Hi Everyone!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to remove children’s stickers, price tags, tape, or other sticky things. It’s all in a days work when up-cycling and re-styling furniture. {big smile}
One of the most recent pieces I worked on was the absolute worst!
The cabinet doors were taped closed with packing tape. This hutch must have been sitting in the scorching sun, or maybe a hot garage for a looooong time because the tape was fused on like a second skin!
For today’s quick-tip, here are a few methods and products I’ve used to remove sticker residue, tape, pricing labels and other sticky things.
Oils ~ Oils work great! Baby oil, Olive Oil or even the natural oil in peanut butter can remove sticky price tags, stickers or tape and clean up the residue.
Heat ~ A steaming hot cloth or heat from a blow dryer can loosen the adhesive and make it possible to pull or scrape off. My blow-dryer method along with product worked wonders on this hutch!
Tools ~ A scraper blade or putty knife can help loosen stuck on tape, stickers and residue. When I use these tools, I’m always careful not to damage the finish.
Products ~ Common household products like rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover with acetone can be helpful. There are also some great products on the market; Goo-Buster, Goof-Off or Goo-Gone, just to name a few. These products work fast at removing unwanted stuck on residue.
Do you have any tips on how to remove sticker residue and other sticky things?…. PLEASE SHARE in the comment section below.I always love hearing from you!
And if you’d like to visit the complete make-over of the hutch or last weeks quick-tip, be sure to click away. 🙂
I hope you have the best day… and Happy Painting!
Denise x
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Spray furniture polish, all over the sticker. Leave for about a minute, then just use a cloth to wipe over the area. Repeat if necessary. It’s so easy to do, with no scraping and very little effort.
Love this Claire!
So glad I found your site, really like your energy. I have a old desk and it must be veneer because part of it is pulling off around the edge, would this be worth it to put time in and paint, or should I look for another desk. I’m making over. A spare room?
So glad you’ve found the SI Blog too Nancy ~ welcome! If your desk has parts pulling off around the edge, it does sound like veneer. Depending on how damaged the veneer is, it could be a little job or a big job. Here is a tutorial I wrote on removing veneer which may help you decide if your desk make-over will be a project you might want to take on. https://salvagedinspirations.com/how-to-remove-veneer/ Also, feel free to email me with pics if you have any questions. 🙂
The one NATURAL method that I have found that works GREAT is coconut oil mixed with a blob of baking soda. IT WORKS!!!! Mix it together and then spread on sticky stuff, walk away for awhile and then come back and rub or scrape off.
Oooohhh… I like this one Tess! I’ll be sure to give it a try! 🙂
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Thanks for the additions to my list of sticky stuff removers. Have you tried WD-40? It is my go-to goo remover on non-pourous surfaces. Spray a bit on, let it sit and wipe off. However it can leave a grease mark on pourous finishes like unsealed/unfinished wood so use with caution.
I did read somewhere WD-40 works but I’ve never tried… great tip Karen, thank you! And another great point you bring up is grease marks. I should have mentioned in this post, if I’m ever unsure of how a product will react to a finish, I always test in an inconspicuous area. 🙂
Nothing better than this for removing sticker cheese (we call it beam cheese at The Home Depot). It does leave a citrus oil residue that must be cleaned up, but that’s easy compared to the sticker residue. It is the best of all the products we sell and tried. It smells nice, too.
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I’ve never heard of this. And I agree, many products leave an oily residue that needs cleaning up after. I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for this next time I’m in Home Depot… thank you!