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.

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.

So far, so good. Have had this installed on front door for a week. Bought it to keep the dog from tearing up the front door. She jumps up on the door to look out the window when people walk by. It is not viisble from the outside and seems to be working. Great solution for door protection. Comes with clear adhesive strips. Once installed, it is not very noticeable. I lined it up with the muntins and was able to trim around door knob and lock. As you can see from the pics, the dogs has jumped up on it and it stayed in place. I am optimistic it will protect the door from further damage.

I've ordered this before and it works fine for our dog. After several years he has scratched it (but not the window glass!). Good product. However, it is nearly impossible to remove the red backing from the mounting tape squares. I have had to resort to purchasing GORILLA mounting tape squares locally; they are easy to put on and also easy to get the backing off.

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!

Pretty basic and kinda ugly looking. Mine looks different than the picture, it has a matte clear coating, while the picture looks super shiny clear. The coating does scratch off, I put the side to the door that came with tape and was directed to put on door. Disappointing because plastic has not been torn just looks like it has from coating. Plastic was also expected to be thicker. This will most likely not last long if you have a heavy duty scratcher like my puppy who does not like being left alone yet. SO she will scratch for like 15 min, three times a day. At this rate the plastic will be done within the month. On the plus side this is cheaper than other options so if you have a light scratcher this would be a great product.

After our dogs started scratching at the door we needed to do something to protect it. After some research, this door shield appeared to be what would work best for us. The material is nice and sturdy, but not so thick that it is difficult to cut to size or install. I held the material up to the door and marked where it would need to be cut to fit, and after cutting it to size, pressed the adhesive squares to the back of the material. Then you simply align with the door and press on each adhesive square to complete installation. *Note: I attempted to install a new shield (not due to failure of the first shield, just a need for a new one on our end) in colder weather and the adhesive squares did not adhere as well to the cold door. They did eventually work fine but it took a few times of pressing them back on the door and a slightly warmer day for them to adhere fully. I would recommend installing at the warmest point of the day if possible!

It won't lay flat so measuring and cutting are extremely difficult. I went through and applied adhesives to the entire panel as it indicates in the instructions, and we (2 of us) could not get the red film off the adhesives! The whole adhesive just kept peeling up. I managed to get one off after about 30 minutes, and I'd been working on it so long, it wouldn't even stick to the door. I gave up and threw it in the trash. Completely and utterly useless! I bought one of these from Home Depot last year and did not have these difficulties. I'm pretty sure it was even the same brand, so I don't know why this one is impossible to install, but it is. Do not buy this!

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