Removing window tint
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Removing window tint
Ok. I am in the process of removing window tint off my car. No problem getting the front and rear window tint removed. The problem is the back hatch. The first layer came off pretty easy but since the car sat for a few years it has baked onto the window. Is there anything i can use instead of a razor, maybe some kind of chemical? Help
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good question, but all ive heard of is both chemicals and a razor/scraper. the chemicals break down the adhesive, but you still need to get it off the glass.
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generally you can lift a corner up off the glass with a razor, then peel the plastic off. Go back with Prep-Sol or some other adhesive solvent to get the glue off. If it wont peel, get a razor and make sure you use tons of glass cleaner for lube, make sure the blade doesnt get dull, make sure you have the right side of the blade up if its beveled, and dont slide it backwards on the glass.
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go to discount they have stuff that takes off the tint but after that u will have made clue on there u will havta scrap that off and then u can clean it with windex
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I used a razor blade, actually still have a bit of followup to do with tiny, almost unnoticable scraps hung up on the defroster wires, but it's 99.9 percent gone. I just used the razor blade to peel up a corner and then used it to help separate it from the glass as I peeled, trying to get big sheets. My way was a PITA, it took me 5 hours to do two small side windows and the back hatch. Also, definitely don't use a dull blade, you need it to be as sharp as a razor 
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As for defroster wires& razor blades, if you're careful you won't damage them. But I slipped once, and stripped the outer insulation off of about a 16th of an inch of it. Didn't cut through the wire, but I bet that when winter comes around, that one wire won't work.
.As for defroster wires& razor blades, if you're careful you won't damage them. But I slipped once, and stripped the outer insulation off of about a 16th of an inch of it. Didn't cut through the wire, but I bet that when winter comes around, that one wire won't work.
