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Robin..... helping people hate Lego stickers less and less. Lots of people hate stickers but this technique and your ability to use stickers in alternative ways makes them desirable. Awesome!
When I first heard about your technique I totally assumed it included putting the tea on the sticker itself. This makes much more sense lol definitely gonna give it a shot.
I'm here 4 years later just to say thanks for keeping this video on. I see you using your Patented Hot Tea Technique, and finally the time to use it has come: just got a crushed The Office set, and the sticker sheet just got messed up, with some sticker glued to instructions and piece bags. I could save the most of it thanks to it. 😉
That's why this tutorial took a couple of weeks. You were having a special mug made for the occasion. 😄 Very clear explanation of the patented technique. Thanks!
1 year late but if you ever see this Robin gotta just say "👏👏👏👏" thank you. I have built lego a good while now and if I mess something up I bite my teeth and ignore it but never made a big mistake only ever made it wonky then I recently got the 76178 set and just so happened I had got good at placing stickers so I placed all the stickers that were thrown at me on a step (about 5 stickers as it was like a massive pillar of screens) and only after I realised that some of the pieces were rotated 90⁰, I had panicked as I thought I just completely fucked up, and quickly scurred the Internet for help and your video is the only one I find click on the video and its as simple as a nice cuppa tea, and it ACTUALLY worked then I was so shocked. So thank you Robin you saved my piece👍👍 and made my day😄
I had a pretty good idea what your Patented Hot Tea Technique entailed, but it's nice to have it spelled out and see some other sticker surgery. I never would have thought of using a Separator to position a sticker without this guide.
I've been fixing the stickers on several used sets I've bought... problem is, I've gone through 4 cups of tea and I'm running to the toilet every 10 minutes. 😂😂
Finally, an in depht tutorial of that famous patented hot tea technique! For extremely large stickers you can also use the hot iron (no steam!) and a dishcloth technique.
For the stickers that need to be repositioned slightly because someone else put them on crooked, simply heat up the sticker with a hair dryer and use your thumb to push the sticker around to the desired position, then make yourself a brew and enjoy with a biscuit!
Having just acquired a massive bag of stickered pieces, I feel particularly fortunate to have discovered your channel when searching for road plate techniques. You are an absolute gem! Off to make some tea... :)
I haven’t watched the video all the way through but nevertheless it friggin worked! Since I was younger, my Plo Koon starfighter had a bubble on one of the stickers. It wasn’t just a bubble because it was along the edge of it. Trying to push it down kinda stretched it so I gave up to avoid further damage. So for the longest time I was to afraid to fix it till I looked up a way to try and reposition it. So I clicked on this. Initially I was worried the old glue wouldn’t re attach from age, but it worked! Granted the stretched part will remain but it’s finally flattened thanks to you! Thank you for coming to my NET-Talk.
I lived this video. I'm one of those kakhanded people who cant put a sticker on straight and then tear it when I try to fix it. You make it so easy to watch and learn. Heres hoping I can put it into practice. Keep the videos coming g they are great !!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes sir. Thats a lesson I have learned a few times over the summer here. Need plenty of fluids working outside all day every day in this Florida heat LOL
Thank you for a revisit to the patented hot tea technique! Very well instructed. When reapplying the sticker, I put it barely on the tip of the blade to position the sticker on a brick because doing so extends the sticker away from my hand making it easier to position and see what I’m doing, particularly with a small sticker. I hover it over the brick, fine tuning the position of it and press down one corner before smoothing the rest, similar to the way you applied larger stickers with your fingers (I use the blade tip for all sizes). I do the same with new set stickers. Ah, I wrote that before I finished watching. I use the tip of the blade the same way you used the brick separator.
Those stickers are straight and true! How much tea did you drink? I think the cheetah could be a Lego version of Cheetohs! And finally, you shot six arrows!
Finally, a detailled description of 'your' method. Thank you! I'd recommend some square vessel, though, for better and more evenly transfered heat!? I know there are some pots or vases shaped like that.
Nice application of the PHTT (cue arrow sound). I am a satisfied PHTT (cue arrow sound) user. To anyone watching, try it out for yourself and see the result 😁 Congrats on nearing 8k supporters on Lego Ideas!
Fantastic video. Love all the tips and tricks. I have been using your technique since I started watching your videos. As always thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with all of us.
Great to hear, Trent. These more technical videos are greatly appreciated but by fewer people. Hey-ho. At least I can direct questions about stickers to one dedicated place!
