Tint Removal

[KILLACAMNY]

Is there a way to remove tint from the rear window w/o ripping off the defroster strips??

[stock93cam]

are the defroster strips inside the glass or are they just on the glass?

[KILLACAMNY]

On the glass.

[kmorphosis]

i beleive a solution of water and ammonia will remove the tint. just spray/wipe it on and it will start to loosen the adhesive and let you take it off.

[KILLACAMNY]

Ok, I'll test it out on one of my door windows to see if the glue gives away. Thanks.

[paradizecityz]

i just heard that the rear takes a very long time, cuz u gotta scrape it and everythin cuz of those defroster...

[stock93cam]

why are you removing your tint anyway?

[famous182]

ive seen this spray called 'tint off' at an autozone. not sure what it is called but it removes tint off windows. name is close tho.

[thakidd]

here ya go
http://www.tintdude.com/remove.html

[bassthrive]

Originally posted by thakidd
here ya go
http://www.tintdude.com/remove.html

Yeah I used that method and it worked great. Ammonia and heat is your friend. I didnt have to do any scraping because it all came off in one nice piece.

- Paul

[phatboy555]

err...i'd be a lot more careful when removing rear tint...if you just take it off like you do the other parts of your tint, you will mess your defroster up

i think it's worth it to just have the people at a shop take it off...but that's me

[dna59]

all i can say is don't go by using a razor to take it off. i tried it and it took me forever. best thing to just take it to a shop and have it done unless the ammonia thing works.

[KILLACAMNY]

Yea, I went to the shop and they said that they are not responsible if the defroster does rip off. With that being said, you basically going on a no guarantee basis. I think I would be more careful than an employee who is not liable for damaging the defroster. Although I do have another option, I want to make my tints 20% b/c 35% really doesnt do much.

There's really nothing wrong with the rear tint as far a bubbles and peeling is concerned, would it be a better choice to have them just retint over the existing tint??

[toyotahead20]

I have used windex and a bare razor blade to do this on several cars (CHP in Cal are a bunch of ******) and have never damaged anything.
---tint laws suck