How To Remove Paper From Acrylic Sheet

Now comes the fun part.

How to remove paper from acrylic sheet.

If the residue will not come off you may carefully use a putty knife to remove the remaining residue. First try using the hairdryer method. Be careful not to dig into the acrylic. I quickly grew tired of working my fingers to the bone removing the protective film.

If it does slowly work your way across the sheet if you go too fast the paper will rip making removal more difficult. Carefully use your fingernail to peel back the covering on one of the corners. Fill it with the kerosene and add the parts the need paper removal. You can try using an electric hair dryer to warm the corner of the sheet and see if this loosens the paper.

When removing the protective covering you ll want to work on a smooth flat surface. The easy way to get that annoying paper sheeting off your acrylic parts. Be careful not to scratch the acrylic. Go back to designing or just relax and watch a movie.

Many of these sheets used an adhesive that is heat activated. The problem with a cold sheet is the adhesive on the paper becomes brittle using a standard hair dryer will help warm up the paper quickly helping you peel the sheet with much less effort. To get the old paper off and even the new in large sheets we use a broom stick and two strong guys with big fore arms. Edge of the paper and then wrap it around the broom stick or other stick and.

2 hours later your parts should be ready. Prepare a container in a well ventilated area.