Goo-Gone should do it. Lemon based, not petrochemical.
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Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Jan 14, 2011, at 9:02 PM, Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> Hello, folks,
>
> I recently purchased an out-of-print CD and was dismayed by the
> condition. I
> wanted to play it to see if it would even play through before
> contacting the
> seller, but I noticed the "label" side (the side bearing the
> printing on the
> disc itself) had once had a price sticker affixed to it. Someone had
> removed
> this, leaving a sticky residue, which I would like to remove before
> playing
> the CD.
>
> My question is whether it is even possible to do this without
> damaging the
> CD. If it is not, I would rather return it without playing it for a
> full
> refund. But if it is possible, I would appreciate advice. My thought
> would
> be to use naphtha (lighter fluid) since I have used that
> successfully for
> removing price stickers from LP covers and LP & 78 labels. But I
> know the
> printed surface of the CD is not paper, and that damaging it can
> render the
> CD unplayable. So I would be grateful for advice on how to proceed--
> is there
> a chemically safe way to remove the sticker, without leaving a
> residue from
> the cleaning fluid that will damage the CD surface over time? Or
> should I
> just send the CD back as is?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Mark Hendrix
>
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