Getting old sticker gunk off of your amp

TwofacePimp

TwofacePimp

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The last owner of my VHT 2x12 put stickers all over it, and I'm attempting to take them off now. Does anyone have a good method for removing the adhesive residue?

I know that there are products like Goo Gone out there, but that stuff is grosser than the adhesive.
 
Re: Getting old sticker gunk off of your amp

I have never understood why people sticker their amps.

But since you ask, use lighter fluid/naphtha.
 
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Buy Goo Gone. It smells like orange citrus, but has the petroleum distillate needed to break down the sticker glue. Lighter fluid works too.
 
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depending on the adhesive, baby oil (i.e. mineral oil) might work
 
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eucalyptus oil is the magic formula for getting sticker goo off - smells good, all natural and safe to use on tolex etc, but i dont know how easy that is to get in the states.
 
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Lighter fluid/naptha. Dan Erlewine recommends it for cleaning really gooey vintage guitars, so it's not going to mess up your tolex. I keep one of those yellow squeeze bottles of Ronsonol in my workshop at all times.
 
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Rich_S said:
Lighter fluid/naptha. Dan Erlewine recommends it for cleaning really gooey vintage guitars, so it's not going to mess up your tolex. I keep one of those yellow squeeze bottles of Ronsonol in my workshop at all times.
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I always have a can of naptha around. Great stuff. But I'm just not sure it wouldn't penetrate the Tolex and dissolve the adhesive that is supposed to be there on the underside
 
Re: Getting old sticker gunk off of your amp

Goo Gone, Naphtha, or rubbing alcohol. Any of those will break down the adhesive, and not harm the tolex.
 
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Gearjoneser said:
Buy Goo Gone. It smells like orange citrus, but has the petroleum distillate needed to break down the sticker glue. Lighter fluid works too.
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+1

Goo gone is remarkable stuff for getting that crap off of things.
 
Re: Getting old sticker gunk off of your amp

TwofacePimp said:
The last owner of my VHT 2x12 put stickers all over it, and I'm attempting to take them off now. Does anyone have a good method for removing the adhesive residue?

I know that there are products like Goo Gone out there, but that stuff is grosser than the adhesive.
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WD40. Works great. Many people don't realize that Wd40 was first used as a cleaner not a lubricant.
 
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