Re: best method to remove a 67 back label Message #4 Posted by Grant Goodes on 15 Mar 2004, 8:17 a.m., in response to message #1 by Andreas
You may want to try a technique that is used by Pinball
collectors to remove protective mylar films from pinball
playfields: Use freeze-spray (sold for cooling electronic
components), or regular canned-air (with the can held upside
down, the propellant comes out, giving the same effect as
freeze-spray). Thouroughly douse a section of the label,
and the freeze-spray will cause the adhesive to completely
separate from the label, and loose its adhesion. Carefully
lift up the first section of the label (using a credit card
or whatever to prevent it from sticking again), and continue
to work (liberally spraying) away from your starting point.
The glue will be left behind on the calc, and hopefully
the label will not get mangled (though I don't know if the
freeze-spray will affect the ink, since I've only worked
with mylar films which I intended to dispose of).
This really works, though it takes a bit of practice.
grant..
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