Removing tint from old windows

[Kevin Flowers]

Rich
scraper & a lot of cleaner, I use various solvents & for anything stubborn preptone but be careful of surrounding paint work etc.

[Hugh Potter]

quote Richard Urquhart:

any tips please
thanks rich

a scraper and a yts lad 😀

[Gavin MacMillan]

Rapid gum remover or the equivalent from grapityp/doro or whoever… lots of it!

G

[Martin Cole]

quote Richard Urquhart:

any tips please

Biggest tip is get someone else to do it Rich. Nightmare job.

[Richard Urquhart]

thanks guys
heres the good bit

my mate was asking me the best way so i,m in the clear

thanks rich

[David Saunderson]

wallpaper steamer, then for the bits of glue left, avery panel cleaner.

[George Kern]

Rich, if you have access to a steamer of some sort (Jiffy Steamer) i would definately use that. I used to tint cars while i worked in a custom autobody while in high school and this was the way to go. Straight ammonia and all purpose 409 cleaner work well too, just saturate the window with it and let it sit for about 10 mins, then soak them again an peel it.

[Peter Mindham]

Tried a brick 😉 ?

Peter

[George Kern]

quote Peter Mindham:

Tried a brick 😉 ?

Peter

lol i needed a laugh like that =P it will work, just dunno how cost effective it will be :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Rich, I would have said use a wallpaper stripper as well, only had to do it once but it did a good job, maybe because the adhesive they use is water activated. Wasn’t a lot of glue left but removed that with soapy water and then finished off with IPA.

[Marcella Ross]

quote Hugh Potter:

quote Richard Urquhart:

any tips please
thanks rich

a scraper and a yts lad 😀

yts ………………. you’ve just shown your age Hugh!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Marcella Ross]

quote Marcella:

quote Hugh Potter:

quote Richard Urquhart:

any tips please
thanks rich

a scraper and a yts lad 😀

yts ………………. you’ve just shown your age Hugh!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

……………. but I’ve just remembered the one before YOP

Youth Opportunity Programme!!!!!!!!!!

[Hugh Potter]

lol, my brother dd a yts scheme, training as a mechanic (proper one that fixes things… not one of them fitters !), but yeah, blimey… 15yr ago almost. 😮

[Harry Cleary]

The scheme used to be called ANCO here, it was christened ‘Ah Now Come On!’ because that was the response you usually got if you politely asked them to work 😀 😀 😀