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Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:34 am

Just bought a God Ginrai from ebay. It's in pretty great shape except it has a bunch of misplace stickers. And, of course, most of those misplace stickers are on God Bomber which I don't believe are available at reprolables. Thanks for any tips.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:45 am

Not any way I know of. And reattaching isn't an option since removing them will result in the image separating from the backing. On this one, I think you may be screwed.

That did release it as a TRU reissue in 2003. You may be able to track that down and harvest its sticker sheet.

News Credits: 104 · Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:07 pm

Goo gone works well.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:22 pm

Remove what you can with your fingernail, then use Goo Gone on the rest. I don't know why the guy above says there's nothing you can do and you're screwed. That's crazy. It's not like the stickers are chemically bonded to the plastic; it's just old adhesive.

News Credits: 104 · Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:59 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Remove what you can with your fingernail, then use Goo Gone on the rest. I don't know why the guy above says there's nothing you can do and you're screwed. That's crazy. It's not like the stickers are chemically bonded to the plastic; it's just old adhesive.

I think he was meaning to remove and reattach them, that is why he said he may be screwed.

News Credits: 10 · Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:29 am

To remove the old stickers:

1. Peel off as much as you can. Use a pen knife to gently scrape away residue if necessary.
2. Try a q-tip or corner of a rag dipped in water.
3. If that is not working after a few minutes of scrubbing, add some liquid soap to the water.
4. Try rubbing alcohol if you have just glue residue to remove (careful around painted parts).
5. Use Goo Gone if you have paper and sticker residue. Rinse the figure with water after using Goo Gone.
6. Don't use anything harsher than the above.

News Credits: 60 · Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:58 am

I use lemon pledge and lint free/dvd cloth to wipe off the goo, if the label is on the silver chrome especially.

News Credits: 12 · Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:46 am

Cyber Bishop wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:Remove what you can with your fingernail, then use Goo Gone on the rest. I don't know why the guy above says there's nothing you can do and you're screwed. That's crazy. It's not like the stickers are chemically bonded to the plastic; it's just old adhesive.

I think he was meaning to remove and reattach them, that is why he said he may be screwed.

Ah, I see. In that case, he's right. There's definitely no way old stickers will come off cleanly enough to be reattached. They'll come off, but they'll be destroyed in the process.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:12 pm

And as for Reprolabels not having the set you want right now...just give it some time and send them a note or two with the request. Sooner or later, they always seem to get around to the G1 sets I've been waiting for...