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Subject:Removing internal window rubber
From:Christopher Gronski
Date:Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:28 -0500

Hi All,

Over Christmas I had a HORRIBLE tint job done, which was subsequently
removed by the installer, and my money refunded:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/upperrear.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/upperpassenger.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/rearpassenger.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengerwindow.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengervent.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengerrear.jpg

The installers excuse for the hack job was that the degraded rubber
seals contaminated his tinting as each piece had to be hand cut. That
is: hand cutting each tint piece required getting very close to each
rubber seal, those seals were degraded and held dirt which could not
be easily cleaned, that dirt was transfered in the form of
contamination under the tint resulting in pock marks in the tint.

When I take it to the next tinter I'd like to remove the internal
rubber seals but I can't figure out if there is any way to do so on
anything but the front windows (once you roll the front windowd down
its easy to remove the seals).

Please note I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window
frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window frame
that seals the edges of the sliding windows to the frame.

Is there any way to remove this internal rubber?

Chris