Friday, November 24, 2006

How to Remove Sticker Residue the Easy Way - Just erase it off!

I stumbled upon this quite a while ago, but I thought I might share it with the world. You can erase sticker residue off.














You start with your sticky surface, just erase it! (That's my Listerine Light in the background!)


Brush that stuff off!


There you go!



261 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Don't bother with the eraser, use a little WD40, it wipes adhesive right off.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hate you

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hmm, I am not convinced yet (and the truth is that I don't want to waist a sticker etc. right now to proove it :))...doesn't it still stick afterwards?
To be tested -

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger Marc said...

thats awesome

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

gaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

acetone is the best real sticker remover.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You can use toothpaste

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

toothpaste is much easier even on soft surface

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cool. Thanks for this.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Other simple ways to remove stickers or sticker residue

- soften with a hair dryer ( low or moderate heat)
- an oil ( lipid) based solvent such as wd40

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Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thats neat, saves a lot of crappy time trying alternatives, thanks =D

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow! Who uses floppies anymore!

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Clever. Great tip. thanx

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

.....this has been known for years..

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Next tutorial: how to take better pictures

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger Len said...

good to know!

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

someone posted this at http://www.streamtvnow.tv/ awhile back

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

easy, breezy! nice tip, also you can use rubbing alcohol, lightly dampen a cotton ball and swab the area gently. It comes off easily (but don't rub too rigorously or you'll have bits of cotton stuck to the surface).

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger snerge said...

Try using lighter fluid, It works like a charm too and you don't have to put that much pressure on the object to take it off.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger Tim Levis said...

can you use the eraser on your mouth hence foregoing the need for Listerine Light ?

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger MarkG said...

Goo Gone works great for removing sticky residue, and won't harm paint. It also dissolves grease. I use it to clean bicycle parts and to remove old decals.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Stickers-from-a-Laptop

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great and easy idea!

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3M adhesive remover...available at your local auto parts store.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hate when stickers are on DVDs and CDs and ruin the covers. This looks like a great tip, I only hope it works just as well as it has in the example.

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

For most sticker gunk (windshields, etc...) I squirt a small amount of lighter fluid (charcoal fluid also works) on a paper towel. Then, just scrub the stuff right off. But I love this one. Great tip!

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You chose to write an article about sticker residue rather than Listerine Light? What the hell is wrong with you?

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger Zaki said...

but it leaves a little mark on the disk from the erasers

Saturday, November 25, 2006  
Blogger jgodsey said...

that's all well and good on a hard surface where you can coax the acrylic based adhesive to warm up and roll itself off. but for more delicate surfaces - clear plastic, glass, dust jackets, PAPER - try lighter fluid which is usually naptha. IF that doesn't work, there is a less smelly product called un-du (fave of scrapbookers) which is in the butane-hexane family. i wouldn't advice goo-gone because it adheres to your fingers may stain paper, and goof-off is very strong and will dissolve ink if our rub too hard. but i indeed an eraser is a good first tool.

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger hefro said...

the best stuff to get sticker gunk off anything is WD-40.

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Holy time machines Batman! A 3.5" floppy disc? Whew. Thank goodness we got that sticky stuff off our super high-tech device.

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger Unknown said...

yep, ive noticed that too,

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger John Huck said...

What is that green square thing on the desk?

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger Unknown said...

Another smart way is to use scotch tape on the surface. =)

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Depending on the item, you can also use a hairdryer set on anything but "cool shot" (or similar setting). Direct the stream of air onto the sticker. This will soften the adhesive, thus easing removal of the sticker.

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger Kyle said...

Sweet, I never thought of that!

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Blogger Unknown said...

Theres a bunch of ways to do this actually, but yours sounds the least messy.

Action figure collectors have been using a rag with lemon scented pledge, or WD40 to get those annoying price tags off their products (dont want those buyers to know how much they REALLY paid for it.) ^_^

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Eucalyptus oil works very well getting left over sticker adhesive off book covers, small appliances etc.

