Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

On Jul 30, 7:11*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:
On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

wd40

In article , Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

Yes, you did. What's the problem?

In article , Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

If the plastic in question is a bucket, bottle, etc., try filling it with very
hot water. That may soften the adhesive enough to allow you to peel the label
off. Otherwise, careful and gentle heating with a heat gun or hair dryer may
do the trick.

Soaking in a solution of washing soda in hot water (about 1 cup per gallon)
works sometimes.

Or you could try solvents: mineral spirits or naphtha won't harm most
plastics.

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?


acetone
--
Uno

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:20:36 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:11 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem? What type of plastic
do you have?

MikeB

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:19:11 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The
Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

Yes, you did. What's the problem?

My problem is that all three can damage decorative plastic.

Now what's your problem, only got part of a brain?

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:19:02 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Jul 30, 7:11Â*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:
On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

wd40

Don't have any. Do have some PB Blaster though. And I recall some labels
in the past that WD didn't work to well on.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:26:52 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:24 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:20:36 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:11 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem? What type of
plastic do you have?

MikeB

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Special situations will require more detail on your part for a solution
that will be acceptable- or are yo going to keep us guessing?


Let's see more detail. Hmmmm OK. A paper, adhesive-backed label on the
decorative trim of a home computer. There. Now let me go get that paint
thinner. Maybe I can just melt the plastic and label off.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:25 -0600, Uno wrote:

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?


acetone

Ok so in order to remove the label I need to melt it off along with the
plastic? No thanks.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:22:05 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The
Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

If the plastic in question is a bucket, bottle, etc., try filling it
with very hot water. That may soften the adhesive enough to allow you to
peel the label off. Otherwise, careful and gentle heating with a heat
gun or hair dryer may do the trick.

Soaking in a solution of washing soda in hot water (about 1 cup per
gallon) works sometimes.

Or you could try solvents: mineral spirits or naphtha won't harm most
plastics.

It's decorative trim plastic on a PC. I'm not going to risk trying
acetone. I was looking for a more benign substitute.

In article , Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:19:11 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The
Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

Yes, you did. What's the problem?

My problem is that all three can damage decorative plastic.

Baloney. Specify exactly what plastics can be damaged.

Now what's your problem, only got part of a brain?

More than you, obviously. You've clearly chosen your nickname well. Come back
when you've sobered up.

In article , Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:22:05 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The
Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

If the plastic in question is a bucket, bottle, etc., try filling it
with very hot water. That may soften the adhesive enough to allow you to
peel the label off. Otherwise, careful and gentle heating with a heat
gun or hair dryer may do the trick.

Soaking in a solution of washing soda in hot water (about 1 cup per
gallon) works sometimes.

Or you could try solvents: mineral spirits or naphtha won't harm most
plastics.

It's decorative trim plastic on a PC. I'm not going to risk trying
acetone. I was looking for a more benign substitute.

Nobody suggested trying acetone.

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Let's see more detail. Hmmmm OK. A paper, adhesive-backed label on
the decorative trim of a home computer. There. Now let me go get
that paint thinner. Maybe I can just melt the plastic and label
off.

Paint thinner (aka Varsol) has never in my experience harmed plastic in
any way. It's the best shot you've got at removing the label and
residue without harming the finish on the plastic (assuming it's black,
ultra smooth and glossy). You might also try alcohol (rubbing,
isopropyl, denatured, etc).

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:25 -0600, Uno wrote:

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

acetone

Ok so in order to remove the label I need to melt it off along with the
plastic? No thanks.

Funny. I guess I didn't know your situation. I was using acetone all
day removing goo from fixtures, the tub and the sink.

Yeah acetone + plastic = goo.

Cheers,
--
Uno

Sum Guy wrote in :

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

those solvents can also cause cracking or "crazing".

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

risky because of the fumes. it might also be absorbed by the skin,and give
headaches,etc.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.


MEK is nasty on plastics.Risky.

you could also try vegetable oil,WD-40,isopropyl alcohol.
Goo-Gone is an orange/citrus oil based product.

BTW,I use charcoal lighter fluid for bug and tar removal on my car.
I think it's basically kerosene,or similar to it,but I haven't verified
that.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

Jeff The Drunk wrote in
news
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:19:11 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The
Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

Yes, you did. What's the problem?

My problem is that all three can damage decorative plastic.

