mom2bee Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I've been purchasing a series of books use (their OOP) and I have them all now, but the 7th book has sticker residue on the spine from where I removed a warehouse bar code sticker. The barcode was so large that it was covering the title fully, so the residue is pretty ugly to look at and messes up the effect. These books are OOP and old. I want to clean them, but I don't want to risk damaging them in a different way. Hive, please, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 A little bit of cooking oil -- rub it on and wipe it off. This is on books that are not covered in some type of fabric. I did this with the price stickers from our used book store and you couldn't tell anything was there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 On books that have a glossy cover, I sometimes use alcohol to remove sticker residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess4879 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 A little bit of cooking oil -- rub it on and wipe it off. This is on books that are not covered in some type of fabric. I did this with the price stickers from our used book store and you couldn't tell anything was there. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Thanks! It's off! My book really looks like brand new!! :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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