breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Mar 1, 2023 15:18:24 GMT
I bought two albums that are not my usual type. They're not leather or cloth, and were shrink wrapped with a large sticker stuck to the cover (from the photo online, I thought it was a piece of paper, not a sticker... When I went to peel the stupid sticker off with my very dull fingernails and my Cricut spatula tool, it left gouges in the album cover and I was not digging hard, it did not take much to put scratches in the cover. I was trying to get the edge of the sticker up so I could peel it off... The sticker won't peel off in one piece  Any tips about how to get a large sticker off an album cover without damaging the album? So annoying! |
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dawnnikol
Prolific Pea
'A life without books is a life not lived.' Jay Kristoff
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Post by dawnnikol on Mar 1, 2023 15:22:51 GMT
Goo Gone?
I hate those damn stickers. Especially on books!
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Post by grammadee on Mar 1, 2023 15:39:32 GMT
Can you put a warm wet cloth over the sticker area until the paper gets wet enough and the glue warm enough to come off? Or will that damage the surface of the cover?
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Post by hmp on Mar 1, 2023 15:41:42 GMT
I’d try Goo Gone or Undu.
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Post by infochick on Mar 1, 2023 15:56:00 GMT
Heat it very gently with a hair dryer, if you don't think that will damage the album. It should soften the glue and the sticker should peel right off.
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Post by Neisey on Mar 1, 2023 17:11:36 GMT
Another vote for undu…that stuff is awesome!
(I’ve heard that it is just lighter fluid, but have never tested)
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Post by don on Mar 1, 2023 18:19:54 GMT
Hair dryer (NOT YOUR HEAT GUN!) is the first way, most of the time it's all you need. If some residue is left, apply Undo to a rag and dab at it, then follow up with alcohol to remove the Undo residue. I use this method on everything. I have a hair dryer in my studio just for that reason. I remove shipping labels off small boxes so I can paint them and use for storing cards and pencils, etc.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 1, 2023 18:54:27 GMT
blow dryer to peel off the sticker and then Goo Gone for any residual adhesive that's left.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 1, 2023 19:24:49 GMT
I'd start with a hair dryer and then try Undo.
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Post by joblackford on Mar 2, 2023 20:50:38 GMT
No advice, but I will join you in being frustrated and/or infuriated and wish you luck...
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Mar 2, 2023 23:16:12 GMT
Undu - I always have a bottle on hand!
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breetheflea
Drama Llama
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Location: PNW
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Post by breetheflea on Mar 3, 2023 22:15:57 GMT
My hair dryer is currently MIA and the kid who probably knows where it is, won't be home until tomorrow, but I will try the hair dryer trick, when I get a chance.
Thanks!
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Mar 5, 2023 0:01:44 GMT
Undu!
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Why
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Post by Why on Mar 10, 2023 15:34:47 GMT
Another vote for undu…that stuff is awesome! (I’ve heard that it is just lighter fluid, but have never tested) I have used lighter fluid and I do not think it is the same. Undo leaves the sticker still sticky and useable after it dries and lighter fluid doesn't seem to do that. I have never had items damaged from undo but I can't say the same for lighter fluid. |
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Post by Neisey on Mar 10, 2023 17:20:42 GMT
Another vote for undu…that stuff is awesome! (I’ve heard that it is just lighter fluid, but have never tested) I have used lighter fluid and I do not think it is the same. Undo leaves the sticker still sticky and useable after it dries and lighter fluid doesn't seem to do that. I have never had items damaged from undo but I can't say the same for lighter fluid. Thanks for sharing your experience! |
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Mar 12, 2023 20:40:35 GMT
Another vote for undu…that stuff is awesome! (I’ve heard that it is just lighter fluid, but have never tested) I have used lighter fluid and I do not think it is the same. Undo leaves the sticker still sticky and useable after it dries and lighter fluid doesn't seem to do that. I have never had items damaged from undo but I can't say the same for lighter fluid. Undu is Butanone; lighter fluid is Butane. So, not the same. I would not try lighter fluid. |
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