best method for removing price tags from boxes

Thoughts on getting those cursed tags off without damaging the box it's adhered to?

I figure I can use goo gone for the stick-um residue, but what works best to keep the surface from tearing from tag removal??:shrug:

 

I find that when the material is right, masking tape will remove most of the residue and left over stickers too without damaging anything. But it depends on the material.

 

Hmmmm......sounds good. Thanks for the advise.

 

Dont try to peel with your fingers. Use a razer blade and when the sticker is heated instead of peeling pick at the ages with the blade and it will come up without the risk of the sticker tearing

 

... I use oil, and I never had problems with discoloration. I double checked right now on old cardbordboxes I used Oil on. If the cardbord is printed and sealed, it works like a charm.

 

Household furniture polisher spray has always worked well for me, however you can make the cardboard wet if you spray too much and that will leave a wrinkled texture (which you may be able to live with more).

 

You're joking, right?!?! Furniture polish will destroy a box! You'll get a nasty, waxy residue on it - not good at all!

This has been covered countless times. We always used (Servisol) label remover. Yes, it has the potential to damage your box if not careful, but then again, most things will. Personally, I'd leave the label on the box. If it's an original label, that's part of the charm. If it's modern and you don't want it, don't buy it! Or sell it and get a more perfect copy.

 

If it's a cardboard box I've always used lighter fluid, never had a problem in over 20 years of using it, just squirt a drop or 2 on the sticker or label and leave to soak for a minute or two. Hey presto, label comes off and any gum or residue can easily be removed with a tissue.

 

Which of the above applies to SFC carts? Have any of you guys bought any carts from yamatoku on ebay? How do you peel off those nasty stickers?

 

I bought a can of Tableau "Sticky Label Remover" and tried it on an old junk PSX case. The price label came off fine but the plastic was ruined too, it misted up anywhere that had been in contact with the spray. Just a warning, really.

 

If you can afford it I'd say servisol without a doubt. Perfect for high risk jobs (ie stickers on cart labels etc)

 

Is £4.50 breaking the bank for you, then? ;-)

 

I found it ran out too fast to be constantly spending £4.50!

 

Then you're using too much! I'd say that in our video games shop, with hundreds of games coming through the door every day, a can lasted probably a year. You put a REALLY minute amount on - like literally just tap the trigger.

 

200ml lasted a year? Its may have been the fact that I was heavy handed and Did all my games in one big go but even so I can't see 200ml lasting a year!

 

It spits a fine mist if you press gently enough. Put it like this, if you had the solution in an eye dropper, one drop would be WAY too much for a standard price gun label.