Best window tint remover

Hello everyone,
I'd like to know what's the best window film remover concentrate out there? I heard some pink remover does the job and also heard some other products are good too. But which one is the most used, easy to work and realiable at the job?

I have a 670 sq/ft property to remove old 2-mil film and the only method I use is the soaking-process which does the job easily, but takes quite time since I have to wait between 45 min to 1 hour before the removing of this film.

There is one product at ebay called:

" WINDOW FILM TINT ( TINT OFF ) THE ULTIMATE TINT REMOVER " for $14.99
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=7986268006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

I dont want a product that contains amonia because it stinks and the odor stays on the room for quite some time.

Any web sites or URL links I can look at?
Thanks in advance.

-Christian

the only other thing I can think of is Feline Urine, its acidic enough to eat thru the film without making a stench.
YOu can get it at any petsmart or large pet retailer,

what? are you serious? you have to be kidding me!
anybody else?

I don't know if a steamer is safe for flat glass, but it works like a champ on auto.

45 to 1 hr. not too bad of a wait if u ask me.from my experience,nothing is fast+cheap+easy+safe+ect.....

yes the steamer is the best thing i've ever used as well.

The pink product you are talking about is probably Simple Pink.

If it is PS adhesive, save your liners from other installs.

The night before wet the windows with any solution you wish and cover them with the liner. By morning, everything should come off easy.

I did a museum with windows over 100 years old that had 2mil clear. I had to remove everything before installing new 2mil clear. Did not break one pane of glass and the removal simple.

around here we call that pink stuff C49

There is no known 'best' chemical to remove adhesive...

If it is PS adhesive... soap and water softens it plenty for a razor blade to scrape it up and off... this includes safety film's PS adhesive.

Steamers CANNOT be used on building glass UNLESS it is TEMPERED!

CDF or like water activated chemical adhesives... break the glass, replace it and tint the newly installed glass... kidding... scrape the beegees out of it and have plenty of blades on hand.

Phuck the ammonia...

Second That. I had considered using a steamer at one time for a job then I heard of the potential for breakage and we did it the old fashioned way - wet liners the day before and scraping the next a.m.

...this is the way i do it

elbow grease

easiest thing for u to do is cut the 2 mil in strips on the glass and peel it off in sections that are about 10 to 12 inches wide. It will leave the adhesive behind but the film should come off in one piece. Then wet the window with yer application solution and use yer triumph blade to remove the glue. It is a little labor intensive but it is the fastest way to remove and ps adhesive comes off alot easier then wa or cdf or dry adhesive's.

Right That is per window. Set up several at a time, by the time you have set an hour of them up, you can walk down the line ripping film off like a madman. It's actually kind of fun. I must be a sicko.

I have a 1100 sq/ft job coming shortly.
In previous jobs, I tried the steamer, works great except on woody frames, stinks the ##^@$^ out of it! LMAO but still i like the soaking method.
By the way, has anyone tried "Ultra-Bond Concentrated" by FTI for removal? It works awesome after 1 hour soaking time.

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starting a 7200 sq. ft. job tomorrow. strip and retint. there's no way in hell we'll be using a steamer on 'em. we've done a few buildings like this one that had to be R&R'ed. all of these had film that would just flake off. total nightmare. we go through, spray them with ammonia/slip solution and cover them with clear liners. (we save large liners for this reason alone) after soaking a bit the film scrapes off nicely with no flaking going everywhere.

if the film's not flaking we do the same thing after peeling the film off. liners and ammonia/slip solution sit and soak in allowing a quick scrape job.

this technique only works well when doing large jobs like this. since it's just spraying and applying liners for soaking, anyone can help. it doesn't need to be a tinter. get a grunt to do it.

yeah hire some cheap help for these jobs and check on them every our or two to make sure they ain't bullshotting around.

no...we have fulltime employees at our main location who are preppers that do it.

i'm only a 2 man team so whenever we need some grunt work done we get some help from the guy down the street who only needs money for some smack(but has proved himself to be a good worker who doesn't give the shop a bad rep). he'll work all day for like $40 and some lunch

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our guys are great...no worries there.

yeah that's true you got to make sure the person you hire knows enough about the task not to mess up the customers windows or ruin anything at the job site, our guy is pretty good though.

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I'll make sure to give that to my competitors that call and need to buy some remover off me.

I am not going to use a steamer ever again, just my team work (3) and I for the 1100 sq/ft removal and installation of 8-mil film using the soaking method, however; this will take me 2 to 3 days since I'm taking my time. No hurry...

oh man sucks to be you guys


lets hope devil doesnt read this one

i prefer not to use chems on flat glass unless you are sure not to get it on anything. just soapy water, SHARP triumphs, and some elbow grease. you'll get the hang of it. the soak way works also, but i havent had to do that in years.

yea I dont use any chems either when removing film, just a 4inch scraper for the film and then the triumph for the glue.