In article <47E3FC3E.E5665E98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )
<tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> Hactar wrote:
> >
> > In article <Xns9A676A37F392Ccotd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Andy <q> wrote:
> > > Neal Eckhardt said...
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:14:24 +0000, Nick Spalding
<spalding@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > 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.
> >
> > BTW, you can trust them. After all, they'd never recommend a method
> > which works poorly just to sell more product.
> >
> How much could you make on the added use of vinegar to remove
> stickers? "By this time next year, we'll be millionaires!" ~Del
> Acetic Acidboy Trotter.
That one use? Not much. But if you print enough half-truths and
distortions, some will develop the mindset that "vinegar's useful stuff;
I should try it for X and Y and Z". Presto, instant sales. There could
be easier or cheaper solutions out there. But will they print them?
Heck no, they're the _Vinegar_ Institute.
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