Tint

To piggyback off the tint warning thread, does anyone know of any auto tint places that don't charge an arm and a leg?

If not, anyone know where to get materials to remove tint off a car?
Todd

 

Uhhhh, steel wool?? Try a finger nail or razor to get one of the edges... Peal it off. Then get some Adhesive remover and use that razor again. Just took off my buddies 1% on his trailblzer yesterday took about 30 minutes, which was mostly the Adhesive removal, taking the tint itself off takes 5 seconds.

 

I got mine done at Zeibart for about $250.00 with a lifetime warrenty....

 

one of my buddies did it out here, he owns a company called shaded image, he will come to you just did my 99 legacy for $150, he also did an 9.5 in eyebrow on the windshield for an additional $10. ill find the # for ya

 

612-281-6113 shaded image

he did my 02 WRX, I would recommend having tintmasters in burnsville do it. This is coming from a guy who graduated at the same high school as him. Good guy, does a good job when he wants to, just does it to fast most the time so the end result is not what it could are should be.

He will be the best price most likely though. but you get what you pay for.

 

I'll try the removal using some supplies I can at home.

Such a same to waste such a nice tint over a silly law here in MN.

Heck, get rid of the tint law and the front license plate law and I'd be a happy guy.

 

It will be hard to take it off but once you get it off use Go Gone it works and then use a razor blade to take off all of the sticky stuff. How long has the tint be on for?

 

The tint has only been on for a little over a year.

 

sorry you have to go through all that.

I had mine done here:
http://www.suncontrolmn.com/automotive.asp

I'm sure there are cheaper places, but I was really happy with them.

 

What level did you get?

 

^^^ mine is 50% all around, since I didn't want to deal with issues like getting pulled over....

 

Next AutoX I'll check it out. I'm wondering if even going with 50% is worth it, especially since I've "been there, done that."

 

I think it makes a huge difference over having none at all.

 

+1 for the Sun Control on Rice Street, just north of Hiway 36.

I would recommend the 35%. 50% is a waste.

ScoobyTodd, sorry to hear about your misfortune.

 

Here is a web site with info that helped me out. I was surfing for window film that provides extra security from break-ins after a friend of mine was robbed. All tint does this to some degree , but some are better than others.

Hope this helps you out...http://www.buytint.net/auto_1.html

 

I have 5% eyebrow,50% front to windows, 35% in the back windows lifetime warrenty at custom window tinting in Detroit Lakes! I think it costed me like 265, i believe! 50% is better then none to me

 

The absolute best way to remove tint..... Ammonia and water (as much ammonia as you can stand to smell). I tinted windows for many years and it was the best (although stinky) way to remove tint. Catch a corner and peel the film off, what is left will be the adhesive. Spray the water/ammonia mix onto the window, leave it in the sun for 10min and it should come off in a nasty goo. Fortunately, the goo isn't all that sticky so you can clean it up with minimal effort.

This is also why you should never use window cleaner that contains ammonia to clean a tinted window...

FYI, Sun Control and 3M are good quality tint. They aren't the only ones, but most places around here, other than Ziebart, use one or the other.... Sun Control used to have its production in Rochester, not sure if they still do. If so, that would obviously be the best place to get tint done....