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**mrtoni** · 01-01-2016, 10:40 PM

I've used,these on 25 year,old stripes,and decals. Used adhesive remover on the real stubborn spots.

3M Stripe Off Wheel 07498, 3/8" Mandrel,...
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Bodywork primo and waxed? Now you need to pull off that faded, bubbled window tint. The side windows are easy--just get out a single-edge razor blade and scrape them clean. Not so the backlite. The silk-screened defroster grid is way too easy to damage. You might try using the hair dryer trick on it, but this polyester (not vinyl) film is probably too brittle to peel. Here's a technique we learned from a local trim shop.

Start by slitting open a large plastic trash bag into a single large panel--any color is fine. Spray a little water on the outside of the back window glass and use it to temporarily stick the bag to the window. Use your single-edge blade to cut the bag approximately 1 in. smaller than the glass. Add a couple of spoonfuls of household ammonia to your water sprayer and spray it on the tinting film. (The ammonia will stink--do this outdoors with the car doors open.) Use this to stick the bag to the film. If needed, add some more spray between the bag and the film to keep things wet and sticking. In about 20 minutes, the adhesive will have softened, and you should be able to peel off the tint more easily. Don't scrape, not even with your credit card. Remove the remaining adhesive with a very soft cloth and more ammonia or Goo Gone. If you must rub the glass to lift off old adhesive, rub along the length of the heater grid conductors, not across them.

01-01-2016, 10:40 PM	#85
mrtoni Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: sparks, nevada Posts: 1,879	Re: 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer Patina Texas I've used,these on 25 year,old stripes,and decals. Used adhesive remover on the real stubborn spots. 3M Stripe Off Wheel 07498, 3/8" Mandrel,... One more,idea Bodywork primo and waxed? Now you need to pull off that faded, bubbled window tint. The side windows are easy--just get out a single-edge razor blade and scrape them clean. Not so the backlite. The silk-screened defroster grid is way too easy to damage. You might try using the hair dryer trick on it, but this polyester (not vinyl) film is probably too brittle to peel. Here's a technique we learned from a local trim shop. Start by slitting open a large plastic trash bag into a single large panel--any color is fine. Spray a little water on the outside of the back window glass and use it to temporarily stick the bag to the window. Use your single-edge blade to cut the bag approximately 1 in. smaller than the glass. Add a couple of spoonfuls of household ammonia to your water sprayer and spray it on the tinting film. (The ammonia will stink--do this outdoors with the car doors open.) Use this to stick the bag to the film. If needed, add some more spray between the bag and the film to keep things wet and sticking. In about 20 minutes, the adhesive will have softened, and you should be able to peel off the tint more easily. Don't scrape, not even with your credit card. Remove the remaining adhesive with a very soft cloth and more ammonia or Goo Gone. If you must rub the glass to lift off old adhesive, rub along the length of the heater grid conductors, not across them.