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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Is there any possible easy way of doing this? I had 35% on the back and I removed the layer of tint now just the glue is left... I wanna get 5% back and paint the dot matrix so it doesn't look stupid. Whats a good way of doing this, I don't even know where to begin lol.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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claybar works well for the glue so you dont take off the defrost lines. or a razor(but that can take off the lines easily). and for painting the dot matrix tape everything off and spray it flat black(im pretty sure you use flat anyone want to correct me?)
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Ok so claybar would help? What about using a heat gun to heat up the glue then see if itll swipe off with soapy water? And flat black as in just like normal spraypaint would be fine right?
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Its just the back window, I don't know how to get the glue off without hurting the fricken defrosters lol
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro-94-z28
claybar works well for the glue so you dont take off the defrost lines. or a razor(but that can take off the lines easily). and for painting the dot matrix tape everything off and spray it flat black(im pretty sure you use flat anyone want to correct me?)
Yep most of us use flat black. Definetly one of the best mods ive done -- tape it off and make sure you do enough coats. If you don't on a sunny day you may see a spot where you didnt spray well enough.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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Put it in the sun for a while on a hot day and scrub with soap and water to get the glue off
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Don't have much sun here yet its in march lol and im in PA.
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i used to tint windows....i'd use a 50/50 mix of water and isopropyl alcohol with a cap full of johnson and johnson baby soap, and some very fine steel wool to scrub. another option for blacking out the dot matrix is black vinyl. just make sure the adhesive side is black too!
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Ya Watch It With The Defrost Lines
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