How do you remove old window tint from the back glass with defroster???

juiced_94gt

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My 02 GT came with some cheap VERY light window tint thats bubbling up, how do i remove it without using a razor on the defroster??? Will Goop work?

 

merc123

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Tint remover

 

juiced_94gt

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where do you buy tint remover at?

 

ocbaud

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i want to know too, my tint is cheap as hell and i would love to put some decent stuff on, only thing stopping me is the damn back glass being a pain in the ass to remove the tint

 

RedDaemon

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just peel it off on a hot day...

 

ocbaud

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-=NightHawk=- said:

just peel it off on a hot day...

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i havent done it on a mustang, but on other cars with rear defrosters....

the tint comes off just fine, but the glue is still left and that is pain in the ass to remove without a razor blade

 

lexluthr69

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Here's a good method:
http://www.tintdude.com/remove.html

 

ocbaud

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quick question, anyone have a picture of there back window around where the defroster connector goes? preferably untinted?

i peeled up a small area of my back tint and the dot matrix and defroster lines are not black, but a tan color....

 

mity2

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u can buy any ammonia based window cleaner at walmart. U can also buy tint window remover in bottle(basically storong Windex is all it is).
I used old credit card to scrape around defroster. Do not use razer blade for that, else u might mess up the line..

 

ocbaud

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just an update. i was reading up a little and the only experince with rear defrosters i've had was with my old beater/dd geo storm. it had old ass purple tint and it was a pain in the ass to remove.

i guess my mustang has, i mean had, a metallic based tint. the back window peeled right off NO problem at all. a few spots were the glue was still there, but some windex and steel wool took care of it. i removed tint from every window tonight in about 1 1/2 hours.

that is through the back window

so, my advice is just peel the tint off from the top down, slowly(the slower you go the better, if it jerks a little bit, thats when glue gets left behind)

 

TangerineGT96

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my buddy used to own a tint shop and he would pull of the tint off and then use a soapy water with a sos pad to get the glue off

 

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Use simple green to remove the glue. Very easy to do. Spray it on, let it soak in, and the glue will almost wipe off.