How to Remove a Laminated Document

Lets say you have a laminated document, and that you also want to remove the lamination from said document. Here is how to do this.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• steam iron
• scisors

1. First, place a towel or some other thin cloth (about the thickness of a pillow case) between the iron and the document - allow it to get as hot as possible with out burning the towel/cloth and do not allow the documents plastic laminate to start curling. If it starts to curl you could damage the document.
2. Once it gets hot enough you should be able to peel off the plastic, with out damage to the document. You may need to repeat the process several times.
3. If that doesnt work for you, or your lamination was done by simply melting two pieces of plastic together, in which case there is the "air line" you can simply cut the document along that lines and peel.

Tips & Warnings

• Repeat step 1 as often as needed, often times targeting sinlge areas with the iron so that you can maximize the heat.
• Dont burn anything with the iron!