The best thing I've found to get labels off anything but fabric is good old lighter fluid. Most people don't want a gallon of this stuff around the house, so the small cans of lighter fluid are handy. If by chance you like quantity, get a gallon of naphtha. Same thing it just won't say Zippo on the can. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue
> The smell will wash out, I was thinking about things one might have about > the house for the purpose though, there are any number of specific > products out there to be purchased, most of which contain exactly the > chemistry, petroleum, alcohol or acetone only packaged in very small tubes > at substantially inflated prices. Admittedly some may include aromatics > and be sufficiently diluted to maximize consumption. > > Why we, the consumer have not put an end to that sort of adhesion though > is beyond me. How often have I scrubbed and scraped and washed and soaked > and what ever to remove the residue of some sticker from everything > including plates, inside of cups for crying out Christmas and other > products before they can be put to use. And why don't important warning > decals and labels stick to the parts of equipment where they should be? > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue > > >> This isn't going to bother your skin. And the smell isn't all that bad >> either. I believe the original question was how to get glue off of a >> towel >> or something. Some of the suggestions were to use alcohol, acetone and >> some >> other pretty rough chemicals. I'd worry more about the smell and >> irritation >> from them first... >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Little Freak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:15 AM >> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue >> >> >>> yes, they do but I don't know if you would want to put that on something >>> that you are going to use on your body. I know you can wash them but the >>> residue might still be their an agitate the skin not talking about >>> getting >>> the smell that it would have out of the stuff that the label was on or >>> is >>> on. just a thought. >>> >>> >>> thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy >>> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:44 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue >>> >>> Wal-Mart sells something called Goo. It comes in a bottle and is very >>> good >>> at getting glue and adhesives off. Don't confuse this with Goop which >>> they >>> also sell. Goop being the soap used to get grease off your hands. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Little Freak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:17 PM >>> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue >>> >>> >>>> yes, you can buy some freeze that come in a can and spray on it an >>>> come off or you can just put them in the freezer for a 2 hours and it >>>> should do the same. >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh >>>> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 3:34 PM >>>> To: Handyman-Blind >>>> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue >>>> >>>> Last year after Christmas my wife purchased some napkins for the >>>> holidays. >>>> She just put them away without removing the large label that was glued >>>> on each set. I guess from being in the heat and cold in the attic the >>>> label became really stuck to the cloth. We were trying to peal the >>>> label off and finally tried hot water. This helped so I left them in >>>> the sink and added a little white vinegar to try and remove the label >>>> and glue. This is not really helping. 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