Help!!! Shelf liner is not coming off. Suggestions?
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Sherry Blankenship on Feb 01, 2014Try this....get a spray bottle and fill it with 1/2 hot water and 1/2 white vinegar. Spray the shelves and let it set for a few minutes. That should make it much easier to get off there. I used it to take off 25 year old wallpaper. God bless youHelpful Reply
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Shari on Feb 01, 2014This reminds me of Contact paper from years ago, which was a real pain to remove. Super sticky! Try a heat gun, or in absence of that, a hairdryer.Helpful Reply
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Shari on Feb 01, 2014I also meant to mention, if this is indeed Contact paper, the top layer is like plastic and liquid (like the vinegar solution) will probably not penetrate it.Helpful Reply
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Jill B on Feb 01, 2014Okay!!! Well I do think this was contact paper :(....water just beaded up on top but enough was able to penetrate enough through the edges that with a scraper and elbow grease I was able to accomplish most of it. However this is what I have left....a glue mess. Now what? Keep at it with vinegar water?Helpful Reply
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Shari on Feb 01, 2014The heat from a hairdryer may soften the adhesive enough that you can scrape it up with a putty knife. However, I also did a quick internet search for ways to remove Contact paper adhesive and Krud Kutter was mentioned on one site I looked at. Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://www.casasugar.com/How--Remove-Contact-Paper-Adhesive-6294102Helpful Reply
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Love Digging in the Dirt on Feb 01, 2014I was going to suggest a heat gun or blow dryer. How come my church never gives awat beautiful stuff like this?!Helpful Reply
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Cynthia H on Feb 01, 2014Goo Gone and a scraper usually works for me.Helpful Reply
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Sandi Walder on Feb 01, 2014Wd40 spray a little on spread around leave a few minutes and wipe off comes right offHelpful Reply
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Jill B on Feb 01, 2014Thanks everyone. I used Krud Kutter and alot of elbow grease. Got most of it...followed up with Goo Gone. Looks pretty darn good. I think I lost some stain in the process....so now I am trying to figure out if I need to paint the shelves or try to salvage them some other way and leave them wood. I consign furniture at a local store....If it were just for me, I would leave them wood. But I cannot leave them as is....should I try some sort of oil? I have heard coconut oil rejuvenates wood. Or should I just paint? I am not willing to take the time to sand and stain them.....thoughts?Helpful Reply
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Tegma on Feb 02, 2014How about wallpapering the whole inside in a nice print which would go well with your tree design you have in mind? The back plywood isn't that attractive either, but would look great papered, with the shelves a co-ordinating print, if not the same.Helpful Reply
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Karen powell on Feb 02, 2014I would use a heat gun and a metal putty knife . And then I would use floor stripper to disolve the glue . Then clean with some orange glow cleaner and then wipe down with denatured alcohol .You will be good to go.Helpful Reply
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Ell on Feb 02, 2014How about an iron? cover the contact paper with a towel and then gently heat the surface with an iron. I haven't tried this myself though.Helpful Reply
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Karen powell on Feb 02, 2014good to know the vinigar and water worked . I like that , that is a more natural approach . Thanks for your responce . I bet it is beautiful ! and adds valuably storage for you too .Helpful Reply
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Marlene Wilson on Feb 02, 2014Please don't paint it!Helpful Reply
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Debi McCoy on Feb 03, 2014Krud mutter is awesome!!!!!Helpful Reply
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Polly Zieper on Feb 03, 2014I can only think to put new wallpaper, contact/shelf paper, or fabric on top of the paper that's stuck on.If fabric, pain with clear stainover it- I forget the name.Helpful Reply
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Polly Zieper on Feb 03, 2014By the way, this piece is GORGEOUS, and lucky you to have gotten it!!!Helpful Reply
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Judy Adams on Feb 03, 2014Score the shelf liner like you would wallpaper to get it off . spray with WD-40 let it sit a while and pull it off best you can and spray again pull the rest off / then clean with soap and water . WD-40 will take off any adhesive easilyHelpful Reply
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Margaret Holloway on Feb 03, 2014You did a great job on the cabinet! It looks beautiful and very modern. I was only going to suggest you turn the shelves over if you couldn't remove all the paper! Nice job!Helpful Reply
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Bonnie on Feb 03, 2014I work in a furniture store, and we get those price stickers off with WD 40. Spray on let sit 15 min. then slide off. Doesn't hurt the wood.Helpful Reply
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Doris Kammer on Feb 03, 2014Try fabric softener with waterHelpful Reply
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Eileen on Feb 03, 2014Heat gun and scraper! It should peel right off.Be careful not to burn the wood, then use WD-40 to take off the gummy residue. I totally love your idea of leaving "tree branches" unpainted. That will look awesome. How creative.Helpful Reply
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Eleanor P on Feb 04, 2014If it were self-adhesive paper you could have heated it with your hair dryer and it would have peeled off easily. Glad you found a solution to your problem!Helpful Reply
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Winnie Nichols on Feb 07, 2014I use a hair dryer. Also gets most of the sticky mess off. I use baking soda and water to remove any sticky residue that lingers on. Works great on plastic or glass. Wood also.Helpful Reply
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Sallie J. Eimstad on Dec 18, 2014For those who haven't tried the other aids, I use a product the Goo Gone people called Sticker Lifter. If you follow directions EXACTLY (don't rush and wash the item first), it's like magic.Helpful Reply
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