How To Remove Paper From Acrylic Sheet

Many of these sheets used an adhesive that is heat activated.

How to remove paper from acrylic sheet.

First try using the hairdryer method. Go back to designing or just relax and watch a movie. Prepare a container in a well ventilated area. 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.

Carefully use your fingernail to peel back the covering on one of the corners. Removing the protective covering by peeling. 2 hours later your parts should be ready. You don t have to overdo it since overheating the plastic can do damage.

Be careful not to scratch the acrylic. I quickly grew tired of working my fingers to the bone removing the protective film. If the residue will not come off you may carefully use a putty knife to remove the remaining residue. The easy way to get that annoying paper sheeting off your acrylic parts.

Edge of the paper and then wrap it around the broom stick or other stick and. Now comes the fun part. Be careful not to dig into the acrylic. When removing the protective covering you ll want to work on a smooth flat surface.

If it does slowly work your way across the sheet if you go too fast the paper will rip making removal more difficult. 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.