How to Care and Clean Window Tint

If you just bought a new car with window tint, or had the windows on your car tinted, there are a few things that you need to know about how to care for and clean them. Keeping your car window tint looking nice will take a little bit effort on your part.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Leave it alone for awhile. When tint is applied to a car window, it needs time to cure. You should be careful not to touch the window tint for the first 5 days and do not clean it for the first month. Curing time will vary depending on your climate and weather, but the average time is around 30 days.
2. Clean with soft cloth, sponge or regular household paper towel. Never use a hard cloth, brown paper towel, or newspaper for cleaning tinted windows. Harsh papers and rags scratch the tint.
3. Use soap and water for cleaning. It is not good to use any ammonia based product, such as Windex, when cleaning window tint. Over time, use of ammonia can react with the tint and cause blotching on your windows.
4. Be careful when removing your seat belt and holding your car keys. Metal objects such as seat belt buckles can scratch the surface of the window tint.
5. Take care when loading boxes and other items into your car. Hitting the tinted window will cause nicks.
6. Put stickers someplace else. Never use adhesives or suction cups to put anything on your tinted car windows. Leave the bumper stickers for your bumper.