Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Hi,
Does anyone have a good suggestion on now to remove the sticker residue from the cap of a Pilot Custom 823? It comes with a sticker reminding the user to open the plunger knob to let the ink flow. I got the sticker off but the residue is stubborn. I don't want to scratch the cap, and I figure using Googone would be inadvisable. I tried using a little dish soap and water but that didn't work.
Thanks,
Susan
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Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
A little bit of vegetable oil might dissolve the glue. I often use it on other labels, and it won't hurt the plastic.
Warning: I did not actually need to use vegetable oil on my own 823. The stickers came off easily. So, I don't know if it will work in this specific instance.
Susan3141 (June 14th, 2015)
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Another way that sometimes works and doesn't do any damage is fighting fire with fire! I take a piece of Scotch tape, fold back part of it on itself to have an area to grip, and place it on the sticky area. Pull the tape off, and often it will remove some or all of the original sticker residue. If it takes some (but not all) of it off, re-apply, repeatedly. Sometimes a new piece. Often this is a very easy way to remove that residue by causing it to stick to one of it's soul-mates in stickiness.
Good luck!
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Ahriman4891 (March 25th, 2017), Bogon07 (June 11th, 2015), fountainpenkid (June 11th, 2015), KBeezie (June 11th, 2015), mhosea (June 11th, 2015), Susan3141 (June 11th, 2015)
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Can probably dab some rubbing alcohol on the finger and just kind of roll the tip of your finger around it as the glue material starts to roll up and bunch up to the point that you eventually get most of it rolled off the surface of it. Provided there's no dirt or granules of sand on it, should be fine.
Special K (June 13th, 2015)
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Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Goo gone?
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Current pen rotation: way too many!
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Not GooGone: way too aggressive. Ethyl alcool (70º) or try WD40.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
This is what I usually do.Originally Posted by Jon Szanto
Although, I have to admit, I did have one sticker (also on a Pilot pen!) that was very stuck and I resorted to Goo Gone out of frustration. It didn't discolor or damage the pen, and it did remove the sticker, but I was careful to wash the area with soapy water as soon as the sticky stuff came off. I don't know that I'd recommend Goo Gone, per se, (i.e., use it at your own risk) but it worked for me when nothing else would.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Alcohols are definitely NOT recommended for plastics. They can cause crazing. But Jon's suggestion of Scotch tape is a good one.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
I'll add a third for the tape idea. If scotch tape doesn't work try packing tape. As a last resort try mineral oil.
Alcohols can craze certain plastics and you probably don't want to be the person posting which alcohol doesn't work with the 823. Run, don't walk away from denatured alcohol as the denaturants can include toluene and xylene which will react with plastic. I'd personally avoid WD-40 since it has petroleum products which can react with certain plastics. GooGone or orange cleaners can be a bit harsh.
Ahriman4891 (March 25th, 2017)
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Huh, I've also used goo gone on some stubborn sticker stuff and it worked fine without any damage. (Modern pen, not old celluloids or anything.)
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Special K (June 13th, 2015)
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Thanx
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Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Notice I said CAN. It's not in every formulation. But a quick search of MSDS has heptane and acetic acid as denaturants. I'd search more but I'm too lazy. They have to put something in the DNA to keep alcoholics from drinking it without paying the tax.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Have you used DNA on a Pilot 823? Or GooGone?You are definitely wrong. I've dabbed a q-tip soaked in denatured alcohol on sticker residue several times.
Buy a Pilot 823 try both then report your results. Don't let the OP be the guinea pig.
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Last edited by Wile E Coyote; June 13th, 2015 at 03:59 AM.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
There are various kinds of plastics, and an 823 is a modern pen using modern plastics. Would be interesting to see if any of the modern Pilots showed any crazing.
Re: Sticker Residue on Pilot Custom 823 Cap
Like Wile E Coyote said, whoever is "brave" enough to try alcohol on his or her Custom 823, please let us know how it came out!
Thanx
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