There might be a way to remove that factory "tint"..... (1 Viewer)

[94L C8E]

FWIW I just recently removed messed up and bubbled factory tint off my Ps front window using just steam from an iron, a razor taken out of a box cutter and some spit..

Maybe try steam and peel technique.
My iron took a while to recharge the steam, and it wasn't that fun, but it worked. Try not to tear it off, but take it off in big pieces. Start from the top, with the window cracked ovb. (Spit helps lubricate the blade to remove any residue.) sounds gross/ could use windex - but that's gross IMO.

 

[Golgo13]

Did the front windows get tint from the factory?
I'm not aware of any Toyota with the front windows tinted...

 

[studawg]

FWIW I just recently removed messed up and bubbled factory tint off my Ps front window using just steam from an iron, a razor taken out of a box cutter and some spit..

Maybe try steam and peel technique.
My iron took a while to recharge the steam, and it wasn't that fun, but it worked. Try not to tear it off, but take it off in big pieces. Start from the top, with the window cracked ovb. (Spit helps lubricate the blade to remove any residue.) sounds gross/ could use windex - but that's gross IMO.

Steam from a fabric steamer works better for film tint. No Cruiser ever came from the factory with film tint. We are trying to determine if there is a way to remove the tint on the rear windows that is sprayed on at the factory, not film tint.

Correction: ...an easier way to remove the factory spray tint on the rear windows.

 

[AMMO]

Correct front sides are an after market. I don't know of a single car manufacture that tints front glass as it wouldn't be 50 state compliant.

Rear privacy glass is very common from the factory on SUV and Vans.

 

[studawg]

Verified that Eagle One Chrome Wheel Cleaner works on the rear door windows.

This is the inside of glass, where the reflective/tint coating is.....

Outside of glass....

Outside of the glass in front of white cruiser......

 

[WarWagon]

How long did you have to leave it on for? And did you simply wipe it off? I'll be doing this to all my windows if this really works.

 

[dutch865]

Scrubbing necessary? It looks pretty spotty & clouded, but that could just be the angle or lighting.

 

[studawg]

I sprayed it on and let it sit for a few minutes, then used a scrub pad for a few minutes and this is what I got, very little effort. Im going to verify that there is no damage or scarring to the glass, so check back here and ill post further results....

I first wanted to verify that it can in fact be removed.

 

[GregLCA]

I sprayed it on and let it sit for a few minutes, then used a scrub pad for a few minutes and this is what I got, very little effort. Im going to verify that there is no damage or scarring to the glass, so check back here and ill post further results....

I first wanted to verify that it can in fact be removed.

Definitely a step in the right direction!!!

I'd love to remove all the side window tint and rear hatch factory bronze tint and replace it with one of those new cool Ceramic tints to really block out UV energy, not just the sunshine itself.

Between the ceramic tint and a heavy dose of Dynamat Extreme on the roof, I'll bet the A/C in my LC would be able to maintain a nice, comfortable and stable temperature.


-G

 

[FromTjtoLC]

How does it treat the defroster element on the rear hatch glass? Can you scrub the tint off without destroying that as well?

 

[Aloha Jen]

Can you just put the ceramic or regular film tint right over the factory tint? I was planning on taking mine to the tint shop next week to get all my windows tinted.

 

[jeffro109]

@Aloha Jen yes you can, the tint will still look basically the same color from the outside so unless you get matching tint for the fronts it will be mismatched with a normal dark tint up front.

 

[retrofive]

@Aloha Jen yes you can, the tint will still look basically the same color from the outside so unless you get matching tint for the fronts it will be mismatched with a normal dark tint up front.

Correct. Although a good "tinter" can do the right mix of reflective to get pretty darn close. You don't notice on mine unless just in the right light.

 

[AMMO]

Verified that Eagle One Chrome Wheel Cleaner works on the rear door windows.

This is the inside of glass, where the reflective/tint coating is.....


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Outside of glass....


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Outside of the glass in front of white cruiser......



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To clarify, you saying this worked on the rear door glass?

