Protective film removal?

[danewilson77]

Is there any fear of the paint becoming unpainted?

Ryan, please explain how paint becomes unpainted. Does it just disappear into thin air?

Samsung Galaxy S5...

[ryankokesh]

Ryan, please explain how paint becomes unpainted. Does it just disappear into thin air?

Samsung Galaxy S5...

Well it's sorta like painting, but just the opposite!

Fine fine... 'peel off' would probably have been a better choice of words...

[danewilson77]

Lol. Just miss messing with you.

Samsung Galaxy S5...

[ryankokesh]

Lol. Just miss messing with you.

Samsung Galaxy S5...

[al.330imola]

Thanks for all the input fellas.

You shouldn't need a plastic blade at all.

Allow the car to sit in the sun all day. It will heat the paint and allow an pretty easy removal.

Use a heat gun (hair dryer works surprisingly well too) and heat the film up a bit where you want to start removal. Slowly pull the film and keep on heating the upcoming space where you want to remove the film. If the film starts to overstretch and it is not pulling off easy because of the stretching...back off on the heat.

You'll most likely encounter glue built up on the very edges of the film. It is pretty hard to have the glue lift with the film here, so you'll probably have to remove that manually later. However, as you're pulling the film and you start encountering glue in the middle of the film, STOP. The film probably isn't hot enough, you're pulling too fast....etc. Slow the process down and take your time. If you remove it correctly, you should have no glue left over besides the edges of the film.

With the glue on the edges, removal can be done with clay bar...or something similar. We've used foam glass cleaner and it removes it fairly well. If you encounter issues here, we've used little acetone and it pulls the glue right off very easy. We used that as a last resort though.

Thank you for the very detailed process.

ryankokesh
Is there any fear of the paint becoming unpainted?

This is one of the concerns, that it will look worse after removal, residue, damaged/faded paint...

[E_Rak]

I think you'll find that the paint underneath the film will be more vibrant than the rest of the car actually!

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[al.330imola]

I think you'll find that the paint underneath the film will be more vibrant than the rest of the car actually!

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In theory it should, as it was "protected". If that adhesive comes off smoothly with no residue layer...

[E_Rak]

Remove the residue with a paint safe adhesive remover, clay bat, quick polish. It will be just fine, I've done it before.

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[mbeckel]

Remove the residue with a paint safe adhesive remover, clay bat, quick polish. It will be just fine, I've done it before.

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WD-40 also works and is harmless to paint. Only use it if the adhesive is thick, follow up with soap and water

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[cakM3]

WD-40 also works and is harmless to paint.

I heard of this as well....