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  1. 02-08-2007, 11:23 AM #1
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    Default Removing Tint.

    Is a heat gun the best way of doing this? I know it works wonders on graphics and stickers on my bikes. I just didntk now if there was a better way of doing this for tint. My car has gay blue tint on it..and I dont like it.

    I dont have a heat gun, but being as the tint is so thin, would a hair dryer work?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmmx258
    Is a heat gun the best way of doing this? I know it works wonders on graphics and stickers on my bikes. I just didntk now if there was a better way of doing this for tint. My car has gay blue tint on it..and I dont like it.

    I dont have a heat gun, but being as the tint is so thin, would a hair dryer work?

    Thanks
    Heat would work better, but more than likely you're going to remove the film, but leave glue stuck on your glass. So afterwards, use finger polish remover to get the glue off.
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  3. 02-08-2007, 11:47 AM #3
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    Ok, thanks a lot!
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    or you can get a blade with a handle, and go at it...spray windex at the same time of scraping off...comes right off..glue and all...
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    or you could go to harbor freight and buy a heat gun. I got one for $10 from there. It gets hot enough to blister and remove the paint in my door jambs lol.
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    You can pull the film off by hand and use ammonia/water or soap and water mix for remove the adhesive using a razor blade.
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    You can use a heat gun to remove the film. Do not use a razor blade on your defrosters.
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    GOO GONE FTW
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    Or i'll steam it off for like $35 if its your whole car...
    -If You Own A Honda And Say "Headers", Go Jump Off Bridge...........

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    It's a PITA, but ammonia and blade will work.

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  11. 02-08-2007, 11:43 PM #11
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    Its not the whole car. Its just the hatch glass, and the 2 side glasses in the back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daryl
    You can use a heat gun to remove the film. Do not use a razor blade on your defrosters.
    THIS IS THE ONLY THING IN THE THREAD YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO....


    TRUST ME ON THIS ONE............. USE THE HEAT GUN BY ALL MEANS DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO USE THE RAZOR BLADE ON THE REAR... YOU MAY BE CAREFUL AS SHIT AND STILL MAYBE FUCK UP... ITS GOING TO BE A SHITLOAD OF WORK, SMELL LIKE SHIT, AND EVEN WHEN UR DONE THERES GOING TO BE A lot OF GLUE STUCKON THE WINSHIELD... AND YOU'LL HAVE TO USE THAT 'GOO-GONE SHIT' TO GET IT OFF.... JUST SIMPLIFY THINGS FOR YOURSELF... GET YOU A HEAT GUN..

    DO NOT CHEAP OUT OR IT WILL FUCK YOU IN THE ASS LATER

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  13. 02-09-2007, 02:08 AM #13
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    Heat gun it is. Might be putting it off for quite a while now. I think i might be moving AGAIN fuck
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    dude you move more than my bowels! j/k see ya sat. bro!
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    Haha. Yeah I move a lotttt. I hate doin it. I saw so much racing motocross, been so many places and stuff. Now i'm havin a hard time figurin out where to love. IF i make this move. Its Oklahoma City lol
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    Steam it off OR a Tint-off spray and heat gun, hair dryer on high may work as well...you don't want to use a razor on the rear window (rear defroster)
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  17. 02-09-2007, 10:36 AM #17
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    Thanks for all the tips fella's. Is there a way to rep Everybody in one shot? lol..prlly not..i'll get ya all with reps shortly. I gotta wash my car lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmmx258
    Thanks for all the tips fella's. Is there a way to rep Everybody in one shot? lol..prlly not..i'll get ya all with reps shortly. I gotta wash my car lol
    yeah just click the "rep all users who posted in this thread" button in user CP
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    yeah i cant find that button lol
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    I've seen the tintdude at my work remove film with a hot fabric steamer machine like the one below. its quick, the glue stays with the film, and not on glass
    and its safe on defrost/antenna glass


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    i usually use a steamer but amonia or windex with amonia will dissolve the glue.
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    steam is the safer more efficient way of removing the film without all the harmful chemical and fumes.

    you said something about a blue tint? are you sure that it is after market tint. some new car have a blue hue to help with infrared heat absorption.


    Quote Originally Posted by deeze
    I've seen the tintdude at my work remove film with a hot fabric steamer machine like the one below. its quick, the glue stays with the film, and not on glass
    and its safe on defrost/antenna glass



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    oh yea and if you do use a heat gun be careful, although your automotive glass is tempered and can still break due to heat stress.

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  24. 02-25-2007, 08:21 PM #24
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    its a 1990 its after market.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmmx258
    its a 1990 its after market.
    oh yea that aftermarket fo sho

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    Quote Originally Posted by nautiboi73
    oh yea and if you do use a heat gun be careful, although your automotive glass is tempered and can still break due to heat stress.
    Yeah, I know that. I used to have a giant "258" across the rear window of my EF Hatch. Along with my last name (258 is my riding number-motocross)

    I heat gunned those stickers off. I didnt know about Tint. Being so thin i was afraid it might actually melt.
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    i'm getting mine removed soon.. got a friend that details cars.. said they found some cleaner that just about melts the stuff off...

    some car cleaner.. i'm not sure what it is...
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