Hey kids! Here's a quick tip. Do you have a bottle you'd like to reuse but you can't get that sticky residue gunk off it? This helpful tip shares how to easily get that off.
The temperature and humidity were so high last week,I was able to easily remove adhesive. Now I’m making a list of things that need attention the next time the heat spikes.
On certain surfaces solvents etc are not always suitable! So often the best method is using sellotape - push it onto the unwanted sticky residue; pull it off. And again.. Do it as many times as necessary. Little by little all is removed.. Very satisfying!
Thanks for the tip! It didn't work the first time. And after leaving the olive oil and baking soda on for a half hour the second time, it finally came off when I used my finger nail. So it did work in the end. I'm glad I didn't have to use the stinky, chemical, goo gone stuff!
Tried this method and so many others. All function, but too messy and time consuming. WD 40 and then just clean off with dish soap ad water. Sparkels like new.
I have also heard that if you don't get a label wet, you can put really really hot water in the container, let it sit a short while and then you can start peeling it and it generally will peel without leaving residue. I haven't really tried this yet. I have soaked in hot soapy water and had pretty good success depending on what kind of glue was used. I do like to use oil of some sort when needed but never thought to add baking soda. Will have to give that a try! :)
I make my own Goo Gone . It really works. It also removes the marker writings from my storage tubs. While packing things in tubs, I label whats in them. Then, when I empty them, I rub the goo gone on, and the tubs are ready for something else.
Thanks for the tip, it worked great. Of course you could use harsh chemicals like acetone (nail polish remover) or WD-40, but isn’t the whole idea to avoid that?
I have used alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which was OK but slow. Oil with baking soda worked, but was horribly messy. My FAVORITE label remover is lighter fluid. No one in my family has ever smoked tobacco, but we all have a can of lighter fluid.
The car repair shop put a sticky label on my windscreen which left a sticky residue. I'm trying to find out which one of these ideas would be the best to use. So far, I think I'm going to give alcohol, nail polish remover or hand sanitizer a try.
I’ll try this next time I’m left with sticky residue. My dad likes to heat up the labels with a heat gun or hairdryer or oven and then peel them off cleanly. I always like to gamble and see if I can peel it without prepping 😆
I am thinking it will depend on the type of adhesive, and it is impossible to know what adhesive used. I suspect the ultimate answer, is to have a series of methods (that will not damage the surface) and try one after the other. I know that decades ago, I discovered that eucalyptus oil, usually good, did not work on a polystyrene CD cover, it left a permanent smear. Removing from glass objects is generally much easier.
Nail polish remover works faster on glass. And groene zeep also works, I think it’s soft soap in English. Savon de Marseille probably also works, because it has almost the same ingredients as groene zeep.
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I take a hair dryer and blow it on the label for a minute. Then it peels off easily. Just be careful not to burn your fingers because it can get extremely hot if you do it for too long.
@@GladieGivesAdvice No problem. It works by melting the glue and making it easy to peel off. It's useful for things you can't wash, for example, removing stickers from book covers. It works on jars too, but it isn't 100% successful on them.
Use lighter fluid and a paper towel, Comes of fast no waiting for 1/2 hour, then rinse in sink with warn water and dish soap and dry with clean paper towel........Done !
Even easier....heat the label with your hairdryer for a minute, maybe two. Then you can peel it off effordless and with hardly any residue. Any left residue is easy to remove with hot water, dish soap and a scouring pad.
White spirit on a scrap bit of tissue is the OPTIMUM ! ( BEST ) way to remove this HORRID sticky gunge ... but please do it outside ( to avoid annoying your cat ? ) ... ( fully ! tried - n - tested ) ....... DAVE™🛑