Sunday, November 26, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Goo Gone works amazingly well on sticker residue as well. Just be careful on painted surfaces as it can liquify it. Also, have you tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? It's worked on stuff I never dreamed it could.

Monday, November 27, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wd40 acts as a solvent on most sticker residue... spray it, wait a bit, and wipe it off with a paper towel.

Monday, November 27, 2006  
Blogger GMoney said...

much faster, easier, cleaner, less abrasive and less invasive method: go to the closest hospital emergency room, chat up the cutest nurse you see, and ask for a few adhesive remover pads. they come in little packets, just like the alcohol prep pads but contain C11-12 Isoparaffin, Petroleum Spirits, Isopropyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Stearate, and Isopropyl Alcohol. they remove all sticky residues quickly and completely and will not harm the surface you are working on. they may also be available at your local pharmacy in the home-health care section, but i prefer to chat up cute nurses.

Monday, November 27, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Zippo lighter fluid is hands down the best remover of sticker residue.

Can also remove some logos from products. Safe with most plastics and most other substances.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is so awesome, I would have never guessed... Thanks so much!!!!

Friday, January 05, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, didn't think that would work, but i tried it anyways. I lol'd when the stuff started comming off like pencil marks. just goes to show what can be done when you think outside the box.

Friday, January 05, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WD-40!! ONE WIPE IT'S GONE!! =D My fiance just bought a game from EB and they always have those NASTY little stickers to hold them closed and the price tags.. WB-40 definately works.

Saturday, February 17, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Try a hairdryer or heat gun.
Use low heat best.
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Thursday, March 08, 2007  
Blogger m said...

Nothing like the wonders of modern chemistry.

Monday, March 12, 2007  
Blogger miscblogger said...

Great advice! I've been using mineral oil (practically cooking oil) to remove that residue and it has just left even more residue in a different form, slippery hard-to-get-off stuff!

Thanks!
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Friday, April 13, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh my GOD i should thank you for this tip you have saved my macbook. i bought a film protector that sticks to my palmrest area and recently removed it to replace it with a silicon cover. alas loads of sticker residue on my beloved macbook that too white. a quick search on google enlightened me with your clever tip and there you go I am once again the owner of a lovely macbook. you saved all the time i would have spent trying to take it to an apple store to get it back to normal. Thanks once again ; )

Saturday, April 14, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The WD40 suggestion was great. It removed a very annoying sticker off the cover of my brand new laptop.

Saturday, May 12, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually I just used the eraser way on my laptop and It's not even sticky. So I Like the eraser way better. You'll likely have an eraser so use it. But, it will be messy. You might need a vaccum to clean up the eraser leftovers.

Friday, May 18, 2007  
Blogger Unknown said...

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Monday, June 18, 2007  
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Monday, June 18, 2007  
Blogger Unknown said...

Thanks a lot that tricks works!

Monday, June 18, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wish all the idiots that say that WD-40 will remove sticker gunk would shut the hell up. It doesn't. The best thing to remove sticker gunk is Goof Off, Goo Gone, or Lighter(BBQ too) Fluid. Have a nice day.

Stop spreading misinformation!!!

Sunday, June 24, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just wanted to say that the eraser did not work for me. Just kind of gave me eraser colored sticker residue.

I tried the lighter fluid and it worked like a charm. I heartily recommend it!

Friday, July 13, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you're all wrong pls listen to me!just buy a new sticker and stick it over the $hi* think 4 ur selfes

Tuesday, July 17, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Toothpaste works great! But I tried nailpolish remover for the tough stuff, and it worked even better!! Acetone-free!

Thursday, July 26, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've tried this..and it works perfectly! Thanks a lot!

Sunday, July 29, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What about removing sticker in my car window ?

Wednesday, September 05, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OMG, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Thursday, September 06, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wd 40 worked 4 me!!!

Monday, September 10, 2007  
Blogger Unknown said...