@@RobinHoodBricksthis type of video is appreciated by builders who like you & myself, who buy used bricks and then need to fix them. if they only ever buy new sets you can put the stickers on correctly and only fix them after your child eats them... Keep on bricking and thank you for the reply's
Loved this video matey! Will really help we with the bricklink orders I’ve been getting for certain stickers and then realising the application sucked! 👍
Robin Hood Bricks yeah I’m amazed at all of the examples! I love how you don’t sound particularly keen on the clear stickers either! Awesome job with the leopard one too! Looks perfect now 👌
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was a video I was looking forward to seeing for quite some time, and it did not disappoint. I have learned quite a few new tips to use when working with stickers. I'm sure to put them to great use in the future. Personally, I usually use a brick separator when applying stickers, and ALWAYS use it for clear-backed ones, as otherwise, your fingerprints are left on the underside for eternity. One additional tip I would submit, which I also use, is to work with two brick separators for longer and/or recessed stickers. As you saw in your video, the static cling effect will otherwise draw the far end of the sticker prematurely onto the brick before you are ready. When using two brick separators, one at either end, it makes it easier to get sticker alignment, then place the center of the sticker downward when desired. This also helps to eliminate air bubbles. Great video! Keep them coming.
Fantastico Robin ♥ questa tecnica che ci hai insegnato è davvero unica e super! Video spiegato proprio bene anche per me che non capisco molto bene l'inglese! Adoro la tua perfezione, anch'io odio quando gli stickers sono messi male. Grazie!!!!!!!
LOL, love the video RHB! I hope everyone gets that dry British "humour" and enjoyed the video in the lightheartedness in which it was meant. I kept hearing Monty Python's Holy Grail speech about the throwing of the holy hand grenade of Antioch during your declaration that the technique only works with hot tea! 6 teas for this video: wow! How many washroom breaks accompanied that video shoot! Being a 3rd generation removed Brit, I was properly educated to the superiority of tea over other hot caffeinated drinks by my Grandmother. However, my wife does not hold the high standards and drinks that other vile black drink. Yuck! ;) I might have to pick up one of those mugs. Take care sir!
Haha, thanks so much. Yes, I think if humour is too obvious it isn't very funny. Clearly this goes over some heads but you can't win them all. Drinking the tea is the highlight of the process!
Just going through my old lego and i need to reinstall some of them :D I know you showed it in your previous videos, so thank you for a new all-in-one and all the effort you put in!
What you can add to this is one of those USB powered devices that keep cups of your bewerage warm also might want to cover it up on the top to prevent vapor and more importanntly heat exit. Either way love the video, keep up the good work. Cheers.
While I've been waiting for this video, I had decided to use my daughters hair dryer. Works great as long as u don't over heat. That's where the mug is superior. But now I have it down... Good thing we can re-do these cause I have bought used lego lots where the stickers were applied by someone with Parkinson's disease. That's a bad joke but u get the point. I guess now all we need is for lego to actually have the stickers cut right. I hate when u have it perfectly center and yet it isn't perfectly center.... Uuurrgg... I really like the tread plate that u cut. That turned out great.. Glad to see the ideas set is almost at enough votes. Can't wait till Fridays video. See ya then.
As a kid I always used the outlines of a stickersheet to cut out some straigt lines to continue white lines on door panels or just for striping on the roads.
This is realy a verry usefull video! I have a old sticker over 3 Bricks and I think I'm going to transfer it to s tile! I always use the brickseperator to apply stickers! Verry helpfull!
Great informative video Robin. I'll be able to reapply all those crooked stickers now. Hmmm think I'll need to invest in one of those mugs aswell, very nice. See you friday.
Nice job with this very thorough tutorial, Robin. Since I am not a tea nor coffee drinker, I might have to adapt this to be a "hot chocolate" technique perhaps haha :)
@@RobinHoodBricks Btw, next time you use a step ladder to get an aerial shot of the city be careful! Wouldn't want you to take AFOL. Just had to make a joke.
Excellent instructional video. Definitely encourages me to look at stickers in a better light, and look for opportunities for re-using them. But are you sure it doesn't work with Earl Grey?
You can use a negative action tweezers (squeeze to open) for better control of reapplying of the sticker, also a query could using the small bags you get it the brick hauls as a barrier and then ‘dunk’ the piece into the tea??
The Brit in me doesn't like to market myself... I have Patreon and a LEGO Affiliate link too. It's all new to be honest and my own mug only just arrived. I've sold two t-shirts now though!
@@RobinHoodBricks It is a shame I didn't know about that before I ordered the Disney train station last week. Which just now arrived at my door! Next time I will try to remember to go through your link and we will find out what happens. :)
It's be good to do a controlled experiment. When you click on it, it's the normal LEGO site but with an extra bit in the URL. If you then go to another page, the extra bit vanishes. Will it still count? Hmmm!
@@RobinHoodBricks I'll have to check it out. Never tried that type of tea yet. Is it more of a green leaf or orange or black? I like adding sugar in my hot tea & not much of a green tea kinda guy
Yes that's the major issue there. Try reheating it again as much as possible to really warm the glue and then just rub it with the cloth. Sometimes that reduces the frost but sometimes they're just imperfect sadly!
