How to Remove Tint
Window tinting can give your windows a classy look and keep the interior of the car at a cooler temperature. Unfortunately, tinting may not be what you want. Instead of paying an extreme fee at a tint shop to have the window tinting removed, consider removing the tint yourself. It is a time consuming process, but if you proceed with caution and good sense, you should be able to remove the tint without damaging your windows.
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Instructions
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Move the window to a place where it can sit in direct sunlight. The heat of the sun is important when it comes to removing the tinting.
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Remove any stickers or other objects from the surface of the glass. These will only get in the way of removing the window tint and may actually ruin the process, damaging your windows permanently.
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Cover the flooring around the window to protect it. Use a sturdy plastic tarp for the best results.
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Cover your hands with gloves and avoid breathing in the ammonia fumes as you work. Spray the tinted side of the window liberally with ammonia.
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Place a plastic trash bag (cut to the size and shape of your window) over the tinted side of your window. The ammonia will help hold it in place. This will help prevent evaporation of the ammonia.
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Leave the window in the sun for an hour. When you come back to the window, the tinting should be ready for peeling. Smear the window with ammonia again to keep the tinting in a state that allows you to peel it off the window.
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Start a cut in the tinting with a razor blade (trash bag and all). Start at the topmost section of the window and only nick the tinting enough to allow you to reach under it and start pulling at the tinting with your hands.
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Peel the tinting off the window starting at the nick in the tinting. Once you peel it down about an inch, spray the window with a hand-held steam cleaner to help loosen the adhesive on the window. Continue to peel down the tinting slowly, spraying the window with the steam cleaner for every inch of window you expose.
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Tips & Warnings
Move extra slowly when you peel off the tinting if you are working with a back car window. The back window has defroster lines that can peel off with the tinting if you are not careful. If you do not feel comfortable with removing the tinting for fear of destroying the defroster lines, take the car into a tint shop to remove the tinting.
