Toning a car is a great way to not only protect the interior from prying eyes and summer sunlight, but also to give it a more stylish look. Alas, recent changes in the legislation of the Russian Federation forced domestic drivers to think seriously about how to remove the tint from the glass on their own.
Such a skill will help to eliminate troubles when examined by the staff of GIDD. If the inspectorate caught you off guard, knowledge of the sequence of the process will save you from fine or withdrawal of license plates.
Over time, the film burns, flakes, scratches and blurs. You do not have to pay for the services of specialists, if you know how to remove the old tint. You can update the look of your car or change the transparency of the film. The procedure is simple, but requires care and a suitable tool.
The right tool
Before removing the tint yourself, make sure you have the necessary tools. Depending on the method, the removal will require:
- hair dryer to soften the adhesive;
- sharp blade, rubber scraper;
- soap solution (any detergent);
- spray or sponge for applying cleaner;
- fabric to absorb excess moisture and remove residual glue.
Technology
There are two effective ways to decant car:
- the film needs to be heated;
- without heating.
How to remove the tint from the glass, you choose. Each method has its own advantages. In many ways, the “smoothness” of the process will depend on the quality of the material and adherence to the rendering technology.
Removing from surface heating
- using a hair dryer, heat one of the upper edges of the film to 40º (the glue does not hold at this temperature, and the film does not melt);
- gently pry it with the blade;
- gradually moving the heating zone, slowly pull the film. To avoid film rupture, move smoothly, maximizing the area of capture;
- remove glue residue with a sponge and detergent or solvent.
Remove the tint this way is best paired with an assistant.
Remove tinting without heating
- with a sharp object, gently pry the film at the top edge;
- apply a solution of detergent to the place of the junction of the film and glass;
- use a rubber or plastic scraper to separate the tint film, constantly wetting the glass surface;
- glue residues are removed with acetone or glass cleaner.
Scraper greatly simplify the procedure
On some cars, to completely remove the film, you need to remove the interior trim and glass sealing strip. If you use materials of poor quality for tinting your car, you will not be able to remove the film using conventional methods. Apply the soap solution to the glass and scrape layer by layer with a sharp blade. A similar method is suitable for removing the adhesive base with good adhesion.
Residual glue is easier to remove with the help of special formulations for removing adhesives.
Nuances and features
Even if it seems to you that you know how to remove tinted glass, pay special attention to the following points:
- in the frosty season, be extremely careful using the heated surface method. Before starting work, let the car stand in a warm box. The glass may crack due to a sharp temperature drop. Increase the temperature gradually. Hurry is useless;
- watch for temperature. The melted film will have to be scraped with a sharp object, at the risk of scratching the glass;
- do not direct a long stream of hot air to the plastic elements of the car. They may be deformed;
- it is best to use an industrial hairdryer, as it will be much more difficult to remove the old tint using a household specimen or steamer;
- cover the bottom of the glass with a cloth that will absorb excess soap solution. Do not allow acetone, solvent on the car door trim;
- scraping tint or glue residue, constantly moisten the surface with soapy water. With respect to the surface, the blade should move only at an acute angle. This will reduce the risk of scratching the glass.
- when handling sharp blades, take all precautions.
Heated glass
Particular attention should be paid to glass with heating function. Local breakage of conductive paths will lead to disruption of the system. Remove tinted glass of this type should be with extreme caution.
If the film is removed with difficulty and you have to scrape it, be prepared for the subsequent restoration of the heating filaments. Fortunately, the range of conductive repair compounds is large, and the recovery procedure is simple.
For greater clarity of how to remove the tint yourself, watch the training video from a specialist. Compliance with the methods and accuracy of execution will help you save money and get pleasure from car repair.
To date, black tinted surprise no one, at the same time, it is contrary to the law, according to which for exceeding the standard light transmission ability on the offender fined. To avoid fine or just to make the glass again transparent, you should remove the tint film from the windows of the car.
There are two options: to drive away the car in the service station, or to dismantle the tinting with your own hands. The following tools will be required for self-dismantling:
- clean rags;
- any detergent (for example, “Fairy”) with a sprinkler;
- new construction or razor blade with holder;
- technical hair dryer (in the absence of a building hair dryer, you can use a household).
Using these tools, in just an hour and a half, it is possible to completely peel the tint film away from car windows. The procedure is as follows:
- Pry off the top edge of the film with the blade.
- Spray the detergent into the opened gap.
