To those of you who removed your own windshield, how did you remove the the sealant? I can't get it off my car at all and it's crazy sticky like never drying silicone. I've tried acetone but the rag just gets stuck to it and I've scraped off as much as I coulod get off really. Any other ideas?

 

Wow. Mine was kind of rubbery but not sticky. I took it all off with a wire wheel attached to a drill. You might try it. Worked great on mine. Good luck!

 

Well, if they used glass bedding compound, try mineral spirits or turpentine.

 

I used a wire cup brush on a grinder but that is only an option if you are prepping to repaint because it will take it down to bare metal.

 

i was gonna try the wire wheel but was afraid of ruining the wheel cuz ive tried it on stuff like that and everytime afterwards the wheel puts that crap on whatever I'm wirewheeling.

 

Just get some cheap ones from harbor freight. They have the 3" twisted wire cup brushes for your grinder for only $4 so you're not out much if it gums it up.

 

thanks for the tip. That's cheap, I paid like $13 for my DeWalt one.

 

use some solvent....I used a mixture of paint thinner,orange juice, soda, and some RuM....It works well its inexpensive and u just scrub the areas with an old tooth brush...unless you really dont like someone use their toothbrush