How to Safely Remove Sticker Glue From New Clothes
When you buy a brand new outfit, the last thing you expect is to find sticker adhesive or residue stuck to the clothes when you get home. Unfortunately this happens quite a bit and you also have to worry about sticker glue from name tags sticking to your clothes, or stickers from kids, if you have children around. There are a few different ways you can safely remove sticker glue from new clothes, without damaging the fabric. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Place a piece of duct tape against the fabric and press down firmly to ensure that it sticks to the fabric. Then slowly pull up on the tape until it comes off the fabric. This should remove a portion of the residue and in some cases, it will remove the sticker glue completely.
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Apply a liberal coating of peanut butter to the area with sticker glue. Peanut butter has a high concentration of oil, which works to slowly eat through the residue left behind. Leave the peanut butter on the new clothes for at least an hour and preferably overnight.
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Remove the peanut butter from the clothes with paper towels. You may need to dampen the towels slightly by running them under warm water first. You won't get all of the peanut butter off, but you want to take off as much as possible.
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Coat the clothes with a healthy dose of detergent, or dish washing detergent. Dish washing detergent designed to cut through grease is best because it removes a large amount of the grease in the peanut butter. Let that sit for a few hours to work on the grease left behind.
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Wash the clothes as directed on the label. Since you have the detergent already on the clothes, you won't need to add anymore, but you do need to wash the clothes separately from any others. Once the clothes come out of the dryer, all signs of the sticker glue should be gone.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a product that has a large amount of oil in it, typically whatever you have on hand. Peanut butter works like magic, but you can also try olive oil, butter or regular cooking oil.
WD-40 and Goo Gone are also good at removing sticker adhesive, especially from clothing. If you use WD-40, follow the instructions laid out here, to reduce the chances of the product staining the garments. With Goo Gone, you simply need to apply it to the clothes and wash it off, but it doesn't always work on delicate fabrics.
