rear tint
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Topic: rear tint
Posted By: imupabove
Subject: rear tint
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 2:34 AM
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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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 3:02 AM
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.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM
so simple green first then cover with saran wrap? have you tried this before?
Posted By: ckeeler
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 2:55 PM
i always use a big black lawn /leaf bag for the "sweat" teqnique. it gets way hotter way faster than saran wrap.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM
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?
Posted By: ckeeler
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 3:05 PM
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.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 3:12 PM
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?
Posted By: ckeeler
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 3:41 PM
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.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 4:29 PM
what do you mean by, "keep defroster grid intact"?
Posted By: ckeeler
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
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.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 6:36 PM
ckeeler wrote:
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.
so just use the plastic bag and the simple green for the rear tint only right? what can i use rather then simple green. i might have something i can use in my house.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Do you have any Simple Blue laying around the house? If you do, I would not try it. Simple Green works better than anything I know of. CKeeler said earlier that you could use soap and water. I really think the Simple Green will be your best bet.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 27, 2009 at 6:57 PM
saran wrap or trash bag?
Posted By: ckeeler
Date Posted: October 28, 2009 at 8:44 AM
ckeeler wrote:
regular soapy water works too. the whole process is also easier to do if you have a weed sprayer you can use rather than a spray bottle.
and yes, simple green works better. its cheap enough, just buy some.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: October 28, 2009 at 4:33 PM
okay. and to remove the door windows, can i use a blow dryer to remove the old tint?
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