Perspex protection

I have had some 6mm perspex in the garage for some time, now I want to use it I am finding it very difficult to remove the clear protective film. It has gone very brittle. Does anyone know of a trick to remove this film without damaging the perspex.It would be a shame to have to buy more when I have a shed full of the stuff!

Try a hairdrier, it may just restore some of the plasticity.

Hair dryer to soften it up and slow careful finger peeling. ANY instrument will leave gouges in the surface! A soft plastic scraper is the most you can use, perhaps!

Peter Gibbs

Hair dryer to soften it up and slow careful finger peeling. ANY instrument will leave gouges in the surface! A soft plastic scraper is the most you can use, perhaps!

Peter Gibbs.

This coating doubles as a lubricant for cutting tools and protects it from the sole of the jig-saw. So best to cut it to shape before removing the coating.

WD 40 shifts anything!!!