sticky glue type stuff on my tints ......

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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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sticky glue type stuff on my tints ......

what can i use to clean the tint?

can i use enamel reducer or will that ruin the tint?

windex did not take it off ..........

help ???!!!
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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hmmm, I use a soft white t shirt dipped in soapy water to clean the inside of my tinted windows. wont scratch it...i recently had to clean off a bunch of soda because my friend is a dumb ass and exploded the can in the back seat.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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i tried getting it off w/ soap and water. it didnt work . i need something else .........

anybody have any other suggestions?
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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First question. Did you put the moleskin on before you tinted? If you do have the moleskin on, odds are it's starting to remove itself from the wipers and that sticky stuff is the adhesive.

I just purchased a new kit and will reapply soon. If you did moleskin, I removed that sticky stuff with denatured alcohol. I have ceramic tints, was sort of weary about using it, but was planning on replacing the fronts where they were scratched anyway. The alcohol didn't cause any problem with MY tints and did remove the adhesive.

Not sure why the moleskin came off. I am meticulous about instructions and followed them to the letter. This time I will also use contact cement to insure a better bond, I can't think of any other product that may promote adhesion.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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First question. Did you put the moleskin on before you tinted? If you do have the moleskin on, odds are it's starting to remove itself from the wipers and that sticky stuff is the adhesive.

I just purchased a new kit and will reapply soon. If you did moleskin, I removed that sticky stuff with denatured alcohol. I have ceramic tints, was sort of weary about using it, but was planning on replacing the fronts where they were scratched anyway. The alcohol didn't cause any problem with MY tints and did remove the adhesive.

Not sure why the moleskin came off. I am meticulous about instructions and followed them to the letter. This time I will also use contact cement to insure a better bond, I can't think of any other product that may promote adhesion.
i did put the kit on .... its not alot of glue .... just a lil bit.
I am going to try the denatured alcohol and see what happens
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Just test it on a small spot before you do the whole window. Like I said, my tints are the ceramic ones, and the alcohol caused no problems.

My guess is that this is the start of a bigger problem, where the entire moleskin starts rolling up on itself. It got pretty ugly. Mine happened with the drivers side first then the passenger, the two most used windows.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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Stoner brand Invisible Glass seems to work wonders on my windows and is tint safe...give it a try.
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Have it, did it. Not working on petroleum based adhesives on the mole skin.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Only the alcohol worked on my windows.
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