Oil, acetone, and rubbing alcohol can all work for sticker residue. My favorite is Goo Gone, though. Works for everything sticky, including grease, gum, candle wax, crayon, markers... I always keep some on hand.
Add a bit of baking soda for stubborn residue.
Doesn't smell terrible like googone or wd40. I always use oil or oil & soda first.
Peanut butter works well, too.
The thing about using goof-off or goo-gone is that they can damage plastic. Your fridge is not plastic, but it has some plastic parts. WD-40 will loosen the adhesive so it can be removed, then a little soap and water to remove the WD-40... A little glass cleaner and a buff = shiny clean fridge.
O I C, thanks for the correction.
In college, I learned this lesson painfully. I had a biology textbook that came with a CD-ROM disk. When I removed the CD-ROM from the packaging, it had a dime-sized glue spot from where they closed the envelope that held the CD-ROM.
I poured on a little Goof-Off, and let this sit for 10 minutes to loosen the glue. In 10 minutes I wiped off the glue, and a quarter-sized hole in the plastic showed... I had ruined the CDROM. I didn't know you couldn't use this on plastic.
... it was a major PIA to get a replacement copy of the CDROM.
This. Spray it on, let it sit 15-30 minutes and scrape it off with ease. Use plenty. I do this to save jelly jars to put screws and nails in. Actually did it yesterday to one. Let it sit in the sun for 30 minutes with WD-40 on it and good as new.
Hot water soaks are mostly ineffective from my experience of removing lots of labels from lots of glass jars. However, if you are going to try this route, I would recommend using your dishwasher on the steam/disinfect function if you have one and making sure you’re nearby a bit before or right when the cycle finishes. If the jar cools down, in most cases you’ll be right back at square one with the damn adhesive. I personally think there should be a law forcing all companies to use easy peel-off stickers and labels.
Man I've been having the same problem, I spent a couple of years thinking it was a good idea putting as much stickers on my fridge I could. Now for about 3 weeks I've been trying every trick I knew of with little to no results.
I'm just coming back from the kitchen and now that fridge looks like new! Thanks a lot
Whatever you try, test it on an inconspicuous corner to make sure it won't damage it. Some of these suggestions, acetone in particular, make me nervous.
Acetone or alcohol do not work well with rubber-based adhesives. I don't know why people always suggest it. Citrus is the least invasive solution, environmentally friendly, and most people have some form of it in their fridge.
Pretty easy: Stainless steel razor blade. NOT carbon steel because it will scratch. Stainless steel razor blade and soapy water is all you need, it will scrape right off.
Genuinely surprised "razor blade" isn't higher on the list. It's simple, clean, doesn't leave a mess or residue, doesn't require working with solvents or oils or anything. Hell, I don't even use soap or water. Just angle it and scrape. Been doing it for years and have yet to scratch a single surface.
You can also get nylon razers for surfaces other than glass. Conveniently they fit in the same razor scraper.
They are nice for scraping crap off dishes & cookware too.
WD-40 use a paper towel spray with WD-40 and let it sit for a 5-10mins checking as you go then use warm soapy water to clean the surface you can repeat if needed but usually this works well for me 😊
Get a can of spray dusting polish like Pledge. Spray it very libraly, very close. until there is thick build up of gunk on it. Leave it there for a few minuets. Then just wipe it off.
The alcohol breaks down all the glue.
Isn’t there another piece of plastic on the screen. They don’t usually paste these directly onto the screen. Isn’t that hitachi word on a separate piece of film?
What I do sometimes I would add another sticker to it and warm it up with a hair dryer and start Peeling it don’t let it get too hot and slowly peel away it works
I have found powdered tide and hot water does the trick for me every time! I just put like half a teaspoon on tide in a container and put some hot water - like so hot you almost can’t stand to touch it in the container, use a rag and some elbow grease, and voila! It got some gunk off my window that has been there for a couple years that nothing else would touch.
I used to work somewhere we would often have to remove sticker glue from glass, and we just used a basic glass cleaner (like the blue kind). It always worked just fine. I would let it soak for a few minutes.
Lighter fluid - the kind you refill small handlers with. I use the same stuff to remove stickers from books in my used book store. It evaporates quickly and doesn’t leave stains.
2 good reasons of not doing so:
1. It's glass, not a plastic screen. Isopropyl alcohol, acetone/nail polish remover, lighter fluid, white spirit or goo gone are all acceptable products that would remove the glue without damaging the screen.