- Peel off the tint as much as possible, then apply the washing liquid again and completely remove the film from the glass (if the tinting does not go, you should methodically heat the glass with a hair dryer, from a distance of 20-30 centimeters. The film should warm up by 40 or a little more, but should not while melting).
- Remove the remaining glue on the glass with white spirit.
- To remove stains and improve gloss, you can rub the glass with a preservative polish.
During operation, it should be noted that in some machines glass may be softer than usual, therefore, wielding the blade, there is a chance to leave scratches on them (it happens very rarely). To avoid such an incident, it makes sense to experiment on a hidden part of the glass.
Razor blade helps get rid of the most resistant tinting. If the glass is hard enough, as happens in most cases, then scratching them with a blade will not work even if desired. However, the blade should work on the wet, namely with the help of a soap solution.
It is recommended to stock up in advance with new blades and purchase a special holder for them. All razor blades have a slightly rounded edge. This form eliminates the face cut when shaving, and in our case - protects the glass from scratches. The main thing when working with a blade is not to hurry and patiently, centimeter by centimeter, to clean the glass.
On a note
Organic solvents are useless in the matter of removing tinting. They do not react with the film, and for the very tinting is very good. Otherwise, even a drop of gasoline could leave a mark on the film.
How to remove the old tint from the car window?
The longer the film stays on the glass, the harder it is. Three years later, when removed, it is likely to go rags. To remove it, you can use a special tool to remove tinting. After applying this tool, the film softens and can be “washed off” with warm water.
Before removing the film, it is advisable to remove the tinted windows from the car and soak them for a few minutes in warm water (40-45 ° C). Make it more comfortable in the bathroom. It is best to work with each glass separately, soaking them and cleaning them in turn.
It is possible that part of the film in the form of patches will remain on the glass, especially if it is very old. You can get rid of them with a blade, as described above. It is convenient to work with a blade right in the water. The risk of scratching the glass is minimal.
If there are no appropriate conditions and all the necessary tools, then you can always contact the auto repair service for help. However, it should be remembered that professional removal of tinting is expensive. Therefore, if you want to save a decent amount, it is better to work independently.
On a note
Never try to remove the film with a building dryer, by melting it. The film, therefore, is unlikely to easily move away, but the glass may burst.
Now you understand how to remove the tint from the glass of the car with your own hands, so feel free to act and hope for the first, faster way.
Toning that is easy to remove
In addition to the usual tinting of vinyl or polycarbonate, there is also silicone. This is the so-called "removable toning." The advantage of siliconized film is that it is reusable. Possessing considerable elasticity, it practically does not tear and is not crushed.
You can install and remove the siliconized film up to 5 thousand times (manufacturers information). It is glued in almost the same way as regular toning, but it is removed much easier - in one motion. Simply pry the corner with the blade and pull the edge of the canvas.
The cost of the silicone film is almost the same as that of the "disposable". Therefore, if a car is tinted with a film with a transparency of less than 75% (at your own peril and risk), then it is advisable to choose a material based on silicone. When it comes time to raston the car, it can be done in a few minutes. At the same time the film will remain unscathed, and it can be used many more times.
Alternative to tint
In addition to the temporary tinting, which was mentioned in the previous chapter, you can protect the salon from overheating and excessive curiosity of others, using a number of other means. First of all, it should be noted that the permitted toning also largely protects the interior from the sun. And if the problem lies only in this, darkening the glass by 20-25% can no longer worry about the salon trim.
At the same time, you can do without a film at all or combine the permitted tint with additional tools. So, you can buy protective screens on suction cups or retractable curtains. When buying screens on suction cups should pay attention to the material of the latter. Best kept silicone suction cups. They are softer and do not peel off when heated.
As an alternative to the usual dimming of glasses can be considered electronic tint. It is a special film connected to a DC source. When electricity is passed through the liquid-crystal structure built into it, the film instantly becomes dark. After cessation of current supply, the electrochromic film becomes transparent again.
Tinting on the windows of the car is a very popular "lotion". There are various reasons why motorists tint their vehicles, but one thing remains unchanged - the attitude of legislation to this kind of tuning.
The current laws are very severely related to tinting on vehicles. This is due to a variety of reasons, but in this article they will not be considered, as it is dedicated to solving a particular problem - removing tinting from a car window.
Due to the imposed fines for the presence of tinting, many motorists began to remove it from the windows of their vehicles. Maybe it was beautiful and so on, but the prospect of getting a fine for a dark film on glass is not a very pleasant circumstance.
