Anyone had their coupe rear window tint go bad?
03-29-2012, 12:18 AM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Anyone had their coupe rear window tint go bad?
The tint on my rear glass is frosted up so badly I cannot even see out of it.
I tried using a heatgun and a razor, but it was so difficult to scrape any of the glazed tint off...I chickened out.
Has anyone else had to deal with this? I can't imagine how many countless hours it would take to scrape away at this with a razor inbetween the electric heater wires.
I tried using a heatgun and a razor, but it was so difficult to scrape any of the glazed tint off...I chickened out.
Has anyone else had to deal with this? I can't imagine how many countless hours it would take to scrape away at this with a razor inbetween the electric heater wires.
03-29-2012, 11:53 PM
#3
Racer
I haven't seen this problem but seriously, I would take it to a professional to do this kind of work. Sorry I can't be more help. What a bummer. Good luck.
03-30-2012, 12:21 AM
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The tint on my rear glass is frosted up so badly I cannot even see out of it.
I tried using a heatgun and a razor, but it was so difficult to scrape any of the glazed tint off...I chickened out.
Has anyone else had to deal with this? I can't imagine how many countless hours it would take to scrape away at this with a razor inbetween the electric heater wires.
I tried using a heatgun and a razor, but it was so difficult to scrape any of the glazed tint off...I chickened out.
Has anyone else had to deal with this? I can't imagine how many countless hours it would take to scrape away at this with a razor inbetween the electric heater wires.
03-30-2012, 02:07 AM
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I worked at a tint shop for a while and we always used a steamer just like what you would use to get wrinkles out of clothes, steam a corner of the tint, pull it back a little, and repeat. when all of the tint is off of the window use the steamer on the glue and scrub it with a white scotch brite pad, the white pad will not scratch the glass and wont hurt the defrost lines either.
03-30-2012, 06:35 AM
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I worked at a tint shop for a while and we always used a steamer just like what you would use to get wrinkles out of clothes, steam a corner of the tint, pull it back a little, and repeat. when all of the tint is off of the window use the steamer on the glue and scrub it with a white scotch brite pad, the white pad will not scratch the glass and wont hurt the defrost lines either.
That's what a local tint shop said they do to get old tint material off the windows.
