Beadboard plastic film ?

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forbyfiev

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Anyone know a trick for getting the plastic film off of sheet of beadboard? I have some that the plastic just rips in tiny shreds
 
forbyfiev said:
Anyone know a trick for getting the plastic film off of sheet of beadboard? I have some that the plastic just rips in tiny shreds
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I am familiar with beadboard but I've never seen any beadboard with a plastic film on it. The beadboard I have experience with is beadboard from motion picture supply houses / Grip departments on productions.

Is the beadboard you are talking about more of a consumer type beadboard like that used in packaging?
 
What I have now is white styrofoam core, stipple silver one side, and clear plastic film with logo on the other side. There's not much choice available in my area unfortunately.

Haven't had a chance to try the heat, but it sounds promising
 
Pretty sure that the "clear plastic film with logo" is structural, so to speak. It's there to protect and hold it together.
 
Run&Gun said:
Pretty sure that the "clear plastic film with logo" is structural, so to speak. It's there to protect and hold it together.
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That may be true, but it doesn't really do us much good since it has all sorts of printing on it, not to mention since it's plastic it has a high sheen that is undesirable if the intention is to create a soft source by bouncing a light into it.

I seem to remember just taking my time peeling that stuff off once. A utility knife helped to lift up the points where it separates as you're peeling it up. A hair dryer or heat gun might work to melt whatever adhesive is holding the stuff on, never tried it though.

Don't expect the stuff to last long though, there's a reason the stuff that's sold for our industry is more expensive. Tape some muslin over the plastic rather than peel it off if you want something that will be a bit more durable. It's pretty common to do that even with the thicker stuff just to give a different lighting quality.
 
So, that hairdryer worked a treat.
The type appears to be printed on the underside of the plastic though, so some of it stayed behind.

Are usually use the stiffer foam board, and paint one side with white latex. But that is a pain. They do however last fairly long
 
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