My 92 LS has had this tint since 99' but it became increasingly difficult to see out of the rear view. tint was worn i guess or bad quality. I took it off but it left this film of glue which was the one making it hard to see in the first place. I dont want to destroy my DEFROSTER. How do clean this MESS?

u need to get a steamer

Thanks for input will try that

A trick I learned from a window tinter years ago was to spray a bunch of soapy water on the inside of the glass and then stick black garbage bags to the inside of the galss. Then let it sit in the direct sun for a couple hours. It makes the glue pliable again. Use a razor blade very carefully or a very soft scotch brite type pad.

thought you were supposed to do that with windex or something else with ammonia in it

The back was actually the easiest. Spray water on the outside of the window and affix a black garbage bag to the outside. This will provide heat. Then spray ammonia on the inside and put a second bag there. I think I waited an hour. (You can find many how tos on this method on the net)

Start at a corner and carefully start peeling, trying to keep the big strips intact. Use a razor as little as possible so you don't mess up the defrost grid.

Good luck.

Last time I had to remove tint from a back window, I used just regular rubbing alcohol. Rubbed that on the residual glue to get the majority of it off the window, then went back and used windex, or something with Amonia to clean the window really good. No scrapping required, however a fair amount of elbow grease will be the order .

gentlemen -thanks