Comments on: How to Remove Sticker Residue

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:14:46 +0000

Peanut butter worked like a charm to get sticker residue off the bottom of mugs! Thanks for the tip!

By: megz

megz — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:00:33 +0000

So I’m doing the party packs for my son’s birthday party and they have these huge glue spots. I used good old cooking oil and a cotton ball, and literally within minutes they were gone!!

By: ceesan

ceesan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:27:50 +0000

I just bought camping plates and bowls, and unfortunately they placed the sticker right in the middle of the inside of each plate/bowl! So I tried to remove them as best I could but couldn’t remove the residue. I used petroleum jelly and peanut butter, and the peanut butter works best. It doesn’t require any elbow grease. Used a scouring pad under hot water after I let them sit for 2 hours. Thanks for posting everyone!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:32:08 +0000

Yep, worked perfectly for me. I had to remove some stickers from the bottom of a laptop, so many methods described here would not work except Tea Tree Oil. It truly is one of nature’s all-purpose wonders!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:28:32 +0000

Vegetable oil works brilliantly! I put some stickers on the keys of our piano to help my niece learn the letters and when I peeled them off, the sticky residue was left behind. I tried scraping it off with a knife and tried rubbing alcohol which didn’t work, but (inspired by this site) I dabbed some safflower oil onto a paper towel and rubbed it on the keys. Voila! Perfectly smooth and slick again. It took all of 5 seconds to do! I’m assuming any vegetable oil would work equally well.

By: moe

moe — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:57:47 +0000

Mine is on a laptop. What should I use?

By: Clara

Clara — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:15:00 +0000

When I removed a label from a protective sheet for my tablet, it left glue behind. I tried the toothpaste first and it barely worked. I had applied it twice. Then I tried the alcohol and the glue was partially removed. I finally took a soft cloth and rubbed the glue deposit. Halelujah, it worked. Thanks for all the helpful tips.

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:41:10 +0000

THE PENCIL ERASER WORKED MAGNIFICENTLY. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!

By: KP

KP — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:03:02 +0000

I used an eraser to remove old sticker residue from a used laptop, and was surprised at how easy it was to clean off. I then used rubbing alcohol to clean the rest. Thank you very much!

By: Russ

Russ — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:41:11 +0000

Task: Remove the residue left on a textbook cover after completely removing a paper “Used Book” sticker.
Results: (in order of application)
Peanut Butter – FAIL
Bathroom Cleaner w/ bleach – FAIL
90% isopropyl alcohol – FAIL
oven cleaner – FAIL
Comet powder w/ water – FAIL
Tea Tree oil – INSTANT SUCCESS!!!