Life, liberty and the persuit of annoying adhesive removal.
Part of our in-house (or in-office) arsenal of organizing supplies includes the most amazing product: Goo Gone.
We use Goo Gone primarily for removal of nasty adhesive stickers attached to containers, ginger jars, photo boxes, memorabilia albums, cd and dvd covers, individually-marked wooden hangers, and especially, ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture. Even high-end supplies have the occasional adhesive on them and this stuff is safe enough to shock the sticky.
Goo Gone is scientific technology in a bottle, designed with a light citrus component, to safely remove gum, tar, crayon, fresh paint, tree sap, oil and grease, blood, ink, asphalt, makeup, lipstick and mascara, kitchen grease, shoe polish, soap scum and bumper stickers.
We've used Goo Gone for:
- scuff marks
- tape and tape residue
- adhesives
- candle wax
- duct tape
The company claims the product is safe for the environment and can be poured on most surfaces including carpets, tile, appliances, vinyl, wood, draperies, boats, fiberglass, and clothing. We recommend reading all directions and testing in an inconspicuous area before proceeding to the trouble spot. Material safety data sheets are available here.
We know for a fact that certain manufacturers, like Sterilite, have responded to consumer feedback and changed the way they label containers. They now use truly removable labels and not truly permanent ones. We assume that most of these products are produced in places far away, and they're not necessarily focused on the end-user scratching the labels off with their fingernail, or a butter knife, therefore damaging the product .
For those companies that haven't yet caught on to removable labels, we recommend Goo Gone.
