Window tint glue whats best......

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jamie325isport
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Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:07 pm

Whats best to remove the glue off the windows? Im hoping for something I can just spray on leave for a few mins and wipe winkeye . Does anyone know of anything? Thanks
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:29 am

hi m8 you cant spray it on to well,but nail polish remover has done the trick for me in the past :)
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:38 am

Heat it up with a hairdryer and scrape it off with a blade.
Once its warm it comes off very easy.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:27 am

petrol really dissolves that crap quickly!
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:21 am

Turps or meths does the job as well
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:23 am

Thanks for your advice guys I will give it a go
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:41 am

For future reference should you or anyone else ever need to remove these tint things again.
Heat-up the plastic with a hot air gun or hair dryer and then just slowly peel the film off.
I have done this a few times and 99% of the glue will come off clean with the film.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:45 am

Ah thats good to know, i still have the film to remove from the rear 3 windows. I only did the front two first because I have just had my doors replaced and seemed the ideal time to do it. Im not planning on removing the other windows, the rear sides are no hardship but the rear window is not coming out it needs to be done in the car. Im going to try the hair dryier seems like a good plan of attack. Cheers
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