Tip: Removing stickers and price tags

There's nothing worse than bringing home a pretty new picture frame, tray or vase only to spend the next hour slowly pulling, peeling and begging the manufacturer's stickers or price tags to come free without leaving a sticky mess.

I'm not sure where I first found this idea - much thanks to whatever blog or friend shared it - but giving tags a blast with a hair dryer makes a huge difference!

The heat from the hair dryer melts away the glue, allowing the tag to come off cleanly.

And, if you do end up with some residue (or have a few sticky pieces from before you learned this trick) products like Goo Gone are a real lifesaver, though I've also had some luck with an elbow grease and olive oil combo. 

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Comments

[iheartnaps]

Something else that works really well is Vim (the liquid cleaner) and the scrubby part of a sponge. This especially works well on the glass part of picture frames (why do they ALWAYS put the price tags in the most obvious places?!).

I have also used just the Vim and a cloth on more delicate surfaces, a quick rinse afterward and no residue remains

[Elemental LED staff]

Thanks! Just got a piece of framed art back from the frame shop, and they put some sticker right on the glass! ???

[M]

I have tried acetone on a little piece of paper towel or cotton ball and it clears all tags and residue!