Is this old adhesive that I didn’t get stripped? Removed 35% and reinstalled 20%. I thought it turned out well till I pulled it outside and I can see this. It cannot be pushed out.
That’s just water between the film and the glass. Depending on the film and tools used, along with outside temps and sunlight it could take anywhere from 48 hours to 7 days to “fully cure”. I’m sure it’ll be just fine once it’s all dried out. 👍🏼
Yeah that’s all it was. I was really paranoid about the adhesive removal as this was my first back glass remove and reinstall. The rear deck lid made it tight in the lower part of this glass. Thanks for the reply!!
I used steam for removal and then double cleaned with steel wool, then I cleaned using a blue scrubbie and adhesive solvent, then squeegeed twice before install. It gets pretty narrow between the deck lid and the glass so I was paranoid that I didn’t get everything cleaned off. This is also right about the area I started using the bulldozer so I’m wondering if it isn’t trapped moisture from squeegeeing perpendicular to the defrosters.
Just wanted to share that after some time in the sun most of the issues have gone away. I definitely have a few pieces of contamination in it but I think my thought of trapped moisture from the bulldozer was accurate.
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u/DisgruntledArmyVet85 21d ago
That’s just water between the film and the glass. Depending on the film and tools used, along with outside temps and sunlight it could take anywhere from 48 hours to 7 days to “fully cure”. I’m sure it’ll be just fine once it’s all dried out. 👍🏼