Removing window tints

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:28 pm

So I finally got round to removing the crap tints from the Civic - all went smoothly apart from quite a lot of adhesive has remained on the rear windscreen

Has anyone got any recommendations for how best to remove it? I tried the glass cleaner I normally use, but it didn't budge.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:32 pm

I removed my tints as well from the Civic and lots of glue left,, I think Dan was meant to send me some kind of liquid but think he's got busy..

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:34 pm

petrol? tar and glue remover ?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:35 pm

I tried petrol but didn't work..

Maybe they used some turd to stick the tints.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:35 pm

jjmartin349571 wrote:Has anyone got any recommendations for how best to remove it?

Yes...

Chicken out from even attempting the job in the first place! (like I have with my bb4

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'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:37 pm

My only concern with petrol is that there's a lot of trim nearby and I don't want to risk damaging anything with aggressive solvents.

Kind of hoping that somebody is going to say 'I used xyz brand of abc' so that I can grab the exact same thing, take the trial and error out

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:39 pm

Some more useful advice from someone clearly inspired by Eric The Car Guy...

Clearly he carried out a full COSHH assessment before randomly mixing all the chemicals together on the window...

razor blades and heated rear window filaments do not mix, though...

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:41 pm

I was looking at some YouTube videos and they seem to heat up the adhesive and then use straight sharp blade to take it off. I'm scared I might scratch up the glass..

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:45 pm

Another vote for scrapers and windowlene...

Crucially, this is also on a Honda.
Which makes all the difference, of course...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:47 pm

nitin_s1 wrote: blade to take it off. I'm scared I might scratch up the glass..

Yep, that's the scary bit. So long as it's a very sharp blade, you make sure the glass is clean first (no bits of grit that can get stuck between the scraper and glass) and you follow the curve of the glass you should be ok. Also some lube helps, as always

(windowlene would be fine)