The ppf on the front diffuser was marked up. So I removed it. Now I have a mess. The glue is almost all left on the car. I have tried multiple different things to remove the glue. I think it is going to be a long and tedious process removing it. Any help or suggestions would very much be appreciated.

 

i suppose if i had goo on my car and wanted it gone, i'd probably invest a few bucks in something called "Goo Gone". truth in advertising being what it is, i'm not sure i'd get my hopes up though..

if you go that route i see they have a wide selection: "Original", "Paint", "Home", "Outdoor", "Professional", "Automotive" (sounds encouraging), "Personal Care" (sounds creepy), and last but not least, "Arts and Crafts". a "Goo Gone" for every occasion it appears.

BTW, i've never tried it. good luck!

 

I use WD-40

 

hi gene...I had some PPF removed from one of my porsches... the guy used a steamer to heat it up and removed slowly...

If you didn't use a steamer initially, perhaps heating up the glue could help.

 

I'd take it to a professional, suffer the embarrassment and the cost...and learn from my experience!
Thanks,
JH

 

Larry from Ammo NY dumps boiling water on PPF and slowly peels it off while its hot

 

Well I finally got all of the glue off. I did use Goo Gone. It is almost like a lubricant and then just used my finger nails. Then polished with two stages of polish and then a wax. I tried alcohol, WD-40, Goof Off, turpentine, mineral spirits, and acetone. None of these worked. I guess the manufacturer of the ppf doesn’t intend for it to be removed. Most probably the first owner would have sent it down the road to another owner and not worry about the film. All is good now just a very tedious job of removing the glue.

 

You're brave using acetone on paint.

 

I did this on several year old PPF on my GT3. Miserable experience with goo gone. Took hours. I'd pay professional next time.

 

Was going to suggest a clay bar. Just depends on how much muscle is needed. Also, a plastic tool such as the ones used for interior trim removal along with detail spray or foamy soap solution might work. I had to remove an old PPF from Audi headlights and it came off if very small pieces but the aforementioned tools were instrumental to the success . . . which took about 2 hours for the entire job over several days.

 

On mine the whole surface was coated with glue. But it is all off now. I have taken it off of several cars before but this was really a mess and very sticky.