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Hey Bluesheart!
There is a way to remove those labels. Go to a well stocked art supply store and ask for a can of Bestine. It is a fluid that is sold for thinning rubber cement. This stuff is like magic. Moisten a clean cotton cloth and wipe across the paper label. Be not afraid. The Bestine will NOT damage or smear the ink in any way. Nor will it hurt the wood. It will almost immediately evaporate out of the paper. You may have to re-apply a number of times for the mild solvent to soak through the label and loosen the adhesive. Stamp collectors use this stuff to remove very valuable stamps from envelopes. It will also not wrinkle the paper or damage it in any way. Then it should just be a matter of re-gluing the labels where you want them. Hope this helps!
Does this work on paper covered boxes, wooden ones, or both? Cuz it sounds almost too good to be true!
...now if I could just find a well stocked art store nearby...
Thanks David!
David Alan Stevens said:Hey Bluesheart!
There is a way to remove those labels. Go to a well stocked art supply store and ask for a can of Bestine. It is a fluid that is sold for thinning rubber cement. This stuff is like magic. Moisten a clean cotton cloth and wipe across the paper label. Be not afraid. The Bestine will NOT damage or smear the ink in any way. Nor will it hurt the wood. It will almost immediately evaporate out of the paper. You may have to re-apply a number of times for the mild solvent to soak through the label and loosen the adhesive. Stamp collectors use this stuff to remove very valuable stamps from envelopes. It will also not wrinkle the paper or damage it in any way. Then it should just be a matter of re-gluing the labels where you want them. Hope this helps!
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