Removing Window Tinting By Levi Quinn At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Although there has been something of a fashion for tinted windows in automobiles since at least the 1980s, the fact of the matter is that:

a) some people think it looks dreadful and tacky

b) it is not legal in every state

Now, while the first issue may not bother you, the second is an issue that could play a major part in how you go forward. If you are living in, moving to, or about to visit a state where tinted windows are not legal, and you have just bought or already own a car with tinted windows, you will need to remove the tinting. You can take the car to an auto shop to have this done, but it costs money and even an auto shop may not provide a perfect job – window tinting, when it was put on, was put on for keeps.

As the people who made the windows for your car probably did not reckon with the owner wanting to remove the tinting at a later date, the fix for this problem is not a straightforward one. Rather than making it something that would peel off easily, the manufacturers actually put on a double layer of tinting. The top one will, in many cases, peel off in a fairly straightforward fashion. The second, however, will only come off with a great deal of hard, annoying work. It is therefore better to remove tinting in a way that firstly combines the two layers – by heating the windscreen in a targeted manner – thus allowing you to peel away both layers in one go.

To do this, by far the preferred method prescribed by those “in the know” is to cover the outside of your windscreen and use ammonia to loosen the film, with the sun (oh, you will need a sunny day for this method) heating the window. You need to spray soapy water on the outside of the window and cover it with a black trash bag. Cover any inside surfaces near the window, and spray the entire window film with ammonia (make sure that you either wear a face mask or hold your breath for the duration of this as not only does ammonia smell horrible, it can actually have harmful effects if the fumes are breathed in).

While the ammonia is still wet, you need to trap it against the window using another trash bag. Leave the car parked with the window facing the sun, and the garbage bags will absorb the heat, loosening the adhesive and allowing the film to peel off in one go. After removing the inner trash bag, do just that. Make sure to leave the defroster lines intact – this is especially important advice if you are using a razor blade to help lift the film away from the window. Once you have lifted away all of the film (or as much as you can), clean up the surface with fine steel wool and wipe it clean and dry with a paper towel. Remove the outer trash bag and clean the window inside and out with glass cleaner – any ammonia left on may be harmful and will stink.

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