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Old 01-15-2019, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by blackshire
*mayonnaise*, of all things, would de-bond self-adhesive labels from plastic containers such as Cool-Whip tubs (for re-purposing them). "Your Mileage May Vary" for removing self-adhesive decals from glassine or painted body tubes, of course, but it might work just as well with them.


I believe it is the vegetable oil in the Mayo that is de-bonding the decals. I have used mineral oil, baby oil, mineral spirits, vegetable oils, lamp oil, WD-40 and Kerosene to remove the adhesive from or de-bond pressure sensitive decals. Mineral oil and mineral spirits (paint thinner) works the best. It is always recommended to check out the use of these liquids in an inconspicuous place on the painted surface before attempting to do this.

In the past I made sticker type decals by printing with my inkjet printers onto a thin transparency film, for example; https://www.officedepot.com/a/produ...t-Transparency/. I then backed the artwork with a clear adhesive transfer tape (2 sided) and cut out the decal. After pealing away the tape liner, I was able to stick the decals down onto a clean surface. The decals were kind of thick but they worked. You could probably use one of the above liquids to remove the old adhesive from under the decals then apply the 2 sided clear tape to reattach them.

I used Scotch brand 465 tape; https://www.3m.com/3M/en_NG/company...94748769&rt=rud
That I purchased from McMaster -Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/adhesive-transfer-tape
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