Removing Diamond Shield

Do you have Diamond Shield (or some other protective coating) covering the front cap of your coach? Does it have permanent stains that are impossible to clean? You are not alone: there are dozens of videos showing the problem and the solution is universally to remove it. Problem 2: it's SUPER difficult to remove this stuff.
Today, we'll show how Jenifer and I removed the Diamond Shield from our coach.

MAJOR TAKE AWAYS:
-Cover your headlamps before you start spraying cleaners: they will ruin the finish.
-The plastic razors were far superior to the plastic scrapers.
-Replace the blade often: a fresh blade made the work relatively easy. Sharpening the blade when it got a ding did allow me to use it a little longer, but we discovered that it was more productive to replace than constantly trying to sharpen a dull blade. We should have bought 200 blades instead of the 100.
-Try to make long, straight cuts. Trying to 'wobble' your way under the shield leaves vast fields of glue debris.
-Use something to improve your grip on the blade holder - you should notice in the video that we started wrapping the end of the scraper with a paper towel to prevent blisters and improve leverage.
-Goo Gone was by far the best product to remove the glue. Spray the Goo Gone on, let it set up, and then scrape it off with the razors.
-After taking the glue off with the Goo Gone we used Mineral Spirits to clean up the Goo Gone haze.
-Wash and wax often if you really want to keep the front cap clean of bug debris.

00:00 - Start
00:35 - First Impressions
03:03 - The Gear
05:17 - First Attempt
07:41 - Scrapers or Blades?
08:54 - Mineral Spirits Results
09:33 - Day 2 Goof Off and Razor Blades
11:49 - Goof Off or Goo Gone?
13:43 - Day 3
14:44 - Day 4 We've Cracked the Code
16:51 - Finished Removal
19:18 - Before and After


The gear we recommend:
Plastic Razor Blades: https://amzn.to/3EtyYL4
220 Grit Sandpaper: https://amzn.to/44KNwR6
Goo Gone: https://amzn.to/3R7guaS
Mineral Spirits: https://amzn.to/3Reh8TP
Paper Towels: https://amzn.to/3PugL6l
Nitril Gloves: https://amzn.to/44JQ3en

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