Non-corrosive sticker removal product

[ThePizzaGuy92]

Ok so I went to my local Walmart and bought a product that was meant to remove stickers [actually I needed it more for the gunk left behind from stickers, and not the stickers themselves]. It was recommended to me by a fellow cuber from YouTube, but I was unsure of the brand. I read all the labels and decided which to buy, and it completely ate up that cube.

I'd rather buy a new cube than sit and wipe the gunk for 20 minutes, but does anyone know of a non-corrosive gunk/sticker removal product?

 

[TimMc]

Hmm, you could try scraping it off with "Scrape Rite" plastic blades.
Citrus oil tends to work well too.. I haven't tried it on a cube but I've used it to remove sticky tape gunk from strips of plastic before.

See:
google.com for their official website
or cubesmith.com

 

[Dennis]

Would'nt any alcoholic solvent do the job?

 

[Rama]

I use Duck Tape, it works fast and easy.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

Duck Tape removes gunk? i would think it leaves it.

 

[Rama]

Ow believe me it works, but buy a very strong one...

even better I will make an tutorial after Lyon.

 

[hdskull]

Ow believe me it works, but buy a very strong one...

even better I will make an tutorial after Lyon.

haha, can't wait to see it, haha.

 

[CorwinShiu]

Well from experience, silicon works well. That's why I resticker my cube every two times of lubrication. Just keep turning your cube, and the stickers will fall off.

 

[MooseSSU]

Dude 99% Rubbing alcohol.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

i found a product a while back that works great, but i never did see your tutorial, Rama...

 

[abbracadiabra]

I use the heat from a hair dryer to soften the adhesive "gunk", then lift off the sticker with a Scrape-Rite blade. Then I wipe down the face of the cube with lighter fluid, rubbing alcohol, or vodka - whichever I happen to have on hand. None of the above have corroded my cubes, and I've used them several times.

 

[Dene]

Old thread? Just use anything sticky, ie. tape. Use sticky stuff to get off sticky stuff, any tape will do, the stronger the better, and no damage.

 

[krnballerzzz]

i just use a towel... or a cloth to remove it
lol. If ur gonna resticker..ur also going to wash right? So it works!

 

[VooX]

Scrape-rite plastic blades totally rock! I use cubesmith.com stickers and they leave an easy to remove residue as well.

To get rid of excess glue alcohol wouldn't be my first choice for solvents. It eats/degrades plastic upon contact, if I remember my chemistry correctly.

A naptha based solvent is what binders use, I believe, to remove glue.

If that is difficult to obtain I find spray can pure silicone most effective to remove the residue the scrape-rite blade can't.

It is very important to wait an hour after using any solvent before you put stickers on. If the solvent is not completely evaporated when you sticker your cube, the glue will not adhere to the surface effectively.

 

[abbracadiabra]

Thanks for the tips, VooX. I knew that petroleum based products degrade plastic, but I didn't know that alcohol did as well.