Window tint removal
 

Hi
My car came outa Texas and to pass inspection to enter Canada the window tint had to be removed from the DS & PS front windows, the tint was left on the back 1/4 windows and thr rear windshield. How do I get that off or is it a job best left to a glass shop?

I have never removed tint, because I have not had any put on...but I did a search on the Internet and found many sites...like this

http://www.tintcenter.com/articles/bt_removal.html

I have heard the ammonia thing in past discussions but like I said never had a need to try..Good luck with the removal..

Gregg

We used ammonia on my wife's car and it worked to remove the adhesive. Use the commercial strength stuff from the hardware store. The fumes are awful as you can imagine. wet the adhesive with the ammonia, then use a spare gift card/credit card type thing to scrape the adhesive off.

use a steamer. less smelly and works a treat.

scrape off tint, then use an ammonia-based glass cleaner and lots of elbow grease. It doesn't need to be straight ammonia...I recommend a strong glass cleaner (like Windex), with a lemon scent or something similar. Add regular ammonia to the glass cleaner to make the solution stronger.

Just spray it with some Windex (or other glass cleaner containing ammonia), cover it with a large plastic sheet (so it won't evaporate to quickly), let it sit under the sun for about an hour. You will be surprised with clean the tint will come off. Good luck.

P.S. the hotter the temp, the quicker you can get the job done.

Ditto on Alpine's Recommendation
 

A few more details on the process:

- Pre-cut some black plastic bags slightly larger than your window surface.
- Spray a window with Windex - wetting the whole surface, but not to the extent that it is running.
- Press the plastic bag over the window. The wet surface will make the bag stick to the window.
- Do the same for another window.
- Park the car in the sun and let it sit for an hour or so.
- The tint should peel off pretty easily but may (will) tear. Have a razor scraper handy to get a start on strips that remain and peel slowly.

Clean the residue glue off with Windex and a paper towel.

Pretty easy, but a hot job since the car is sitting in the sun - thats why I recommend doing a couple windows at a time, leaving room for a few cold ones in between ;)

Good luck, Gordo

WD 40 !!!

I am not pulling your leg.

Done lots of removal.
Yank it off and WD will remove the glue.

use steam on the rear glass if you want to keep the defrosters

I used the steamer - worked like a charm! On all four side windows, it came off in a single sheet. The rear glass took a bit longer, and came off mostly in big pieces. The few tiny bits left I got with Windex when I did a final clean-up.

This is copy of a previous post of mine. It worked great!.....

If all else fails... a brick will work :)

This works very well and is cheap and simple.