Maintenance Question: How to remove stickers and the goo residue?

[PCwizCube]

Applying a little nail polish remover or WD-40 to the surface of the cubies also is good.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

yeah i tried nail polish remover earlier too. worked okay but still not great. lots of the guck is gone now after the nail polish remover and rubbing alchohol yeah. it just feels a LITTLE rough/sticky now. but still smooth mostly. so after stickers im sure it should be fine. The pyraminx was very easy though and its great, just the 7x7 is a little sticky.

 

[MistArts]

I heard hair dryer works.

 

[Harris Chan]

can anyone mention something that WONT result in me buying something and spending more money?

Easy, you just use the sticker itself to remove the goo lol. I've done that for the ES and it works pretty well. So after you peeled off the sticker, use that sticker again to press on the goo, on then remove the sticker off again. Some bits of goo should be coming off, and you just keep on doing that until most of the goos are off.

 

[Dene]

Use tape. Any sticky tape. Use sticky stuff to get off sticky stuff.

 

[cookingfat]

can anyone mention something that WONT result in me buying something and spending more money?

Easy, you just use the sticker itself to remove the goo lol.

ooo, I just took off the white stickers of my 4x4 and did this and it works great.

 

[VP7]

Give this a shot:
Needs a VERY light touch.

 

[JLarsen]

yeah i tried nail polish remover earlier too. worked okay but still not great. lots of the guck is gone now after the nail polish remover and rubbing alchohol yeah. it just feels a LITTLE rough/sticky now. but still smooth mostly. so after stickers im sure it should be fine. The pyraminx was very easy though and its great, just the 7x7 is a little sticky.

Wanna hear an odd one that a garauntee will take 100% off? Gasoline. My dad did it when I painted one of my cubes gold, idk where he got it from, but it never fails.

 

[Jason Baum]

I've never cleaned off any leftover gunk from changing stickers and honestly have never noticed it feeling any differently. But a great way to remove stickers quickly while leaving hardly any gunk behind is to use a hairdryer. Put it on high and press it on one of the sides for 30 seconds or so (maybe more, it's been a while since I've done this). The stickers will slide right off after this, especially if you have one of the plastic razor blades from cubesmith, and as long as you held the hairdryer on there long enough there won't be any leftover gunk.

 

[Neroflux]

I've never cleaned off any leftover gunk from changing stickers and honestly have never noticed it feeling any differently. But a great way to remove stickers quickly while leaving hardly any gunk behind is to use a hairdryer. Put it on high and press it on one of the sides for 30 seconds or so (maybe more, it's been a while since I've done this). The stickers will slide right off after this, especially if you have one of the plastic razor blades from cubesmith, and as long as you held the hairdryer on there long enough there won't be any leftover gunk.

sounds brutal.....

 

[wongxiao]

Peeling off the goo with the sticker itself worked splendidly on a rubik's brand i took the stickers off of.

However, when I got my C4Y order, they had these laminated paper stickers that tore when i peeled them, so that was no good.

I'm going to have to second a vote for Goo-Gone. I picked some of that stuff up, and goodness, that stuff is a miracle! Quick squirt or two, wait a couple seconds, and wipe it off as if it were water. Just be careful to rewash the surface w/ soap water (or at least wipe it down with a wet cloth) to ensure that any residue won't affect the adhesive on your new stickers.

But all said and done, I think Goo-Gone saved me probably upwards of 3 hours versus using normal soap water and/or rubbing alcohol.

 

[dinki1968]

I wipe it with dry cloth putting so much pressure, didn't put anything on it before I wipe it, no water or alcohol, and it works. But with my new main cube a YUGA (type D) DIY, I got lazy when I'm about to change its stickers, I didn't remove the goo, hhaha. and now the stickers seems to have different embossed geographical maps on it. haha.

 

[supercube]

alcohol is a safe bet and you have it in your house. it will only soften the glue so your still gonna need a sponge or towel. acetone eats plastic. I use it to clean a resin gun I shoot fiberglass with. goo gone is a mild acid made from oranges and its totally save. gasoline is very similar to paint thinner so you could also use paint thinner or kerosene. WD40 is a solvent but it also EATS PLASTIC. save the wd40 for chewing gum in your hair.

 

[DcF1337]

My friend used cooking oil. Hahaha! I don't know how the cube turned out but I think it worked.

Lighter fluid, alcohol, cooking oil, WD-40, even silicon(e) spray works.

Or.. you can just stick to the traditional soap and water.

 

[cookingfat]

so I finished off applying tiles to my 4x4 using the method Harris Chan posted, just take off the sticker and dab the sticker all over the gooey stuff until it all comes off. It really works great, no substances needed apart from a wipe over with a soapy flannel and then dry.

when removing the stickers, I found the best way was to use a pair of tweezers and instead of peeling the sticker, pull it straight up at a 90 degree angle, this leaves much less gooey stuff on the cubie.

also tiles feel lush on a 4x4 cube, it's like brand new again.

 

[jzengg]

How do you clean off sticker residue?

With some of the lower quality stickers there's a bit of adhesive left over after you remove the sticker. How do you remove it? I've used Goof off before to melt off some of it but I'd prefer not to have to keep using it.

 

[byu]

Water? I don't know. I haven't tried.

 

[peterbat]

If your lube has acetone in it (the red CRC silicone lube does), you can spray some on a paper towel and wipe off the sticky stuff. Acetone's a really good solvent, and it will take off sticker residue easily.

 

[bamman1108]

I used rubbing alcohol and it worked fine.

 

[abr71310]

Rubbing Alcohol, or something called Goo Gone ( I dunno what's in it, I just remember it's AMAZING GOOD at taking off anything sticky or slimy )...

You can get it at any home furnishing/hardware store... It's quite nice! (one drop on a paper towel can handle an entire cube)