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03-03-2023, 01:44 PM #1
Kill it with fire!
I know you have it, I know you love it - that stupid toploader with the remains of that adhesive tape all over it which has become useless at the moment when you open the shipment with your new favorite card. And year after year you receive more and more and these toploaders which are collecting dust for years afterwards. But what if?!
What chemicals are the best to clean off that adhesive for good? I mean for real, some toploaders are sticky even after years of collecting dust and that should be illegal!
Acetone, turpentine, gasoline? Fire?
Are there any chemist among us?Last edited by RGM81; 03-03-2023 at 02:40 PM. Reason: Mind the language
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03-03-2023, 02:41 PM #2Hockey Manager
I just use them for traders, and generally don't get worked up over a little tape residue on a piece of plastic.
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03-04-2023, 08:00 AM #3
Of course those are for trades but it feels kind of disrespectful to send trash looking sticky toploaders who has sticked together and to the packaging.
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03-05-2023, 08:59 AM #4
A little goo gone works great
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03-05-2023, 03:58 PM #5Assistant General Manager
I second that as I keep a bottle on my desk. I put them together and then when I get time I do a few dozen or hundred (whatever has accumulated).
DonCard Supplies
Toploaders 60 point $4, 100 point $7, 140 point $4, 190 point $3, 240 point $3
Soft Sleeves Standard $1 and Thick $1.50
TOP-LOADER 3X4,100 CT PENNY SLEEVES INCLUDED $11
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03-05-2023, 03:59 PM #6Assistant General Manager
@OscarsCards
Don
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03-07-2023, 08:56 AM #7Hockey Advisor
If the residue is minimal, I use them for traders. If there's a lot, I toss them.
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03-08-2023, 01:24 PM #8
That sounds great! Thanks OrrtoBourque and @doniceage
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03-21-2023, 07:29 PM #9
Isopropanol for the least amount of elbow grease.
Interestingly, these are not even recyclable. They would have to be pristinely clean in order to meet the threshold of what is recyclable and what is not.
Re-using them, or throwing them into the garbage is about the only option.
I too do not like to receive them.
That being said, I do use them when sending out low value cards just so I don't have to feel bad for throwing them in the garbage.
Anything over $10 I use brand new supplies. Also, I ask the recipient if they will mind if I re-use older supplies. Identify the whiny-complainers BEFORE shipping.
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