Sticker, tape, and stain removal.

If you mean on the actual plastic, that's no problem. Get Servisol Label Remover. As mentioned previously, it is a citric oil-based product. Spray on, leave a few minutes and peel off. It works on sleeves, too (in the UK some major companies stick their labels INSIDE the plastic sleeve, on the artwork, to discourage label swapping), but can discolour the artwork - use with caution!!



http://www.crceurope.com/csp/web/Pr...y=GB&product=SOL LABEL REMOVER&brand=SERVISOL

USA equivalents (if you can't find Servisol):

http://mcmelectronics.com/search.aspx?C=&K=label remover

Chemtronics are good products - we have them here, too.

 

i just use goop-be-gone and it works fine! but kinda leaves a residue now i need a tutorial on how to get rid of that XD

 

lol im to scared to use that on my cds with labels stuck to them.. plus how would you get labels of boxes with out fuc*ing up the box?

 

i bought a handful of NES games from an old video rental store and they have stores on the actual labels. any idea on how to get those off without tearing the artwork? or am i pretty much screwed?

 

As I suggested before, here is a three-page article on this stuff that I wrote, giving step-by-step instructions for removing stickers and tape from decades past. Page two has the info for older stickers.

http://www.electricpickleonline.com/?p=52

 

Hey guys bit of a problem here

Just picked up a gameboy color with pokemon gold in the back for £1 at a charity shop. Its coated in sticker residue the white where its been there for a while then pulled off and the black gunk crap.

I figured the gameboy might work and if not i got pokemon gold for £1 so a win win situation.

I got home stuck in some bateries and its fully functional works first time
its good condition. screen isnt smashed or cracked or scratched or anything but i was wondering how i can get this crap i was figuring take the frame off and use glass cleaner on it (my usual fix) i looked at the screws and they use these really odd kind.Kinda like a 3 pointed star anyway i dont have the bit and i dont think its the usual nintendo gamebit so i wondered if it was fine to use glass cleaner on Earbuds / Qtips (america) to be extra careful is there anywhere i should be extra careful to put it on if you advise me to do so?

 

the gameboy games are usually a gamebit/torque screwdriver if not its either a triwing or one of those odd security screws! if its a triwing you can get them from dealextreme.com for 88 cents with free shipping!

but it should be a gamebit because all my pokemon games use those screws!

btw triwinglooks like this (ancii art lol |
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(if you done already know)

and about the sticky stuff i cant really help you there....

 

Back when newspapers and magazines were produced using 'paste-up' 3M manufactured a product to remove excess glue from the pasteboards called Clean Art. Clean Art evaporated quickly and dissolved the glue residue allowing you to wipe it away.

Clean Art was basically lighter fluid. Lighter fluid has worked fine for me in the past on old second-hand game cases and NES carts. It's flammable obviously, but so is isopropyl alcohol, both evaporate very quickly. You can wipe glue residue off of paper with lighter fluid.

Something else which can work is cooking oil.

My Naomi had glue residue on the monitor bezel where I assume there was once an instruction sticker. I cleaned it off with some Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

If you've ever had gloss paint on a paintbrush or your hands you'll know how hard it is to get off. Olive Oil dissolves it almost instantly. I'm sure almost any cooking oil would do the same and then can be cleaned off with warm soapy water.

 

Medical alcohol removes sticker residue very nicely and it is dirt cheap.

EDIT: I have never tried it on cardboard/paper, and would probably never do so. But everything else should be fine.

 

Don't do it on anything that may have value to you. Trust me.

Also, don't ever use Acetone to clean vinyl records either.

 

Goo gone works great for any application in my experience. Cardboard, paper, carts. Sometimes you need a few applications and some patience to get 100% of the residue off, but it works.

Goo gone works great for any application in my experience. Cardboard, paper, carts. Sometimes you need a few applications and some patience to get 100% of the residue off, but it works.

Please do not confuse goo-gone with "Goof-Off". Goof-Off destroys everything it comes in contact with.

 

Finally got a new camera and was able to snap a pic of the problem I had with masking tape. This is a model M keyboard that when new in 1996 had a small piece of masking tape stuck to it with the name of the teacher written to identify it.

When I finally got it, most of the tape snapped off, being extremely brittle, and I was able to scrape more off. What was underneath was a sort of bonding between the glue and the plastic. The gouges that can be seen were the result of a misguided attempt to use my dremel, set on the lowest speed with a cotton cleaning attachment, to buff the problem out. Turned out it was still too powerful and just cut into the thing.

 

Acetone will solve your problem. Be careful, though.

 

Apply it to a paper towel and rub the browness off.

 

thanks for the tips, I have used this http://www.centralchef.com/storefro...aspx?sfid=123094&i=248798107&mpid=7714&dfid=1 to get stickers off cardboard, it doesn't stain or discolor.

 

Acetone dissolves many plastics, do take care!

Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol is a good first solvent to attempt with this sort of stuff - it's cheap and readily available so it's easy to give it a go. Model Ms are pretty indestructible anyway (mine's been washed with washing-up liquid and water!) so you shouldn't damage it. Make sure it's thoroughly dry first

Stone

 

Only very thin plastics and always Polystyrene i have found will be dissolved. acetone can be more commonly found as ''Nail varnish remover''

Isopopyl is actually very weak in terms of destructiveness. Evaporates in a few minutes so doesnt have long enough to cause damage

 

Be aware that most new Nail varnish removers are acetone free in order to not destroy fake nails.

Always read the ingredients!

Needless to say, the acetone free stuff is useless!

 

To get rid of the multiple gamestop labels, aerosol liftoff 2 works pretty well. Works great on DVD cases and carts. Eats up brittle plastic such as jewel cases though. Most hardware and paint stores carry this.