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Charles L · 03-09-2019, 06:11 AM

I have some clear plastic coating on the front cap, hood, and sides of my rv. There is some staining under the plastic that is getting worse so I want to remove it. I got a quote for removal of several hundred dollars which I found reasonable. The business owner said the possibility of damaging the paint on the coach cap exists but he can repaint like new. I an figuring worst case $500.00 - 1000.00. The coach is 2 years old.

Has anyone had this stuff removed? Does the price seem reasonable? I am leery of doing this myself and I have no way to get at the front cap. Any advice on having this repair would be appreciated.

Dav L · 03-09-2019, 06:53 AM

Lots of posts on this subject. Use search.
Yes, it is removable with a lot of tedious labor.
There are some products specifically made to assist.
there are companies that specialize in it's removal.

jacwjames · 03-09-2019, 07:10 AM

Yes, the price seems reasonable. Yes, it might damage the paint so it's a trade off.

The appearance will only get worse.

I had a 3M film on the front of my coach that deteriorated to a point that I had to do something. I ended up doing it myself but it was a fairly small job compared to what you described. It took me about 4 days, not an easy job. I had minimal paint damage, nothing bad enough I need to fix.

FatChance · 03-09-2019, 10:11 AM

I removed it from our coach. It was tedious, but not overly difficult. I used a steamer for the film and Xylene for the glue residue.

John Wayne · 03-09-2019, 04:48 PM

There is a video on you tube of a company in Florida showing how to do it, and sells the material to do it yourself. I think they call it ugly shield removal or some thing like that.

Charles L · 03-09-2019, 07:31 PM

I will pay to remove it. I have no way to do the cab over area.

MSHappyCampers · 03-13-2019, 11:20 AM

Charles, go to the green search box in the upper right that says "Powered by Google", type in "Diamond shield removal". You'll get all the info you need!