[Vwdiesel] de-tint

[Dave Cook]

I don't think boredom is the only reason Camrys have crashed into trees in recent history!  :)

A friend helped me tint the windows in my old Corrado, and it sure seems like all we used to "activate" the adhesive was simply a spray bottle full of water.

I think the first thing I would try is to get ahold of a corner and spray some water in behind it and see if that loosens things up.  

If a side window is tinted, experiment there first.  Worst case, you can use a razor blade to scrape it off without hurting anything.

Dave Cook


--- On Sun, 11/28/10, Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net> wrote:

> From: Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] de-tint
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 5:59 AM
> On the old '85 Jetta, visibility is a
> serious issue.  A long, long time 
> ago, it was tinted.  Double tinted.  Particularly
> on the rear window, 
> it's bubbled up and I can't see a thing through it.  I
> need to figure 
> out how to remove it, but I'd like to not destroy the
> defroster wires 
> which still mostly work.  Any thoughts?  I know
> scraping is out, but I'm 
> not sure about just pulling, or maybe solvents.  Any
> good bets on 
> solvents?  Not sure what would dissolve the adhesive
> but not my 
> interior.  (Either mine or the car's)
> 
> One of the many many maintenance issues that just don't
> come up on a 3 
> year old Toyota.  However, at least crashing it into a
> tree because of a 
> boredom-induced coma is something I have over the Camry.
> 
> 
> 
> -Shalyn
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