Removing Adhesive Residues: The Best Tips
Labels and stickers often leave unsightly adhesive residues. You can find out here which tips and tricks you can use to remove adhesive residue.
Stickers are often difficult to remove. But with the right home tips, you won’t have to gnaw for long. We tell you which household remedies really help and don’t leave unsightly stains:
- Washing-up liquid: Glass and porcelain in particular are easy to soak in warm water and washing-up liquid. The adhesive dissolves and can be removed easily. Even adhesive residues on wallpaper and especially adhesive tape can be removed.
- Edible oil: Adhesive residues on plastic can be smeared with cooking oil. After a short time, the residues can simply be removed.
- Hairdryer: Super simple and effective: Simply warm up the adhesive with a hairdryer. So you can remove the stickers without much nibbling. This also works for wallpaper.
- Tape: No kidding! Adhesive residues can also be removed with adhesive tape.
- Alcohol/ benzine: Solutions containing alcohol are suitable for stains from double-sided adhesive tape on glass or textiles. However, alcohol and white spirit are quite aggressive and plastic surfaces can become dull and dull. You can find more information here: Remove red wine stains.
- Nail varnish remover: residues of craft glue and superglue on smooth surfaces (such as glass and porcelain) can be treated with nail varnish remover.
Removing adhesive residues: Special cases
- Tiles: Before we use special cleaners on tiles or even window panes, we can remove the adhesive with a razor blade.
- Coated wood: Never use alcohol on coated wood (parquet, doors, window frames). The adhesive can be worked on carefully with a soapy water solution or with the heat of a hairdryer.
You can find even more home tips and tricks for stain removal on our Pinterest pinboard. You can save a lot of time and money with these tips.