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Removing Window Tint
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 09:03
by daveangel
Hi all my other bus has nasty mirror tint in it which i want to remove. Whats the easiest way to do it and the best stuff for removing the residue from the glass afterwards? Thanks
Dave
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 09:10
by Mocki
warmness to remove it, and a razorblade flat to the glass, and thinners to remove the glue........then clean the windows with brasso........ well thats what i did
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 09:56
by Poseidon
Yep, as above, Try to peel the plastic off like removing a sticker, this will then probably leave the actual tint on the window, then use a blade and carefully scrape the window.. (pound shops sell special scrapers which are good for this.)
Then thiners to finish the clean up...
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 17:30
by VWCamperfan
I have often wondered if you could use Nitromors or similar to remove the tint. It wouldn't affect the glass but manages to turn everything else it touches to goo!
Just wondered if anyone else has tried this as i'm thinking of doing it on my rear window.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 18:01
by airhead
Well if you have a heated rear window, it will make short work of the heater strips too. I trust you're taking the glass out to do this?
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 18:41
by VanDiesel
Hi,
I used a portable steam vapour cleaner & it made the job pretty easy! Just play the steam over the tinted film to soften, then catch an edge & peel away. Just took longer over the rear heated screen in order not to damage heating elements. Once you have removed all the film, slowly soften the remaining glue/residue with the steam once again & polish it off with a microfibre cloth.
End result was sparkling clean screens! 
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 21:05
by VWCamperfan
airhead wrote:Well if you have a heated rear window, it will make short work of the heater strips too. I trust you're taking the glass out to do this?
Yeah, window out and no heater strips so I'm guessing it may be ok. Could be useful for side windows too if it works... I'll have to come back to this post to let you know how it goes.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 23:06
by airhead
Please do, cause I've some god awful purple window tints on my van which I want gone, and I'll be removing the windows anyway to paint the van.
Removing Window Tint
Posted: 29 Jul 2008, 23:32
by Bowton Lad
airhead wrote:Please do, cause I've some god awful purple window tints on my van which I want gone, and I'll be removing the windows anyway to paint the van.
No! Wrong idea.
Leave the window tint alone & spray the van purple.