![]() ![]() Goo Gone, while effective, is also poisonous, so I always make sure that it is capped between usages, and that I don’t expose myself unnecessarily to its fumes. Goo Gone Warnings: I often throw caution to the wind (don’t tell my mother) and don’t wear gloves, but it is safer to wear them and not have contact with Goo Gone. These require more love and care – peeling the labels off VERY slowly using your tools, sometimes a hairdryer set at high heat can loosen the gum as well. Very absorptive books (older paperbacks without that glossy finish, papery dustjackets, and the like) cannot handle Goo Gone. ![]() More clean pads with more goo gone, swiping them with a tissue afterwards, and holding it up to the light to make sure it’s actually clean is the ticket there. Patience and technique will usually get them off without marring the cover too much, then it’s just a matter of melting off the thick gooey residue they leave behind. These have to be eked off – the Scotty Peelers are good for this, a strong thumbnail bit by bit. Some labels have a security feature (ie – they come apart in about ten little fragments, and leave a thick, greasy, sticky residue underneath). Try to get the top off of particularly shiny labels, exposing their tender papery underbelly, which can easily be soaked with goo-gone and removed as per the above instructions. Nasty labels require a little more patience (and depending on your personality type, perhaps a little more colourful language as well). Assuming that it’s a “nice label” all you’ll need to do is take a little Kleenex, perhaps another cotton pad with a TINY amount of goo gone on it, wipe off the residue, and your book is good to go. You’ll be tempted to come back sooner, but trust me, it’s not worth it – impatience just leads to ripped covers.Ĭoming back, take out your pen knife, or one of your Scotty Peelers and work it under the corner/edge of the offending label, and then work it underneath and across until it gently peels off. Now leave the product to do its work, and go do something else for about ten minutes. Soak all labels thoroughly with a gentle rub/press, and throw the soaked cotton pad out in a sealed garbage can. ![]() Now it’s time to spread out our books, offensive label side up (double-side offenders get put together in one area), put on our gloves, and load up a cotton pad with a healthy amount of Goo Gone. If not removed, this residue will still feel sticky, as well as attract dirt and grime over time.Īny books with label residue simply get a firm, circular scrubbing motion with a cotton pad and Goo Gone, and a swipe with a Kleenex to remove any extra product. We then distribute a tiny amount of Goo Gone on a cotton pad and rub off any residue. Getting a whole “side” of the label with your peeling tool often improves the likelihood of removal in one nice piece. Simply slide your thumbnail, Scotty Peeler or pen knife under the edge of a corner and peel. Some labels can be removed without much effort at all. Our tools for the job include disposable surgical gloves, cotton pads (preferably with a “scrubby/rough” side – dollar stores are great for cheap ones), Kleenex, Goo Gone, a pen knife, our thumb-nails, and our Scotty Peelers. This enables us to set up your work station, don gloves, and save time by doing a mass soak & remove cycle. We set aside all books with labels, or label residue on them, and tackle them all at once. It not only helps us present all books in their best possible condition – it also shields both customers and staff from unpleasant conversations involving price discrepancies. At The Book Man, we have a strict label removal policy – we always remove labels from other bookstores, thrift shops and the like. ![]()
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