Window Tint?

mike britt · 11-20-2017, 10:48 PM

Anybody ever find something that will make 27 year old window tint loosen up? I've been using ammonia and a razor blade, there's got to be a better way.

FED 387 · 11-21-2017, 12:16 AM

use a fabric steamer or an old fashioned hair dryer to apply heat to the film then keep the heat on the area you are removing --you have to get the film warm so that it will release from the adhesive --when finished use goo gone or similar product to remove the adhesive residue--- takes time but it works---FED 387

Mark Yacavone · 11-30-2017, 09:31 PM

Just scrape it when dry with a razor blade in a holder. Then use Sprayway surface cleaner foam or similar. Use the scraper again.That glue was water based at one time . Might take a couple shots at it .

mike britt · 12-03-2017, 09:50 AM

I finally got the side windows clean. I threw every chemical I could think of at it and nothing worked. I scraped it with a razor blade and cleaned it with ammonia. The big challenge will be the monster back glass. This is my gen3 Camaro I'm working on.

Sean Marconette · 12-03-2017, 12:07 PM

I went down this road about 20 years ago with my Mustang. The amount of work may not justify the cost of replacement lighter glass. I just remember using a heat gun and razor blade.

Good luck!
Sean

Mark Yacavone · 12-03-2017, 06:28 PM

Heat doesn't help at all . It just makes it gooey-er and hard to work. You won't hurt the glass with a razor blade. Bend the blade and grab it with a small vise-grip for concave surfaces, or use half the blade , then the other.
The glass opens and comes off on those, right?

11-20-2017, 10:48 PM	#1
mike britt Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy, Texas Posts: 141 Likes: 203 Liked 43 Times in 19 Posts	Window Tint? Anybody ever find something that will make 27 year old window tint loosen up? I've been using ammonia and a razor blade, there's got to be a better way.

11-21-2017, 12:16 AM	#2
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,349 Likes: 328 Liked 280 Times in 150 Posts	Re: Window Tint? use a fabric steamer or an old fashioned hair dryer to apply heat to the film then keep the heat on the area you are removing --you have to get the film warm so that it will release from the adhesive --when finished use goo gone or similar product to remove the adhesive residue--- takes time but it works---FED 387

11-30-2017, 09:31 PM	#3
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,416 Likes: 2,581 Liked 4,452 Times in 1,694 Posts	Re: Window Tint? Just scrape it when dry with a razor blade in a holder. Then use Sprayway surface cleaner foam or similar. Use the scraper again.That glue was water based at one time . Might take a couple shots at it . __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers

12-03-2017, 09:50 AM	#4
mike britt Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy, Texas Posts: 141 Likes: 203 Liked 43 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Window Tint? I finally got the side windows clean. I threw every chemical I could think of at it and nothing worked. I scraped it with a razor blade and cleaned it with ammonia. The big challenge will be the monster back glass. This is my gen3 Camaro I'm working on.

12-03-2017, 12:07 PM	#5
Sean Marconette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958 Likes: 618 Liked 165 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Window Tint? I went down this road about 20 years ago with my Mustang. The amount of work may not justify the cost of replacement lighter glass. I just remember using a heat gun and razor blade. Good luck! Sean __________________ Sean Marconette 84 Mustang 5060 SS/N

12-03-2017, 06:28 PM	#6
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,416 Likes: 2,581 Liked 4,452 Times in 1,694 Posts	Re: Window Tint? Heat doesn't help at all . It just makes it gooey-er and hard to work. You won't hurt the glass with a razor blade. Bend the blade and grab it with a small vise-grip for concave surfaces, or use half the blade , then the other. The glass opens and comes off on those, right? __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers