• VEGAS Pro

  Off Topic – Removing Labels?

  Posted by Rich Stahle on July 25, 2005 at 2:29 am

  yeah I know this is WAY off topic!

  What is a good way to remove labels from VHS tapes? They all peel apart and wil not cleanly come off (guess they were REALLY good labels!)

  ideas?

  Jason Casey replied 21 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Gary Kleiner

  July 25, 2005 at 2:35 am

  There are products such as Goo-Gone that are specially made to get adhesive labels off.

  Gary
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  Jason Casey

  July 25, 2005 at 6:30 pm

  Use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the label before you try to peel it off….then they will peel right off and not leave anything behind.
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  Jason Casey

  July 25, 2005 at 6:33 pm

  ….forgot to mention don’t use the heat for too long or too close to the tape or it will melt the plastic shell of the tape.
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  Gary Kleiner

  July 25, 2005 at 6:39 pm

  Using heat at all is asking for trouble because it can cause sections of the tape to deform.

  Gary
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  Jason Casey

  July 25, 2005 at 7:30 pm

  We’ve been doing it for over 30 years and have never had a problem. As long as you know what you’re doing its fine.

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