Thanks for the share. I assumed the technique had something to do with the loosening of the adhesive but didn't think it would be heat transfer via physical contact. I thought it would've been more of a steam effect (which also works nicely). I also noticed you've got sticker placement down pretty well but I find using a brick separator also helps just incase you need to reposition.
I honestly thought the "Hot Tea Technique" Was going to involve you dipping it into the tea or something. I presume it works equally as well with boiling water, if you don't drink tea?
Really useful method. With it I was able to fix my Countach's front lights sticker and align it properly. The only unfortunate thing about it is that after lifting the corner of a sticker it leaves some permanent creases on it which are especially noticable on transparent ones, such as in Countach's case :(
Great stuff, very helpful 👍. Would it make things easier with some pieces - particularly smaller ones, to stick them to another piece to make them easier to hold and manipulate.
Great! Now I can take off my crooked stickers and ... and reapply them in an equally crooked way. Because I truly suck at stickers. If I put it on crooked the first time and left it, it was because I couldn't get it straight. I suppose I get a secondhand sticker from someone who is even more abysmal at doing stickers than I am. (I do think I'm improving in non-sticker-related lego skills. And your buffet car inspired me to create an interior for my restaurant.) (I put in a brick oven. I was pretty stoked about it. I even made a video for it even though I just posted a Sloth City update yesterday.)
Hopefully robin you see this comment thanks for the method on fixing Lego stickers just a quick question before I start fixing my stickers if you transfer one sticker to another brick does it maintain it’s stickiness hope you can help thanks!
Yes most of time it does absolutely fine. Very rarely, for one era of old stickers, you can see it leaving an amount of the stickiness on the brick but there's usually still enough for the new position. Most of the time all the stickiness comes up with it. Worst case add a little Pritt-Stick to up the stickiness but I don't think that'll be necessary. I've done hundreds now and they're all fine long-term!
Well now I can reset a sticker from 1996 Gold City Junction set. I also will be looking if any others should be redone maybe even doing some Mario cart k’nex stickers they lift up on the round pieces I could dust and reapply them!
What if I have loose stickers that have been collecting dust for years and have nothing but muck under them? Is there some way to clean them and then apply new glue with similar properties as the original glue? Would the paper glue stick be used for that?
I think you could scrape them as I show here and they may have enough stick left. If not clear backed then a normal glue stick could be used to add more stickiness. Good luck!
Yes, but be even more patient as any pulling will mark them. I'd go extra hot for extra long and don't pull hard. Also keep the angle you're peeling them off at to a minimum. Good luck!
Does it work with other liquids like coffee or hot chocolate? I don't drink tea and its a waste to buy it use it for the technique and then dump it down the drain. Very helpful technique. I might buy one of those mugs that change color when they get hot. That might be helpful to know when its very hot.
If they are the plastic type, yes. Just be very careful and slow and stop if they don't cooperate. Sun damaged stickers will disintegrate. Especially white parts of the sticker. If they are paper type stickers from ages ago they are unlikely to move well. You may get them off but you'll have to add glue to get them back on. Try and buy older sets with the best quality stickers possible!
Robin Hood Bricks I think doing a Q&A is good.Try making a video explaining the rules and that’s where your viewers can Wright in questions because even if I have an account on TH-cam I can’t see the community posts on my iPad
Thanks RHB, love the video! Been waiting for weeks to watch it! I had a few questions though.. in your experience if you are handling the stickers so much, won't the glue rub off on your fingers? How do you prevent that? Have you heard of the technique of using window-cleaner solution (we call it Windex in the States)? Apparently if you spritz a little on the piece and then attempt to apply the sticker it delays the glue from setting just long enough to let you push it around (kinda like what you did for that little 1x2 plate). Curious if you've heard of the technique and/or used it. Keep up the great work!
The stickiness stays on the sticker. It doesn't come off onto fingers. I've not tried Windex and I'd be worried it might cause them t fall of in a year's time or whatever, it doesn't sound sensible to me but that's just a guess. Nasty stuff to breathe in as well!
When did you start selling RHB merch?! Awesome stuff. Also just noticed you’ve got a patron. Would you ever consider including minifigs of your paid supporters in your city?
Maybe for a Patreon but I don't really want to give out my address. I've had Patreon for a while but merchandise only very recently. As a Brit I don't like to shout about it!
Is there a way to move a sticker without taking it off? I've noticed that I've misaligned a sticker on one of my newer sets, and I'm worried about damaging it. 😬
Get it very warm indeed, maybe even submerge in a small amount of recently boiled water (take care of get an adult to help if you aren't confident), onto a drying cloth and then quickly slide with your thumb. You can also try a hairdryer but that can damage them!
hey, if i heated up the piece with a sticker on, would be i able to just push it around instead of taking it off? I just want to slightly reposition it.
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Very British like technique
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Robin..... helping people hate Lego stickers less and less. Lots of people hate stickers but this technique and your ability to use stickers in alternative ways makes them desirable. Awesome!
