[PLUG-TALK] help at powells.com: Re: Huge label on used book ordered online
Richard C. Steffens
rsteff at comcast.net
Tue Dec 11 06:41:38 UTC 2012
On 12/10/2012 05:54 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:38:34 -0800
> Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> dijo:
>
>> I find that most adhesives used for such labels are soluble in paint
>> thinner. I do not know about the ink used on the paperback cover.
> Many times the adhesive can be softened by heating with a hair dryer,
> at least enough to peel it off without damaging the cover. If any of the
> residue remains I can usually get it off with a paper towel lightly
> moistened with Goof-Off. These procedures work much better if the cover
> was laminated or at least varnished, which most are these days.
Although I've never had occasion to try it on a book, I do know that
WD-40 is good for removing label adhesives.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
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