Quickest way to remove glue residue from window tint?

What's the quickest solution for removing glue stuck to your windows from
the previous owner's tinting job? Windex? Lemon? Alcohol? Soap and water
don't cut it...

 

Acetone is worth a shot. Under $5 for a can at places like Home Depot.

Don't get the acetone on any plastic or near anything with a paint finish,
though.

 

An autobody pre-paint prep cleaner. Sure-Solv from Dominion Sure Seal is a
good one.

 

try that "oranj kleen" stuff. razor blades are good too provided it's
not on the rear window heater elements.

 

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If you're saying some of the tint has left resedue on the glass, just
spray it with soapy water or Windex, and use a painter's razor blade to
clean it off. The windex keeps it from getting sticky. Adding solvents
to the mix just makes a mess. Stay away from defroster wires, of course.

Ask the guys who do artwork on store windows.

'Curly'

 

MEK... methyl ethyl ketone, available by the gallon at home depot. nasty
stuff, so be careful. major fumes, and itll melt plastic, so dont drip
it on your vinyl interior parts.

 

ammonia............

 

Use the mildest solvent that will do the job. Most likely that will be
a saturated or olefinic hydrocarbon... like varsol, lighter fluid,
mineral oil, paint thinner, turpentine, gasoline, vegetable oil,
kerosene, stove oil, 3-in-1oil, lube oil, linseed oil, even peanut
butter. There's Goo-Gone, a commercial concoction.

If these don't do the job, try rubbing alcohol.

And if the hydrocarbons and alcohol don't work, then advance to the
more powerful solvents. They are risky because of the damage they can
do, so be careful. Think of these as last resort. The list includes
aromatic hydrocarbons like toluene and xylene, oxygenates like
acetone, MEK and esters, chlorinated solvents, and stuff like lacquer
thinner.

Pick something that is not too volatile because that poses
flammability and toxicity hazards. Lighter fluid, gasoline and acetone
are too volatile for most cleaning jobs except for the smallest. The
heavy solvents (lube oil, peanut butter) work slowly and are messy.
Something in between should be right.

Always use with lots of ventilation, and mind flammability warnings.

O.