sticky label and residue removal

BallandChain

I recently bought a plastic measuring jug and I just couldn't get the sticky residue off after peeling off the label. I tried washing the jug in hot, soapy water but it wouldn't remove the thick residue.

Then I googled and found the answer! I put peanut butter on the jug quite thickly, rubbing it in well with my finger and left this on over night. When I came to wash up as usual, the gluey gunk just came off! If I get anything else with labels that are hard to remove I'll be using the peanut butter again! :T

Butterfly_Brain

I have never heard of peanut butter but I have used Mayonaise with the same result

Penelope_Penguin

BallandChain wrote: »

Then I googled and found the answer! I put peanut butter on the jug quite thickly, rubbing it in well with my finger and left this on over night. When I came to wash up as usual, the gluey gunk just came off! If I get anything else with labels that are hard to remove I'll be using the peanut butter again! :T

It's the fat in the butter dissolving the oily residue Any cheap oil will do just as well (baby or vegetable ).

I'll merge this to the exisitng thread later.

BallandChain

It must be the oil inside the product that does it. On googling some people used just oil but I haven't tried that. WD40 was also used by someone but I wouldn't use that on bake ware.

dundeedoll_2

I was going to say the oil too!

I have HRT patches and they leave a horrible black sticky mark that will NOT come off with anything but babyoil

BallandChain

Oooo, that's useful to know if I have HRT in the future.

sb44

I'm sure I read somewhere that nail varnish remover works too.

dundeedoll_2

BallandChain wrote: »

Oooo, that's useful to know if I have HRT in the future.

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Herbyme

Hi
Not really a MS Q but hope someone can help - how can I get a sticky label off a puffa type waistcoat? The material is like very thin soft anorak material and the sticker is the bottom bit from a stick on poppy. Seemed like a good idea at the time but the sticky bit disintegrates as i try to pick it off... I know about vegetable oil on hard surfaces but no use for this! Thanks in advance!

markandkate

Try blowing hot air from a hair dryer on it