Tints are starting to peel and bubble on an old car, probably not worth to get it professionally removed and retint.
Thinking to just remove the tints myself, tried a small section, the film is intact but looks like a lot of sticky residues left behind.
Guess a heat gun from outside would help, how about hair dryer? Or wait until summer under mid-day sun? Is it going to be effective?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_C7lvbuDO_M
Car in the sun for a couple of hours will soften the glue, allowing for its easy removal. Need to take care so you dont damage the demister.
This is a much better one, but it's strange that he sprayed dissolving solution on the back of the film. Maybe it makes the film soft.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8_2s4Kxk3jA
Edit: he sprayed the back to make the trash bag stick.
Always easier to let others do the legwork for you
Not sure what you mean.
But forum is a place for discussion, that often lead to other information.
If google is the solution to everything, then why bother to join a forum.
If you do this yourself, be extremely, extremely careful of the demister bars on your rear window. If you are in Sydney, I can recommend a great tinter who can help you out.
Thanks, I go to a regular place for tints, I didn't bother to ask for a quote because it's fair to assume he wouldn't do free work. A couple hours of labour probably $200 just a guess.
A may call him for a quote later, just for the tinting.
Yeah the defroster is a concern need to take it slow. Will try the trash bag method first.
According to Wheeler Dealers, spray the film with a misting bottle containing H2O, cover the inside with black plastic garbage bags, leave parked in the sun. Comes off by the end of the episode before they fang the car around the track and then flog the car off.
try hair dryer.
Windex is on sale at Coles.
I know both of them are water based, if my understanding is correct, the original formula contains ammonia so it is effective to remove tints, but bad for general cleaning of tinted windows.
I've just done my this recently and was my 1st time doing so too.
General Steps are:
* Find an edge
* Heat up gently with heat gun / hair dryer until you have a better hold of that peeled off edge (dont hold the heat just in one spot. Just warm the area)
* Heat up the back of the film whilst maintaining some force to peel the film off
Now, if you heat it up just nice and have a balance in pulling the old tint off, you'll find that the old glue comes off together with the film anyway.
The people doing it in YouTube make it look so darn simple!
But in my very amateurish experience, this was a hit and miss for me. So I was left with some patches of nice clean glass, and some patches of glue residue
Then you're left to remove the glue residue … i used just window cleaner + a razor blade but i did manage to scratch the glass in a few areas. May not be a concern for you if it's an old car anyway.
Else, another trick is to use Tea Tree Oil or Eucalyptus Oil (I am sure there are other alternatives too) … Just using a cloth, the old glue residue just simply wiped off! I wish I tried this first.
I reckon - just give it a go… if you get half way and give up, then just head to a tinting place and pay for it to be removed - these guys do this daily.
All the best
Thanks, maybe too late today, will be a weekend project.
Orange oul is what we use to remove glue residue from labels, so OP could try that,too.
probably not worth to get it professionally removed and retint.
Why not?
I paid $50 extra for the removal.
Looks as good as new now…
Is it $50 to remove tints from all windows? Typically 7 pieces, some cars have more. If so, that's more than reasonable.
I assumed it will take 1-2 hours, so around $150-200 in labour.
It's $50 if you are getting new tint applied as well…
Took around 4 hrs from drop off to pick up with new tint.
Did this a few years ago in the summer.
Spray window with water. Stick black plastic garbage bags on the glass (using water as the adhesive). Park car in direct sunlight. Come back in a few hours and the tint slides off the glass cleanly. Glass get blazing hot. Don't burn yourself.
This is the sort of thing you go straight to youtube and watch a few videos. Describing in text is too hard compared to watching video.
Only then, if you have questions, post in a forum.
Acetone. I was able to do this using acetone a rear window without damaging the demisters. You need a solvent that will dissolve the glue used. I started with hot water and worked my way up through ethanol and others. Im not sure what glue is used but it seems soluble in acetone as many glues are.
Well this is awkward
You got me for a moment. I was wondering when and why did I type that comment. :D
I'm led to believe a steam mop can be useful for this task, but haven't tried it myself.
I use a citrus oil spray to remove sticky residues left behind after jar and bottle labels are removed. Apply; WAIT 5 minutes or so (called “dwell time” in the industry), then a good sharp scraper followed by some neat dishwashing detergent rubbed on so the final bits can be washed off
theres 999999 youtube videos on how to do it.