Advice removing stickers from cases

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  1. elninjo

    elninjo New Member

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    Hi

    I have just purchased a holey dollar and dump and on the 1989 case is a couple of stickers that if I try to remove will damage the case. Any suggestions how I might remove them?
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The outer cardboard or the inner part that contains the d&d? Moist cloth, some light rubbing and then a quick patting with a dry towel should do the trick. Mmm
     
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    elninjo New Member

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    sorry, its a RAM coin. 1.25 oz in a grey case not cardboard. It is very delicate
     
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    Clawhammer Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    If you take it out of its case... odds are you'll drop it.

    Do u really need to get at it?
     
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    No, sorry I am not explaining myself.

    I have a 1989 RAM holey dollar and dump. It is in a presentation case thing. the goods themselves are in a plastic capsule and that sits inside the case. The inside of the case is black velvet type stuff and the outside is first of metal and then covered in a material (white) with an overlay I guess of grey plastic/rubbery substance. The front of this grey material has a gold imprint of the coat of arms on it. It also has these crappy stickers. If I try to take these sticker off, the grey stuff comes up with the sticker leaving the white underlay of the material used........kinda like pu leather.......
     
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    Not sure if it would help, but you can buy label remover spray. But I dont know what effect it will have on the rest of the case and grey material.
     
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    Never tried this so unable to comment but I heard that lighter fuel, e.g. fuel used in zippo products works a treat at removing labels. Guess it is a highly volatile solvent, water free that is also used by artists diluting oil paints etc. A tin is probably $2 and sold by tobacco sellers.
     
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    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Eucalytus oil but don't know the effects on whatever the case is made of.

    Where's Martha Gardner when you need her? :(
     
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    There is a product called un-du, it's distributed by timbermate who sell wood putty to hardware stores

    It was demonstrated to me over 15 years ago. The sales rep had some gaffa tape stuck to a tissue, a few drops of the product and it pealed off, a few seconds later once the product dried the gaffa tape was like it had never been used and the tissue was in one piece

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    http://www.bunnings.com.au/adhesive...h=Un-Du&searchType=any&searchSubType=products
     
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    elninjo New Member

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    Thanks everyone for the advice.

    I ended up using a sponge with some warm soapy water to remove the top layer of paper from the sticker, then once the paper from the sticker was gone I used eucalytus oil to get the sticky goo off. Came up nice. Thanks again all.
     

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