Removing glue from price stickers

Now simply don't get me going on this subject! It really pulls my chain!

Washing up bowls and other plastic goods, wooden chopping boards, books - all marred with this stuff. Why, just why I ask myself !!

Try sticky stuff remover, which is really good. Or I think WD 40 might work. Your husband might have some.(sorry if that sounds sexist!)

If only they'd use the adhesive that's on most of those resealable tabs - the ones that never stick.

Oh and there was me hoping you would have a solution.
Will have to wait and hope someone knows the secret, or it’s just struck me I could google advice....now why didn’t I think of that.

We have an old wardrobe with the remnants of a sticker on the side that one of our DC put there around 30 years ago. One that the dentist gave out saying how good their teeth were. Nothing, but nothing, will get it off.

I wrote replying to lucky and here are some more replies. thanks. Will try the wd40 though wonder if it will mark.

I get it off most things with a tiny drop of white spirit on a soft cloth. Of course with a book you might be wary of taking the colour off, but you could try some on an old, similarly coloured book first.

I believe Lakeland has a product for removing sticky residue from labels.

I have just consulted with dr google/utube and a hair dryer was suggested. 20 seconds of heat on the label, in this case on a book, and the residue wiped straight off. It worked!
will check out lakeland though....thanks all.

I put this on the handy tips thread re the hairdryer. A few seconds blasting the sticker with a hairdryer and it will come off cleanly, leaving no stickiness. It works a treat.

That is a really handy tip. Can’t wait for the next opportunity to use it! Shouldn’t be too long.

Spray it with furniture polish like Pledge, leave it on a couple of minutes and it should wipe off without damaging the book.

Where feasible I ask the till assistant to take the stickers off, as we have no obligation to buy goods with their sales information on. Esp with books. So far that has always worked, but will keep the hairdryer tip in reserve - a good one.

Eucalyptus oil will remove price sticker glue. A dab of oil on a cotton ball or tissue will do the trick.

Maggiemaybe - how very true about the resealable tabs!!!

Nail varnish remover or white spirit.

Also one of the essential oils you can buy -Eucalyptus oil works a treat too!

Yes I use that one too - always works for me!

"Sticky stuff remover" from Lakeland works - it's based on orange oil. I also got a similar product from Lidl or Aldi.

I have used surgical spirit before but the hairdrier tips sounds worth a try.

Always use nail polish remover

I use lighter fluid, works a treat and also removes oil splashes from clothes.

Be careful using nail varnish remover, I usee it to remove a large sticker from my washer window and it left it all cloudy. DD, a scientist, asked me why I had used that chemical on this type of plastic as I should have known it would have an adverse reaction

WD40 works a treat