WD40 works best when trying to remove sticker residue from an acrylic surface. Just spray a little on a paper towel and rub it off.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

how come it wont work for me!!! :( those apple stickers that come with your ipod are so freakin stickyyyyy. =/i want to sell the ipod..and i need to clean it up LOL

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

This blog-stream helped me greately! My 3-year old decided to put his 4 hot wheels stickers on the shiny black plastic border at the bottom of our brand new 65" DLP TV. When I tore the stickers off, all that was left was a mass of gummy sticker glue. I tried rubbing alcohol - nothing. I tried magic eraser (seems to solve every other problem) - nothing. I tried good ole soap and water with a sponge - nothing. I tried an eraser, and it seemed to have an effect, but it really chewed through my eraser fast and it was far from fast and easy.

Ultimately, the lighter fluid trick was exactly what I needed. It very quickly removed the whole patch of sticker glue. One thing I found was that the cloth used made a big difference on the completeness of the job. Paper towels kept leaving smudges. I found that a cloth baby diaper (extremely handy things) did perfectly. One more thing, the lighter fluid doesn't seem to have damaged the surface of the TV border at all, either. It's just as shiny as it was originally; can't see any difference where the stickers were.

Thanks to all for their idea contributions!

Saturday, January 19, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you!!! I'm cleaning up my apartment, getting things in order, and someone bought me these little picture frames, with glass that slides out easily from the side, and so they were held in place with little adhesive stickies help keep the product from being damaged while packaged, but are a bitch for the owner, once you get them home and try to use the picture frame... I did a quick search and came up with this blog. It worked like a charm! Thanks for saving several minutes, possibly even an hour or more, of time. Now I can get my pictures in those frames and get back to housecleaning. ;-)

Saturday, February 09, 2008  
Blogger Unknown said...

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Friday, February 22, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THANKS IT REALLY WORKS =)

Wednesday, April 09, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That little trick permanently marred my brand new laptop. Use caution if you try it.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

a few minutes ago i removed about 7 stickers from my 1 year old laptop just using my thumbnail and fingers.

then i used a little cotton and some alcohol to remove the stains left at where the borders of the stickers were.

one surface is aluminum, beneath the keyboard; and the other surface is i guess some kinda carbon based black material and the surface is rough.

all is clean!

Sunday, June 01, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

anyone who DIDNT say GOO GONE is retarted goo gone is amazing i JUST used it to clean off all the stickers on my guitars fret board just dab a bit on acloth and rub and its all gone im in love with goo gone lol

Thursday, June 19, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The idea of the WD40 is surely the best!

Monday, July 07, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WD-40 doesnt work at all. Heat it with a hair dryer pour gasoline liberally and light it with a bic lighter.

Heat rules!

Sunday, July 13, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recently bought some sandals that had a sticker in the foot part, since they are cork I had no idea how to get rid of the residue without wrecking them. I tried the eraser idea and it worked perfectly. Thank you sooo much :)

Saturday, July 26, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

acetone (nail polish remover) is great as well =)

Tuesday, August 05, 2008  
Blogger J-chot said...

I JUST DID THE WD40 THING ON MY BASS GUITAR AND NOT ONLY DID IT REMOVE THE GOO LIKE CRAZY BUT NOW I CAN PLAY SUPER FAST LIKE MEEDILY-MEEDILY-MEEDILY-WOW BOW-BOW-BOW ZOOOOOOOM!

Wednesday, August 06, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

poop that made it worse!!!!!

Monday, August 18, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wow! i tried the toothpaste suggestion and it worked. if u let the toothpaste sit there for a few minutes it will get rid of almost anything....

Friday, August 22, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

but would using wd40 or rubbing alcohol on wood damage it in anyway? moving house and the previous owners daughter stuck stickers all over her wardrobe door that i want removed! The door is made of mahogany.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bella,

Try an oily furniture polish (like liquid gold) and rub it on the sticker with a q-tip. Let it sit and then remove and wipe clean. This should work. If it doesn't you might try goo gone. It is supposed to work on most surfaces. I would try an inconspicuous part of the door first.

