De-Solv-It  is not as good as Goo Gone, having just tried it.


Janet Adelberg
Librarian
Cary Memorial Library
PO Box 127
Wayne, ME 04284
Phone: 207-685-3612
Email: [log in to unmask]


On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:56 AM Cynthia E. Smith <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I use a knife to remove labels.  I have my "favorite knife" that I
> like to use, it's just a small one, almost like a paring knife.
>
> Goo Gone is my go to solvent for removing the sticky residue left
> behind once I peel off a label and sometimes I even put some Goo Gone
> on the label itself to soften it before I use my knife.  Just be
> careful of getting the paper cover too wet.
>
> https://googone.com/original-adhesive-remover
>
> Cindy Smith
> Limerick Public Library
>
>
> Quoting Ann Spinney <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Does anyone know of a tool or safe solvent for removing the
> > super-sticky labels that vendors slap over the ISBNs on book covers?
> > My fingernails are getting worn out.
> > A question for a Friday afternoon, I guess. Thank you ~Ann
> >
> > Ann Morrison Spinney, PhD
> > Assistant Dean of Learning Resources
> > Northern Maine Community College
> > Presque Isle, ME
> > (207) 768-2734
> >
> > I honor and acknowledge the Wabanaki Nations, on whose land and
> > resources the city of Presque Isle is built
> >
>