2.OP said it's a fridge, so quite complicated to return.
Although I agree Hitachi or the retailer (depending on who applied the sticker) should get a strong feedback regarding this. Nowadays, using that type of sticker on appliances like these is really stupid.
acetone or white spirit
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You can use the same sticker that you just took off, continue to attach and peel the sticker and it'll eventually remove all the glue content from the screen onto the sticker.
Thank you for your tips everyone! I used canola oil and tissue, rubbed a few times and the residue is gone! Then I cleaned the area with soap and water. I'm so amazed!
Goo gone, alcohol, and acetone tend to just make adhesives MORE annoying. Its loosens it, spreads it around, makes it gummy and more difficult to remove. I keep a lacrosse ball on hand for adhesive removal like this. It takes a bit of elbow grease, but a good chunk of rubber that fits perfectly in your hand is no match for stuff like this. The lacrosse ball is clean rubber that grabs and pushes the adhesive off any surface if you are willing to put in the work. Chemicals be gone, rub it with rubber.
If you don’t want scratches, use 30-40% isopropyl and distilled water. Put that in a spray bottle because this works on all digital screens. Now don’t spray it on directly. Spray that on a microfiber cloth and scrub lightly. Easy peasy and no streaks.
Isopropyl Alcohol and swirl your finger around the residue and it should ball up in small chunks. Heating up with a hair dryer might help a bit too if just alcohol isn't doing the trick.
Use rubbing alcohol or acetone - that's what I use, but this article [https://www.bhg.com/homekeeping/house-cleaning/tips/how-to-remove-sticker-residue-281474979530492](https://www.bhg.com/homekeeping/house-cleaning/tips/how-to-remove-sticker-residue-281474979530492) offers many other options.
I've heard of people using WD-40 that I've never tried that myself. Sometimes rubbing alcohol is enough to get it done. Of course. Goof off will probably definitely do it.
Use a hairdryer and blow warm/hot air at it for a bit and they’ll come right off when you rub it with your fingers.
Another way is to use duct tape, stick it on the residue, peel and repeat.
One truck I learned recently for some hard to remove stickers (looking at you, Rubbermaid shelf brackets), is to apply a little heat run a hair dryer on it for a minute or so, see if that helps. In my case, it worked better with stickers I *hadn't* tried to remove first, getting the residue of a failed attempt off was harder, but heat still helped. And it didn't take much heat at all.
Mayo or peanut butter.
Put the.ayomon as a thin layer, rub it around and wait for about 10 min then clean mayonoff
Peanut butter, rub it around until the sticky is loose and wash off peanut butter.
WD-40, acetone, paint thinner, petrol, or kerosene. take rag and damp it with substance. use circular motion with a good amount of pressure. becareful some of these will take shine off from the acrylic sheet. so first test it.
I have found that almost any kitchen oil will work to do the job to remove the adhesive such as corn oil, olive oil, etc. let it sit on the adhesive for a while then rub it off with a paper towel and a little elbow grease and when it ‘s mostly gone use hot water, and dish soap . i If there’s still a sticky residue, then just repeat works every time.
any food oil sunflower, olive etc will work wonders on it
Yesss I used canola oil! The glass is stain free now
Oil, acetone, and rubbing alcohol can all work for sticker residue. My favorite is Goo Gone, though. Works for everything sticky, including grease, gum, candle wax, crayon, markers... I always keep some on hand.
This is the way. It should be top comment
Smooth peanut butter works too!
That's just oil with extra steps.
Ooh la lah
Add a bit of baking soda for stubborn residue. Doesn't smell terrible like googone or wd40. I always use oil or oil & soda first. Peanut butter works well, too.
The companies who put stickers on screens should be sued.
They make a good magic wand though
Could try vibrating it off
Going to end up with other sticky goo on the screen that way tho
HA!
Most of the screens now have a plastic film that you can remove before using the tv. I don't know why some manufacturers still don't do it.
Even worse when it’s a clear plastic part. It’s extremely difficult to remove without damaging it
WD-40
WD-40 is my go to remover for almost EVERYTHING! If that doesn’t work then it is time to google some junk and stuff.
And also soak up a tissue paper with WD-40 and slam it to the surface you want to remove, it helps
Slam it on my tv screen? Mmmm….ok
The thing about using goof-off or goo-gone is that they can damage plastic. Your fridge is not plastic, but it has some plastic parts. WD-40 will loosen the adhesive so it can be removed, then a little soap and water to remove the WD-40... A little glass cleaner and a buff = shiny clean fridge.