Friday, September 05, 2008  
Blogger Unknown said...

WD40 rocks!! I wanted to remove sticker residue on my metal cabinet, tried eraser and goof off 2 and that didn't work. The idea of using WD40 is certainly the best!!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A new vacuum came with stickers all over it. The body is plastic and the dirt cup is clear. I tried soapy water and rubbing alcohol, but no luck. A pencil eraser worked but left a slight haze. I found the cooking oil suggestion here and was amazed! It worked so well I thought I was dreaming. Waaaaay cool.

Saturday, November 01, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

thanks that really worked

Saturday, November 08, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

that worked awesome! the storage unit is now clean of girly stickers, so now i have no shame in using it as a rack for my band gear...thanks a million

Monday, November 10, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Awesome tip! Works great :)

Tuesday, November 11, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just used this and it totally worked! Thanks!

Monday, November 17, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i love you, got it right off the bottom of my columbia thermos.

Monday, December 08, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

omg. hahah. finally. someone who already knows this. its frustrating that i have this valuable information but i couldnt share it because i didnt know which blog sites were the best. well u did my work for me. thank you.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

omfg... i just tried it on this ,massive sticky spot on plastic... i cant believe it worked.

Monday, January 05, 2009  
Blogger fifidoodles said...

since so many people were being pretty horrible, i've decided to say thank you very much for helping me!

Thursday, January 08, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! wow. this actually worked... I didn't want to damage my book with rubbing alcohol, so this was perfect.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

nail polish remover didnt do the trick for my guitar controller--the eraser did.

Saturday, January 17, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I tried the eraser on the bottom of my heels and it didn't work, but then I tried nail polish remover and it worked great!

Sunday, January 18, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was trying to remove residue from stickers on my laptop. I tried using this eraser method and it made the residue worse! What finally worked was nail polish remover. It works awesome! xD

Sunday, January 25, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I needed this so much. It was the first thing that popped up on a google search and my first impression was "eraser? No way." I just tried it on sticker residue on painted wood that's been on there for 8 years and it's coming off completely.

Thanks! :D

Wednesday, February 18, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Paint Thinner works fantastic!!!
The residue comes right off!

Saturday, February 28, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

omg i have trying to clean a sticker of my laptop for ages i used the rubber and it got worse at first but then came off thanks!1

Saturday, March 14, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you have a delicate surface that you might be hesitant spraying chemicals onto, you can use Pam (or any non-stick cooking spray). I just used it on an aluminum bike frame loaded with stickers and it worked great.

Saturday, March 21, 2009  
Anonymous Josh said...

this tip worked great! thank you!!

Wednesday, April 01, 2009  
Anonymous Ashley said...

Thanks for that.
I was selling some items and needed to give them a wipe down.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009  
Anonymous Crazy Inflated Monkey said...

Thanks to anonymous above for the toothpaste idea..just used it on a nasty sticker residue on a Will Smith Lost & Found CD I picked up at a yard sale. Now the case is sticker crud free and Will has minty fresh breath!

Sunday, May 24, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this. I was having trouble removing sticker residue from something and tried acetone, it didn't work. So I checked the internet and saw this. I tried it, it didn't work right away but then I went back to the acetone and it did work. The eraser must have loosened it up. THANKS!

Monday, July 13, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

why's everyone talkin shit about this post?
it works!

Thursday, July 16, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'll see you in hell (from heaven).

Thursday, July 16, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Eraser didn't do it for me on glass. Toothpaste worked well though!

Friday, August 07, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That totally worked. My roommate will never know! Thanks!

Saturday, August 08, 2009  
Anonymous Martin46 said...

didn't work for me on glass (car windscreen) neither.

I left the 'mess' in place until I caught-up with my cousin who is a professional auto-windscreen fitter for all types of vehicles; cars, trucks, coaches.

His company train their employees well; he spends nearly as much time in the classroom as 'on the job' and actually learns all about how stickers, glass, tinted screens are made etc. Consequently he knows what effect each chemical/liquid etc will have on glass.

