Much to our horror, when we pulled on the plexiglas to remove it parts of it stuck to the paint! It seemed to involve water being pooled under the plexiglas...it was all around the bolts where it happened (not around all of them). It gave our hearts a few unplanned pauses, but most of the paint remained intact...we're thinking it had to do with putting the plexiglas on too tight too soon...don't worry...we'll be checking this in a few weeks to test our theory out.