austin man
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 09:06 PM |
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window tints
I have a VW T5 with side windows fitted the tint has been damaged something has rubbed against it. What is the easiest way of removing the tint, is it
stanley blade, heat ??
Then how easy is it to re tint ?
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 27/11/11 at 09:18 PM |
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Run the car with the heater for half an hour on full heat and try and peel it off in one go.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Furyous
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| posted on 28/11/11 at 05:47 AM |
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I used to have a job putting 8 metres by 2 metres of vinyl sheets around silos. The principles are similar and I was pretty good at it after the 50th
silo. 
Use a hair dryer to soften the plastic and glue then peel it off. You want it feeling like a car that's been sitting out in the sunshine on a
hot day. Should be easy once it's soft. You might need a knife blade to start it off, but then it might put a snick in the film and you'll
end up tearing it off in strips. Try a plastic ice scraper with a straight edge.
To put it on:
Put soapy water on the window. The soap makes the water into a film, instead of dribbling straight off. The water makes it easier to move the vinyl
around a little, meaning less air bubbles. It dries off fine afterwards.
Start at the top.
Peel a little of the backing off to start with.
Make sure the top is lined up properly and that when the bottom hangs down, it covers all you want to.
Stick one top corner into place, then carefully run a squeegee across to the other top corner, so you have a thin line stuck down.
Now peel a few more inches of backing off.
Pull the bottom taught and keep the vinyl at a shallow angle to the window.
A second person pulling the bottom corners taught is helpful, but can make coordination a little tricky.
Slide the squeegee horizontally from the centre outwards, left then right. The squeegee should be angled so that the top is further ahead in the
direction you're going. (Sliding left = . Sliding Right = / )
After each stroke, check for bubbles and push them towards the bottom of the film.
When you get close to the backing, peel a little more off.
You could keep it taught yourself by pulling one corner at a time, and sliding the squeegee in that direction. Another pair of hands is just
helpful.
If you end up with bubbles, you can kind of cheat and use a pin to let the air out, but then it opens up the possibility of easy tearing.
With tinting, I would imagine it's best to use a piece that overlaps the edges of the window then cut it to fit afterwards.
You could probably get a better result by taking the glass out to do the job, but how much hassle would that be?
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