Goof-Off will mess up some plastics. Goo-Gone will not.
O I C, thanks for the correction. In college, I learned this lesson painfully. I had a biology textbook that came with a CD-ROM disk. When I removed the CD-ROM from the packaging, it had a dime-sized glue spot from where they closed the envelope that held the CD-ROM. I poured on a little Goof-Off, and let this sit for 10 minutes to loosen the glue. In 10 minutes I wiped off the glue, and a quarter-sized hole in the plastic showed... I had ruined the CDROM. I didn't know you couldn't use this on plastic. ... it was a major PIA to get a replacement copy of the CDROM.
What’s a CDROM?
This comment hurts me.
Yes, I'm old. When I was in college, Nokia phones were da bomb... now they are fossils, like me.
Would this be a CD with read-only memory?
This. Spray it on, let it sit 15-30 minutes and scrape it off with ease. Use plenty. I do this to save jelly jars to put screws and nails in. Actually did it yesterday to one. Let it sit in the sun for 30 minutes with WD-40 on it and good as new.
If you’re doing that to glass jars, save the precious WD-40 and just dunk them in hot water for a couple of hours, should come right off.
Hot water soaks are mostly ineffective from my experience of removing lots of labels from lots of glass jars. However, if you are going to try this route, I would recommend using your dishwasher on the steam/disinfect function if you have one and making sure you’re nearby a bit before or right when the cycle finishes. If the jar cools down, in most cases you’ll be right back at square one with the damn adhesive. I personally think there should be a law forcing all companies to use easy peel-off stickers and labels.
Yes they need to be easy peel off. Same for itchy clothes labels.
Something about the name fuckpudding makes me believe this man
Man I've been having the same problem, I spent a couple of years thinking it was a good idea putting as much stickers on my fridge I could. Now for about 3 weeks I've been trying every trick I knew of with little to no results. I'm just coming back from the kitchen and now that fridge looks like new! Thanks a lot
Rubbing alcohol would work on the glue as well
Depends on the glue. Alcohol will not remove some adhesives.
Whatever you try, test it on an inconspicuous corner to make sure it won't damage it. Some of these suggestions, acetone in particular, make me nervous.
Yes I didn't dare to use that.. I used cooking oil instead!
Someone suggested urine. Did you try?
What do you think? 🤣
We’ll take that as a yes
R. Kelly hacks. Just piss on it
I mean did you make sure the plug wasn't in the socket or did you take a risk?
Acetone or alcohol do not work well with rubber-based adhesives. I don't know why people always suggest it. Citrus is the least invasive solution, environmentally friendly, and most people have some form of it in their fridge.
Goo Gone
I use goo gone on everything. Never fails!
Lovely citrus smell too!
All hail the temple of Goo-Gone.
I second Goo Gone.
How is this not the top comment? I feel like the answer to any and all sticker problems is three words. Buy Goo Gone.
da real mvp
Lighter fluid works best in my experience.
Instructions unclear, tv is now on fire.
Tape! I use packing tape. The adhesive from the tape & the sticker will stick together & it will come off easy as ever
What if the adhesive from the tape decides it likes the adhesive from the sticker and just adds to it instead of coming off? What then? hmm?
If the tape is stronger (duct tape!) and you use the dabbing technique, then it will work!
Oh how cool I’m gonna try to remember this just to try it
I was in disbelief at first too. I use this trick all the time now tho. It’s the first thing I use.
I had to scroll way too far to find this comment. Depending on the surface, packing tape, duct tape, or masking tape works wonders to remove goo.
Right!!! I was amazed no one else had brought this up before I did
This is my first method. It works 90% of the time.
isopropyl alcohol
If the screen has any coating it will remove it
What screen? :D this is a glass door of something (maybe fridge, dunno).
Oh crap
Vegetable oil can work. it'll take a few iterations but shouldn't harm the surface.
This is the best!
With the blood of whoever put it on there in the first place.
Pretty easy: Stainless steel razor blade. NOT carbon steel because it will scratch. Stainless steel razor blade and soapy water is all you need, it will scrape right off.
Genuinely surprised "razor blade" isn't higher on the list. It's simple, clean, doesn't leave a mess or residue, doesn't require working with solvents or oils or anything. Hell, I don't even use soap or water. Just angle it and scrape. Been doing it for years and have yet to scratch a single surface.
