How To Remove Plastic From Metal Roofing

I forgot to remove the plastic protective film from the outside of a metal door.

How to remove plastic from metal roofing.

First remove as much sealant as you can with a remover tool. How to easily remove roof nails from a metal roof. Rub the nail polish remover. Soak the corner of a cleaning rag in nail polish remover.

The door is white prime painted. They did install some regular metal panels for her but they never removed the plastic film from the panels and it has now been baked on by months of florida sun. You can make the job easier on yourself with the proper. I have some panels that have a protective film on removing protective film 7 26 2002 within the painting coating metal roofs discussion of the residential metal roofing forum.

Scrape as much of the plastic wrap residue from the metal as possible. Here s what i have found to be the best way to remove this plastic coating from polished ss. Use a heat gun mine is a b d heat and strip and a 1 1 2 putty knife to heat the plastic coating and gently scrape it off the surface. How to remove plastic wrap stuck to metal hunker.

Now we have fought our fair share of it that has been baked on too did that the same way seam cleaner and elbow grease. Purchase detailing razors at most auto parts retailers or other stores with a significant automotive wares section. Measure the correct dimensions on the sheet of corrugated plastic and use a marker to draw a line marking your cuts. I am installing a radius metal roof for a customer who had another roofer lined up for her job but after months of putting her off he finally admitted he didn t know how to do it.

We used seam cleaner and a lot of elbow grease. I have tried using a metal paint scraper but the plastic is very resistant to that. Just apply the remover product. Wrap the blade of the putty knife in a damp cleaning rag.

It would leave half of the adhesive on the metal. I was able to remove the film from the inside of the door but the outside is baked on and cracked. Work under the edges of the decal with a detailing razor to lift it from the surface of the vehicle. Detailing razors are made of plastic and look like metal razor blades.

Then use a band saw to cut through the corrugated plastic to give yourself sheets that are the proper length. When replacing metal roofing removing the nails is a tedious and necessary procedure.