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R32 gtr glass

Rather then tinting the rear quarter windows a previous owner painted them black instead. 

I want to use soapy water and a razor blade to scrub it all off like the wikihow on how to clean glass but I don't want to damage the window either.

Was there a factory tint of some sort or fragile glass that was used or any special thing i need to be aware of?

Mines a '91 if that changed anything.

Cheers! 

 

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Don't use steel wool it will scratch your glass.

Exception - '0000' fine steel wool is the only steel wool you can use on glass and it's to remove small specs, calcium, bug guts etc

I use it on my front windscreens for that really clean new windscreen feeling.

-> Soapy water and new sharp razor blades. You can get a tool that holds the razor blade to make it easier on your hands.

The glass is not fragile, nor is there a factory tint in the glass you would remove.

Removing the quarter windows is a fine art. Unless you know what your doing don't try or you will break something.

I haven't tried paint stripper - the issue there would be DONT get it on anything else.

If your keen Find a piece glass or old window. Paint it and wait a week then try the paint striper to see what happens.

Use rubber gloves when playing with Paint stripper.

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5 hours ago, Anonymouse said:

Don't use steel wool it will scratch your glass.

Exception - '0000' fine steel wool is the only steel wool you can use on glass and it's to remove small specs, calcium, bug guts etc

I use it on my front windscreens for that really clean new windscreen feeling.

-> Soapy water and new sharp razor blades. You can get a tool that holds the razor blade to make it easier on your hands.

The glass is not fragile, nor is there a factory tint in the glass you would remove.

Removing the quarter windows is a fine art. Unless you know what your doing don't try or you will break something.

I haven't tried paint stripper - the issue there would be DONT get it on anything else.

If your keen Find a piece glass or old window. Paint it and wait a week then try the paint striper to see what happens.

Use rubber gloves when playing with Paint stripper.

Like you've mentionned I want to avoid paint stripper at all cost as if I spill some or get it on the plastic and seats it could damage things.

 

As for the tool to hold the razor blade I never thought of that I'll have to go buy these things at my local hardware store this weekend. 

I'll try to do it this weekend and snap some pictures if some people are interested.

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Hey all.

I took care of it this afternoon with the help of my girlfriend. She's a lot smaller then me so I didn't have to cram myself in the back of the GTR lol.

here are some pics likes I've said. 

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It looked nice from the outside but inside it made the interior dark and I also found that at intersections it made it harder to see onvoming traffic coming from the left side.

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With the help of a razor blade and hot soapy water my girlfriend was able to strip part of the paint/plastic thing. Slowly it came off.

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It left some weird sticky residue at some places. With some more soapy water, the razor blade easily took off everything and legt the window nice and clean.

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This is what was on the window. It came off as long strips. Almost like plasty-dip but rather then rubber, it was plastic.

My gf thinks that someone painted over a window tint. 

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