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Re: [Shop-talk] removing window tint

To: "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] removing window tint
From: Thomas <jeffers@mwt.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 05:30:29 -0500
Cc: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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I have had good luck with 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner part =
number 08984.  I think the quart can I bought about a decade ago will =
last my lifetime.

Tom

> On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:26 PM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com> =
wrote:
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> The tint on the DS of my daily started to fail last fall. During this =
ongoing failure there was adhesive getting on the inner squeegie as well =
as the tint that wasn't peeling. Today I finally had to pull it all off =
as it was starting to bunch up and peel considerably worse.=20
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> Now I have all the adhesive to try to remove.=20
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> Steam and scraping was suggested by the tint place but I don't have =
access to a steamer.  Do you all think a cautiously used heat gun with a =
stainless scraper would work as well?=20
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> Rubbing alcohol moved the adhesive around but seemed to not really =
remove it. I might try this again tomorrow when it is hopefully warmer.=20=

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> thanks
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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I have had =
good luck with 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner part number 08984. =
&nbsp;I think the quart can I bought about a decade ago will last my =
lifetime.<div><br></div><div>Tom<br><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:26 PM, Tim . =
&lt;tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The tint on the DS of my daily =
started to fail last fall. During this ongoing failure there was =
adhesive getting on the inner squeegie as well as the tint that wasn't =
peeling. Today I finally had to pull it all off as it was starting to =
bunch up and peel considerably worse.&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Now I have all the adhesive to =
try to remove.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"elementToProof" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div class=3D"elementToProof" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255);">Steam and scraping was suggested by the tint place =
but I don't have access to a steamer.&nbsp; Do you all think a =
cautiously used heat gun with a stainless scraper would work as =
well?&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rubbing alcohol moved the =
adhesive around but seemed to not really remove it. I might try this =
again tomorrow when it is hopefully warmer.&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div =
class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; =
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