Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/Adhesive Removal

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Expert: - 6/13/2007


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Hi ... We put some stickers on wood cabinets (oh woe that we did this!) that
say "meat" and "dairy".  We now have this house up for sale and NO ONE
seems to know how to remove them without wrecking the cabinets!  Do you
have any suggestions?

The cabinets are wood - these are a plastic label with some type of tape/
adhesive on the back.

Thanks in advance!

Answer
Hi Cindy
Nice to hear from you.
Gosh I hate those stickies on things LOL.
They can be removed with varsol. Called paint thinner too.
Will not hurt the cabinets.
Just a rag dipped in it and some elbow grease.
Good luck on selling.
Kindest Regards
Eileen

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