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I recently had the same situation on both our '98 F-150 and an '02
Suburban. Fortunately just the front windows on both had the aftermarket
tint. We ended up buying a steamer (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C44DM6D?psc=3D1&ref=3Dppx_pop_dt_b_asin_title)
because we knew we had additional uses, plus we had an Amazon credit that
covered the cost. I was going to take the trucks to a local but then we got
the steamer. The steamer cost about what a shop quoted me just to remove
the old tint on one of the trucks. I decided to use only distilled water in
it to minimize mineral deposits in the tank. It was a bit messy, but it
worked well.
I'd been dealing with the film on the F-150 going bad for some time. A heat
gun didn't do well at all, even with a spray bottle. The heat was too
difficult to control, while the combination of the gentle heat and the
steam from the steamer allowed me to pull the old film off in sheets
instead of melted pieces. I did need to use lacquer thinner to clean up
some spots where the adhesive stuck to the glass. I used the blue heavy
duty paper towels to clean up the residual adhesive.
FWIW,
RD
On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 5:47=E2=80=AFPM David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2023, at 04:10, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> 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 i=
t
> was starting to bunch up and peel considerably worse.
>
> Now I have all the adhesive to try to remove.
>
> Steam and scraping was suggested by the tint place but I don't have acces=
s
> to a steamer. Do you all think a cautiously used heat gun with a stainle=
ss
> scraper would work as well?
>
>
> Plastic scraper. A small steam cleaner is pretty cheap. You can also ren=
t
> them
>
> Or just punt and take the care to a detail shop.
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I recently had the same situation on both our '98 F-15=
0 and an '02 Suburban. Fortunately just the front=C2=A0windows on both =
had the aftermarket tint. We ended up buying a steamer (<a href=3D"https://=
www.amazon.com/dp/B07C44DM6D?psc=3D1&ref=3Dppx_pop_dt_b_asin_title">htt=
ps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C44DM6D?psc=3D1&ref=3Dppx_pop_dt_b_asin_title=
</a>) because we knew we had additional uses, plus we had an Amazon credit =
that covered the cost. I was going to take the trucks to a local but then w=
e got the steamer. The steamer cost about what a shop quoted me just to rem=
ove the old tint on one of the trucks. I decided to use only distilled wate=
r in it to minimize=C2=A0mineral deposits in the tank. It was a bit messy, =
but it worked well.<div><br></div><div>I'd been dealing with the film o=
n the F-150 going bad for some time. A heat gun didn't do well at all, =
even with a spray bottle. The heat was too difficult to control, while the =
combination of the gentle heat and the steam from=C2=A0the steamer allowed =
me to pull the old film off in sheets instead of melted pieces. I did need =
to use lacquer=C2=A0thinner to clean up some spots where the adhesive stuck=
to the glass. I used the blue heavy duty paper towels to clean up the resi=
dual adhesive.</div><div><br></div><div>FWIW,<br></div><div>RD</div></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat,=
Apr 8, 2023 at 5:47=E2=80=AFPM David Scheidt <<a href=3D"mailto:dmschei=
dt@gmail.com">dmscheidt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On=
Apr 8, 2023, at 04:10, Tim . <<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlo=
ok.com" target=3D"_blank">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br><=
br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
The tint on the DS of my daily started to fail last fall. During this ongoi=
ng 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.=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Now I have all the adhesive to try to remove.=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Steam and scraping was suggested by the tint place but I don't have acc=
ess to a steamer.=C2=A0 Do you all think a cautiously used heat gun with a =
stainless scraper would work as well?=C2=A0</div></div></blockquote><div><b=
r></div>Plastic scraper. A small steam cleaner is pretty cheap.=C2=A0 You c=
an also rent them =C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Or just punt and take the=
care to a detail shop.=C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><=
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