I don't know if I'm in the right category, I couldn't really find one that fit. I went to a yard sale and bought a really cute pair of shoes. I don't think they're leather, but I'm not sure what they're made of. They stuck a price sticker right on one of the shoes. When I pulled it off, there's a sticky residue there, any tips on any cleaning solutions that work well for getting sticky residue off stuff? Thanks!
Eraser works, when it looks like its just smearing use a rag with soap and water and wipe it off and repeat with eraser. It worked for me on a glass surface.
Have had the sticky residue on my stainless steel fridge & freezer from the protective lining for a while now. Tried olive oil and regular cooking oil, didn't work. Tried stainless steel wipes and stainless steel cleaners, didn't work. Just tried some pledge orange oil cleaner, didn't work. Afraid to use toothpaste and rubbing alcohol because of the stainless steel service. Can someone that has had this problem recommend something that they are sure would work and not damage the stainless steel?
I had a sticky pen (from a price sticker I pulled off). I tried the Pam suggestion: I sprayed canola oil spray on it, left it sitting for about five minutes, then put it under the faucet for a second, then wiped it off. Good riddance!
I bought a nice air fo shoes from tjmaxx, but as everyone knows they put their price stickers right on the shoe. After trying every single home product like nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol and cooking spray. Nothing worked. Surprisingly I took an eraser and erased it right off. Do not use other products. They may take the polish or finish off whatever the sticker is on. The eraser worked perfectly.
Try using a little rubbing alcohol on the place where the sticker was. Take a soft cloth and alcohol and rub gently over the sticker residue, It will not hurt the shoes. Hope this helps. Leila
The one thing that noone mentioned, which I have had great success with is----peanut butter. Work it into the sticky spot let it sit for a few minutes and use a paper towel to wipe it off. Any oily residue can be removed with a little hot water. If you want to remove a sticker the best thing is to use your blow dryer to heat it up first, This helps to remove it more cleanly in the first place. I think that this is a GREAT SITE. There is nothing like personal experience for really good advice. Thanks to everyone!!!
I bought my grand daughter a top at a yard sale, brought it home to wash it. Took the sticker off and the sticker residue came right off with " Goo Gone ".After washing, there was no residue from the goo gone or the sticker. I have used Goo Gone on many surfaces, it is a staple in my cleaning bucket.
Any kind of oil will take it off. Cooking oil, baby oil, spray Pam: anything like that. It will also remove labels and the residue from jars, etc. Just rub it in until the stuff comes off. There's a product call GooGone that works but oil is cheaper.
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Archived on 08/12/2008
I am removing contact paper from my kitchen cabinet shelves and it is leaving a sticking residue. What can I use to clean this sticking residue off?
My daughter had a binder that she couldn't get the sticker residue off.
So I just used baby oil. It works like a charm! (08/11/2007)
By MIss Cutie
RE: Removing Sticky Residue
I have usually used nail varnish remover to remove sticker residue but tried your tip and used deodorant. It easily removed the residue, that alcohol and vegetable oil could not, from the lid of an aquarium. (09/18/2007)
By Steve from the UK
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Dish soap works well. (11/28/2007)
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I tried oil and it didn't work at all, WD-40 did the trick. It leaves a bit of a smell though. (01/03/2008)
By daniel
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Just used nail polish remover on my $200 wallet. I was scared at first, but it worked amazingly. Thank-you (01/24/2008)
By emerly
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Toothpaste works rather nicely as well. Just removed a sticker from the top of my TV, put some toothpaste on it, and it slid right off! (02/10/2008)
By Bryan
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Try lighter fluid!(03/04/2008)
By J.R.
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Goo Ggone works like a charm.
(06/07/2008)
By Tammy
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Tried everything to remove a dang manufacture sticker for my TV. Toothpaste worked the best. (06/11/2008)
By brittney
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WD 40 & a Soft Toothbrush did the trick. It required a bit of effort, but it worked! Definitely use a all purpose cleaner afterwards followed by a few wipes with damp cloth. Thanks for the hints, someone has gotta tells these companies to find a better way to attach warning notices. Way too much work! Ciao~ (07/08/2008)
By Yankee Mark
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I used Mennen's deodorant to remove a sticky substance from the back of my telephone. We had used duct tape to tape a phone number to the back of the phone and when we removed it, the entire phone was a sticky mess. The deodorant removed it immediately. (07/11/2008)
By Elaine
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After reading some of these I tried toothpaste as that is all I have on hand currently and it worked great! Took it off like a charm! (07/21/2008)
To remove sticky residue left after removal of a sticker on a product, rub some vegetable oil on the spot, let it sit for an hour, and then wash with hot soapy water. There's no need to buy expensive removers like GOO Be Gone.
By Barbara Hauser
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RE: Removing Sticker Goo
If the sticker was on something that you don't want to use oil on try putting in the freezer, in fact....put into the freezer before peeling the sticker..let it freeze completely, peel off. (07/27/2004)
Rubbing alcohol also works for removing adhesive residue, in case you don't wish to use oil on a particular object. (07/12/2005)
By P.
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That is a great idea. I must say that Goo Gone is not expensive considering a little goes such a very long way. Sometimes paying for something that lasts and lasts is a real value also.
By the way, the product also works great if you happen to have a little person who has gum in their hair! (07/12/2005)
By Patti
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Thanks so much for the tip. I have some containers that came with chicken salad or potato salad in them originally. I love to use them for storing leftovers in, however, I have never been able to completely get the stickers and the sticky off. You can bet I will be trying this one out. Thanks again. (07/17/2005)
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That works great! Santa brought us a new Power Wheels car with a HUGE sticker on the front windshield and your solution worked like a charm. Thanks a bunch.
Kip (12/24/2005)
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Thanks it worked great on the goo stuck to my mirror from a fly trap
(12/09/2006)
By Ec
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I sometimes use a squirt of aerosol hairspray, deodorant or fly spray. Leave for a minute or two and viola the sticky stuff comes right off. You could also try some eucalyptus oil if you have any. (12/09/2006)
By K from Oz
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For some reason, Axe deodorant works perfectly. Just spray on the affected sticker gunked area and let it sit for 10 seconds. Then wipe around and wait. Works nicely. (12/15/2006)
By Fellow Traveler
RE: Removing Sticker Residue of a delicate shoe
I Use hair spray or Tinacin(foot & sneaker deodorant). After the sticker is out and leaves some residue, put some oil (I used anti frizz oil - for hair) and scrub with your finger nail. (12/28/2006)
By Sol
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I removed a "caution, hot surface" sticker that was meant to stay on the top of my new stainless steel toaster oven for its lifespan. I tried most of the things I found on this site, but for this stubborn residue that was designed to endure heat, I used peppermint oil (didn't have eucalyptus). Seeing that this left a strange haze, I put hot water on a rag to remove any traces of peppermint oil, wiped the surface dry and then polished it w/ Noxon metal cleaner. (01/01/2007)
By Veronica
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Pam or any non stick cooking spray works instantly at getting off sticky residue! (01/23/2007)
By ah
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I just used nail polish remover. There was glue residue from the high chair pad that collected food. I cleaned as much off as I could with warm soapy water and high pressure garden hose. Then I rubbed what was left with nail polish remover. Worked like a charm.(quote)(/quote) (03/22/2007)