Now what's your problem, only got part of a brain?


"decorative plastic" says nothing. Perhaps you mean styrene-based plastic?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

Jeff The Drunk wrote in
news
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:19:02 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Jul 30, 7:11Â*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:
On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

wd40

Don't have any. Do have some PB Blaster though. And I recall some labels
in the past that WD didn't work to well on.


PB might work,shouldn't hurt the "decorative" plastic.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

On Jul 30, 7:06*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Goo-Gone is kerosene.
-----

- gpsman

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:04 +0000 (UTC), Jeff The Drunk
wrote:

Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Add mayonnaise & peanut butter [use either] to the list to try.

Jim

"Jeff The Drunk" wrote in message
news
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

isopropyl alcohol?

"Jeff The Drunk" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:26:52 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:24 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:20:36 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:11 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem? What type of
plastic do you have?

MikeB

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Special situations will require more detail on your part for a solution
that will be acceptable- or are yo going to keep us guessing?


Let's see more detail. Hmmmm OK. A paper, adhesive-backed label on the
decorative trim of a home computer. There. Now let me go get that paint
thinner. Maybe I can just melt the plastic and label off.

Jeff, I got hundreds of those little squares that have alcohol on them. In
a packet like a one time use for giving yourself an injection. Diabetics
use them. I have used them to get a lot of sticky stuff off. They take off
the glue left over from IV tape. It takes some rubbing sometimes, but the
plastic, or whatever substrate seems unaffected, only the goo gets melted,
and that slowly. So, for me, those work, only slowly. It may take you more
than one. Or two. Or three. Or four. But that's what you want.
Something weak and easy on the substrate. If you can't find the patches,
get a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, and some cotton pads, or just use a small
scrap of cotton rag.

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com

"Sum Guy" wrote in message ...
Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Let's see more detail. Hmmmm OK. A paper, adhesive-backed label on
the decorative trim of a home computer. There. Now let me go get
that paint thinner. Maybe I can just melt the plastic and label
off.

Paint thinner (aka Varsol) has never in my experience harmed plastic in
any way. It's the best shot you've got at removing the label and
residue without harming the finish on the plastic (assuming it's black,
ultra smooth and glossy). You might also try alcohol (rubbing,
isopropyl, denatured, etc).

I've had good luck with paint thinner, too. It doesn't work that fast, but
it doesn't melt everything, either.

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com

WD-40 and fingernails. What I'd try.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Jeff The Drunk" wrote in message
news
Let's see more detail. Hmmmm OK. A paper, adhesive-backed label on the
decorative trim of a home computer. There. Now let me go get that
paint
thinner. Maybe I can just melt the plastic and label off.

Them suggestions be eight. Now, they be nine (benign; say it out loud)

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Jeff The Drunk" wrote in message
news

Or you could try solvents: mineral spirits or naphtha won't harm
most
plastics.

It's decorative trim plastic on a PC. I'm not going to risk trying
acetone. I was looking for a more benign substitute.

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:25 -0600, Uno wrote:

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?


acetone

Ok so in order to remove the label I need to melt it off along with the
plastic? No thanks.

Try WD-40, as Jamesgangnc suggested, or another oily substance, like
mineral spirits. Waterless hand cleaner (Goop, Go-Jo) or lanolin
should also do the trick. And then there's brake fluid, which can
even dissolve paint off styrofoam without harming the styrofoam.

Most plastic cases are made of styrene, ABS, PVC, acrylic, or
polycarbonate and are easily dissolved by acetone, lacquer thinner,
some enamel thinners (that evaporate quickly and make your skin cold
upon contact), carburetor/throttle body cleaner, and PB Blaster.
These chemicals are so harmful to those plastics that they're often
used for gluing them together.

Some plastics are really good at resisting most solvents:
polyethylene (HDPE, LDPE, MDPE, used for translucent and opaque
bottles), polypropylene (PP, used for Tupperware, plastic storage
boxes), nylon (opaque), acetal (lots of plumbing parts), and PET
(clear soda bottles)

Here are some databases for chemical compatibility of many materials.
Unfortunately only a few plastics are included:

www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp

www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:30:19 -0400, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

Add mayonnaise & peanut butter [use either] to the list to try.

.... and olive oil.

