Post #366075 by JenTiki on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 7:58 PM

Results of the Goo Gone test:

Here is the test area of an old album cover (okay 1974 may not qualify as vintage, but still, I figure 34 years is old enough) before the test. Keep your eye on the circled area, and note that the cover already has some of the usual wear where the album inside put pressure on it when stored with other albums.

I then stuck two labels down using what's known as a "bone folder" (mine's plastic rather than bone, but it still sticks stuff down real good) to get good adhesion.

I then saturated a q-tip with the Goo Gone and applied it to the top sticker only. It penetrated immediately, so I didn't let it sit, for fear of actually damaging the cover. You can see my failed attempt at peeling off the bottom sticker using nothing but my fingernail. But the top sticker came off almost completely clean and in one piece. (You can see it rolled at the top of the picture.) However, there was one tiny spot where it pulled up some color where there was already some wear on the cover. That's what the red circle is highlighting. So I maybe should've let the Goo Gone penetrate just a bit more before peeling. There was a tiny bit of adhesive left on the cover, so I put a little more Goo Gone on a paper towel and not-quite-gently-enough rubbed it over the remaining adhesive, then removed all traces of the Goo Gone with a clean paper towel. Although it didn't darken the cover at all, I should've been a bit more careful with the removal of the remaining adhesive, because the rubbing did pull up just a bit more of the color. Fortunately, it looks like regular wear & tear, rather than a place where a sticker was.

I hope this has been helpful for you.