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Well, as a S&G move just to see what would happen, I tried a few drops of "Goof Off" (the clear stuff in the little squirt can) on the back of the paper for a self-adhesive and within seconds, the stamp was able to be peeled away. It stunk for about 10 to 15 minutes and then the smell dissipated. The back is still sticky, but I figured I'll remedy it with the Baby Powder technique.
As recommended with the lighter fluid technique, I would only do this in a well ventilated area.
Pat
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I have used "Goof Off" and "Goo Gone" for removing other kinds of stickers but never thought about using them for removing stamps. I assume from your post that this did not negatively affect the face of the stamp, right?
Roger
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Neither one seems to have lost any colors.
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Just to clarify how quickly this method works...
I applied 4 drops to the back of the paper, just enough to soak through to the entire back of the stamp, and was imediately able to lift the stamp off the paper. There was harly enough time for the Goof Off to even tough the stamp.
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10:35:13pm
" ... Neither one seems to have lost any colors. ..."
So far so good.
But I would be leery of the effect over time.
Perhaps a water bath immediately after applying the chemical might be a good and effective precaution.
That is for the stamp, not necessarily for you.
The water bath, that is.
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Charlie Jensen
Lecanto, Florida
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OK, found one BIG issue with this technique.
As I said before, I've applied to the back of the paper and let it soak through for a few seconds with no ill effects. Today, i got the Monarch Butterfly in on a cardboard type of envelope and figured I'd try apply to the front of the stamp. One wrong bump with a finger wiped away the image of the buterfly.
SO, DO NOT APPLY TO THE FRONT OF YOUR STAMP
and
DO NOT LET IT SOAK FOR SO LONG THAT THE FRONT GETS THE CHEMICAL ON IT.
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03:42:16pm
Thats enough for me. I don't think I'd let that stuff anywhere near my stamps.
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There was a company in the 1930s that sold a kind of stamp packet that had a clear front. Lots of collectors bought those packets and mounted their precious atamps in them. By the mid-late forties some collectors were discovering that some supposedly harmless chemical in either the clear plastic or the adhesive that was used to close the mounts was staining their stamps. The chemical migration was not obvious for eight or ten years.
.
I would not want to discover eight years from now that that stuff ate its way through the paper or the stamp or through the album page.
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08:34:08am
I just closely cut the stamps off the the envelope and put them in the album. It makes the album a little thicker and they don't look as nice as when they are off the paper, but like Cdj1122 said, who knows what damage we are doing to the stamps and our health using these chemicals.
Kind of reminds me of the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk" where he creates this device to keep eye glasses from falling off your face when you look down which works great and he becomes very rich. Turns out after a while everyone who uses it becomes cross-eyed and he loses everything.
Bob
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I know we've discussed this a couple of times, but I don't remember anyone stating that they tried this approach.
Well, as a S&G move just to see what would happen, I tried a few drops of "Goof Off" (the clear stuff in the little squirt can) on the back of the paper for a self-adhesive and within seconds, the stamp was able to be peeled away. It stunk for about 10 to 15 minutes and then the smell dissipated. The back is still sticky, but I figured I'll remedy it with the Baby Powder technique.
As recommended with the lighter fluid technique, I would only do this in a well ventilated area.
Pat
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re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
I have used "Goof Off" and "Goo Gone" for removing other kinds of stickers but never thought about using them for removing stamps. I assume from your post that this did not negatively affect the face of the stamp, right?
Roger
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re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
Neither one seems to have lost any colors.
Pat
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re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
Just to clarify how quickly this method works...
I applied 4 drops to the back of the paper, just enough to soak through to the entire back of the stamp, and was imediately able to lift the stamp off the paper. There was harly enough time for the Goof Off to even tough the stamp.
Pat
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
02 Jun 2011
10:35:13pm
re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
" ... Neither one seems to have lost any colors. ..."
So far so good.
But I would be leery of the effect over time.
Perhaps a water bath immediately after applying the chemical might be a good and effective precaution.
That is for the stamp, not necessarily for you.
The water bath, that is.
.
Charlie Jensen
Lecanto, Florida
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re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
OK, found one BIG issue with this technique.
As I said before, I've applied to the back of the paper and let it soak through for a few seconds with no ill effects. Today, i got the Monarch Butterfly in on a cardboard type of envelope and figured I'd try apply to the front of the stamp. One wrong bump with a finger wiped away the image of the buterfly.
SO, DO NOT APPLY TO THE FRONT OF YOUR STAMP
and
DO NOT LET IT SOAK FOR SO LONG THAT THE FRONT GETS THE CHEMICAL ON IT.
Pat
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
07 Jun 2011
03:42:16pm
re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
Thats enough for me. I don't think I'd let that stuff anywhere near my stamps.
.
There was a company in the 1930s that sold a kind of stamp packet that had a clear front. Lots of collectors bought those packets and mounted their precious atamps in them. By the mid-late forties some collectors were discovering that some supposedly harmless chemical in either the clear plastic or the adhesive that was used to close the mounts was staining their stamps. The chemical migration was not obvious for eight or ten years.
.
I would not want to discover eight years from now that that stuff ate its way through the paper or the stamp or through the album page.
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08 Jun 2011
08:34:08am
re: Soaking the unsoakable revisited... again...
I just closely cut the stamps off the the envelope and put them in the album. It makes the album a little thicker and they don't look as nice as when they are off the paper, but like Cdj1122 said, who knows what damage we are doing to the stamps and our health using these chemicals.
Kind of reminds me of the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk" where he creates this device to keep eye glasses from falling off your face when you look down which works great and he becomes very rich. Turns out after a while everyone who uses it becomes cross-eyed and he loses everything.
Bob
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