Removing sticker residue

I bought a CD yesterday and found that the security sticker on the opening was old and left behind gum residue when peeled off the box. I applied a trick that I have used before to remove the residue.


Cut off a length of sticky tape, hold it sticky side out with a finger and press it down on the residue. Lift the tape sharply off the surface. The action is small, not sweeping. Hopefully some of the residue should have come off onto the tape. You may need to hold it to the light at a particular angle to see what remains. By repeating this action many times the gum should gradually transfer from the surface to the sticky tape.


This also works for removing price sticker residue from the backs of glossy books.


Sometimes you can even use the just removed sticker to remove its own residue with the same procedure.