Thanks so much. That means a lot!
When I first heard about your technique I totally assumed it included putting the tea on the sticker itself. This makes much more sense lol definitely gonna give it a shot.
Oh yeah, don't do that, haha!
I just discovered this video and i must say, your tea technique saves all my bricks with ugly glued stickers. Thank you very much Robin!
Yay, you're very welcome!
I'm here 4 years later just to say thanks for keeping this video on. I see you using your Patented Hot Tea Technique, and finally the time to use it has come: just got a crushed The Office set, and the sticker sheet just got messed up, with some sticker glued to instructions and piece bags. I could save the most of it thanks to it. 😉
Great to hear. I love that I've helped a fair few people out!
That's why this tutorial took a couple of weeks. You were having a special mug made for the occasion. 😄
Very clear explanation of the patented technique. Thanks!
Yes, because of the global situation postage took forever, haha. I HAD to have the mug though, didn't I!
The mug was a great detail! I understand you had to wait for that haha
1 year late but if you ever see this Robin gotta just say "👏👏👏👏" thank you.
I have built lego a good while now and if I mess something up I bite my teeth and ignore it but never made a big mistake only ever made it wonky then I recently got the 76178 set and just so happened I had got good at placing stickers so I placed all the stickers that were thrown at me on a step (about 5 stickers as it was like a massive pillar of screens) and only after I realised that some of the pieces were rotated 90⁰, I had panicked as I thought I just completely fucked up, and quickly scurred the Internet for help and your video is the only one I find click on the video and its as simple as a nice cuppa tea, and it ACTUALLY worked then I was so shocked. So thank you Robin you saved my piece👍👍 and made my day😄
Yay, stickers saved. That has now made my day. Don't forget to subscribe!
I love how typically British this is. Everything can be fixed with a steaming hot cup of tea!
That's a fact. All our achievements are backed up with tea!
But first you should keep almost third part of the world in poverty and slavery. Very british
So ya...thanks for the direct to this vid. Great info! ...and I love the Vitruvian Robin (minifig) shirt...I'll be stealing that idea!
Why not buy one? They are very reasonable and look great in green!
I had a pretty good idea what your Patented Hot Tea Technique entailed, but it's nice to have it spelled out and see some other sticker surgery. I never would have thought of using a Separator to position a sticker without this guide.
It's one of my best, if a little over thorough, videos I think!
I've been fixing the stickers on several used sets I've bought... problem is, I've gone through 4 cups of tea and I'm running to the toilet every 10 minutes. 😂😂
You can never have too much tea. It's good for your system!
Finally, an in depht tutorial of that famous patented hot tea technique! For extremely large stickers you can also use the hot iron (no steam!) and a dishcloth technique.
Wow that sounds a bit industrial, haha. Maybe for bigger ones!
For the stickers that need to be repositioned slightly because someone else put them on crooked, simply heat up the sticker with a hair dryer and use your thumb to push the sticker around to the desired position, then make yourself a brew and enjoy with a biscuit!
Not if they are big. I think tea is kinder and gentler than a hairdryer too!
Having just acquired a massive bag of stickered pieces, I feel particularly fortunate to have discovered your channel when searching for road plate techniques. You are an absolute gem! Off to make some tea... :)
Enjoy the tea!
Did it today for the first time, used a hot coffee instead of tea. I´m really happy with the result. So thank you very much. 😁👍
Coffee? What? Glad it worked out for you!
I haven’t watched the video all the way through but nevertheless it friggin worked! Since I was younger, my Plo Koon starfighter had a bubble on one of the stickers. It wasn’t just a bubble because it was along the edge of it. Trying to push it down kinda stretched it so I gave up to avoid further damage. So for the longest time I was to afraid to fix it till I looked up a way to try and reposition it. So I clicked on this. Initially I was worried the old glue wouldn’t re attach from age, but it worked! Granted the stretched part will remain but it’s finally flattened thanks to you!
Thank you for coming to my NET-Talk.
That made my day. Awesome!
I love your videos!
So kind!
I lived this video. I'm one of those kakhanded people who cant put a sticker on straight and then tear it when I try to fix it. You make it so easy to watch and learn. Heres hoping I can put it into practice. Keep the videos coming g they are great !!
Thanks for the vote of confidence, it means a lot!
39:33 "A brand new, hot cup of tea. Now I gotta go pee"
There I revised it for you. Drinking all that hot tea has to go through pretty quickly LOL
Gotta stay hydrated!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes sir. Thats a lesson I have learned a few times over the summer here. Need plenty of fluids working outside all day every day in this Florida heat LOL
Lego encourages window cleaner to position stickers which I never have nearby but I always have a cuppa tea near by. Thanks mate!
You're welcome!
Thank you for a revisit to the patented hot tea technique! Very well instructed.
