Plastic strip on Y axis rail


A1 combo one year old. Lubricating the Y axis rail I noticed there’s a thin but tough strip of plastic on the rails. It’s starting to rip and lift off and I wonder if I should remove the whole thing.

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What did you decide to do? I made the same discovery today.

I think I just trimmed the part that was coming loose.

Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing the same issue with the plastic strip on the Y-axis rail of my machine. I’d really like to find a solution — could someone advise whether it should be removed or left in place?
Thanks in advance for any help!