[Shop-talk] removing window tint

[Jeff Scarbrough]

I might try the heat gun, but heat first and then use a plastic scraper.

Maybe a spritz of water and then the heat gun would simulate steam?

On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 05:11 Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Now I have all the adhesive to try to remove.
>
> 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?
>
> Rubbing alcohol moved the adhesive around but seemed to not really remove
> it. I might try this again tomorrow when it is hopefully warmer.
>
> thanks
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