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Re: Better than Goo-Gone on that account?

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Posted by Rumblefish3 on April 15, 2007 at 08:59:24

In Reply to: Re: Better than Goo-Gone on that account? posted by InDaGroove on April 15, 2007 at 08:22:20:

Ok,

Thanks for the replies guys. I bought around 25 albums from a store in upstate NY that puts price stickers on the labels. This is VERY annoying. One album which I purchased was an otherwise beautiful original UK pressing of Uriah Heep's 'Salisbury' on the Vertigo swirl label.

So, based on the recommendations here, this is what I did. I went to WalMart last night and purchased a small container of Goo Gone Extreme. I also bought a small container of a product called "Oops." I already had some lighter fluid.

The first thing I did was carefully lift the price stickers from the labels. The stickers all came up without lifting any of the label, but there was dark, sticky residue underneath where the price sticker was.

Before tackling the Uriah Heep LP, I tested the various adhesive removal fluids on some of the albums that have less monetary value. I poured the various removal fluids onto a clean rag and gently wiped the adhesive that was stuck on the labels.

On the first LP (Genesis' 'Wind & Wuthering' on the yellow Atco labels), I used lighter fluid. It did a good job of removing the sticky stuff, but it left a dark spot on the label. I thought the lighter fluid would work well because it took the price sticker off of the album cover with great success. I think lighter fluid works great on album covers, but not too well on record labels.

Next I tried Goo Gone Xtreme. This stuff smells really bad at first, but it did not leave a smell on the label once it evaporated. It also worked perfectly. I used it on a UK pressing of Tangerine Dream's 'Force Majeure' LP. It did not leave any marks on the labels. It also worked perfectly on the sticker residue that was on the album cover.

Next I tried Oops. Oops also has a pungent smell. It did a poor job of removing the adhesive residue from the labels as it just spread the sticky stuff around without really lifting it off. It also left a pungent smell on the labels. It did not work well on the album covers either. Fortunately, it did not leave any dark marks on the labels or the cover.

I could not find any Un Du at Wal Mart or Lowes, but I have seen it at other stores. It may be worth trying in the future, but for now all I can say is that Goo Gone Extreme works amazingly well at getting rid of adhesive on record labels and covers. I am very happy with the results. It helped save the record labels, and one would never know there had been one on the beautiful swirl labels of my Uriah Heep LP.

Thanks for your advice everybody.

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