How to carefully and quickly remove film from plastic windows?

After installing plastic windows, a protective film remains on the frame, which must be quickly removed.

Why hurry?

The film that is used to cover plastic windows during installation is designed to protect the surface of the window frames from scratches and minor damage during transportation and installation. Agree, anything can happen, and unnecessary precautions will not hurt. But the catch is that the glue on which the film is held does not have the best physical and chemical properties and, when exposed to direct sunlight for a long period (more than two to three months of inactivity by the owners), it becomes viscous and difficult to remove. To our great regret, many happy owners of plastic windows do not know this property and end up with a problem in the form of difficulties with the film. Today we will look at options for helping those who find themselves in such an unpleasant situation.

Let's try to remove the film using a hair dryer

It would seem that a hair dryer is not such a common item, but with its help you can easily remove the old protective film that so irritates the tired eyes of the owners. The only caveat: you need to be able to control the hairdryer, and the air stream should be directed at the film, and not at the glass unit. There is a risk that the windows will become deformed due to a sharp temperature change and the glass unit will burst.So, a stream of warm air is directed at the film, it begins to dissolve and is easily removed along with the adhesive layer.

Let's use a specialized scraper

The next item to try as a cleaning tool is a professional scraper for cleaning glass-ceramic and plastic surfaces. It can be purchased at a hardware store or in large chain hypermarkets; it costs little. When using such a scraper, you do not need to use any special means, except that you can additionally try to melt the glue with an ordinary hairdryer, which almost everyone has in their home. But this will probably be superfluous: the scraper itself will handle everything, unless its task is to remove very, very old film on equally old windows.

Ordinary eraser

If you managed to peel off the film with your own hands, but it left adhesive marks, you can try to get rid of them with the help of a simple eraser. Yes, it may seem strange, but an eraser very often easily turns glue stains into small pellets that are easily removed from the surface. By the way, this applies not only to protective film, but also to everything else that is based on glue: electrical tape, adhesive tape, decorative films and other items. So, the eraser is another hero that helps clean the glue.

If safe remedies don't help...

Unfortunately, it is not always possible to remove film and glue using simple and safe means. In such cases, alas, you have to resort to the help of solvents (“White spirit” and the like, even weaker ones can be used).

Advice

It is very important to take precautions: removing the protective film, of course, is a good thing, but your health is more important.Therefore, do not forget to provide a supply of fresh air when working with chemicals, and also protect your respiratory tract with a respirator. In addition, the solvent may well ruin the appearance of the window, and the situation can only be corrected by painting, but this is not always possible.

In order for the product to work, you do not need to apply it to the film itself. You need to pick up the protective coating a little, find a free place and run the solvent there in an accessible way. Then wait a little, and then check the result by trying to tear off the protective film.

Contact a cleaner if you are afraid of damaging your windows.

If the owners are afraid that after cleaning the windows will lose their beauty and charm, you can safely contact a cleaning company that will send specially trained people, and they, in turn, will do the work carefully... and if not, they will be forced to pay compensation . Alas, this method is not affordable for everyone, but it is worth considering, especially since cleaning one window is not as expensive as it might seem.

We really hope that our article was useful to you and that you learned something new about how to remove film from plastic windows. Let the comfort of home always bring only positive emotions, and let the atmosphere at home set your thoughts in a positive mood. Good luck!