By Tia Cristy

Removing Adhesive, Doesn’t Have to be so Aggravating.

Problem: Exhausted
and aggravated! We just moved into a new house and had a lot of fixing up. We
installed a new chandelier and it had stickers on the globes. I peeled them off
just to leave a nasty residue behind. Is there anyway to get that off without
having to take all the globes down and soaking them? Thanks! Amanda

 

Tip from Tia:

Well first
off congrats on the new home, I wish you many years of happiness. I understand
completely, the annoyance of finishing a project, and that little nuisance that
catches your eye, has the ability to ruin the whole job, in your mind. Don’t worry. There’s no
need to get riled on this problem, it’s an extremely easy fix.

A lot of times,
for a big project, the stuff you buy in stores for removing adhesive is great. But,
it usually leaves behind it’s own film, that needs to be washed off as well. And,
you’re right, hot water and soap in a long soak can do the job too, but some
things, like wood, shouldn’t be soaked for long periods of time, because they
can warp or even separate. For a small area or several small areas, I use
rubbing alcohol from the medicine cabinet. It breaks down the sticky residue.

Take a
few cotton balls and place something absorbent down under the chandelier, for any over
drip. Saturate the cotton ball with rubbing alcohol, then wipe over the “left
behind’ adhesive in a circular motion. The adhesive will start to ball up, wipe
away with a clean, dry cotton ball. If the dry cotton ball is still sticking, leaving fuzz behind, repeat this process until all adhesive is
gone. For tricky glue, you may have to scrape with your fingernail as you apply
the alcohol, so the alcohol can penetrate deep down to the actual surface. The
rubbing alcohol works getting adhesive off of many surfaces, while cleaning them
streak free!

Alcohol can remove adhesive off most surfaces, without harm.
If you want to try this on metal, use a test area, to make sure it doesn’t stain the metal or change the tone. While doing your project, you may want to wear gloves if you have
cuts or scrapes on your hands, since the rubbing alcohol will give a little sting, if there is
an open wound.

Tia, and TipsfromTia.com  is trying to keep you looking good and
feeling good, from the inside out. If you’ve got a problem or a tip email me! 

 

Tips from Tia is trying to keep you looking good and
feeling good, from the inside out. If you’ve got a problem or a tip email me!

By Tia Cristy