Window Tint removal

[Surf's Up Dude]

Hi guys, me again I feel like such a noob (prob coz i am!! ) but i need some advice on the following plz:

My wife and I would like to Limo Tint all the windows except the front three. It already has mirror back screen and tinted rear & rear passenger windows. Is it an easy job for her to strip these herself?

We have been quoted £250 to do the tints we want but they want extra to take the old tints off!!

Any advice on this subject would be welcome

[rich]

Hi Sean,

The tinting film itself comes off OK but the adhesive is a bit of a biatch to get off.

A washing up liquid mix and a WHITE brillo pad NOT GREEN will get it off. If you use a green one you will scratch the windows.

May be easier to get them to do it.

Rich.

[Vagrant No2]

Hi guys, me again I feel like such a noob (prob coz i am!! ) but i need some advice on the following plz:

My wife and I would like to Limo Tint all the windows except the front three. It already has mirror back screen and tinted rear & rear passenger windows. Is it an easy job for her to strip these herself?

We have been quoted £250 to do the tints we want but they want extra to take the old tints off!!

Any advice on this subject would be welcome

Hi Sean
I am sure Marky removed his rear screen tint before he redid it . I think he used a steam stripper BUT I AM NOT SURE .
He is on holiday now so he can not confirm . Try a search on here and you may find it . I will do a quick search me self .

Rick

[Surf's Up Dude]

Thnx alot guys and any other suggestions or advice would be welcome.

Also the wife wants to know how easy it is to buy the film & do it herself!!

Plz be as honest as poss!!

[Vagrant No2]

Thnx alot guys and any other suggestions or advice would be welcome.

Also the wife wants to know how easy it is to buy the film & do it herself!!

Plz be as honest as poss!!

I have done a quick search for tint removal but with no success . I have found plenty of threads on retinting yourself or suppliers and fitters of tint .

Rick

[rich]

I think that most people that have tried it would agree with me that it is quite difficult to tint it yourself. I watched the guy do mine and I wouldn't want to try it.

My opinion of course.

R.

[da SLUG man]

tinting's easy... but hard to do a good job... takes loads of practice to get it spot on and no bubbles or creases... get the bloke to do it!...

even just getting the backing off the film is a real bitch!

[Fish]

As above from da big man, tinting is a swine to do, peeling it off the backing paper to apply and not get creases, bubbles or lines where the film touches itself is one for the experts, thats why they charge good money. If monkeys could do it, it would only cost peanuts.

Botched it once myself and never again.


Fish

[ship]

give slydog a shout, he,s the man for tinting now.

ship

[slydog]

tint off

yep use a steamer and a white not green scotch pad and a 1 edge razor blade but make sure the blade is steel it can be a real pig to get off if it breaks up into small peices . as for tinting it yourself it aint easy and the tint you get from the shops is no where near the quality that a tint shop will use witch makes it a bugger to applya tinter will heat form it to the shape of the window ensureing a perfect tint if you attempt it on your own use baby shampoo in the water not washing liquid my advice take it to a tint shop any questions just ask me

[slydog]

tint

you must also do the tint inside a garage or somewhere . doing it outside dont work be very clean clean and use masking tape in all window gaskets minute dust particles will show up real bad preperation is perfection