anyone know a good easy clean way to get the plastic film off of the blue FFF?
i need to peel it off two sheets cause i don't really want it on my next build.

 

I don't know of any easy way. It is a slow tedious process, best done after cutting the foam to shape.

You have to get a start by using an Xacto knife to separate the film and then peal it away. The problem is the indentations which are pressed into the foam by the manufacturing process.

Try pealing the film from different directions. Sometimes it peals more easily in one direction than another.

Have never tried to steam the film to see if it might loosen it, but that might be worth a try.

If anyone does come up with a good solution, I am sure we would all welcome hearing about it.

 

Try a wood dowel or broom handle and roll the the film onto it. You will need to get a corner up 1st, to get it started.

 

I was thinking of building a hot wire slicer to cut down the 2 inch thick foam for stuff I don't want the plastic skin on, you could prob get tons of foam that way

 

good ideas guys thank you.
i am kind of reconsidering it now though cause i peeled it off of one side entirely and it really really cut down on the strength of the foam.
i think i will try it anyways though.

 

I wonder if anyone has ever peeled an entire sheet and then weighed the ball of film they removed. I'll bet the total weight isn't more than 3 grams.
I'm too lazy to do it myself - I just leave it on there because it does lend strength and rigidity to the foam.
Your Opinion May Vary.

 

"floor underlayment" ?? What's that and where did you get it?

 

I got some at ABC supply company once, it is really good stuff, some waves but not nearly as wavy as PBIII

 

Okay, but what is it? Is there a part number or brand name that I can look it up? A link, maybe?
(I'm not in the construction trade, and the only "underlayment" I've ever seen is the soft foam/ sound buffer layer under the Pergo-type flooring.)

 

Swim,
Here is the method that I subscribe to. Works great, and I never have built a model with the film on with the exception of my first foray into foamies some 10 years ago.

Ken

 

Now that's the way to do it! I have never gotten the stuff to peel off like that. I was going to ask if people peel the foam before running it through there Phlatprinters or after since I never leave it on anything I build (or try to build). I'm gonna have to start practiceing that for my MKIII.

 

Amazing! Thanks for sharing Ken! I prefer skin off for painting and other issues. It has always been a pain getting the skin off and this will save a bunch of time!

 

WOW - If I'd known how to do it that easily, I'd have never cut a model with the film. Now, if we could just talk 3M into putting the printing on that side, it would ALL be good!