Those god awful stickers

[rweaver]

I bought a new husky toolbox and couldn't be happier with the quality except for those awful stickers that come off in tiny pieces. Does anyone have any tips to getting those stickers off the easy way.

 

[Vantastic]

Warm them up with your heat gun

 

[bsg1]

Zippo lighter fluid.

 

[balrog]

Un-du Sticker Remover.

 

[Vantastic]

Sniff the lighter fluid then don't worry about the stickers.

 

[Tenex]

Goo-gone

 

[JRC3]

Mineral spirits.

Go buy a new 6" drywall knife. It's ridiculous that you have to waste so much time and effort to clean the damn sticker off.

 

[owdlvr]

lol, I just leave them on now...

 

[DeltaWye]

Heat, then isopropyl alcohol.

 

[stercorarius]

I just take my blow torch and wave it over them really quick until they start to wrinkle and pull away on their own. They just pull right off after that with little to no residue. No damage whatsoever to the toolbox finish. Takes a couple seconds per sticker. A lot faster than a heat gun IMHO. I just use a rag with a tiny drop of braklean on it to wipe off any residue.

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[Ree75]

rattle can paint over them, then they will stay

 

[619DioFan]

Goof off is what I use.

 

[KM223]

WD-40. Try it. You will be amazed!

 

[mad german]

Lighter fluid should do it. A little elbow grease doesn't hurt either!

 

[MrGiggles]

Goo Gone or Goof off. Don't get it on plastic.

Generally products specifically designed for one purpose, work the best for that application.

I tried all kinds of stuff to remove the residue on my car from a bumper sticker. Goo gone was all that worked.

A heat gun really makes them easy to peel off too.

 

[The FIB]

Wd-40 x2

 

[purpurite]

Heat gun to warm the decal + WD40 to finish off the remaining residue.

It's the least invasive and easiest method to get it off in one piece.

 

[mbshop]

I find that differant stickers take differant ways to get them off. But yea, heat usually does the trick on metal.

 

[jeeper46]

lol, I just leave them on now...

60 years from now, some guy will be boasting that his toolbox still has the original stickers on it....

 

[IowaDon]

This stuff works great too, and smells better than WD-40. I've tried all kinds of different citrus based cleaners; from my experience this stuff is different and better than the rest.

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[upndown]

Sharp wood chisel and 3lb sledge.

 

[bwringer]

Sharp wood chisel and 3lb sledge.

Only if you're out of 36 grit belts for your belt sander...

 

[padroo]

My wife can't stand it when I am doing something g and leave the stickers on. I say no one will see it but she says I know it's there so I let her remove them.

Plastic stickers are the worst, I would use my heat gun then use WD-40 for the glue.

 

[upndown]

Only if you're out of 36 grit belts for your belt sander...

I use those when I trim my toe nails.

I've used a heat gun and WD40 on a factory painted aluminum boat with success.

 

[CatSplat]

lol, I just leave them on now...

Hah, same here. Now everybody that visits my shop knows the weight rating of my casters and that I have them newfangled ball bearings in my slides.

 

[TK-421]

Heat them up with a hair dryer or heat gun and then pull them off in one big chunk. If it's a big sticker then heat up a small portion and pull it back, then heat up the next portion and pull it back, repeat until the whole sticker comes off in one piece. If any residue is left then clean it up with goo gone.

 

[Provincial]

If possible, I heat the metal instead of the sticker. That way I am heating the glue more than the sticker film. This makes the film stronger and resistant to tearing when pulling on it.

Good luck!

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Can you heat the area of the metal the sticker is on from the back side at all with a heat gun? Should slide right off if you can get it hot enough, the paint on most boxes is pretty resistant to most anything non abrasive.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Cover them with stickers.

 

[bob54]

WD-40 x 3

 

[Farmall450]

WD-40. Try it. You will be amazed!

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[Badger 13]

Like others have said, I also use a heat gun, and then WD-40 if the entire sticker does not come off. I hate stickers so I work hard on removing them. I really don't use WD-40 for anything else, just sticker removal. I find the trick is to let it sit and soak, it makes for easier removal.