Best way to remove stickers from game case?

Scosglen

I just got a used DS game through an online trading site. The cover is plastered in retail stickers and that shit drives me up the walls.

What's the best way to remove the sticker residue and papery fiber leftovers from a game cover, preferably without ruining the plastic with scratches and such?

Demerdar

If you're pretty anal about it I would let the case soak in some hot/warm water for a good 30 minutes and peel them off.

bsjezz

eucalyptus or lavender oil works best for me

edit: and your collection will smell as fresh as a spring garden

Usagi

Goo Gone

best goopy stuff remover ever

Improvolone

Yea, but Goo Gone is a seriously powerful thing. Be careful with it.

Seco

You could try using rubbing alcohol to remove it. I've never tried it on a plastic cover, but I don't see how it would damage anything.

Ruckus

Seco wrote: »

You could try using rubbing alcohol to remove it. I've never tried it on a plastic cover, but I don't see how it would damage anything.

I use isopropyl alcohol (commonly known as rubbing alcohol) and cotton swabs or cotton balls, after using my thumbnail or a dull plastic knife/scraper to remove the majority of the paper bits.

Vulpine

I've always sworn by white spirit to remove price stickers from CD jewel cases, but I've not tried it on the softer plastic of a keep case.

Mom2Kat

In the Movie Store I worked at we used Rubbing alcohol to remove old stickers when repricing or if we had some come in from a company we bought out and were being redistributed to us. Worked really good.

Just use your thumb nail to get most of the sticker off, then using a q-tip dipped in alot of rubbing alcohol gently work the gummy off. It is also great in a squirt bottle for cleaning disks. It is great gets the greasy off and dries so fast.

EggyToast

There's a few ways, as mentioned above, but make sure you remove the paper insert before trying anything.

Skimblecat

I used to work on a book store and we would use lighter fluid. Apparently peanut butter will also work but will leave an oil mark on paper

DirtyDirtyVagrant

I've used my hair dryer before.

Pheezer

Rubbing alcohol (aka isopropyl alcohol) will work. Goof Off is another product that works, but as with all powerful solvents (Goo Gone is similar), do NOT touch your face/eyes/mouth with it on your hands, and do NOT allow it to sit. And if it's a DVD style case, take out the paper insert before doing this.

DirtyDirtyVagrant

And the dvd, if you're feeling especially cautious.

Barrakketh

I use a blow dryer to start with and work from there. If you heat the stickers up a little bit you can at least remove them in one piece, even from things like cardboard. There's usually less residue left behind (sometimes even none!) and it's pretty easy to clean up what remains.

LeCaustic

Barrakketh wrote: »

I use a blow dryer to start with and work from there. If you heat the stickers up a little bit you can at least remove them in one piece, even from things like cardboard. There's usually less residue left behind (sometimes even none!) and it's pretty easy to clean up what remains.

Bingo. IT's how I removed the stupid dealership bullshit they put on the back of cars. I bought this car, it's mine. I don't need your stupid fucking dealership name on it.

But I figure the heat can be dangerous for an electronics device

Rhaven

Those stickers drive me crazy too. I always attempt to remove the residue using a piece of masking tape before trying anything else - just keep pressing the tape down over the sticky parts and pulling it up again. Usually the sticky bits will stick to the masking tape instead of the original surface. Sometimes you can just use the part of the sticker that you've already pulled up (assuming you can get a decent piece of it) to pull up the rest.

Pure Din

If you want to try a more natural solution, dip a piece of paper towel in olive oil, and then let it sit on the plastic for 10-15 minutes. Then wipe as much sticker as you can off of the item, and then repeat until all the sticky goo is gone. I have used this method to safely remove stickers from GBA and GBC cartridges, and a DS Lite. Works great, no dangerous chemicals, and doesn't damage the plastic.

Pheezer

Rubbing alcohol is every bit as natural as olive oil.

Everywhereasign

Lighter fluid works well too.

Basically find a hydrocarbon and put it on the sticker. The goo will come off. Some hydrocarbons are most likely capable of melting or damaging the case, test on a small area first.

defreak

You can usually get the residue off by jabbing the area with the original sticker, just jab at it 10-15 times and the residue will be lifted, no chemicals needed. Won't work for the papery leftovers though.