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rocky
post Sep 11 2010, 12:38 AM
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My hatch has it on there and it's bubbling and hard to see out of it in the rear view. Is there an easy way to get that junk off? I can peel some off by hand but now I am at the point thats not working well. I have an event in 2 weeks and would like to have it off. Thanks for the help
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VinceStroud
post Sep 11 2010, 02:51 AM
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When I worked at a tint shop (when dinosaurs still roamed the earth) we would soak the inside of the offending window in an ammonia-based glass cleaner, apply saran wrap (or discarded tint backing) over the soaked old film, and let it sit in the sun for awhile. On overcast days I would turn on the rear defroster if I was trying to get the film off of a back window. The ammonia based cleaner helps soften the glue, as does the heat. If you're lucky, you can peel up a corner, pull down a bit, and spray the ammonia based cleaner between the film and the glass as you pull, and it'll come off in one piece. More realistically, you're going to pull off little 1" strips of film for two or three hours until it's clean.
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rocky   Tinted Windows   Sep 11 2010, 12:38 AM
BTA01   Thinking back to my detailing days... (wow, that w...   Sep 11 2010, 02:09 AM
VinceStroud   When I worked at a tint shop (when dinosaurs still...   Sep 11 2010, 02:51 AM
rocky   I found some stuff at advance I am gonna try out I...   Sep 12 2010, 03:24 AM
rocky   Spray did nothing but a sharp razor blade seems to...   Sep 13 2010, 12:59 AM
trackbird   I forget what we used on my car. Mineral spirits m...   Sep 13 2010, 02:51 AM
rocky   Thanks Kevin, I was wondering about something like...   Sep 13 2010, 04:59 PM
CrashTestDummy   The paint shop ended up peeling some of the film o...   Sep 14 2010, 02:32 PM
rocky   A good handful of razor blades did the trick for m...   Sep 20 2010, 12:23 AM

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