Re: Unsticking

Neal Eckhardt said...

> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:14:24 +0000, Nick Spalding <spalding@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> 
>>Daughter has asked me how to get a barcode sticker off her new shower
>>unit.  The surface to which it is stuck is hard, rigid white plastic.  
She
>>has tried nail-polish remover without success.
> 
> Well, now that the structure of the label has been destroyed by all of
> the solvents that everybody else has recommended, I always use a hair
> dryer. Heat it up before touching it and SLOWLY peel it back from a
> corner directing the hot air right at the surface with the glue on it
> as you are peeling it back.
> 
> I haven't found much that can resist the heat.


From The Vinegar Institute:
http://www.versatilevinegar.org/usesandtips.html#1g

Bumper stickers
(Possibly bar code stickers on shower units?):
Remove bumper stickers by repeatedly wiping the sticker with white 
distilled vinegar until it is soaked.  In a few minutes, it should peel
off 
easily.  Test on a small invisible area of the car to ensure there will be

no damage to the paint.

Untested.

Andy