Older cars can often have problems with window tint bubbling up or developing scratches or haze over time. You may have purchased an older car to save a bit of cash, or perhaps the beloved car you've cherished for years has come to the point where it needs a little extra care to fix it up. In either case, the first step to replacing the window tint on your car requires you to remove the old tint completely.
Instructions
- 1
Remove all accessories such as brake lights, rearview mirrors and antennas.
2Cut out your plastic drop sheet to the same dimensions of the window from which you plan to remove tint.
3Lay out more plastic drop sheets over the rear deck if removing the rear windshield tint, or the interior door panels if removing tint from the side windows.
4Spray ammonia onto the interior of the glass from which you want to remove the tint.
5Quickly tape up the plastic sheet you cut to the shape of the window in Step 2 using painter's masking tape to hold the sheeting in place along the window trim and edges.
6Allow the ammonia to soak in and work on the adhesive for about an hour.
7Begin to scrape away the factory tint using a razor blade scraper, but do not completely remove the plastic sheeting, as the ammonia could evaporate. Starting in one corner, begin to scrape the window film off in one piece if at all possible, and remove the plastic sheeting at the same time.
8Spray more ammonia onto the film and glass as necessary to prevent the adhesive from hardening.
9Once you have removed the film, spray down the glass with more ammonia and scrub off any remaining adhesive using 0000 steel wool.
10Clean the glass of any remaining residue with a high-quality window cleaner, and wipe it down with paper towels.
