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by W6EIO on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I would like some suggestions on removing glue from painted surfaces without removing paint or staining the cabinet or faceplate I bought a piece of equipment recently that someone had put a sticker on the front panel Thanks for any help

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by G7HEU on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I've seen a few commercially available label removers in the past. They were all using oranges as the active ingredient. Suggest you use a cotton bud to get just the sticker soaked in O.J. Please don't blame me if it all goes horribly wrong though! Steve M0HEU / G7HEU.

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by K0RS on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
There's a commercial product called "Goo-Gone" commonly available in hardware and grocery stores that does the job. It's great for sticker or tape residue and won't harm painted surfaces. If the crud is really dried on, it may require a few minutes soaking to soften it up. My wife turned me on to this product. She uses it to remove stickers from new pots, pans and plastic products in the kitchen. This product has really been a boon to my boatanchor restoration projects.

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by KD5MZK on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I'd like to second the "Goo Gone" recommendation. I use it commercially for some stubborn glues that remain after heavy industrial labeling is removed from painted surfaces. I usually buy it in the large bottle at the Home Depot stores, but have seen it everywhere!

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by K0BG on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
I use orange oil available from a variety of sources. Alan, KØBG

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by W1SAF on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
Almost any brand of citrus cleaner will work, care to be taken on plastic though.

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by OBSERVER11 on December 27, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
most any citris cleaner, or WD40. We used to use WD40 to remove price stickers on consumer audio gear without damage. Goo Gone works too, it is citris based.

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by WB2JKM on December 28, 2003	Mail this to a friend!
Goo-Gone is a very good product as mentioned by others. The only caution is to use it sparingly and don't let it run or dribble into the equipment. I have found some very stubborn old dried out stickers reguire a bit of soaking time too. WD40 was mentioned too. I have used that occasionally, but, I have found that WD40 can soften or sometimes change the appearance of a painted surface leaving it a bit splotchy. I also found out why the previous owner put stickers with his tuning pre-sets on the front panel of linear amp that I refurbished. Under the stickers was a deep scratch and an area of chipped paint. :-(

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by G7HEU on January 5, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
Only just revisited this topic, not sure if any one will read this. A few people have mentioned WD40. I don't know about it's label removing qualities but as I assume it's an aerosol be careful. When you tip an aerosol can you can sometimes end up with more propellant than product. That's why they always say 'hold upright'. I admit I'm not up to speed with modern, non CFC propellants but they may well damage plastic. suggest you spary on to a cloth or something first. Steve M0HEU / G7HEU.

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