DGr33n Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well I have finally ran into a car I just can't sweat the film off of. Its an 02 Monte Carlo with 10+ year old film. Ive removed older film than 10 years but this stuff is stuck. Its 45 degrees out so the traditional way is out of the question. The defroster doesn't get hot enough before it decides to shut off. I've heated it from the outside with a heat gun but its still seperating the film. I thought about a steamer but that seems like it would make too much of a mess. Anyone have any other suggestions? The weather should be better in a few days and I have it until the lady comes back from business in a few days so my option may be just waiting for a warm day but I figure it never hurts to ask if anyone else has an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TintDude Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 The steamer is the least messy method, you'll be surprised and wish you had gotten a steamer sooner. Don't get a cheapy either, get a Jiffy or something similar, those little sharks steamer deals don't work for sht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirtyfive Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Steamer is the best by far..... Makes removals easy! Got a Wagner myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coast2coasttinting Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 If it won't sweat off steam it fo sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tint Eastwood Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Where's TW and his 45,000 BTU suggestion.....? BTW it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat rock stan Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Jiffy steamers last forever. We have three in the shop and one is running most all the time everyday removing SunTek film from 07 with hard coat failure. One of mine is 18 years old and one about 10 years old then the new one is only a few months old. Get the jiffy steam blade, well worth the money Cheers Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchdaride Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Jiffy steamers last forever. We have three in the shop and one is running most all the time everyday removing SunTek film from 07 with hard coat failure. One of mine is 18 years old and one about 10 years old then the new one is only a few months old. Get the jiffy steam blade, well worth the money Cheers Stan Do you ever clean them out . Miine seems to be getting calcium build up in it and it seems to take longer to clean out. Hows the best way to clean them and how often ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat rock stan Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 All I have ever done is put new elect plugs on but I'm getting ready to send my oldest one to Jiffy for a rebuild so it will heat up better. That's really the reason I got the third one... Didn't want to get caught with just one. Using them so much we alternate between them. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coast2coasttinting Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Dang I didn't know they would rebuild them. I threw my first one away about 2 years ago. I ended up buying a slightly used j-4000 back in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbalentine Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 My steamer wouldn't keep the film from separating in tiny pieces on the last few removals i did. I had to scrap the rear glass with a blade on all of them and on this older saturn it took over an hour on the bg. Im getting to the point of turning down any removal with bubbled film, since i can tint 3 cars in the time it take to r/r one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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