[lace-chat] Re: Getting sticky-label gunge off melamine
My sincere thanks to everyone who replied to my original query:- Advice, please, on how to remove the residue from sticky labels from a pair of melamine salt pepper shakers. The paper has soaked away, but the sticky gunge left behind is proving stubborn :( The problem is now solved - I used Lynn's idea of baby oil, and it worked a treat - BUT am keeping all the other suggestions for future reference :) Regards, Ann in Llanmerewig, Mid-Wales, U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ If I don't travel, how can I broaden my mind? To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Getting sticky-label gunge off melamine
Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the US, we have a product called Goo Gone. I'm sure something similiar (though, probably, under another name) is available in the UK as well and Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use the orange-scented 'Sticky-stuff remover' available from suppliers like Kleeneze, Bettaware or Lakeland. Goo-Gone even works on pine pitch, as I found after my husband sat on a picnic-table bench on a hot July day. The bench was painted, but the heat had made sap leak through the paint layer. The label says Removes oil, tape, blood, candle wax, asphalt, tree sap, make-up, adhesives. I gave it to the contractor who applied the asphalt to the outside of our basement, and it took that off, too. The front label says Citrus power, so I wonder if the UK Sticky-stuff remover is basically the same stuff. For label stickum, after soaking the paper off, I let the remainder dry, then saturate the stickum with baby oil or mineral oil. Leave it overnight, then scrape the oil and stickum off. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Getting sticky-label gunge off melamine
On Apr 27, 2005, at 6:36, Ann McClean wrote: Advice, please, on how to remove the residue from sticky labels from a pair of melamine salt pepper shakers. The paper has soaked away, but the sticky gunge left behind is proving stubborn :( In the US, we have a product called Goo Gone. The warnings are: against swallowing and against usin near heat sources Nice, citrus smell, but oily (contains petroleum distillates), so needs a follow-up with plain water and soap. Works a treat (not only on label stickum but on just about anything sticky, including tree sap), and doesn't harm plastics (which nail-polish remover might, if it contains acetone). I'm sure something similiar (though, probably, under another name) is available in the UK as well - look in places like Boots, in the same area as other particular cleaning supplies (around silver polish and such) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Getting sticky-label gunge off melamine
At 11:36 AM 4/27/05 +0100, Ann McClean wrote: Advice, please, on how to remove the residue from sticky labels from a pair of melamine salt pepper shakers. The paper has soaked away, but the sticky gunge left behind is proving stubborn :( Smear it with anything greasy that sticks -- the residue in the frying pan will do -- leave it overnight, wipe the grease off with a paper towel. If it doesn't all come off, give it another coat and let it sit for a few more hours. -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where spring turned wet and cold after we let our guard down. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
