Re: <misc>Re: Removing tinting film from windows

[Jim Moran <bavarian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh yeah, don't spill acetone on the leather either.  It will lighten the
color.  Don't ask...

Jim Moran
'88 M6

Boyd, David (Neighbour Boy) wrote:
> 
> Liz suggests
> >Try acetone.  I've never used it in my car but it works removing
> >stuck on labels from glass in the lab and it's available in your >local
> >hardware store or in some fingernail polish removers.  The
> >advantage of getting it as polish remover is that sometimes you
> >can get it in a little jar with a brush on the cap which makes >>it
> >easier not to use too much.
> >
> >Enjoy!!
> >
> >Liz
> >84 318i
> 
> Acetone is a good cleaner.  When I worked for a VCR Repair shop, it's what
> we used to clean the heads and belts.  But be careful when using it around
> plastic.  I accidentally spilled some on the front cover of a VCR while in
> the shop and it chewed it up pretty bad.  Also don't use a styrofoam cup to
> put the acetone in.
> 
> --David, boydd@domain.elided
> '84 325e 200k.
> BMW ACA
> BMW CCA

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