--
Pete

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340
wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB
And damages some plastics, which the GooGone does not.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:11 -0400, Sum Guy wrote:

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.
If he's going out to the store for anything anyway, why not just buy
the Goo-Gone or Goof-off in the first place?
It won't damage even Styrene plastic, which gasoline, acetone, and
laquer thinners will disolve quite quickly.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:01 -0500, Jim Yanik
wrote:

Sum Guy wrote in :

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

those solvents can also cause cracking or "crazing".

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

risky because of the fumes. it might also be absorbed by the skin,and give
headaches,etc.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.


MEK is nasty on plastics.Risky.

you could also try vegetable oil,WD-40,isopropyl alcohol.
Goo-Gone is an orange/citrus oil based product.

BTW,I use charcoal lighter fluid for bug and tar removal on my car.
I think it's basically kerosene,or similar to it,but I haven't verified
that.
Much closer to Varsol, actually.

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Dollar store. Goo Gone. One dollar.

--
Tony Sivori
Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:16:13 -0700 (PDT), gpsman
wrote:

On Jul 30, 7:06Â*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Goo-Gone is kerosene.
-----

- gpsman
Definitely not.
It is up to 95% Hydrotreated light petroleum distillate (This is a
mixture of C10-C14 naphthenes, iso- and n-paraffins. Neither the
concentration of aromatics nor of hexane is greater than 0.1 % by
volume),
,up to 10% TriPropylene Glycol Methyl Ether, and up to 10% Citrus
extracts.

Deodorized Kero, as well as many solvents such as stoddard solvent,
fall into the hydrotreated light distilate category

Jim Yanik wrote:

Sum Guy wrote in :

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

those solvents can also cause cracking or "crazing".

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

risky because of the fumes. it might also be absorbed by the skin,and give
headaches,etc.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.


MEK is nasty on plastics.Risky.

you could also try vegetable oil,

BINGO! The others *might* work on some plastics but on others they can
dissolve the plastic or cause it to haze over. Why don't you simply
check with someone who might know, like Rubbermaid. Reading their
website a couple of years ago and they put out an FAQ on removing
labels from their products (and by implication their competitors).
Cooking oil (vegetable, olive, etc) is by far the safest and will
eventually work on every adhesive likely to be used to attach labels.

WD-40,isopropyl alcohol.
Goo-Gone is an orange/citrus oil based product.

BTW,I use charcoal lighter fluid for bug and tar removal on my car.
I think it's basically kerosene,or similar to it,but I haven't verified
that.

Most vehicles these days have a list of chemicals that can be used on
which parts of the car but unfortunately it's usually in the workshop
manual and is intended for the body repair section of the dealer. Mine
runs a couple of pages and contains such gems as "alcohol should not
be used on the bumper bar covers except when completely dried off in a
few seconds".

Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:56 -0400, BQ340 wrote:

On 7/30/2010 7:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals? Label
stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?
Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

MikeB

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

Paint thinner won't harm most plastics, they even sell it in plastic
containers! Gasoline? Maybe on some plastics but not most. I've used
lighter fluid to clean greasy buildup on "plexiglass" or something
similar. No harm.

Test in an inconspicuous area if possible.

On 7/30/2010 6:06 PM, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Find one of those critters from the Alien movies, its blood
or drool will eat through anything.

TDD

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:04 +0000 (UTC), Jeff The Drunk
wrote:

Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

To get the stickum from a label off, use an orange-based cleaner.
They are amazing. Some have orang in the name.

To get the label itself off first, you can use your finger nails, or
soak it in water if it is paper. If it's stronger than paper, your
fingernails or your kids. They won't scratch unless you try really
hared.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:04 +0000 (UTC), Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Just use hot water and a rag. Goo gone and goof off will ruin the plastic.
I wouldn't even try fantastik or 409.

Congrats on your 89 IQ score (low average), although you should have done
better.

--
Cheer for competitive computing:
Shift to the left! Shift to the right!
Pop up! Push down! Byte! Byte! Byte!


7/31/2010 1:14:59 AM

On Jul 30, 6:06*pm, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
Something ordinarily in one's entourage of household chemicals?
Label stuck on plastic is the target.

Suggestions?

Cant you peel it off, chemicals wont penetrate lables they will attack
the glue from the sides, if heat, peeling and all the ideas you have
been given dont do it 3M has a liqued or do it right and get er done,
use a belt sander with 36g. Did you try a propane torch yet, works
wonders.