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Bottlehead Seasoned Member Posts: 592	Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes 06/05/24 at 01:10:52 OK, all you tube wizards - I bought. a pair of 45 tubes off eBay, and there are stickers on the tubes, as well as the tested values written in sharpie. I’m looking for advice on cleaning them without harm. I’ll include pictures to maybe spark some ideas. Thanks! Randy
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Bottlehead Seasoned Member Posts: 592	Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes Reply #1 - 06/05/24 at 01:12:01 And the printing.
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Donnie Seasoned Member Why does it hurt when I pee? Posts: 2343	Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes Reply #2 - 06/05/24 at 01:34:27 I’d try alcohol .
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Sam S Verified Member Posts: 20	Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes Reply #3 - 06/05/24 at 21:11:37 Goo-Gone is good for tape/adhesive residue - not as strong as alcohol. Careful not to get Goof-Off - different product for removing dried latex paint. Sam
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Hearafter Seasoned Member “In Tubes We Trust” Posts: 228	Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes Reply #4 - 06/05/24 at 21:22:31 Best sharpie removal is spray sunscreen. Even smells nice. Stickers I scrape off paper and residue with a utility knife and use either vegetable oil or WD-40 for more difficult gunk. Works good for me. I try to avoid strong solvents. Good luck!
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Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes
Reply #5 - 06/05/24 at 22:06:01

Sticker adhesives is something I used to have to deal with a lot... Alcohol, windex, or Naptha will handle 85% of the most used sticker adhesives... Alcohol for the sharpie. After these, things get more serious. A drop on the end of a qtip should show you if it works, if you have to work at it, or it smears, try a different solvent.

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Bottlehead Seasoned Member Posts: 592	Re: Cleaning stickers, sharpie on tubes Reply #6 - 06/06/24 at 00:47:39 Thanks for all the advice, guys. I’ll try some of the suggestions, and report back with the results. Randy
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