How to remove plastic cover from fridge

12 years ago

The installers did not do a very good job of removing the protective plastic from the refrigerator doors during installation. Any tips for easy removal? Just pulling isn't working. It tears off a giblet leaving a small piece behind to get to get a hold of.

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HU-141998154

6 years ago

I work for a big box retailer and have probably delivered 1000 refrgerators. Probably an under estimate. That damn plastic is the worst part of the job! Whoever came up with it needs to be taken out and shot. It’s a manufacturing defect, Some manufacturers have plastic that peels off with no effort at all, and some you can spend a half hour peeling it off one inch at a time. If one manufacturer can do it right, then they can all do it right. Frigidaire and Whirlpool and GE, I’m talking to you! You can take a sharp razor blade and steadily run it down the inside edge. You never get it all off, but you can get close and make it a lot less noticeable. The problem with that is, of course, some people don’t want a razor on their new fridge. At that point, you give up and tell them to invest in a pair of tweezers. If you want to complain, complain to the manufacturer. Your delivery people didn’t put that crap on there. It’s your fridge, so deal with it! The cheaper the fridge, the harder it is to get off. Complain to the manufacturer! Complain to the manufacturer! Complain to the manufacturer!

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scpalmetto
12 years ago
I hope someone has an answer for you, mine is the same way. I did remove the handles and managed to get that out but there are other spots that look terrible.
bbstx
Original Author
12 years ago
Hmmm, scpalmetto, we aren't getting any pearls of wisdom. I'm fortunate. There was none left under the handles. Mine is just along the edges, right at the gasket. I tried gently moving the gasket aside only to discover that the plastic is actually caught in the seam where the SS was attached to the fridge in the manufacturing process.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
12 years ago
bbstx:

Get a piece of plastic laminate (Formica) about 1" x 6". Snap off the end which will create a scraper sharp enough to remove the plastic, but soft enough not to scratch the stainless steel.
bbstx
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks, T. I'll see if I can find some. Maybe HD will give me a sample. Do you think an old credit card would work? Might be easier to come by than Formica.
lascatx
12 years ago
Tweezers
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
12 years ago
bbstx:

Give the credit card a shot, but tweezers can scratch stainless.
lcdaigler
8 years ago
Why does the manufacturer have to make this so difficult for us? I have the same problem!
mollyshumom
8 years ago
I have exactly the same issue with our new refrigerator, and I wish I had noticed it before the installers left!
crystal
8 years ago
We just bought a new refrig also and have the same problem. I used a toothpick so I wouldn't scratch the stainless.
blubird
8 years ago
I recently replaced a 12 year old problematical fridge, which, to its dying day, had a piece of unremoveable blue plastic. However, my new fridge had its plastic removed by the delivery people and not one scrap remained stuck to the fridge.
Tim Claar
8 years ago
I removed the plastic and now see spots all over the place, anyone have thoughts on how to remove, if at all possible?
Jo Tucker
7 years ago
I have the same problem. Bought a new Samsung black stainless frig. Be careful with this type finish it chips and the light color stainless shows through any scratch or chip.

Samsung has no repair for this problem.
sradee
7 years ago
Toothpick! Great idea, and I just tried it out. Works better than anything else!
HU-500630783
7 years ago
We have the same problem and we have had three replacements with the same problems shipping wrap won’t come off. We are asking for new doors without the wrap
dixie miller
3 years ago
same problem here. what an aggravation.
Suzanne S
3 years ago
Toothpicks was a great idea! Just tried it! Thank you!
kculbers
3 years ago
Call your fridge maker and see if they have suggestions.
HU-332202882
last year
Just got a Whirlpool fridge today. After struggling to get the plastic from around handles, my husband got a wrench & loosened the doors. Removed plastic in about 10 minutes.