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hello. i have a 1993 camry. i want to remove all of my tints for new darker tints. i think im going to have trouble remove the rear tint because i cant cut the tint to start removing the tint. any tips? suggestion? anything? thank you.
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Get a bottle of Simple Green household cleaner.  Saturate the tint on the back window, then cover it with Saran Wrap.  Park the car with the direct sunlight for an hour or 2,  The simple green will penetrate the film and break down the glue.  It will then wipe off of your window leaving all defrost traces in-tact.

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so simple green first then cover with saran wrap? have you tried this before?
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i always use a big black lawn /leaf bag for the "sweat" teqnique. it gets way hotter way faster than saran wrap.
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ckeeler wrote:
i always use a big black lawn /leaf bag for the "sweat" teqnique. it gets way hotter way faster than saran wrap.
how about a black laundry bag?
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imupabove wrote:
ckeeler wrote:
i always use a big black lawn /leaf bag for the "sweat" teqnique. it gets way hotter way faster than saran wrap.
how about a black laundry bag?

sure, as long as its a plastic one. the idea is to wet the tint on the inside and then place the bag or plastic over the simple green and squegee it on. the simple green will keep it stuck on the window. regular soapy water works too. depending on how long you "sweat" the tint, you may have to go back out and peel back the bag and spray some more in there and squegee it again, just keep it nice and wet. the whole process is also easier to do if you have a weed sprayer you can use rather than a spray bottle.

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ckeeler wrote:

imupabove wrote:
ckeeler wrote:
i always use a big black lawn /leaf bag for the "sweat" teqnique. it gets way hotter way faster than saran wrap.
how about a black laundry bag?

sure, as long as its a plastic one. the idea is to wet the tint on the inside and then place the bag or plastic over the simple green and squegee it on. the simple green will keep it stuck on the window. regular soapy water works too. depending on how long you "sweat" the tint, you may have to go back out and peel back the bag and spray some more in there and squegee it again, just keep it nice and wet. the whole process is also easier to do if you have a weed sprayer you can use rather than a spray bottle.

would it be a good idea to this for the other windows?
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i suppose you could, but its not needed. you can strip and clean the other windows faster than you can "sweat" them. you do need to do it for the back window though, it will save you time as well as keep the defroster grid intact.
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what do you mean by, "keep defroster grid intact"?
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imupabove wrote:
what do you mean by, "keep defroster grid intact"?

if you try and take a razor blade and glass cleaner to your back window like you would the other windows to strip off the tint, you will ruin the rear window defroster grid and it will no longer work.

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