Removing tints

1. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

   #1 11th January 2007, 18:45

   Hi, What is the best way to remove the tints from my car? I asked the company who did them for me and the quoted me £150 to take them off....So i thought id try it myself first before payin that sort of money!
   Any tips or guides would be great.....
   
   Thanks,
   
   Jamie
2. argylefan1985 Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 North Devon Posts: 2095 Saxo VTR mk1

   #2 11th January 2007, 18:54

   pateients, i hear thinner takes the glue off the windows really well and a stanley blade or so ive heard neway.
3. Saxo-Slag Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Stockport, Manchester Posts: 5911 Vtr @ 123bhp R.I.P VTS

   #3 11th January 2007, 18:59

   Think you have to heat it up very very slowly and peel it off. Pm Spanair he has just had it done
4. Bondie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Bristol Posts: 3200 Slammed Corsa SXI

   #4 11th January 2007, 19:04

   Hair dryer, Stanley Blade & Time
   
   Bondie
5. melly Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2005 ruskington lincoln Posts: 473 saxo mk2 vts, corsa 1ltr 12v

   #5 11th January 2007, 19:21

   the quickest way is to just poull all of the tint off then get a bottle of nail polish remopver on a cloth and will take u 2 mins, or find a place that sels ecosol41 and use that, but if u want give me 150 and il do it for u lol
6. Curran Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387

   #6 11th January 2007, 19:33

   if you peel them off slowly, sometimes quite a lot of the glue will come off with it so you will have less to clean up.
   
   never pay £150 for it
7. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #7 11th January 2007, 20:54

   way i did it was with paint thinners, rip the tint off and brush the thinners on and agitate it in so the glue starts going into a snot type lol then rub off with a rag, just make sure you cover things up to catch drips
8. spanair Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 Enfield, Middlesex. Posts: 565 Saxo Rally Rep, 200SX S13 drift spec.

   #8 11th January 2007, 21:30

   I payed 40 pounds for mine to be removed (5 windows in total) they used a steamer and some pulling basically, took them about 20 mins and they cleaned the remaining bits of glue and left the windows spotless inside and out. Pretty easy once I saw it really just patience.
9. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #9 11th January 2007, 21:37

   i did mine, jsut peal the tint off and then use some gaskette stripper on it, bobs your uncle fannys your aunt
10. Mattvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 hinckley Posts: 2580

    #10 11th January 2007, 22:37

    if you have a heat gun pop that on it on a highish setting and the tint will peel off itself,i pulled it off slowly then used soapy water with a non stick scourer
11. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

    #11 12th January 2007, 01:22

    Ok thanks for the info guys....
12. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #12 12th January 2007, 06:20

    a heat gun and scapel get the tint off and lighter fluid for the glue
13. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

    #13 12th January 2007, 12:46

    Ok thanks everyone.....Just finished taking them off, found it really easy to be honest. I found the best way to take the tint of without leaving lots of glue behind is to heat it up with a hairdryer/heatgun and then peel it off really slowly. And the best way to get the glue off was the mothers nail polish remover....worked a treat!
    Cant beleive i was charged £150 to take the tints off....Wot a rip off.
14. sy_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 BLACKBURN Posts: 1216 BLACK MK2 VTR, MK1 POSI VTS

    #14 12th January 2007, 12:48

    thats the worse job ever took me about 2hrs a window! good luck
15. sy_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 BLACKBURN Posts: 1216 BLACK MK2 VTR, MK1 POSI VTS

    #15 12th January 2007, 12:49

    petrol or any other kind of meths or similiar and a a couple of stanley blades
16. Jay_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 750 Black VT. Slag. Black S1 Rallye. Clio 172 Cup.

    #16 12th January 2007, 12:50

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sy_g thats the worse job ever took me about 2hrs a window! good luck

    Finished already....Took me about an hour for all of them
17. sy_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 BLACKBURN Posts: 1216 BLACK MK2 VTR, MK1 POSI VTS

    #17 12th January 2007, 12:53

    haha i only had turps though, and it didnt work to well, couldnt be bothered to go shop and get something better! lol
18. Strikevts Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Uttoxeter Posts: 1519 Mk2 Cammed VTS

    #18 12th January 2007, 14:35

    Brick ur windows first so there no glass left then CAREFULLY knock the little bits out thats left. Then go scrap yard and get all new windows. . . . Thats wat to do if u are gonna pay £150 to have them taken off LOL
19. dingle Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 forfar Posts: 631 mk1 white saxo vts

    #19 12th January 2007, 18:34

    i used fairy power spray done wonders to get the glue of
20. Jacks_Black_Sax Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Hinckley, Midlands Posts: 543 1.1 Saxo, 1.6 VTR

    #20 13th January 2007, 16:06

    £150 to.. take them off?!
    
    i was charged £140 for 5 windows, proffesional job to tint them!
    
    geez, cost more to take them off lol