When reapplying the sticker, I put it barely on the tip of the blade to position the sticker on a brick because doing so extends the sticker away from my hand making it easier to position and see what I’m doing, particularly with a small sticker. I hover it over the brick, fine tuning the position of it and press down one corner before smoothing the rest, similar to the way you applied larger stickers with your fingers (I use the blade tip for all sizes). I do the same with new set stickers. Ah, I wrote that before I finished watching. I use the tip of the blade the same way you used the brick separator.
As long as it ends up straight, everyone's happy!
Those stickers are straight and true!
How much tea did you drink?
I think the cheetah could be a Lego version of Cheetohs!
And finally, you shot six arrows!
About six teas. One for each arrow!
Finally, a detailled description of 'your' method. Thank you!
I'd recommend some square vessel, though, for better and more evenly transfered heat!? I know there are some pots or vases shaped like that.
As long as it has tea in it!
Nice application of the PHTT (cue arrow sound). I am a satisfied PHTT (cue arrow sound) user. To anyone watching, try it out for yourself and see the result 😁 Congrats on nearing 8k supporters on Lego Ideas!
Many thanks for your relentless support, Kim!
I just tried this method of yours out on a few pieces, and so far it’s working pretty well 👍.
Glad to hear it!
This was very informative, thank you for taking the time to create this video, much appreciated!
Glad it was appreciated. It took ages!
Thanks for sharing this technique. I would love to use this superior sticker removal technique but alas it’s been patented.
I'll do you a special rate!
Fantastic video. Love all the tips and tricks. I have been using your technique since I started watching your videos. As always thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with all of us.
Great to hear, Trent. These more technical videos are greatly appreciated but by fewer people. Hey-ho. At least I can direct questions about stickers to one dedicated place!
@@RobinHoodBricksthis type of video is appreciated by builders who like you & myself, who buy used bricks and then need to fix them. if they only ever buy new sets you can put the stickers on correctly and only fix them after your child eats them... Keep on bricking and thank you for the reply's
Yes, it's worth the effort!
Loved this video matey! Will really help we with the bricklink orders I’ve been getting for certain stickers and then realising the application sucked! 👍
It's amazing how well you can do with something that looks totally knackered at first glance!
Robin Hood Bricks yeah I’m amazed at all of the examples! I love how you don’t sound particularly keen on the clear stickers either! Awesome job with the leopard one too! Looks perfect now 👌
Thank you!
DunkandEggBricks always talks about this!!! ❤
Yes, he's been watching for a while and I like his content too!
Thanks Robin! This was a awesome video! Very helpful and thanks for sharing with us 😃 great ideas and tips 👍 thanks mate 😊
My pleasure!
can confirm this works. brilliant idea!
I must've done a thousand by now, haha. Glad it worked for you too!
Thank you for this tutorial. I absolutely late Lego stickers but nice to know now I can fix them when I mess up applying them, which happens often! 😆
The thing with stickers is, don't be rushing, Terry.
Bad joke!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was a video I was looking forward to seeing for quite some time, and it did not disappoint. I have learned quite a few new tips to use when working with stickers. I'm sure to put them to great use in the future. Personally, I usually use a brick separator when applying stickers, and ALWAYS use it for clear-backed ones, as otherwise, your fingerprints are left on the underside for eternity. One additional tip I would submit, which I also use, is to work with two brick separators for longer and/or recessed stickers. As you saw in your video, the static cling effect will otherwise draw the far end of the sticker prematurely onto the brick before you are ready. When using two brick separators, one at either end, it makes it easier to get sticker alignment, then place the center of the sticker downward when desired. This also helps to eliminate air bubbles. Great video! Keep them coming.
Really glad this has been well received by many, even if views are lower. I'm still a fingertips guy though, for my stickers!
@icemorons thanks for the tip on using 2 separators...makes complete sense and the static cling always annoys me .
I used your method and it worked perfectly first time - thank you so much!! :D
Great to hear. See, it really does work!
I have been waiting for this video for a very long time. Thanks so much for sharing.
Ahh yes. It took ages but it feels good to finally have it done and done well!
Fantastico Robin ♥ questa tecnica che ci hai insegnato è davvero unica e super! Video spiegato proprio bene anche per me che non capisco molto bene l'inglese! Adoro la tua perfezione, anch'io odio quando gli stickers sono messi male. Grazie!!!!!!!
Sono contento che tu l'abbia trovato utile e che tu mi abbia capito perfettamente!
So glad you found it useful and were able to understand me fully!
LOL, love the video RHB! I hope everyone gets that dry British "humour" and enjoyed the video in the lightheartedness in which it was meant. I kept hearing Monty Python's Holy Grail speech about the throwing of the holy hand grenade of Antioch during your declaration that the technique only works with hot tea! 6 teas for this video: wow! How many washroom breaks accompanied that video shoot! Being a 3rd generation removed Brit, I was properly educated to the superiority of tea over other hot caffeinated drinks by my Grandmother. However, my wife does not hold the high standards and drinks that other vile black drink. Yuck! ;) I might have to pick up one of those mugs. Take care sir!
