The Door Shield - Pet Scratch Protector

What a door-saver! Although I will probably have to go through a few of these (its not COMPLETELY scratch proof, I can't imagine anything is), at least it has lasted for a month now. I used to come home every day to a few more paint chips on the floor from my 60 pound Shepherd mix trying to get through to the mailman. I didn't see any solution except to take my lumps. Until now. There are a few tricks to installing this thing. Some reviewers complained that the plexi is too rolled up to install and that it keeps its curl. I left it out under a couple books for a day and it was almost flat. The second tip is about those 3M strips. I have used them a few times before and they need to "cure" a little. So stick them to the places you want on the cover, then let it sit for a few hours (I let it sit overnight). Then I took off the other side of the strip and stuck it to the door the night before (when I knew it would have time to cure before the mailman came). Wah-la. Stuck! Also, a few other reviewers said this unit is "frosted", which is untrue. Its totally clear. But there is a film you have to take off lastly (after installation) to reveal its clear facade. It is so clear, I couldn't even take a picture of it to show a friend. It is a door saver. I wish this came in a bulk pack.

I love my cat. I do. He's great. Loving, easy-going, affectionate. What more could a girl ask for? Well maybe, just maybe - if I were being bold - I might ask for a cat that didn't find it necessary to scratch the living daylights out of the bedroom door. We recently moved to a new place, and priority one became preventing the sad fate that had met the doors at our previous residence. Knowing that the new location was unlikely to change the scratching, I began looking at door protectors. There are several options on Amazon, but I ended up going with this product for a couple of reasons. Firstly, unlike some of the other cat protectors, it seemed to be both large enough to cover the surface of a door, and durable enough to prevent nightly scratching. Secondly, it sat flush with the door, making it relatively unobtrusive compared to other options. The product is delivered as one large sheet of very thin plastic, with a small quantity of 3M adhesive squares included. It was too wide for my door, which ended up being a blessing in disguise. Once I cut it down to size to fit the main door (easily accomplished with household scissors) I still had enough left over to cover the frame and interior edge of the door. Making the scraps adhere required the purchase of more 3M mounting tape ( 3M Scotch Heavy Duty Mounting Tape, Clear (4010) ) but that was simple enough, and worth the extra cost. I was a little concerned that even with the quite sticky mounting tape the plastic wouldn't hold nightly scratching. Fortunately, this has so far not been an issue. Though my cat nightly makes an attempt to break through, the plastic has remained entirely intact, and the door unharmed. Even if the bond does loosen in the future, the 3M tape is cheap enough to make another application no problem. If you need to protect your doors from threats canine and feline, give this shield a chance. Your doors will thank you!

The protective plastic doesn’t come with straight edges so if you do need to cut it to size your workin with at least 3 uneven edges. It’s undoubtedly going to come out crooked. I got this to protect my wall against food and water splatter. I wish I didn’t. This looks worse than the food and water splatter! It was so curled it was so difficult to place on the wall. Didn’t come with enough adhesive stickers and even when placed on lightly if you try to move the plastic, it rips the first layer of wall up with it. Granted it says use a hair dryer for easier removal....but when you barely place it on the wall in my opinion it shouldn’t rip up all the paint. As a renter, this is a nightmare. It’s at least a two person job and I tried to do it myself since I live alone. I wish I didn’t waste my money. Now my walls are hideous and the plastic collects and traps hair like nobody’s business. Should’ve listened to the other poor reviews.

I bought several of these door shields for a somewhat different use. My dog doesn't scratch at doors, but she does spend most of the day on her dog bed, and the cream colored walls around it tend to get a little dirty. Rather than go through a pallet of magic eraser sponges, I decided to look for something I could use to cover the lower area of those walls and the nearby doors without doing any permanent damage -- since I'm a renter. These clear somewhat rigid sheets looked like a possible solution, so I rdered two. Taking heed of other reviews that showed the adhesives that come with these shields may take off the paint, I decided to just use thumb tacks instead. Worked perfectly. The one drawback is that these come rolled up instead of flat, and even after laying one out flat on the table with heavy books to keep it flat for several days, it rolled right back up the second I removed the books. Clearly it's not going to flatten out any time soon. That made it a bit difficult to install without someone else to hold it in place, so I just had to do my best and hope I got it straight. Despite that issue, though, it makes for a perfect protective wall cover that will keep splatter from my dog's food and any other messes she makes completely off the walls. Now I just need three more to cover the rest of the area, and I'll be good to go.

Initially I thought the item was expensive for when it arrived but it is working. Fairly easy to fit, stickers a bit fiddly. I would recommend if you have your dog scratching at a door.

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Fácil de instalar entre dos personas. Tiene 9 autoadhesivos para pegarse a la puerta. La mía quedo justo a la medida pero supongo que si la puerta es más pequeña se debe de cortar y no se que tan fácil sea cortarlo. Tengo perros de raza pequeña que se paran en la puerta y a aguantado muy bien 5 meses.

The theory behind this product is great - the quality of the plastic is good however it comes rolled rather than flat which makes the cheap little sticky tabs totally useless. There is no way that a plastic sheet that thick is going to stay flat on the door using only 3 tabs on the top, 3 tabs in the middle of the plastic sheet and 3 across the bottom. All this product does is roll up and pop off of the door. I would love a refund.

The sticky pads supplied where not very sticky so the dog could easily rip the plastic off