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[makeitgo]

Have you ever had trouble taking pesky stickers off? Well this is a simple Nerf Hack to help.



Using a hair dryer, heat up the offending sticker for a minute or so. Start peeling. Apply more heat as needed. It should come off without too much fuss.


It even works with stock stickers.

*Edit - this method also allows for you to re-use the sticker. So if you're giving it a paint job, you can reapply the stickers if you so choose.




If you do have residue, there's no need for expensive goo-be-gone products. Just your hair dryer and some cheap hand sanitizer.



Apply heat to residue and apply hand sanitizer. Allow a few seconds for the hand sanitizer to react with the residue. Apply a little more and with a little finger muscle, simply rub it off.

Edited by makeitgo, 20 May 2013 - 07:39 PM.

[andtheherois]

Lighter fluid also works for this. That's what we use at the pharmacy to remove unwanted labels from things.

[makeitgo]

Lighter fluid also works for this. That's what we use at the pharmacy to remove unwanted labels from things.

True. But most kiddies don't have much access to lighter fluid. Plus, hand sanitizer isn't as poisoness.

... Also, electric hair dryer plus lighter fluid might not be so wise.

[DartSlinger]

Good method. I've also known about this for some time. I just used a different method. When I would peel off the stickers from medicine bottles, they would usually leave sticky residue. So I decided to experiment to see if temperature had any effect on their leaving stickiness. I first left one in the freezer for a few minutes and then peeled off the sticker. This left way more sticky stuff, so I knew that the higher the temperature, the less stickiness left on the bottle. So I just started holding them with tongs above the toaster for about half a minute, and they never left sticky stuff again.

Edited by DartSlinger, 20 May 2013 - 12:05 PM.

[blacklion]

WD-40 nothing better.

[DICE134]

I used to just take a wet towel, wet the sticker, peal off what I can, then roughly rub all the rest away with the towel

[Hammy]

Dip a cloth in boiling hot water, then rub the sticker or residue with the cloth.

[makeitgo]

Black, Dice, Hammy... But can you still reuse the sticker?

[DICE134]

Black, Dice, Hammy... But can you still reuse the sticker?

With mine, no.

[TED]

Are "goo be gone" products considered expensive?

And airline food, what's up with that?

[makeitgo]

Are "goo be gone" products considered expensive?

And airline food, what's up with that?

It's $8 for a small jar of Goo-B-Gone where I am. Not really expensive but most households already have hand sanitizer and a hair dryer.

As for airline food, if you go to Dubai, the airline gives you these;



... An X-mas present from my mom.

... She brought back gold jewlery and designer purses for my sisters.