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Protective Films for Interior Automotive Surfaces

Have you been to a new car dealership lately? Carmakers and dealerships are using adhesive coated films to protect the interiors and exteriors of automobiles. Rejects and rework due to scratches, stains and dirt are significantly reduced by protecting critical areas with protective films. Surface Guard provides many protective solutions for both interior and exterior surfaces.

Automotive Carpet Protection
Surface Guard manufacturers high tack 2 and 3 mil protective films that are perfect for protecting automotive carpets, typically seen with the "Dealer Must Remove" print. Auto carpet films are commonly used by automotive dealerships when used cars are refurbished prior to resale, thus maintaining that "New Car" feel for prospective buyers. "Dealer Must Remove" carpet films will also keep the carpets and mats clean from dirt, salt and grime as long as the car stays on the dealership lot or showroom floor. Surface Guard can perforate and print our product for these applications making installation and product identification easy. Automotive carpet manufacturers also use "Dealer Must Remove" carpet films to protect the carpeting that is installed at the auto assembly plant.


Interior Door Panel Protection
Interior door panels are usually a mix of surfaces, creating a masking challenge to find one grade to work on all surfaces, as well as, fabric or carpet materials. We have developed products to work on injection molded door panels, protecting multiple locations on doors, speaker covers, armrests, etc. Have a heavily plasticized part? Surface Guard has just developed a protective film with plasticizer migration resistance; providing protection to vinyl heal pads, arm rests or other textured PVC plastic parts. Contact Surface Guard for a sample of our 2 or 3mil protective film for these applications.


Injection Molded Parts
Surface Guard has developed new removable adhesive systems for smooth and textured plastic parts. If you have a Class A plastic surface you need to protect, Surface Guard has your solution. We have created protective films that are used to protect the decorative finished surfaces found throughout the interior of automobiles. The image below illustrates some of the various surfaces that our adhesive films have protected throughout the assembly of automobiles. Our protective films can be converted to die cut sizes making installation a breeze. Masking your interior automotive parts will help ensure increased productivity on assembly line floors, as they can eliminate excessive rejected or reworked parts, in turn easing product inspections and improving final customer satisfaction. So replace that cumbersome and expensive foam or bubble wrap with Surface Guard's pressure sensitive masking film solutions.

Interior Automotive Protection

 

Auto interiors continue to become the showcase of many automobiles. Look around the interior of a vehicle and you will find Class A and other decorative finished parts that are critical to aesthetics of the vehicle. Tier 1 & 2 suppliers, as well as, automotive assembly plants, are looking for ways to maintain these decorative interior surfaces. SGI protective films do just that. Our films are used everyday to protect automotive interiors as they make their way through the assembly plant out to the dealership lots. The graphic on the right demonstrates the various surfaces around the interior of vehicles in which SGI protective films have been used.

Exterior - Vertical Surface Applications
Taillight or headlight assemblies are common applications for Surface Guard products. Use of our protective film for this application is either at the injection molder, where the light assemblies are made, or on the auto-assembly line itself. Also at Surface Guard, our products can be perforated for easy application to the surface.

Below are some examples of the applications we have protected in this market:
  • Automotive Carpets ("Dealer Must Remove")
  • Seat & Headliners
  • Plastic Side Moldings
  • Instrument Panels / Dashboards
  • Interior Door Panels & Trim
  • Interior Consoles & Components
  • Air Bag Covers
  • Door Handles
  • Fascias
  • Truck Bodies & Trailers
  • Glass / Sunroof
  • Applique Films
  • Plastic Speaker Covers
  • Headliners
  • Kick Plates
  • Painted Metal Components
Automotive Headlights, Grills, Overlays