r/AutoDetailing • u/btvb71 • 1d ago

Question How To Remove Film

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It’s cracked and looks bad. I tried a tiny section and it just broke apart when trying to remove. Will the color be different under the film? Maybe I just leave it on. I’ve had the car 13 years and it was on there when I got it. 2009 G37.

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u/Helpful-Dot-8586 1d ago

Steam, plastic razor blades, adhesive remover and patience

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u/NC_Detail 1d ago

Emphasis on patience. It’ll need to be polished afterwards

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u/Helpful-Dot-8586 1d ago

Yes, it’s gonna be marred and scratched up after. If OP has the understanding to do a quick one step would be ideal.

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u/btvb71 1d ago

I’ll probably just leave it be at this point. It’s not that noticeable until you get upon it.

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u/wrangler04 1d ago

Plastic razors, 3m adhesive remover and some heat. I did this removal on my car that the ppf had been on for only 3 years and it took me like 4 hours to get it off. This is going to take you quite some time.

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u/E_D_K_2 22h ago

PPF seems to be the in thing now, more so than ceramic coating.

Is this the future all these owners will have to face? A car covered in sun-bleached cracked film?