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Title: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: K.B. on August 08, 2010, 07:20:46 PM
So I took out my Batman Black and White statues I bought at the Joe con and there were price stickers on the bases. I slowly peeled them off pretty successfully but one left the base with that sticky residue. Does anyone have any good tips on how to remove this without damaging the base?
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: 5h4rK on August 08, 2010, 07:27:15 PM
I use a product called ''Tape Off''..
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: morgardee on August 08, 2010, 09:40:01 PM
Lighter Fluid
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: latinjoe22 on August 08, 2010, 11:37:09 PM
Quote from: "morgardee"
Lighter Fluid

Goo-Gone is one brand I know. It makes goo go away, litteraly.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: Propergrounds on August 08, 2010, 11:50:13 PM
goo gone is good.
 :cobra:
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: 5h4rK on August 08, 2010, 11:57:04 PM
Quote from: "latinjoe22"
Goo-Gone is one brand I know. It makes goo go away, litteraly.

Are you serious? Can I use it on my ex gf??
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: dodge822 on August 09, 2010, 12:16:40 AM
i use ronsonol lighter fluid, works great.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: olyeller01 on August 09, 2010, 01:28:39 AM
Goo Gone is OlYeller approved.  It'll remove stocker residue like nobodys business without harming delicate plastic.  It's what I use when restickering vintage vehicles for my reviews   ;D
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: bandonov on August 09, 2010, 08:40:23 AM
Quote from: "olyeller01"
Goo Gone is OlYeller approved.  It'll remove stocker residue like nobodys business without harming delicate plastic.  It's what I use when restickering vintage vehicles for my reviews   ;D
I also use Goo Gone!  It just works PERIOD!
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: K.B. on August 09, 2010, 02:46:21 PM
Looks like goo-gone is the way to go  :wink: thanks for the tips guys
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: morgardee on August 09, 2010, 03:24:42 PM
Quote from: "dodge822"
i use ronsonol lighter fluid, works great.
1000% agree.

Looking at a bottle right now. It says:

"RONSONOL
LIGHTER FUEL
Also excellent for removing grease, Oil Stains, Tar & Labels"

I use it all the time on thermal printers when I'm cleaning the paper path, thus I have about 6 bottles at work.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: dodge822 on August 09, 2010, 04:18:45 PM
i have a few bottles to, but i use it for my zippo mostly, and those pesky labels block buster puts on previewed movies.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: turner on August 09, 2010, 04:30:11 PM
Could the stuff be used to get labels off of carded or boxed items or would it mess them up?  I've been using rubbing alcohol and elbow grease.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: latinjoe22 on August 09, 2010, 06:16:27 PM
Destroy Unicron, kill the grand Buba, eliminate even the toughest stain...
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: olyeller01 on August 10, 2010, 02:24:14 AM
Quote from: "turner"
Could the stuff be used to get labels off of carded or boxed items or would it mess them up?  I've been using rubbing alcohol and elbow grease.

I wouldn't use lighter fluid, but Goo Gone would probably work.  Of course, test it in an inconspicuous area or on a box you don't care about first...hard to predict what petroleum distillates will do to paper...
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: morgardee on August 10, 2010, 08:56:31 AM
Quote from: "olyeller01"
Quote from: "turner"
Could the stuff be used to get labels off of carded or boxed items or would it mess them up?  I've been using rubbing alcohol and elbow grease.

I wouldn't use lighter fluid, but Goo Gone would probably work.  Of course, test it in an inconspicuous area or on a box you don't care about first...hard to predict what petroleum distillates will do to paper...

I use to work in a comic store and we used lighter fluid on packages to remove price tags all the time. Never caused an issue.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: NeoDragonKnight on August 12, 2010, 10:41:12 PM
where can you purchase goo-gone? walmart?
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: joss789 on August 12, 2010, 10:52:25 PM
Quote from: "NeoDragonKnight"
where can you purchase goo-gone? walmart?
Yes, Walmart have it.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: pdaat on August 13, 2010, 05:40:45 AM
Quote from: "NeoDragonKnight"
where can you purchase goo-gone? walmart?
Canadian Tire as well.
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: NeoDragonKnight on August 13, 2010, 04:36:27 PM
cool thnx, which section would it be in? Cleaners?
Title: Re: Help removing sticker residue
Post by: olyeller01 on August 14, 2010, 01:00:39 AM
Quote from: "morgardee"

I use to work in a comic store and we used lighter fluid on packages to remove price tags all the time. Never caused an issue.


I would of course defer to Morg's judgement on this.  I tried several different products before I settled on Goo-Gone as my product of choice.  Whatever you use, if you're using it on plastic make sure it doesn't have xylol/xylene in it, or it'll eat your plastic.   And Neo, in the Wal-Marts down here GG is in the paint section.