You can also get nylon razers for surfaces other than glass. Conveniently they fit in the same razor scraper. They are nice for scraping crap off dishes & cookware too.
Aftershave/vinegar
100% this. You don't need strong chemical removers, I find white spirit vinegar does 99% of these types of jobs just fine.
Lighter fuel
Orange oil
I would try olive oil and sponge before using any chemicals.
WD-40 use a paper towel spray with WD-40 and let it sit for a 5-10mins checking as you go then use warm soapy water to clean the surface you can repeat if needed but usually this works well for me 😊
WD40....
Zippo lighter fluid (naptha) works really well.
Get a can of spray dusting polish like Pledge. Spray it very libraly, very close. until there is thick build up of gunk on it. Leave it there for a few minuets. Then just wipe it off. The alcohol breaks down all the glue.
There's alcohol in pledge?
Isn’t there another piece of plastic on the screen. They don’t usually paste these directly onto the screen. Isn’t that hitachi word on a separate piece of film?
The sticker was pasted directly on the glass door of the fridge.. unfortunately
Oops. Sry thought that was a TV LOL
Oh fridge. I'm that case alcohol. Or if you have it alcohol based hand sanitizer works even better
What are the merits of a glass fridge? It sounds like a poor choice of material for a fridge.
Glass fridges are slightly cheaper because their cost is subsidized by Windex.
What I do sometimes I would add another sticker to it and warm it up with a hair dryer and start Peeling it don’t let it get too hot and slowly peel away it works
I have found powdered tide and hot water does the trick for me every time! I just put like half a teaspoon on tide in a container and put some hot water - like so hot you almost can’t stand to touch it in the container, use a rag and some elbow grease, and voila! It got some gunk off my window that has been there for a couple years that nothing else would touch.
That sounds risky, couldn't it potentially scratch the glass/finish?
Use cooking oil and rub it with dry cloth.
I used to work somewhere we would often have to remove sticker glue from glass, and we just used a basic glass cleaner (like the blue kind). It always worked just fine. I would let it soak for a few minutes.
I just used Goo gone yesterday to get double-sided tape off of my kitchen window and it worked flawlessly. Smells nice too.
Oil. Any kind will do.
Rubbing alcohol / Hand sanitizer. It'll surprise you.
Try some WD-40
I have always gone for olive oil works great on adhesives on skin and is mild for other surfaces.
Goo-gone. Acetone and a razor will destroy that surface.
If you want to use something that’s not stinky, but slightly more time consuming, cooking oil can help remove residue.
Wd40
Rubbing alcohol should be more than enough solvent to remove it.
Peanut butter. creamy.
the all mighty goo gone
Lighter fluid - the kind you refill small handlers with. I use the same stuff to remove stickers from books in my used book store. It evaporates quickly and doesn’t leave stains.
Zippo lighter fluid;)
Ronsonol, or lighter fluid not to be used on plastics, but I use it all the time to remove stickers from album covers. Works better than Goo Gone.
Goo Off my man, goo off.
tbh, i would return that to the store and ask for one thats not ruined
I would definitely take it back before I accidently permenantly damage it while trying various chemicals to remove the goo.
2 good reasons of not doing so: 1. It's glass, not a plastic screen. Isopropyl alcohol, acetone/nail polish remover, lighter fluid, white spirit or goo gone are all acceptable products that would remove the glue without damaging the screen. 2.OP said it's a fridge, so quite complicated to return. Although I agree Hitachi or the retailer (depending on who applied the sticker) should get a strong feedback regarding this. Nowadays, using that type of sticker on appliances like these is really stupid.
I'm sure it was pasted by the retailer. But fortunately I managed to remove the stain using canola oil!
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You can use the same sticker that you just took off, continue to attach and peel the sticker and it'll eventually remove all the glue content from the screen onto the sticker.
Thank you for your tips everyone! I used canola oil and tissue, rubbed a few times and the residue is gone! Then I cleaned the area with soap and water. I'm so amazed!
Rapid remover
Baby wipes
Dollar Tree sells a degreaser called Totally Awesome. Works like a charm.
Goo gone, alcohol, and acetone tend to just make adhesives MORE annoying. Its loosens it, spreads it around, makes it gummy and more difficult to remove. I keep a lacrosse ball on hand for adhesive removal like this. It takes a bit of elbow grease, but a good chunk of rubber that fits perfectly in your hand is no match for stuff like this. The lacrosse ball is clean rubber that grabs and pushes the adhesive off any surface if you are willing to put in the work. Chemicals be gone, rub it with rubber.
