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Subject:Re: TINTED WINDOWS
From:Thomas D. Hanlon
Date:Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:14:27 -0700

First, see if the tint is water-based in adherence material.Some window tints
are. If it is, use water and clean the windows.

If it is a "glue," as was mine, and I used "Lift Off," from Loctite.  The prime
ingredient is "Xylol,:" readily availabe in paint stores at considerably less
cost than branded, spray-can " Lift-Off."

"Removes bumper stickers, contact paper, pinstriping," and, among other items,
not specificalluy mentioned is widow tinting, though Lift-Off worked for me.

Usual disclaimers.

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia

David Marshall wrote:

> To remove, peel it off then use WD-40 and newspaper to remove the stickey
> stuff.  Then switch to glass cleaner and news paper to get the WD-40 off.
>
> At 11:21 20/08/1999 -0700, Debi Webi wrote:
> >Hello everybody...
> >
> >Does anyone know what kind of headache it would be to clear the TINT off my
> >windows and re-tint them so they can look new/nice again?  I think I'd like
> >to go to a darker tint...
> >
> >    Or should I leave them alone?    Mtngal
> >
> >
>
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