Window tint

[JRTurbo909]

Okay, so the guy who i bought my car from put that ugly purpleish tint on the car and  deperately wann get it removed. Every where I called about says they will charge me $70. I wanna do it myself. Does anyone know any good techniques that may help me. Thanks in advance for the help.


Shah

[Annoying Eric]

When i bought my car it had tinted windows and i just peeled it off..

It should either peel off or use a hair dryer and slowly peel it off, if theres any tint on the rear windows where the defroster things are, make sure not to damage those when peeling it off..

[uiuc240]

spray some ammonia/water solution on the tint, let it soak, then peel it right off.  the ammonia breaks down the adhesives.

read this (http://www.tintdude.com/remove.html)

Eric

[JRTurbo909]

Was it really difficult to do? So, do you think a hair dryer and a razor would do a good job?

edit: thanks for the link on the ammonia.

[AKADriver]

The tint film itself rips off in big pieces usually.

The problem comes with the adhesive that's left behind. &nbsp;It took me a couple full afternoons to get that crap off. &nbsp;Pick up a bottle of ammonia and some razor blades and go at it. &nbsp;Heaven help you if you've got a fastback! &nbsp;Around the defroster wires here's what you can do (because you don't want to use a razor blade around the wires, like I did... oh well it's a summer car). &nbsp;spray the ammonia over a section. &nbsp;Slap some clingy plastic wrap over it. &nbsp;Continue on until you've got the whole window covered. &nbsp;It helps if it's a nice sunny day. &nbsp;If you've got a fastback, close the hatch to trap the heat in... don't worry, the ammonia smell goes away <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> &nbsp;Let it sit for a half hour or so... &nbsp;have a beverage, work on another window, whatever. &nbsp;Then come back and peel off the plastic wrap. &nbsp;The ammonia will have completely dissolved the tint adhesive. &nbsp;Wipe it all off, and then clean the window normally with a good glass cleaner.