Help needed on removing sticky sticker residue from slabs

Hi all,

Need a bit of help/tips on how to remove the sticky residue from stickers off of coin slabs without hurting the slab and coin inside. I recently purchased a coin from a seller who placed a sticker blocking a good portion of the reverse of the coin -- when I tried to remove it lo and behold there was a thin film of the sticky stuff stuck on the slab! Any help is appreciated!

-CB

 

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I had a sticker on one of my slabs and a damp paper towel was able to get rid of most of the sticker residue.

 

GOO - GONE

Works great.

 

Goo Gone works well, but keep it way from the seam or any cracks in the slab. Capillary action can draw it inside the slab.

 

I've had pretty good luck using WD40 on mastic that Goo Gone wouldn't remove completely. The same warnings apply about it getting near the cracks.

 

Another product is called PrepSol. I used it to remove cheap adhesive back trim off a car of mine. No effects to the paint so I imagine its safe for plastics as well.

 

I know it sounds odd...but peanut butter works perfect.

 

Pam the non-stick spray works well too.

 

Not odd, it's the oil in the peanut butter that is dissolving the adhesive, same as with the goo gone or wd-40. You will find that most any light weight oil will work.

 

Thanks for all the help! The only reason I'm afraid to use any of those products is because it might affect/react with the coin inside in the long run. I think I'll try the damp paper towel first and then some WD40.

 

I have used Ronson lighter fluid.

 

A little soap and water works. What's the deal with the common practice of putting a sticker over the back hologram label which flakes it apart when you remove the sticker? It looks shoddy to see a $10,000 coin (not that I have one) in a slab with the back hologram all chunked off...

 

There are no warnings about long term harmful vapors for WD40. It is basically kerosene with a bit of fish oil. Nothing going to arm you in any normal quantities. And I looked at the MSDS to be sure.

 

I tried non-acetone nail polish removal on an ANACS slab a while back and it reacted with the plastic and clouded it up. Then I polished it with Turtle Wax and it came out fine. Just be careful with any kind of aggressive chemical.

 

You will get pretty much the same answer for the coins.

 

Just use a soft cloth with isopropanol.

 

Very Nice '44 Half.
I use some Goo Gone and seems to work fine on all the rattlers I have. I also use Slab Renew, I guess I should just use the Turtle wax, does great on the car!
Next one I'll try the WD-40.
Thanks for the tips.