Pricetags giving you hell? Worse still, on the cardback?

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Pricetags giving you hell? Worse still, on the cardback?

Post by e3lipse » Sat May 20, 2006 7:20 pm

Figured some new collectors might go bonkers because of pricetags stuck on the cardback.
Hope this helps :)

Warning: Picture intensive

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Items used for the demo
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2 things i swear by
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When you don't use Zippo or Googone, this is what may happen
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To intiate hell
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HELL BREAKS LOOSE!
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Fret not, here come Zippo!
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Drip sufficient amount over , wait a while.
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Feel it off . Not too fast.
Extra Zippo fluid lying around? No problem, use the tissue and wipe around, cleaning a good clean . Stains and dust gone.
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Heres another. This time the sticker is similar to the type used for price tags at Taka
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Damp it with Zippo
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Slowly peel, ARGH!!! It can't be removed!
This usually happens for the glossy kind of pricetags, not those like the one used for the demonstration for the SOTA Blanka
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Apply more Zippo at place where the pricetag cannot be peeled anymore
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TADA!
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It's sticky! Now use goo gone and drip some over
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Clean it up , if you want, wipe other areas too
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Good as new. Shiny too! :D

Enjoy

Goo gone shouldn't cost more than $10
Zippo refill shouldn't cost more than $4

Warning: No naked flame nearby. Zippo is flamable. Goo gone is not.
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Re: Pricetags giving you hell? Worse still, on the cardback?

Post by hbng » Sat May 20, 2006 8:26 pm

e3lipse wrote:......

Goo gone shouldn't cost more than $10
Zippo refill shouldn't cost more than $4
......
Thanks for the tips on Goo Gone. Will check it out. Now I can do something about those Jap stickers on some of the figures. :D

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Post by Plo Strax-Avix » Sat May 20, 2006 10:17 pm

Good one e3lipse.

I never even thought that people would need help removing pricetags, as I've been using lighter fluid to remove them(and clean up and dirt/smudges) from cardbacks, and to remove scotch tape to open boxes without damaging them for as long as I can remember. :D

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