[rocky]

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

[BTA01]

Thinking back to my detailing days... (wow, that was a long time ago)

I believe we applied a soap/water mix, letting it soak into the tint to help soften the glue, then used a heat gun (fairly low setting) and peeled it off, continuing to keep the tint moist. If possible, peel off in large sections, and apply soapy mix between tint and window as you peel it off.

Make the soap/water mix with warm water and enough detergent so that it doesn't drip too much, since you want it to be able to soak in. you'll probably want to apply a few times before you break out the heat gun. Ammonia or an ammonia based cleaner will work, too.

A razor blade will be helpful, but make sure to keep it very clean/sharp, and if you care about having a defroster, stay away from the lines (kind of obvious, I guess). If you must scrape near the defroster lines, gently/cautiously scrape towards them at a 90* angle.

I did a quick search, and it appears that I'm not too far off...
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Window-Tint

Hope this helps.
Good Luck!

[VinceStroud]

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.

[rocky]

I found some stuff at advance I am gonna try out I will let you know how it works out tomorrow or if I do the heat gun and amonia cleaner trick.Thanks

[rocky]

Spray did nothing but a sharp razor blade seems to do the trick the best. I got the aftermarket stuff off now I am fighting the OEM stuff

[trackbird]

I forget what we used on my car. Mineral spirits maybe? It was nasty, dirty work but it did eventually come off. Lots of application of various cleaning solvents and rubbing with a towel.

[rocky]

Thanks Kevin, I was wondering about something like that, but I was worried about it clouding up the glass to were it is worse than what I have. Its better, but I guess the OEM tint was bubbling off and not the aftermarket. Tonight I will attack it with a heat gun and a variety of chemicals.

[CrashTestDummy]

The paint shop ended up peeling some of the film off the door windows on our SVO when it was getting painted (it was okay, as the tint was crap anyway). I finished it, but there was the film still on the window. Soapy water, and Windex barely touched the stuff. I ended up using carburetor cleaner (actually, Castrol Metal Parts Cleaner, but it smells the same). I finished up polishing the windows with brass wool. I had all the windows out to fix other things, so I just laid them on the kitchen counter and went to work.

[rocky]

A good handful of razor blades did the trick for me. Thanks for the help