Haha, thanks so much. Yes, I think if humour is too obvious it isn't very funny. Clearly this goes over some heads but you can't win them all.
Drinking the tea is the highlight of the process!
Masterclass!!
I went into far too much detail. It's my trademark, haha!
Just going through my old lego and i need to reinstall some of them :D I know you showed it in your previous videos, so thank you for a new all-in-one and all the effort you put in!
It took ages but at least it's all the info in one place!
Thank you! This litterally saved my son’s birthday xD
You're welcome. Glad to hear it, haha!
What you can add to this is one of those USB powered devices that keep cups of your bewerage warm also might want to cover it up on the top to prevent vapor and more importanntly heat exit. Either way love the video, keep up the good work. Cheers.
Good idea, I hadn't thought of that!
Amazing video very helpful never thought of using the rig to get it just right.... Brilliant! Mug here I come
Yay, a mug for everyone!
Nice video, some good techniques explained. Good colour on the tea too, glad to see you aren't a weak tea drinker!
Oh God, no. Weak tea is horrid. Twinings Assam for me!
Sorry can't beat Barrys tea 🇮🇪
Can confirm this glitch still isn't patched, worked excellent for me thanks!
Glad I could help!
This video make me happy because I have been find the way to fix my lego sticker but I can't. Thank you so much 🥰
Glad I could help!
While I've been waiting for this video, I had decided to use my daughters hair dryer. Works great as long as u don't over heat. That's where the mug is superior. But now I have it down... Good thing we can re-do these cause I have bought used lego lots where the stickers were applied by someone with Parkinson's disease. That's a bad joke but u get the point. I guess now all we need is for lego to actually have the stickers cut right. I hate when u have it perfectly center and yet it isn't perfectly center.... Uuurrgg... I really like the tread plate that u cut. That turned out great.. Glad to see the ideas set is almost at enough votes. Can't wait till Fridays video. See ya then.
Yes, car number plates that aren't centred in the black outline are annoying too. See you next time!
I have esential tremors, Katherine Hepburn had them too, trying to put stickers on can be very frustrating! Sometimes it takes many tries.
Like i said, bad joke. But u get what i mean. I meant no ill will towards u
Awesome job I’ve always been wondering what the technique was and wow U is a genius thanks for the tutorial!
You are so welcome!
As a kid I always used the outlines of a stickersheet to cut out some straigt lines to continue white lines on door panels or just for striping on the roads.
Yes they're good for that. I always keep them for something!
This is realy a verry usefull video! I have a old sticker over 3 Bricks and I think I'm going to transfer it to s tile! I always use the brickseperator to apply stickers! Verry helpfull!
Glad it was helpful!
Great informative video Robin. I'll be able to reapply all those crooked stickers now. Hmmm think I'll need to invest in one of those mugs aswell, very nice. See you friday.
Someone's bought one!
Yay!! that's wonderful news, I think they might be popular 👍
Nice job with this very thorough tutorial, Robin. Since I am not a tea nor coffee drinker, I might have to adapt this to be a "hot chocolate" technique perhaps haha :)
Not sure if that will work but it could be worth a try!
I certainly need to get my hands on a patented hot tea technique mug
It'll be only the second in the world if you do!
😂
Great video! I bet you had enough tea for two days. But there's no such thing as too much tea! The best beverage in the world!
You got that right!
@@RobinHoodBricks Btw, next time you use a step ladder to get an aerial shot of the city be careful! Wouldn't want you to take AFOL. Just had to make a joke.
Very good. Booooom!
Excellent instructional video. Definitely encourages me to look at stickers in a better light, and look for opportunities for re-using them. But are you sure it doesn't work with Earl Grey?
Urgh, definitely not. That's not even tea!
was waiting for this vid , .. good one RHB
Yay. Thanks!
@@RobinHoodBricks forgot to ask does having sugar in your tea effect the outcome lol
No sugar in there. I'm sweet enough!
You can use a negative action tweezers (squeeze to open) for better control of reapplying of the sticker, also a query could using the small bags you get it the brick hauls as a barrier and then ‘dunk’ the piece into the tea??
For applying stickers a brick separator works great. Urgh, I've got to drink that tea!
Very handy technique to know! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
So much useful information! thanks!
I hope it benefits you very soon!
I didn't realize you had a merch line as this is the first time you have mentioned it!
The Brit in me doesn't like to market myself...
I have Patreon and a LEGO Affiliate link too. It's all new to be honest and my own mug only just arrived. I've sold two t-shirts now though!
@@RobinHoodBricks Lego affiliate link? You get money or VIP points if someone shops via your link?
I get a few percent I think. It makes no difference to the purchaser at all. I'm not sure really as no one's used it yet!
