Philately Testing Goo Gone

Trying the Product Goo Gone to remove the paper backs from self adhesive stamps.
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[@luisangeli490]

Hey Rob, I am glad you try my method, I use goo gone on the stamps until the glue or sticky is gone completely, I use more product basically I soak the stamp in a ceramic plate, the idea is not feel at all that the stamp is sticky. I have not seen any issue at the time I put my stamp and in the album ! Goo gone will evaporate and dry completely from the stamps ! Have fun !

[@thatdadguy1974]

Ok well noted. I will use more next time. Thx

[@davidcid9943]

😷😷🇺🇦😷
I’d be curious as to if there is an oily residue left on an album where stamps are stored… and I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if there are any long term effects on the stamp over a period of time.
Thank for the video.
As Always,
Stay Well, Be Safe.
😷David/djcid😷

[@thatdadguy1974]

Might be a good question I can follow up if you posed it under my Saturday videos :)

[@adamhuffman3354]

I will try this! I don’t know why the postal service can’t develop a good water soluble self adhesive! Probably don’t even care about the stamp collectors.

[@thatdadguy1974]

I hope it works for you too

[@AnjelikkaKowalski]

Very Cool. I use Goo Gone all the time since I am a teacher, but never on stamps. This will be worth a try. Thank you for sharing.

[@thatdadguy1974]

Thank you for watching :)

[@SnailmailwithSmokey]

Very Interesting video, I am happy to see that the Goo Gone was able to remove the stamps from paper, like others have stated I would be interested to see what effects if any this has on long term storage.

[@thatdadguy1974]

So far after many hours no effects

[@rsmith8365]

I've been using n-heptane, a rubber cement solvent, bought off A6mazon. I use a syringe to soak the backing paper, and it takes about 15 seconds to soak through the backing paper well enough to peel the stamp away from the paper. Any excess residue can be removed with a bit of talcum powder.

[@thatdadguy1974]

Thank you for the advice and for watching the video

[@stephenogier7499]

More recent Australian self-adhesive stamps won't soak off in water, though most older ones will. Also recent Australian self-adhesive stamps have micro cuts which adds a whole new problem to removing them from backing paper.

[@thatdadguy1974]

Very interesting to know about the micro cuts. Always new challenges to overcome

[@stephenogier7499]

British and Swedish self-adhesives also have them, but the Australian ones are micro cuts on steroids. 😞@@thatdadguy1974

[@lsmith1351]

Thank you for sharing this demonstration! It worked so quickly. I wonder if dipping the stamp in warm water after the process would help with the residue? It will be interesting to see how the spray works 😀

[@thatdadguy1974]

It seems like a very affective product and doesn’t take much and works quickly

[@danielste-marie779]

Robert, you should be able to get Goo Gone at Canadian Tire, Home Hardware or your local grocery store. Our Independent Grocery store carries it.

[@thatdadguy1974]

Good to know. Thank You I think this bottle will last for awhile in the meantime.

[@stephenogier7499]

You may have left the stamps too long as the liquid may have mostly evaporated. Next time, try after a few seconds and see if the stamps come off more easily.

[@thatdadguy1974]

I think you may be right about the duration of the product being on too much.