Removing paint from glass without damaging the anti-glare coating
Safely getting accidental paint off is difficult because of the high risk of scratching the glass or destroying its anti-glare coating. When a partial plastic covering fails to protect the panels during a paint job, the fear of ruining them further stops owners from trying any removal methods at all.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Scraping the paint off with a rectangular razor blade.Did this help you?
- 2Using heat to soften and remove the paint.Did this help you?
- 3Demanding a refund from the installer.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Anything I can use to get the paint off that won’t damage the anti-glare coating? I haven’t tried anything yet, don’t want to risk ruining them any more than they already are”source ↗
Where this came up
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