@@RobinHoodBricks It is a shame I didn't know about that before I ordered the Disney train station last week. Which just now arrived at my door! Next time I will try to remember to go through your link and we will find out what happens. :)
It's be good to do a controlled experiment. When you click on it, it's the normal LEGO site but with an extra bit in the URL. If you then go to another page, the extra bit vanishes. Will it still count? Hmmm!
This is a great tutorial! Thank you for your helpful tips.
I hope it's useful!
Really helpful video. Will probably use this in the future.
Go for it!
Glad you have merchandise now!
Is that Earl Grey or English Breakfast Tea? 😜
Yep, I was proud of the Vitruvian T-Shirt. I designed it entirely myself. Assam tea btw!
@@RobinHoodBricks I'll have to check it out. Never tried that type of tea yet. Is it more of a green leaf or orange or black? I like adding sugar in my hot tea & not much of a green tea kinda guy
Very good tutorial. Although I wish we had a sample for clear window stickers. I can’t seem to get away from that foggy back.
Yes that's the major issue there. Try reheating it again as much as possible to really warm the glue and then just rub it with the cloth. Sometimes that reduces the frost but sometimes they're just imperfect sadly!
Thanks for the share. I assumed the technique had something to do with the loosening of the adhesive but didn't think it would be heat transfer via physical contact. I thought it would've been more of a steam effect (which also works nicely).
I also noticed you've got sticker placement down pretty well but I find using a brick separator also helps just incase you need to reposition.
Yes, it does. Glad you liked it!
I honestly thought the "Hot Tea Technique" Was going to involve you dipping it into the tea or something. I presume it works equally as well with boiling water, if you don't drink tea?
No, it ONLY works with Tea!
@@RobinHoodBricks now does it
IT *ONLY* WORKS WITH *TEA*
You deserve more views n subscribers
I wholeheartedly agree!
Really useful method. With it I was able to fix my Countach's front lights sticker and align it properly. The only unfortunate thing about it is that after lifting the corner of a sticker it leaves some permanent creases on it which are especially noticable on transparent ones, such as in Countach's case :(
Try warming it back up again and then rub it with your sunglasses cloth!
Great stuff, very helpful 👍. Would it make things easier with some pieces - particularly smaller ones, to stick them to another piece to make them easier to hold and manipulate.
Maybe. I'm used to it, I guess!
Great!
Now I can take off my crooked stickers and ... and reapply them in an equally crooked way.
Because I truly suck at stickers. If I put it on crooked the first time and left it, it was because I couldn't get it straight. I suppose I get a secondhand sticker from someone who is even more abysmal at doing stickers than I am.
(I do think I'm improving in non-sticker-related lego skills. And your buffet car inspired me to create an interior for my restaurant.) (I put in a brick oven. I was pretty stoked about it. I even made a video for it even though I just posted a Sloth City update yesterday.)
Haha, oh well. We can't all have a steady hand!
Thanks for all the tricks! They are really usefull!
Cheers, Mike. Glad it's useful!
Some good tips, very useful!
Glad it was helpful, if a little long!
I find using a pair tweezers can help when placing stickers.
Whatever works fr you. I'm still an old school fingertips guy myself!
I'm a tweezers guy too. I used to build models and learned how to tie with 2 pairs tweezers. They work best for me. Whatever works. Thanks Robin
Thank you. Great help!
Great to hear!
Hopefully robin you see this comment thanks for the method on fixing Lego stickers just a quick question before I start fixing my stickers if you transfer one sticker to another brick does it maintain it’s stickiness hope you can help thanks!
Yes most of time it does absolutely fine. Very rarely, for one era of old stickers, you can see it leaving an amount of the stickiness on the brick but there's usually still enough for the new position. Most of the time all the stickiness comes up with it.
Worst case add a little Pritt-Stick to up the stickiness but I don't think that'll be necessary. I've done hundreds now and they're all fine long-term!
Thanks for that! ❤️
Cool tutorial. This is very handy.
Glad it was helpful!
Well now I can reset a sticker from 1996 Gold City Junction set. I also will be looking if any others should be redone maybe even doing some Mario cart k’nex stickers they lift up on the round pieces I could dust and reapply them!
You sure can now!
What if I have loose stickers that have been collecting dust for years and have nothing but muck under them? Is there some way to clean them and then apply new glue with similar properties as the original glue? Would the paper glue stick be used for that?
I think you could scrape them as I show here and they may have enough stick left. If not clear backed then a normal glue stick could be used to add more stickiness. Good luck!
thanks for make this video much awaited video
Most welcome. It took a while and it's too long but it's very thorough!
Awesome video! Great technique 👍 Now I’ll go hunting for some crooked stickers😂
Good hunting!
Nice informative video.
So nice of you!
So for optimal contact with the sticker wouldn't a square mug be better?
Yes. Harder to drink the tea out of though!
Hi Robin, would you be able to do the same with mirror pieces that have been stuck on crooked.
