Date:         Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:01:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing internal window rubber
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HI All,

While I appreciate the responses thus far, I maust bot have been clear
of which rubber I'm talking about. I'm talking about the rubber that
sits WITHIN the window tracks, the rubber that goes with the window
and is inside the window frame NOT the window that holds the window
frame to the vehicle.

Chris

On 1/18/07, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Over Christmas I had a HORRIBLE tint job done, which was subsequently
> removed by the installer, and my money refunded:
>
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/upperrear.jpg
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/upperpassenger.jpg
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/rearpassenger.jpg
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengerwindow.jpg
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengervent.jpg
> http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/DoctorChris/passengerrear.jpg
>
> The installers excuse for the hack job was that the degraded rubber
> seals contaminated his tinting as each piece had to be hand cut. That
> is: hand cutting each tint piece required getting very close to each
> rubber seal, those seals were degraded and held dirt which could not
> be easily cleaned, that dirt was transfered in the form of
> contamination under the tint resulting in pock marks in the tint.
>
> When I take it to the next tinter I'd like to remove the internal
> rubber seals but I can't figure out if there is any way to do so on
> anything but the front windows (once you roll the front windowd down
> its easy to remove the seals).
>
> Please note I'm NOT talking about the rubber that holds the window
> frames on the vehicle but rather the rubber WITHIN the window frame
> that seals the edges of the sliding windows to the frame.
>
> Is there any way to remove this internal rubber?
>
> Chris
>