removing tint from rear hatch glass
 

the guy before me had a shop professionally tint the rear glass of my tii with an ugly dark purple tint. they did the door glass too but i was able to remove that with razors and a lot of goo gone last summer. i'd like to attack the hatch this spring but i'm not sure what would be the best way of removing the stuff because if it's anything like the doors, it wont come off simply by pulling up from one edge.

any ideas? i dont really wanna shell out the money to have someone else do it for me if i can do it myself. i really hate the tint though, it makes it hard to back up at night and it blurs my vision as well.

punt? any ideas?

the previous owner put a dark purple tint on mine before but i think he was gay also...ohwell

my big worry is using a razor near the heater wires and damaging them.. if there was any means of removing the stuff without razors it'd be best

The only way I know of how to get it off is the razor blade way. After you have spent half your life removing it, acetone will remove the glue residue really well.

Did you use the trash bag and amonia method for the doors? There shouldn't be alot of glue left if you do it that way. You should be okay with a blade if you take your time and keep it nice and wet.

All 7s are gay
 

All RX-7s are gay. The slogan for 7 convertible drivers is, "One driver per vert, room for two, need blower."

for back glasses with heaters...Use a brillo pad(or something like it) and scrub LIGHTLY, very lightly..and be sure if you ever get your car tinted, that you get a lifetime warranty against peeling, bubbling, and turning purple...it doesnt come purple, it turns that after it sits in the sun for so long

Use oven cleaner and razors up to the perimeter of the Heat Lines. From there, scrap off the access with a scotch brite and lotsa of oven cleaner. It's a solid half hour job that reaps the benifits of ghey purple removed and no loss/cuts to the Heat Lines. ;)

purple is the color that generic tint turns after years of sun exposure....

3m makes non purple turning stuff, but it costs alot more.

Yeah, due to the alcohol In some Glass Cleaners turning It this colour. But what I am thinking Is that calypso purple. Thats horrible and I've seen these around. :confused:

razor blade bent a bit with some goo gone should work nicely. took me about 1/2 an hour to do when i did mines about a week ago

There's a bottled liquid that aids in the removal of old tint. ;)

Don't know the name off hand, but if you were to goto an auto parts store or even the section in walmart, it should be there.

Warm day (>80 degF).
Black plastic trash bag - cut to fit.
Spray inside with household ammonia.
Apply black plastic to trap ammonia.
Park in in the sunshine for 20-30 minutes - it peels right off.
Clean up with ammonia window cleaner (or goo-gone).

i think it might be a factory option? cause mine had the purple tint on the back window too. i just used a razor blade, some oops, and glass cleaner. be very careful going over the defroster lines, and hold the razor at an angle with the glass. took me like 5-6 hours to get all mine off. the glue was the major pain in the ass.

i thought you can just use a steamer, and it comes right off.