Yes, but be even more patient as any pulling will mark them. I'd go extra hot for extra long and don't pull hard. Also keep the angle you're peeling them off at to a minimum. Good luck!
Does it work with other liquids like coffee or hot chocolate? I don't drink tea and its a waste to buy it use it for the technique and then dump it down the drain. Very helpful technique. I might buy one of those mugs that change color when they get hot. That might be helpful to know when its very hot.
Not in my experience, no. Try drinking it. It might change your life!
Cool technique!!!
Glad you think so!
Do you think this would work with more ancient ones from the late 70s early 80s?
If they are the plastic type, yes. Just be very careful and slow and stop if they don't cooperate. Sun damaged stickers will disintegrate. Especially white parts of the sticker.
If they are paper type stickers from ages ago they are unlikely to move well. You may get them off but you'll have to add glue to get them back on.
Try and buy older sets with the best quality stickers possible!
Cool now i know how to remove or repair or fix stickers
In about ten different ways, haha!
ALSO OMG U SUPER CLOSE TO 10k are u doing anything at 10ks subs
I was thinking of doing a Q&A. Does that sound good or a bit boring?!
@@RobinHoodBricks yes plz!
@@RobinHoodBricks a bit boring
Robin Hood Bricks I think doing a Q&A is good.Try making a video explaining the rules and that’s where your viewers can Wright in questions because even if I have an account on TH-cam I can’t see the community posts on my iPad
I didn't know that. I thought only TV viewers didn't get Community Posts. Thanks!
Thanks RHB, love the video! Been waiting for weeks to watch it! I had a few questions though.. in your experience if you are handling the stickers so much, won't the glue rub off on your fingers? How do you prevent that? Have you heard of the technique of using window-cleaner solution (we call it Windex in the States)? Apparently if you spritz a little on the piece and then attempt to apply the sticker it delays the glue from setting just long enough to let you push it around (kinda like what you did for that little 1x2 plate). Curious if you've heard of the technique and/or used it.
Keep up the great work!
The stickiness stays on the sticker. It doesn't come off onto fingers. I've not tried Windex and I'd be worried it might cause them t fall of in a year's time or whatever, it doesn't sound sensible to me but that's just a guess. Nasty stuff to breathe in as well!
👍I use the flat end of a brick separator to apply stickers👍
I thought it was sensible to include it. You made it to the end. Too long? Much skipping? Haha!
@@RobinHoodBricks watched the important tips!
When did you start selling RHB merch?! Awesome stuff. Also just noticed you’ve got a patron. Would you ever consider including minifigs of your paid supporters in your city?
Maybe for a Patreon but I don't really want to give out my address. I've had Patreon for a while but merchandise only very recently. As a Brit I don't like to shout about it!
Thanks for this comprehensive video. I didn't quite catch the name of your preferred tea. What is it?
Twinings Assam. Delicious!
@@RobinHoodBricks Thanks, Robin
I only just found this video, I assumed you dipped the piece with the sticker on in the tea! lol.
Urgh, that would ruin my tasty mug of tea!
@@RobinHoodBricks in hindsight I realise how foolish that would be. Lol
Now we know why the delay in the video ;-) but well worth it!
Yes, the mug took AGES to arrive, haha. I thought I might have to go ahead without it, then it came. Phew!
Is there a way to move a sticker without taking it off? I've noticed that I've misaligned a sticker on one of my newer sets, and I'm worried about damaging it. 😬
If it's small, just warm and drag. Bigger ones will need to come off I'm afraid!
@@RobinHoodBricks Thanks! It's on a 1×3 bow slope. That's small enough, right?
Get it very warm indeed, maybe even submerge in a small amount of recently boiled water (take care of get an adult to help if you aren't confident), onto a drying cloth and then quickly slide with your thumb.
You can also try a hairdryer but that can damage them!
@@RobinHoodBricks Thanks for the advice!
hey, if i heated up the piece with a sticker on, would be i able to just push it around instead of taking it off? I just want to slightly reposition it.
If it's a 1x2, yes. Bigger and it's a lot harder and depends on the glue. Very big and not a chance!
@@RobinHoodBricks aaaawh. I just have a slight skew on the engine on the new mandalorian starfighter. :[
Taking it off is easy enough!
Ah, tea, tea, lovely tea. ☕️👍
Oh yes!
When are you going to put your fairground in the city?
So many things to do. I'm doing it all as fast as I can but I don't think it'll be that soon. Next Monday will be a full city tour!
Robin Hood Bricks awesome I would love to see the hole city
Hi, what do you do when the stickers loose thier stickiness and you must use that sticker?
I use PrittStick, or similar. It holds it, or rouge corners, in place at least!
Hi RHB how would you use the HTT on a tail piece #2340. Since the surface is recesses I cant get it on my tea cup?
Submerge in a hot sink and quickly dry with a cloth, then proceed as normal!