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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on October 13, 2017 at 11:16pm

I wouldn't touch it to me its it life story ,or you could distress the surface more if you know what I mean ,nice box you have got there .

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Permalink Reply by Nic Milton on October 13, 2017 at 11:52pm

Got me thinking and being creative about starting with its (im)perfections instead of trying to fix or change them....yep you are right! Thanks for that

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on October 14, 2017 at 1:58am

Agree with Jeff, leave the character. But if you want to get the sticker residue off you could use goof off or similar stuff. If you want to distress it a torch works great.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on October 14, 2017 at 3:14am

What Kigar said... sticky often cleans up with paint thinner, too...  It shouldn't affect the existing finish...

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Permalink Reply by JL on October 16, 2017 at 2:40am

I'd start with a hair dryer and a credit card or plastic putty knife taking off any residual adhesive from stickers that aren't there no more or don't belong.

then go to the goof-off/oops/zippo fluid/ naphtha based adhesive removers if they are stubborn and you are willing to accept some possible varnish removal

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