Protective film tapes are easy to apply when they are applied as a strip of tape. However, with the increase of the size of the strip, either in length or width, the ease of application also decreases. It is never an easy task to handle a piece of tape measuring 8 feet tall by 3 feet wide, compared to handling a strip of tape that is just 1 inch wide and four inches long.

To figure out how to Remove Protective Film Tape, use the information below to help you develop a practical cost-effective residue removal procedure specific to your particular situation. This quick analysis guide will determine if it’s a big job or small, if you need special removal agents, or if simple remedies for protective film removal will work. (The difference between a procedure and a plan is that one goes to work on the issue while the other goes into a desk drawer until the issue has gone away. 

In their simplest form, a temporary surface protection film is a thickness of plastic coated with a thickness of a specialized pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). A key word when describing protective film adhesives is “temporary.” By design, a temporary surface protection film is not intended to be left on a surface indefinitely. We have all experienced the irritation of trying to remove a supposedly temporary price tag from a new gizmo and the tag tore into strips and/or left a gooey residue behind. That is quite undesirable in a protective film. Read How to Select a Protective Film to avoid having that happen with your protective film.