Ways to remove tinting from auto glass
First, be sure to mention the fact that there are several different ways that will help get rid of toning. Every motorist is free to choose. It cannot be said that some method is more preferable or effective.
In principle, you can highlight the pros and cons of each method, but the option to remove tinting can be selected based on your capabilities and free time.
there is three popular ways removing tinted glass yourself:
- Mechanical removal.
- Removing toning with a hair dryer.
- Remove tinting without heating.
Below these methods will be discussed in more detail.
Mechanical removal
To begin with, the easiest way will be considered - mechanical. To implement it, practically nothing is needed except a scraper (stationery knife, blades, etc.) and patience. This method is used by those motorists who have to get rid of toning right on the road.
This happens when a traffic police inspector stops a tinted car to check the level of light transmission of glass. If this level does not correspond to the permitted value, then the motorist does not have the right to continue driving until he gets rid of toning.
Mechanical removal is not difficult. The hardest part is that the entire film cannot be removed. Need film pick up something sharp, for example, a blade, and then just drag it off the glass.
Immediately remove the film completely unlikely to work, because, most likely, it will come off. If this happens, you will have to pick up the film again and then pull until it is completely removed.
By the way, many car enthusiasts practice ripping off the film instead of tightening it. The peculiarity lies in the fact that after prying the film with a blade, they do not tighten it, but try jerk off. In principle, the film will again burst, so this method cannot be called a priority.
Removing toning with a hair dryer
Removing toning when using a hair dryer (domestic or building) is an easier way, as it allows you to remove the film faster. Everything is done very easy and does not require any significant time-consuming.
It should be remembered that both methods mentioned above can successfully used to remove the tint from the glass, but do not solve the problem of glue, which the film is glued to the surface.
Glue will have to be removed later. With this, however, special problems should not arise, but it will take some effort. Below is a method that will help solve the problem with glue.
Remove tinting without heating
This method can be considered the most effective, since it solves not only the problem of the presence of tinting, but also the glue that remains after removing the film.
It is very important that the glue for the dubbing film is made on a silicone basis. This greatly facilitates its removal. No need to buy special solvents and then wrestle with how to remove this hated glue from glass.
Silicone-based adhesive, which is used to apply tinting to auto glass, does not require the use of various solvents. It can be removed by applying the usual warm soap solution, with the preparation of which no problems arise, which will greatly facilitate the task.
First you just need to make a soap solution. It is hardly necessary to talk in detail about how such a solution can be prepared. After the solution has been made, it must be put on tinted glass.
To do this, use a regular sponge. It is better, of course, if there is a sprayer on hand, since it is more convenient to use it. Also need a scraper. This scraper will need to pry the edge of the dubbing film and slightly pull.
Then the solution is applied and need to pull the film further until it stops separating easily. Then you will need to apply another solution and continue to shoot. Time after time and the film will come down all. You just need patience. And besides, the procedure is not so difficult.
Tinting film, delivered a year or two ago, will be removed much easier than the one that has long found its place on the car windows. It may seem that some other means or methods will have to be used to remove the old film, but everything is quite simple.
You can separate the old film with the help of the same hair dryer - consistently and smoothly. The only difference in removing the old tinting from the new one is to remove the whole old film will not work. She is sure to breakmore than once
You can delete the old tint using scraper and hair dryer. There will be no particular difficulties. Unless you consider the unpleasant circumstance, consisting in the frequent tearing off of the film, which will constantly annoy. But that's another story.
To remove a toning film, it is not necessary to go to the car-care center and trust the masters. Remove tint yourself quite possible. the main thing patience and accuracy.
The above methods should help motorists in this matter. It is only necessary to choose a more suitable way, find everything necessary for the implementation of the procedure and proceed to its implementation.
Recently, in connection with the toughening of punishment for excessive tinting of the car, many drivers are interested in how to remove the tint from the glass on their own. By and large, independent removal of a dubbing film is not a very complicated procedure and, following our advice, it can be done by an inexperienced motorist himself.
Independently remove the tint from the glass of the car in several ways. The most common ones are listed below:
- With the help of a steam generator or an industrial dryer.
- "Dry" by helping yourself with the blade.
- Using a soap solution and a blade.
We don’t see the point of talking about all these methods of rastoning, so we’ll dwell only on the latter, as the most optimal one.
We offer to watch the video at the end of the article, which shows in detail how it is relatively easy to remove the old tint from the glass of the car by yourself.
Previously, we published instructions for self-tinted car, but after the introduction of a ban on tinting the front windows, another question became relevant - how to remove the tint with your own hands? And so, let's order.
