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Sticky Residue Left By A Sticker

dmginca — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:19:44 GMT

Hello Q Friends,

I am not sure this is the right place to post this ? but I am so very desperate, please forgive. xo xo

You know those size stickers mfgs put on jeans for the stores? I delayed in hemming some jeans and am just now getting to it. I removed that sticker and now there is a sticky residue and a dark stain.

Does anyone have any ideas how to remove that residue and get the stain out. I hope that I don't have to go out and buy a new pair.

Thanks so much!!!

With Heaps of Appreciation!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Sticky Residue Left By A Sticker

WSfan — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:33:59 GMT

I've had that problem also, and I think I used Pine-Sol; just don't rub too hard because not sure of the color fastness (is that a word) of your fabrics. You may also want to try straight dish soap, laundry detergent or prewash spray. If it was a solid surface, I would tell you Goo-Gone or peanut butter. Goo-Gone will get unwanted stickers off of paper without damaging them. Good for scrapbookers. Before you try anything, you might want to research it on the internet.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:58:47 GMT

Isopropyl alcohol works very well for this. If you have any kind of gentle scrapy thing, just get some alcohol on there and then scrape scrape scrape.

Well, I have to say that I've used this primarily on hard items - not fabric. But I don't see any reason it could hurt on fabric and should work as well.

Re: Sticky Residue Left By A Sticker

dmginca — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:25:50 GMT

Hello!

WSfan...yes; color fastness is a term! You won't believe this, but I have a degree in Fashion Merch, so I know that exists and yet don't know how to get this stain out!!

Chickenbutt.....thank you for the tip, will give it a go on a scrap piece of hem to see what happens to the fabric. I fear that the adhesive has permeated the fabric and never truly will come out. Hey; still cooking up some of your recipes you left on the Swap!

Thanks Thanks Thanks!

Re: Sticky Residue Left By A Sticker

sarpy — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:54:59 GMT

Would this help? Heloise seems to always say "Try vinegar". Try it, it won't hurt the material.

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dmginca — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:26:03 GMT

Thank you Sarpy! So sweet of you to help me out! Am going to try!

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Big Sister — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:04:54 GMT

I wonder if you couldn't use GooGone which is made to erase that sticky residue. It's a liquid.

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:27:01 GMT

Did you try just washing them and hanging them to dry? I would try that, first.

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Big Sister — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:12:07 GMT

I think that washing and then drying them may set the glue forever.

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stevieb — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:33:36 GMT

Finger nail polish remover with acetone and a gauze pad.

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mare54 — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:04:26 GMT

W D40. Works great and cleans up great too . Oops sorry wrong product for what you want. But WD40 works great on hard surfaces. I took a couple of stickers off my car window with no problem at all. Good luck.

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Bestdressed — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:21:36 GMT

Krud Kutter in a spray bottle, work great!

Available at Home Depot, Menards.

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brewhaha — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:22:56 GMT

Homax all-purpose cleaner works great on sticky residue.

Re: Sticky Residue Left By A Sticker

goldreich27 — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 23:17:02 GMT

Goo- Be-Gone will take off anything sticky. Big box store or WM.