Please indicate production year of your 80/ 62?

This was not the case on my 94, and only worked on the rear hatch glass take from a pick n pull... Not sure of the year of that glass...

Trying to determine glass production change based on year.

Looks like in your pic and name your a whole different platform model from us, hence different glass tint procedure.

-A

 

[studawg]

How does it treat the defroster element on the rear hatch glass? Can you scrub the tint off without destroying that as well?

Haven't tried it on the rear hatch.

To clarify, you saying this worked on the rear door glass?

Please indicate production year of your 80/ 62?

This was not the case on my 94, and only worked on the rear hatch glass take from a pick n pull... Not sure of the year of that glass...

Trying to determine glass production change based on year.

Looks like in your pic and name your a whole different platform model from us, hence different glass tint procedure.

-A

Test glass was from the rear door of a 93-97 80 series, as far as I know they are all the same, probably the same process through the '03 100. Did you use eagle one chrome wheel cleaner?

 

[studawg]

So it looks like the area where I sprayed and scrubbed, the glass is cloudy. But the area where I just sprayed and kind of rubbed it in with my rubber-gloved-hand and let sit for a while, the glass is clear.

Obviously the pad I used is too abrasive.

The E1 Chrome cleaner contains phosphoric acid, oxalic acid and hydrofluoric acid. They also make an "Etching Mag" magnesium cleaner that contains these acids plus sulfuric acid. I wonder if that would work better.....

 

[AMMO]

Haven't tried it on the rear hatch.



Test glass was from the rear door of a 93-97 80 series, as far as I know they are all the same, probably the same process through the '03 100. Did you use eagle one chrome wheel cleaner?

I'm assuming you jumped ahead in this thread if your asking this, but no. I used a industrial wheel cleaner.

90-93 was the FJ80

94-98 was the FZJ if I'm not mistaken.

It's not unreasonable to assume durning those production runs that the glass process was changed. Or even that different vendors where used throughout the production.

Having 20 some yrs in manufacturing and 15 of them in the glass industry it's safe to say while glass my be the same "spec" color, size, thickness... There are many formulas to achieve the same "spec".

Hence my curiosity to the exact info on where your glass came from.

My glass was straight out of my 1994 FZJ 80 with a build date of 11/93 and the wheel cleaner did not work on the door glass.

-A

 

[studawg]

Man I started this thread

91-92 was the FJ80.

93-97 was the FZJ80.

98 was the first year of the 100 series.

I bought the glass off ebay, it was listed as the Solar Energy Reflecting glass for 93-97 80 series. Im not sure exactly which year this particular piece came off of.

I guess the wheel cleaner that you used didn't contain the ingredient needed to remove the coating because Eagle One Chrome Cleaner certainly does.

You can see the remnants of the coating on the right lower edge and lower edge of the glass. Some areas of the glass are now a little cloudy, so Im going to look into a glass polish to take care of that. (there is some clear packing tape still on the outside of the glass)

 

[Golgo13]

I believe @AMMO is correct that while the Spec may be the same, the process to achieve that Spec can be different. It is also possible that multiple suppliers are used to produce the same spec and each supplier has a different way to achieve it.

Is there a marking in the lower corner which shows a part number or supplier name? It will probably say "TOYOTA" and maybe "AGP" (Asahi Glass Products) below that. It could be someone else too.

 

[studawg]

Im not disputing that they can't be different coatings depending on the year, but regardless, I would think the removal process would be similar. After doing a little research, it seems that the coatings on all the windows on an 80 would qualify as a hard coating; soft coatings are applied on an inner surface of a double-paned window.

Then I came across this....

Coating Deletion Wheel Dry Use on Portable Power Tool for Low-E Glass

Looks like I may need to go in the direction of abrasives/polishing as opposed to chemical removal. It would be sweet if we could just purchase a wheel like this and slap it on a power tool and buff it right off!

(By the way, my piece of glass says Toyota, Temperlite, ASAHI, AS3, and some other numbers, none of which look like a part number.)