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okay - a puzzler for the chemistry types among us. Years ago I had a
plastic first aid kit in the truck. It doesn't fit in the car's glove box. But dang, it's the perfect size to hold "stuff" for a travel bag. Or just to store buttons/charms etc... EXCEPT - I can not get the printed label off. I've tried Goo Gone, Isopropyl alcohol, salt and vinegar (my grand mother's favorite for sticky stuff) It is not printed on - you can get between the two and chip a little off at time. Thoughts - what haven't I tried C |
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On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:07:12 AM UTC-5, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
okay - a puzzler for the chemistry types among us. Years ago I had a plastic first aid kit in the truck. It doesn't fit in the car's glove box. But dang, it's the perfect size to hold "stuff" for a travel bag. Or just to store buttons/charms etc... EXCEPT - I can not get the printed label off. I've tried Goo Gone, Isopropyl alcohol, salt and vinegar (my grand mother's favorite for sticky stuff) It is not printed on - you can get between the two and chip a little off at time. Thoughts - what haven't I tried C WD-40 worked for me when I had a problem getting the glue off of a jar that I wanted to use. Before that, I used all the above which didn't work either. I had read somewhere, (Pinterest?) that gave uses for WD-40 so I tried it as my last chance, (I don't care for the smell), and it worked. Give it a shot. |
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On 5/15/13 8:53 AM, Ruth wrote:
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:07:12 AM UTC-5, Cheryl Isaak wrote: okay - a puzzler for the chemistry types among us. Years ago I had a plastic first aid kit in the truck. It doesn't fit in the car's glove box. But dang, it's the perfect size to hold "stuff" for a travel bag. Or just to store buttons/charms etc... EXCEPT - I can not get the printed label off. I've tried Goo Gone, Isopropyl alcohol, salt and vinegar (my grand mother's favorite for sticky stuff) It is not printed on - you can get between the two and chip a little off at time. Thoughts - what haven't I tried C WD-40 worked for me when I had a problem getting the glue off of a jar that I wanted to use. Before that, I used all the above which didn't work either. I had read somewhere, (Pinterest?) that gave uses for WD-40 so I tried it as my last chance, (I don't care for the smell), and it worked. Give it a shot. about to leave - but will try it when I get home |
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Try smearing some mayonnaise on the sticker and letting it sit somewhere for a couple of hours. We used to use it in the vet. hospital to remove "sticky goo" of whatever type from animal fur. My husband stores is hardware in plastic jars and we frequently have an empty jar smeared with mayo in the window until one of us gets around to washing off the mayo AND the sticker goo. I've even used it to get sap of pants. The mayo gets the sap and then the laundry detergent gets the mayo. :-) (sorry Sheena)
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On Wed, 15 May 2013 21:57:44 -0500, "Fred" wrote:
Peanut butter works on some paper based labels - smear on let it sit for a while, Any grease that's thick enough to stay where you put it is likely to dissolve stickum that isn't water soluble. And I've had good luck with repeated thin coats of cooking oil. Give any solvent lots and lots of time, and it will work better. (Sometimes too well -- a bottle of detergent fell over in the closet and I didn't notice until the plastic flooring had a big hole in it.) -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://www.debeeson.net/joy/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 May 2013 08:56:51 -0700 (PDT), Liz from Humbug wrote: Try smearing some mayonnaise on the sticker and letting it sit somewhere for a couple of hours. We used to use it in the vet. hospital to remove "sticky goo" of whatever type from animal fur. My husband stores is hardware in plastic jars and we frequently have an empty jar smeared with mayo in the window until one of us gets around to washing off the mayo AND the sticker goo. I've even used it to get sap of pants. The mayo gets the sap and then the laundry detergent gets the mayo. :-) (sorry Sheena) WhatdidIdo?? lol I'm a mayo person, not MW ! I have heard of smearing mayo, likewise the WD 40 and I always try Goo Gone first, after all those, there is also nail polish remover, the acetone works well. I would be careful with polish remover - it can take the finish of the main article. Peanut butter works on some paper based labels - smear on let it sit for a while, Some product code labels will come off with WD-40 - some will not. Some product code labels will come off with heat - some will not. -- Fred http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit. Copyright 2013, This post is for Google and Yahoo groups only and if found on Sew Girls, Facebook or Twitter it is an Illegal copyright infrigement. |
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On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:07:12 AM UTC-7, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
okay - a puzzler for the chemistry types among us. Years ago I had a plastic first aid kit in the truck. It doesn't fit in the car's glove box. But dang, it's the perfect size to hold "stuff" for a travel bag. Or just to store buttons/charms etc... EXCEPT - I can not get the printed label off. I've tried Goo Gone, Isopropyl alcohol, salt and vinegar (my grand mother's favorite for sticky stuff) It is not printed on - you can get between the two and chip a little off at time. Thoughts - what haven't I tried C The "sorry" was for the smiley face I added. lol! |
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