How to Get Sticker Residue Off With Baking Soda

Baking soda removes the dried adhesive from old stickers.

Baking soda has myriad uses in the kitchen and home. In addition to being a leavening agent, baking soda acts as a pH neutralizer to stomach acid, creates the carbonation that makes the lava effect in primary-school science projects and removes sticker residue from glass and other materials. In viscous paste form, baking soda congeals the adhesive residue left by window tinting, auto-body graphics and decals. Baking soda is nonabrasive in paste form and nonreactive on metal, glass, paper and plastic.

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/2 tablespoon water
• Food-storage container or mixing bowl
• Towel
• Cloth

Instructions

1. Pour 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda and 1/2 tablespoon of water into a food-storage container or mixing bowl.

2. Mix the baking soda and water until a paste forms.

3. Moisten a towel with the paste.

4. Apply the paste to the sticker residue.

5. Rub the paste over the residue in a circular motion until it releases.

6. Wipe the area with a moist cloth to remove the baking soda paste.

References

• Tipnut: 30 Helpful Items to Remove Sticky Adhesive Goo