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Removing Labels With Lighter Fluid

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Date: 02/05/2005 Topics: Cleaning > Tips | Old Categories > Cleaning  
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Lighter fluid is great for removing sticky labels and tape residue, even on leather! It costs far less than "goo removers" (about $1.50 a bottle that will last for ages) and doesn't leave that horrible petroleum smell. Use it with an old soft t-shirt (or similar soft, lint-free material) to clean CD's/DVD's. I have rescued scratched CD's with this method; just remember to clean from the inside towards the outer rim in straight lines.

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Post by moderator (939) | (04/16/2007)
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When you reformat your floppy disks, and want to relabel with a clean label, a great way to get the old label off is to dampen it with lighter fluid, leave it for a minute and the label will peel off. This also works for magazine address labels in case you want to remove them before you donate the magazines or dispose of them. Anywhere Goo-gone or any similar products work, lighter fluid will do the job for lots less money.

By Harlean from Arkansas

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RE: Removing Labels With Lighter Fluid

Wouldn't it be easier just to put another label over the old one? I'd worry about the lighter fluid possibly damaging the floppy or, worse, my computer. (02/05/2005)

By calnorth


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