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Old 08-03-2006, 11:08 AM
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Posted By: Cobby33

I understand the need for some sellers to place price stickers on the slabs. But some of them (not you, Leon), insist on pressing them down so that only a nuclear blast would get them off.

Has anyone used "Goo Gone?" Does it work for the sticker residue? (Windex doesn't for the tougher cases). Do the scientists here know if it corrodes the plastic and does it have to be wiped off with water, or leave it be?

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:13 AM
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Posted By: Sean

I used goo gone once on a screw down case and it left the case foggy/cloudy. I would try rubbing alcohol first with a paper towel, usually that does well.

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:15 AM
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Posted By: Gary Nuchereno

I use it all the time to take sticker residue off. I always wipe it off when I am done with plain water. No problems so
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Old 08-03-2006, 11:21 AM
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Posted By: Erland Stevens

This may sound kind of lame, but sometimes a good thing to remove sticker residue is another sticker. Put a new sticker on the residue of an old one, and then slowly peel off the top one. Repeat as needed with the same "new" sticker. You should see some progress after a few tries. I've never tried it on a slab (because I don't have any), but it works great on sheet protectors.

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:26 AM
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Posted By: Andrew

Please don't confuse Goo Gone with Goof Off. The packaging is somewhat similar, the outcome when using the latter is not.

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:27 AM
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Posted By: T206Collector

Or scotch tape works. Wrap a strand around a finger or two, with the sticky part facing away from your fingers. Then press the sticky tape down on the goo. Lift up quickly. Look at the tape, you should see some of the goo on your tape. Repeat process quickly, like a sticky tapping on the goo spot. It'll come right off. I use this technique on label marks on SGC holders all the time.

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:29 AM
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Posted By: Turner

I do the same thing that Erland does.

It gets the job done for me on slabs, but Ive never tried Goo gone.

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Old 08-03-2006, 11:34 AM
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Posted By: Joe Jones

Goo Gone works and is not hamful to the plastic, just make sure to rinse it off. You do have to be carful with SGC slabs though because they tend to show rub marks. I always have to protect sgc slabs with plastic sleeves or they get marked up in no time.

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

works great as someone said for SOME applications, however, the result when trying to get sticker residue off a PSA slab is actually like something from X-Men where the molecules are permanently re-arranged. It left a 1952 Topps PSA5 where it would have to be completely re-holdered.

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Posted By: Cobby33

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions!

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Posted By: dennis

i used goo gone 1x on a psa slab and it ruined it.

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Posted By: Jerry

I think Goo Gone has a touch of Acetone in it. And Acetone and plastic does not get along together.

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Posted By: dd

WD40 works great for this purpose.

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Posted By: Tim James

The stuff is expensive,but Bestine works best on light adhesive.It evaporates guickly,so it doesn't require any additional cleaning.Any well stocked art store will have this product.

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Posted By: vertigojumps

Leon used Goo Gone on Sean...
It works!

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Lighter fluid has worked for me. I don't see why people have to put stickers on the front of a slab though, I really don't.

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Posted By: leon

I put stickers on front, at shows, so folks don't need to ask to see what the price is. I am probably going to change to putting them on the back as then I will be able to speak to more potential buyers....

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Leon, if people want them on the front for that reason they should put the slabs in plastic sleeves and put the sticker on the sleeve. It can be annoying to have to remove a sticker that is right on the flip or even obscuring a portion of the card, and they don't always come off cleanly.

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