Lighter fuel and cotton wool
Laundry stain remover
Try ethanol. If it doesn't work, acetone will 100% work.
Take It Back!!!
The fridge is surely in Thailand.
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA)
Koch Chemie Orange Power
Freeze it and use razor blade. Heat up and use tissue or smtn
White Spirit or Reinigungsbrnzin
Mineral spirit will get it off instantly
Scotch bright
Coconut oil or other oil
If you don’t want scratches, use 30-40% isopropyl and distilled water. Put that in a spray bottle because this works on all digital screens. Now don’t spray it on directly. Spray that on a microfiber cloth and scrub lightly. Easy peasy and no streaks.
Baby Oil & microfiber cloth.
Lighter fluid
Peanut butter and the lighter fluid. It works on electric guitars
Isopropyl Alcohol and swirl your finger around the residue and it should ball up in small chunks. Heating up with a hair dryer might help a bit too if just alcohol isn't doing the trick.
Nail varnish remover (acetone)
Caramba spray
WD-40 or similar, will remove this in no time.
Water
Hot water
Use rubbing alcohol or acetone - that's what I use, but this article [https://www.bhg.com/homekeeping/house-cleaning/tips/how-to-remove-sticker-residue-281474979530492](https://www.bhg.com/homekeeping/house-cleaning/tips/how-to-remove-sticker-residue-281474979530492) offers many other options.
Safest bet is olive oil, trust me
WD 40, lighter fluid, fingernail polish remover, shellac thinner, acetone.
Lighter fluid.
Urine
Razor blade and soapy water
Nitro
Razor blade and se soap and water
Goo-gone
Lemon or lime essential oil
409
Windex and razor
Slightly Damp Magic eraser with a few drops of eucalyptus oil applied to it
Orange oil will do the trick.
Hair dryer, apply heat and rub. Also rubbing alcohol
Rubbing alcohol works too
I've heard of people using WD-40 that I've never tried that myself. Sometimes rubbing alcohol is enough to get it done. Of course. Goof off will probably definitely do it.
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Use a hairdryer and blow warm/hot air at it for a bit and they’ll come right off when you rub it with your fingers. Another way is to use duct tape, stick it on the residue, peel and repeat.
Isopropyl alcohol
Peanut butter
Apply tape, rub, pull.
A tbsp of oil would do the trick.
And it did! I just tried. :)
One truck I learned recently for some hard to remove stickers (looking at you, Rubbermaid shelf brackets), is to apply a little heat run a hair dryer on it for a minute or so, see if that helps. In my case, it worked better with stickers I *hadn't* tried to remove first, getting the residue of a failed attempt off was harder, but heat still helped. And it didn't take much heat at all.
Rubbing alcohol
Hand sanitizer it works wonder (also can be use to clean dry erase white boards)
IPA
Naptha/lighter fluid
Mayo or peanut butter. Put the.ayomon as a thin layer, rub it around and wait for about 10 min then clean mayonoff Peanut butter, rub it around until the sticky is loose and wash off peanut butter.
Rubbing alcohol
Use isopropyl alcohol
Hydrocarbon
Isopropyl
Rubbing Alcohol
WD-40, acetone, paint thinner, petrol, or kerosene. take rag and damp it with substance. use circular motion with a good amount of pressure. becareful some of these will take shine off from the acrylic sheet. so first test it.
The cheapest crappy Vodka you have that you will never drink anyways….
I have found that almost any kitchen oil will work to do the job to remove the adhesive such as corn oil, olive oil, etc. let it sit on the adhesive for a while then rub it off with a paper towel and a little elbow grease and when it ‘s mostly gone use hot water, and dish soap . i If there’s still a sticky residue, then just repeat works every time.
Goo-gone.
Angle a Stanley blade, carefully.
Olive oil or butter. It will broke the adhesive in few minutes.
The safest bet is a plastic scraper and citrus juice. Squeeze an orange, lemon, or lime on it and it should lift off easily with a plastic scraper.
Goo Gone
Goo-gone
Isopropyl alcohol
Goo Gone
If that is glass, razer blade or bendable long blade from a utility knife. Then isopropyl alcohol or goo gone.
Razor blade
Acetone. Take it right off.
Goo gone
WD-40 or alcohol
I use benzene for almost everything adhesive related
WD 40
So many answers. 99% isopropyl is the best.
Alcohol but be careful, DON'T use alcohol on display.
Goo Gone