Peeling Old Nasty Window Tint

[Jack3KGT]

Ok, so my project starts with my ugly, old, peeling in areas, and mostly purple and faded window tint on my 3000GT.

I am not new to peeling tint, i've done it a lot actually, it's a job i hate to do and despise over many other unfavorable tasks...I made it easy today with my discovery that i'm about to share with all of you.

I scheduled to have my new tint installed next week, and i need to get my windows cleaned off, and what remains of the old needs removed, and i've put it off long enough. I talked to the guy at the tint shop, and he suggested i get a heat gun. I hate heat guns, they're a pain in the butt to work with and i'd just rather not buy one. I did however just finish a remodeling job and i have a wallpaper steamer...a simple & cheap ($40) tool that makes un-wallpapering a snap. At first i'm skeptic, but i slowly let the glass get warmed up, and use the steam attatchments against the glass...after i let the glass slowly get up to temperature, as not to break it or crack it, it's freakin cold you know...

After working with it for a few minutes, i get the hang of it, and i've soon got it coming off in large strips, with the warm adheasive coming off with the plastic window covering for the most part, after removing all the tint, i cleaned with goof off solvent, and then finished with window cleaner... it takes time to get it going, but once you do it's smooth sailing. It sure beats scraping windows carefully with a razor blade huh??? I think so..worked for me...

[gearhead559]

heat gun and plastic scraper!

[Jack3KGT]

Yeah, they work fine, I agree with you completely. I was working outside in the cold though, and the steamer seemed to keep up with the temperature and make the job go much quicker than my previous attempts. It definately made the cleanup process easier too, as glass is much easier to clean when it's not frozen.. Once i got it up to temp, the stuff came off in big sections, with most of the glue on them, so it worked nicely.