Camera Sticker
how do i remove a really stuck on sticker?
i got a new camera but it has an ugly stiker thing on the front of it, i made the mistake of removing it slightly, so now the corners all sticking up and if i try to remove all of it i will have a sitcky dirty patch on the camera, do you know what type of person would remove it, or what type of solution would remove it without ruining the camera?
My favorite solvent for removing sticker residue is straight naptha(isoheptane), commonly available as Ronsonol lighter fluid.
Most nail polish removers contain acetone, which will work but does nasty things to most plastics.
Acetone-free nail polish removers generally contain ethyl acetate, which is generally safer around plastics but can still do damage in excess.
So, with that in mind, I would avoid nail polish removers unless they explicitely state that they are acetone-free.
WD-40 contains a fairly pure low molecular weight mineral oil(C9-C14), plus some other stuff that I'm not totally sure what it is. I personally would avoid WD-40 for this purpose.
Goo gone will certainly take care of the sticky residue, hower I don't often use it because it leaves behind an oily coating that requires further clean up will another solvent.
While as I said I like naptha the best for this, another solvent I can highly reccomend for this purpose is isopropyl alcohol, commonly available as household rubbing alcohol. While it won't work as quickly or efficiently as some of the other solvents mentioned, it will get the job done, and is relatively inert toward most plastics.