How to remove protective film from shower panels

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How to remove protective film from shower panels

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I've just realised after 5 years that my shower panels have protective film over them! (Often wondered why they would never wipe clean properly)

I've managed to remove a strip revealing the shiny surface below but the strip split and I now cannot find a new edge to remove the rest of it

Any ideas how I can get this off?


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Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

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Try working at it with the corner of a credit card.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem is a nail.
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Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

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Thanks for the suggestion but still no joy.

I had been remove the seal around the edge of the bath when a bit of the film came loose and I had pulled it off. The remaining fill just appears to be so thin and you can barely feel the edge with your fingers, I had been trying using a Stanley blade.

Someone mentioned putting duct tape over the edge and then the film might lift when it is removed
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Re: How to remove protective film from shower panels

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Heat gun but on low to med setting. the film should shrink at the edge very quickly without harm to the substrate.
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