Originally Posted by: EASDaveThat's what I suspected but I'll then be stuck with a scratch board resembling fly paper!

Dave.

If I'm not mistaken, little to no adhesives should have been used for the protective covering. In most instances, it is held on by static. This is the same kind of thing you would use for a protective screen cover for cell phones etc. The covering was made to sit as a protection for some time and ok to peel off.