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Topic: Removing price tags/stickers from space books?
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Mike_The_First
Member Posts: 436
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 10-04-2014 01:33 PM
   
I just got a really nice copy of "Flight", but the issue is that there are three quite pervasive (and unattractive) price/barcode stickers on the back of the book jacket.I've read through some sites online, but I was wondering how you guys go about removing them without damaging the jacket. |
liftoff1
Member Posts: 235
From: Cumberland, Wisconsin
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-04-2014 03:09 PM
Try heating up the sticker with a hair blow dryer. Usually the glue softens up and the sticker can then be peeled off. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 384
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 10-04-2014 08:46 PM
I've had most success with using mineral spirits (caution, flammable and need gloves) applied to a bit of paper towel, left to soak through the label 10-60 seconds, then peel off — residue is readily removed and the spirits quickly evaporate with no residue. Works best on glossy paper (i.e. most dust jackets, most softcover books).Practice before trying with the good books. |
GrantV
Member Posts: 28
From: Winnipeg, Canada
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 10-04-2014 09:23 PM
I worked in a bookstore for years, and most stickers that we used were able to be very carefully peeled off. Using mineral spirits/ lighter fluid was able to remove the left over gummy residue, but often removed some of the colour on the cover as well. We often just used a piece of tape and dabbed at the residue to remove it. I recently obtained a book with a really large, ugly sale sticker on it that had to have been in place for 20+ years. Took some time, but I was able to remove it by carefully peeling it off without damaging the dust cover. |
neo1022
Member Posts: 281
From: Santa Monica, CA
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 10-04-2014 11:39 PM
Goo Gone works like magic...
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Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-05-2014 03:24 PM
+1 with Goo Gone. No need to mess around with flammable liquids like lighter fluid and mineral spirits. |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-05-2014 04:17 PM
+2 for Goo Gone. I've been using it for many years, and have never had it damage a book cover. It has a nice lemon scent too  |
dragon001
Member Posts: 47
From: Allentown, PA, USA
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 10-06-2014 09:28 PM
In addition to hair dryer, freezing might work as well - but sounds like goo gone is successful. I am surprised! |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-07-2014 02:31 PM
+3 for Goo Gone.
Afterwards I use rubbing alcohol to get rid of any residue and odor.
I have never had any dustjacket damaged this way. |
Mike_The_First
Member Posts: 436
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 10-07-2014 02:36 PM
Anyone against Goo Gone? |
dragon001
Member Posts: 47
From: Allentown, PA, USA
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 10-07-2014 09:46 PM
Goo Gone, bad? Well, I can't speak from experience on books... but being as oily as it is and with a citrus odor, I'd be hesitant. That said, I do trust the collective forum wisdom.I think I'd give Goo Gone a go, after heating and/or freezing. Heating and freezing are nondestructive; where a foreign chemical (goo gone) would be tough to undo any damage. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-08-2014 10:26 AM
+ 4 for GooGone but only on non-porous surfaces like a dust jacket. |
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