So now that the Supreme
court has ordered removal of tinted films from your car… The accessories shop
is trying to make its money by charging almost the same to what it used to
charge for fixing a film.
Not that its their fault,
they also need to run kitchens.. J
I’ve noticed most of them
charging Rs. 50 per glass. That makes Rs 300 considering the front screen also
has the film at the top.
Here’s a little something
that I found by researching the internet. I could easily remove the film
without having dirty glasses with this.
What You Will Require to Remove Car Tinting
- Paper towels
- Window cleaner
- Black trash bags
- Fine grade steel wool
- Razor blades
Preparation for Removing Car Window Tint
Step One – Wait for a warm, sunny day to start before
removing the car window tint. The sun’s warmth will assist in removing the old
window tint.
Step Two – Save time to work for removing the car window
tint. This needs time needed by your car to soak up the warmth of the sun.
Step Three - Park the car outside so that
direct sunlight falls on it.
Step Four - Cut a garbage bag along its sides. This way you
will have one large sheet of plastic.
Removing tints from the side window & removing
it from the rear glass are two different processes.
The rear glass usually has the defroster lines that
need to be carefully kept intact.
Removing Tint from Side Windows of Car
Step One – Get hold of the corner of the tint film with
the razor blade.
Step Two – Keep on peeling the film away from the car window
with the razor blade. You may have to remove it in many pieces.
Step Three – Work the razor blade over the entire surface
of the car window to take off the remaining residue.
Step Four – Sprinkle the car window with window-cleaner
liquid.
Step
Five – Make
use of towels and fine steel wool to clean the left out residue from the car
windows.
Removing Tint from Rear Window of Car
Step One - Envelope the seats of your car with tarp or
any such thing that will protect them from the spray debris.
Step Two – Next sprinkle window cleaner on the inside of
the rear window of your car.
Step Three – Immediately press plastic garbage
bag on the inside surface of the rear window of your car. Make sure you have
covered all portions of the exposed glass.
Step Four – This process needs to be repeated about every 20
minutes for two hours. This way, you are basically steaming the tint off the
car window.
Step Five – Next the razor blade will be used to peel off
the plastic film at the corner of the car window, where there are no defroster
lines. Try peeling off the plastic from the car window in one piece.
Step Six - Spray away some more window-cleaner on the car window
while you remove the tint film. This will prevent the glue from drying up
again.
Step Seven – You can scrub away the leftover adhesive
using ammonia/ thinner and fine steel wool. This is going to be time consuming,
so have patience.
