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Help with used records.

I just got back from the thrift shop with 5 records, Prince - Sign Of The Times, Prince - 1999, Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke, Stanley Clarke - School Days and Johnny Cash - Mean As Hell all of these records are in great shape with very clean vinyl and jackets for $3 each.

Here is the problem that I have, I hope someone can help me with this. When you peel the price tag off of the jacket it leaves a stick residue, is there any way to get this off of the jacket or is there a way to get the tag off without damaging the jacket?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
hatpanley
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jyprez
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Why are you peeling this off? This only destroys some of the authentic features of the LP and will only devalue it.
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srwooten
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Man Elizabeth, that's really disgusting.

I use a little WD-40 sprayed on a cotton cloth, and rub off the gummy residue with that.

I have no recommendation for removing Elizabeth's nose grease other than burning the (now highly flammable) album cover.
buconero117
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alcohol works best, elizabeth is not someone to be trifled with.
jsbail
320 posts
 
Goo gone works best.
tobias
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I second nose oil. _Oil_. This is the socially approved name for it, used by photographers back when they were developing prints from film negatives. A swipe of it could fix up a tiny scratch on a negative, well enough so it could be used (in an enlarger) to make a decent print,

Nose oil is indeed a good label glue remover. An oil-based solvent of some kind is what's generally required and NO is free. If you have a dry nose, though, and your sense of smell is offended by WD40, lighter fluid or Varsol, you can get odorless solvent at an artist's supply store.
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