How to remove tint yourself without a hairdryer
In order to independently remove the tint you will need:
- water sprayer
- blade from a construction knife or a special scraper with a blade,
- water,
- dishwashing liquid,
- dry wipes.
- Mix water with a small amount of dishwashing detergent (approximately 30 grams per 1 liter of water) in a spray bottle, thus obtaining a soap solution.
- After that, lower the front glass by about half and spray the prepared soap solution onto the transition between the upper part of the glass and the tint film.
- Wait one or two minutes, and then gently blade, trying not to scratch the glass, separate the edge of the tint film from the glassso that you can grab onto it with your hand.
- Do not regret the soap solution, constantly spray it on the glass - it will be easier for you yourself ().
- After the edge of the film has been separated, grasp it with your hands and gently pull it down, trying to remove the entire material with a single sheet. The slower you remove the tint, the less glue will remain on the glass. Do not forget to periodically spray the soap solution.
- Reaching the bottom of the glass, lift it completely and remove the remaining tint.
As a rule, high-quality dubbing film is removed without any special problems. If you have a very old toning or poor-quality Chinese film, then without the help of a hair dryer, you can hardly remove it yourself.
After you have completely removed the tint film, you will need to use a construction knife blade. remove adhesive residue from glass. To do this, the glass must be thoroughly moistened with soapy water. Glue residue can now be gently removed. The blade should be kept at an angle of 30-40 degrees relative to the glass, the movement should be smooth from top to bottom or bottom to top, with an average force, so as not to scratch the glass (see the video below).
And at the end of our “special operation”, the glass must be well washed and wiped dry with a napkin.
That's all, now you know how to remove the tint yourself. Removing tinting from the two front windows on average takes from 30 to 60 minutes of time (as it goes), but it saves you money on visiting the service station and traffic police fines.
How to independently remove the tint from the front windows of the car
Recent changes in the Code of Administrative Responsibility, providing for high penalties for applying tinted coating on the front windows, make you think about how to remove tinting and preferably yourself.
Remove tint with your own hands
Of course, on the eve of the summer season, it would be more appropriate to talk about, but due to the above factors, advice on how to remove the tint yourself would be more relevant. In this case, you do not have to go to specialized centers and seek help from specialists, you can remove the tinting film on your own, and with the help of our advice it will be quick and easy to do. There are several ways to eliminate toning, but about everything in order.
For the first method of removing the film, you need a steam generator or an industrial dryer; You can also remove the tint, as they say on the dry, i.e. trite blade, but the most convenient and fast is the third way for which we need a soap solution and the blade. We will not talk about all the ways, as the names speak for themselves, but on the third we’ll stop and tell about it in detail.
First you need to prepare a spray for water, a blade from a construction knife, water, detergent for dishes, as well as paper napkins.
Mix water with a small amount of detergent (in the proportion of 3: 100). Then half open the glass and spray a pre-prepared soap solution between the tint film and the top of the glass. Now you need to wait a few minutes, after which with the help of the blade, trying not to scratch the glass, we separate the edge of the film so that you can grasp it by hand. We do not regret the soap solution, it significantly facilitates the procedure for removing the film. As soon as there is an opportunity to grasp the edge of the film, we take it and gently pull it down, our goal is to remove the tint entirely at once. Take your time, patience and only patience! And again, do not forget about the soap solution! And in this way until the very end. Ideally, of course, the film should be removed easily and quickly, without glue residue on the glass, but if you traveled a long time with tinting or its quality leaves much to be desired, it is possible that you will have to suffer, and in the worst case, without a hair dryer can not remove it.
Remove residual tint film
Well, the film is removed, it is now necessary with the help of the same soap solution and the blade to remove residual glue from the glasses. Working with the blade should be extremely careful, trying not to hurt yourself and not to spoil the glass. The final stage of removing the tinting coating from the glass is its washing and drying, for this we will need these wipes at the beginning. Done!
On average, the procedure for removing tinting takes about half an hour, and its independent implementation saves time and money. However, the described option for eliminating tinting is only appropriate for side windows; if you want to remove the film from the rear window, in order to avoid problems, we recommend you to seek help from professionals who have enough experience to allow them to remove the rear window heating mechanism when removing the tinting coating. .
Now you can look at the world from the interior of your car through the clear and clear glass, you are not afraid of DPS inspectors and fines, but you will have to face some inconveniences that a non-tinted vehicle is sinning.