There was no fluid of any type that wouldn't leave some kind of mark. Acetone (nail varninsh remover) would leave a cloudy appearance on the glass. maybe it wouldn't show unless under direct sunlight but it would be there all the same. Similar problem with WD40.

Bearing in mind the sticker residue is on my brand new £30k car, I didn't want any marks left at all.

What he did was to slightly wet the sticker and then, using a kind of razor blade in a holder, kept making tiny 'slides' at the edge of the sticker. When I say tiny I mean like 0.5mm movements (but lots of them)! I admit was not happy and was worried that there would be damage/marks etc.

Well, once he had finished there was absolutely nothing to be seen!!! There was no marks or damage and the whole job (3 tennis ball size stickers residue) took him hardly 10 mins.

The most important thing, he explained, is that the blade is held at 45 degrees with very light pressure and the movements are very very small and fast. He went through a bout 4 blades as another vital point is that the blade is not at all blunt - that's when the damage can happen.

I am very pleased with his work and glad I didn't use any of the suggested fluids. The screen in my car has got IR coating and is a heated screen (ting wires running through it) and he reckons that there would definitely have been a visible mark with any other method than what he did.

Best of all, it didn't cost me a penny!! ;-)

Sunday, September 06, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i dont see how anyone could call this gay, or hate you for it, and out of all of the alternatives being posted, hair dryer, wd40, acetone, even TOOTHPASTE, i would never think of using any of those on my ipod touch!!!, that would be ridiculous, but this worked, and only took a minute or two, as compared to spending about an hour getting some stickers off of plastic containers using drain cleaner xD

Thursday, September 10, 2009  
Blogger Unknown said...

it's been great post & has been introducing the way of removing sticker residue off . . in a right manner without scratch on its surface Waste Stickers

Saturday, October 31, 2009  
Anonymous Brand vs Generic Drugs said...

Hello this information is very useful in the office or in house thanks for sharing!!! I love this information about Sticker Residue

Friday, November 06, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i know it sounds absurd, but human semen actually works wonders to remove adhesive residue. It can stain porous surfaces, however, so best to collect in a container prior to cleaning and just dab as needed.

And best of all, it's much more fun than alternative methods!

Monday, November 30, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cum works too
hahaha
no really it does

Monday, December 07, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you sooo much Muggsy! I tried pretty much all the methods people posted: nail polish remover, tilex, peanut butter, hot water/soap, wd-40.. all worked minimal results.. but your method with charcoal/lighter fluid worked instantly!! just applied a very tiny amount to a napkin and it just wiped right off leaving no trace! thanks again!

Sunday, December 13, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you, it works!! It was fast and clean.

Saturday, December 19, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wow, i cant belive it bt it really works. i tried on the sticky residue on my rubiks cube and it works!, thanx man! =))

Tuesday, December 29, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i recently took the stickers off my guitar hero controlller and the eraser worked perfectly, it takes 2 mins and leaves no marks or scratches so i would higly advise trying this technique

Saturday, January 30, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this works great. used it on game cases.

Sunday, January 31, 2010  
Anonymous Large Format Printing Service said...

Well considering that you're showing how your tip works on a floppy disk, one must consider that this blog was created a long time ago. haha

Thursday, February 25, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is nice to definitely find a site where the blogger knows what they are talking about.

Saturday, March 27, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi

Thursday, April 22, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just purchased a book and had a horrible sticky residue left by the price sticker. I tried almost everything to get rid of it without damaging the book - found this post, tried it and it works a charm! Takes a bit of elbow grease but it gets rid of all of it =D thank you very much for posting this information!

- Almiraswolf

Thursday, May 13, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was the best tip ever! It worked like a charm. Thanks!

Friday, May 28, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

thanks man. it helped me to get rid of the residue off my guitar. i o u 1

Saturday, September 04, 2010  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

erasing really does work.

p.s. first legit comment in months

Sunday, October 03, 2010  

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