How to remove a glued-in shirt label

Let us know how it is after you laundry it, please. I have two that were gifts I've never worn because of those glue-in tags. I will try the Goof Off, I just purchased a bottle last week. Emily

I did a quick manual wash in the sink with warm water and hand soap. After it dried off, I could not see any discoloration or any other ill effects. It did still have a very light smell of the Goof Off. I'll wash it in a few days when I have a full batch.

Congratulations on finding a solution! Sounds like "Goof Off" is a good product to have on hand.

Beverly

I couldn't survive without it. At the risk of further annoying Mary, I also do not like the stickly residue that many price stickers leave on stuff. Goof Off gets it right off. You do have to be a bit careful. It will melt the typs of plastic that is used for CD cases and the like and sadly they are virtually covered in stickers.

There are a number of similar products, such as Goo Gone, Ooops, and Gunk (although that one may be more for grease and oil).

Simple Green is also pretty good and safer for most plastics.

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LOL! It would take a lot more than that to annoy me :-)

I can't think of an instance when I'd want to do remove a price sticker - not that there are many in these days of bar codes and most stickers are peelable anyway, aren't they?

Life's too short.

Mary

Rather than live with the Minnie Pearl look, I remove stickers from the hard-surfaced items to which they are affixed. Drinkware, lamp bodies, picture frames and mirrors to name just a few. Goo Gone.

One of my favorite thrifts writes prices using a grease pencil. Again, Goo Gone.

HTH

--Karen D.

Then leave them on. It's good that you have nothing more important to worry about. ;-)

I do leave them on on the rare occasions I notice them :-)

I said ">>I can't think of an instance when I'd want to do remove a price sticker -

Mary

GOO products also good for when you might want to sew through some sticky (eg, duct tape) or gluey like substances.

Put some on the needle and it keeps the goo... well, off the needle

Somebody else here in Alt.sew suggested that sorry can't remeber who :( robb

Mary, I

leave on

careful. It

Ooops, and

Common kitchen grease will remove most stickers that refuse to peel off and don't respond to soaking in water. (air overnight first, as any water remaining in the sticker will keep the grease out.) Animal fat and hydrogenated fat are best, but oil will work if the sticker is horizontal so it doesn't run off. I've used my industrial-strength hand cream, too.

Grease also works when the sticker does peel off, but leaves dirty glue all around the edges.

(Don't get me started about stickers on my *fruit*!)

Joy Beeson

The only label I will not remove is the one on the Waterford crystal Tiffany-style lamp; I threw a fit when I had a cleaning woman, in for the day, tried to remove it. She has not returned, either. When I pass it to my DGD on her wedding day, she can do as she pleases; but for now that sticker label stays. Emily

WD-40 is also great for removing the sticky bits, and I always have a can in the garage.

LOL! I must go through about a million of those d_____d things, now they're on every tomato, banana, pear, orange... I wonder how long it'll be before they are mandated on every grape. ;-}

Beverly