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   FastEddie1 | Jun 24, 2005 07:49am | #1

   The hair dryer and a plastic paint scraper might work.  Have you considered Goof-Off?

    

   I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   hammer1 | Jun 24, 2005 08:04am | #2

   Automotive stores carry 3M adhesive remover. It's a volatile thinner but doesn't seem to bother painted surfaces. It's the only thing I've used that works. I'd like to know what they use for glue on some of those stickers and UPC tags. Tough stuff, might be the next best thing for veneer and laminate work.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   BillBrennen | Jun 24, 2005 08:23am | #3

   Pierre,

   Mineral spirits or naptha may work for you, and they will not harm your latex paint...whereas Goof-off is designed to dissolve cured latex paint. If that doesn't work, let it dry, then try water after peeling the top layer off the sticker.

   Bill

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   FastEddie1 | Jun 24, 2005 06:25pm | #9

   Goof-off is designed to dissolve cured latex paint

   I did not know that.  Is that right?  That could cause more problems than just the sticker.I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   BARMIL48 | Jun 24, 2005 11:32pm | #13

   Goof-Off will remove even old acrylic paint. I've used it to clean wood trim when the person before me splattered acrylic paint on it. The varnish beneath the splatter, however, was uneffected.

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   BillBrennen | Jun 25, 2005 09:24am | #23

   Ed,What Barmil48 said in post #14 is true. Goof-off was designed and marketed for people whose goofs were made with latex paint and they wanted a way to recover from them gracefully. I suspect it contains ketones. Glycol ether will also dissolve latex that is cured.Bill

4. 
   tyke | Jun 24, 2005 01:14pm | #4

   oops

   tyke

   Just another day in paradise

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   IronHelix | Jun 24, 2005 01:15pm | #5

   Try some vegatable oil, or WD-40!.....remnants will wash away with soap & H20!

   .............Iron Helix

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   cic317 | Jun 24, 2005 05:11pm | #6

   WD-40 is the way to go. I've used it to rermove sticker & tape from just about any finish.

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   BARMIL48 | Jun 24, 2005 05:20pm | #7

   Peanut butter, also. Works like vegetable oil, but can be licked off afterward.

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   jazzdogg | Jun 24, 2005 05:28pm | #8

   If you make a bold pronouncement that the sticker will be there forever, it is far more likely to fall off on its own, in my experience at least ; - )

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

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   BossHog | Jun 24, 2005 06:31pm | #10

   Another vote for WD-40

   Spray it on, let it soak a while, and scrape it off.

   Why do they call them garage door openers, when they close the door too ???
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   tyke | Jun 25, 2005 01:55am | #15

   i also spray wd-40 on my poor aching joints.

    tyke

   Just another day in paradise

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   G80104 | Jun 25, 2005 04:08am | #17

     I use Windex!

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   DanH | Jun 25, 2005 04:25am | #19

   Only on zits.

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    DanH | Jun 24, 2005 08:39pm | #11

    Goo-Gone or something similar (not as harsh as Goof-Off). However, when the door is relatively newly-painted you have a problem that any solvent may produce some damage.

    Heat (hair dryer) will soften the glue in most cases, but you still will probably have to do some careful scraping.

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    nikkiwood | Jun 24, 2005 09:13pm | #12

    I second the recs for WD-40 and peanut butter.

    I've use them both, and one or the other will work on most label adhesives -- without damaging the paint.

    ********************************************************
    "I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there."
    -- Herb Caen (1916-1997)

12. 
    Mike8964 | Jun 25, 2005 01:18am | #14

    razor blade

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    doodabug | Jun 25, 2005 02:41am | #16

    I want to know who put the sticker on a painted door.

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   BARMIL48 | Jun 25, 2005 04:17am | #18

   The people who put stickers on painted doors are:

   1. College renters who don't care and are too drunk at the time to think about their security deposit, since their parents paid it.

   2. Little kids.

   3. Young adults whose parents sheltered them from the consequences of their actions.

   4. Young adults, former college renters, who still are developmentally little kids and whose parents continue to shelter them from the consequences of their actions.

   I take # 4

    

   Edited 6/24/2005 9:19 pm ET by BARMIL48

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   Pierre1 | Jun 25, 2005 04:53am | #20

   Answer: No. 4 in BARMIL48's post.

   Tenants were late 20s Australian skiers who blew out of town owing 3 week's rent. They had lots of money, and a huge sense of entitlement. To their credit, they left the place clean and the inventory was intact. Owners swear they'll never rent to Aussies again. Too bad for the good Aussies.

   I'll start off with a hairdryer, scrape gently with a credit card (paint is only 6 months old), then soap/hot water. If that doesn't work, I move up to the oily substances, then the WD40, then the cutting solvents.

   Thanks to all for their suggestions. Will report results.

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   DanH | Jun 25, 2005 05:31am | #21

   The problem often is that the sticker has already been "peeled". This makes it worse, if you're going to use heat. Better to use heat from the beginning and sometimes you can just peel the sticker off vs scraping.

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   uncommontree | Jun 25, 2005 07:03am | #22

   Hay Pierre,

    

   How about WD-40 and  peanut butter, might have to move this baby over to Cooks Talk. Could be good on crackers. My vote would be for the WD-40 It may take a couple of trys but It will get the job done . Rick

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   DanH | Jun 25, 2005 02:47pm | #24

   Baby oil is another option.