am wondering if it is because the goo gone loosen it up when it ran down the window. I am going to keep an eye on it for the next few weeks to see what happens. I would hate to have to open the panels to fix it.

I am concerned that once winter comes the windows may freeze and then be totally off the track when i try to lower the window....