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xHondaGuy
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cleaning tinted windows
This is probably a silly question, but do I need to use a special window glass cleaner on aftermarket tinted windows, or will any glass cleaner be OK? This is the first time I've tinted the windows on my car, and I'm a little worried about damaging the film when I clean the windows.

Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:19 pm

firebird_1252
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anything with no amonia. there is this stuff called clear-vu.. expensive but works pretty good. _________________ Rob 87 gn. home.. finaly! 03 VW GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter, revo stage 2 coming soon 04 SCMCSS. STOCK best et. 14.89.. gone btw, hog on ice!

Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:23 pm

twomanymontes
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Castle makes a window cleaner just for tinted and plastic windows, works great! But like Rob said, make sure there is no amonia! it will cause the tint to lift over a period of time. _________________ There is no such thing as Too Many Montes NYMCC Upstate NY Chapter Rep. Member of the Motley Cruisers Car Club

Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:22 pm

PitchBlackSS
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	firebird_1252 wrote:
	anything with no amonia. there is this stuff called clear-vu.. expensive but works pretty good.

good stuff, it's all I use

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Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:39 pm

firebird_1252
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me too scott. now i'm trying to figure out why the tint turned purple. _________________ Rob 87 gn. home.. finaly! 03 VW GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter, revo stage 2 coming soon 04 SCMCSS. STOCK best et. 14.89.. gone btw, hog on ice!

Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:33 pm

PitchBlackSS
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could be cheap tint, the dyes in cheaper tint turn purple over time. _________________

Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:16 pm

firebird_1252
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convinent... life time and the place went out of business.. hands down the best tint job i ever seen too _________________ Rob 87 gn. home.. finaly! 03 VW GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter, revo stage 2 coming soon 04 SCMCSS. STOCK best et. 14.89.. gone btw, hog on ice!

Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:23 pm

PitchBlackSS
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yeah usually happens. I usually stick to places that have been around a long time. Chances are, they arent going anywhere. Had mine done at American Auto Sound & Security in Stony Brook or Setauket (forget which) on Belle Meade Rd., almost 5 years and it still looks like new. _________________

Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:43 pm

xHondaGuy
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	firebird_1252 wrote:
	me too scott. now i'm trying to figure out why the tint turned purple.

How long did you have it on your car before you noticed it turning purple?

Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:28 am

xHondaGuy
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	PitchBlackSS wrote:
	could be cheap tint, the dyes in cheaper tint turn purple over time.

Uh oh... I could be in trouble here by my trying to save money on the tint job. There's a well-known and established place in Mt. Vernon (Lorenzo's, I think) that wanted something like $225-250 to do all the windows except the windshield, but I thought that was high so I found a place on Boston Post Rd in the Bronx that did it for $100.
Now I've gotta hope that my windows don't turn purple, or the film doesn't start bubbling before I get rid of the car!

Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:34 am

PitchBlackSS
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yeah, I paid close to $300 for mine, learned long ago, there is truth in the saying "you get what you pay for" I may buy my pants at Walmart, but my car parts are all top shelf (when I can afford it) _________________

Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:25 pm

firebird_1252
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xHondaGuy wrote:

	firebird_1252 wrote:
	me too scott. now i'm trying to figure out why the tint turned purple.

How long did you have it on your car before you noticed it turning purple?

5 years?

and i've seen scotts.. top notch for sure!

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87 gn. home.. finaly!
03 VW GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter, revo stage 2 coming soon
04 SCMCSS. STOCK best et. 14.89.. gone
btw, hog on ice!

Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:09 pm

-- Edited by firegirl68 on Sunday 23rd of August 2009 06:42:41 PM

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