Comments on: What to use to get stickers off of RAM sticks?

Question: What to use to get stickers off of RAM sticks?

bartleby — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:02:00 -0800

I have a shoebox full of RAM sticks that I want to make some art out of. What should I use to soak the stickers off?

That's pretty much it; lots of obsolete desktop and laptop RAM modules that would look nice covering the fridge or a file cabinet (I'm thinking glue gun & minimagnets). But I want to get all the manufacturer's adhesive stickers off cleanly, without discoloring or otherwise dissolving the modules themselves.

Anyone recommend a solvent or favorite goop?

By: jjb

jjb — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:06:14 -0800

I've had great success removing stickers with "Goo Gone". Never tried it on RAM, but I doubt there would be any problems.

By: fantastico

fantastico — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:11:22 -0800

You can peel the stickers off and Zippo lighter fluid (or Ronsonol or something similar) does wonders for disintegrating the sticker goo. It shouldn't discolor anything.

By: [@I][:+:][@I]

[@I][:+:][@I] — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:26:00 -0800

If you have any PC100/133 laptop memory that is >256 can you memail me :)

By: cdmwebs

cdmwebs — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:36:41 -0800

WD-40

By: camworld

camworld — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:37:21 -0800

Old RAM chips make excellent keychains.

By: zephyr_words

zephyr_words — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:02:47 -0800

Seconding Goo Gone.

Apply, rub, and then let it sit for about 10 mins. The stick and all the residue will come right off.

By: DJWeezy

DJWeezy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:16:36 -0800

Lighter Fluid, much better than Goo Gone in my opinion.

By: cosmicbandito

cosmicbandito — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:29:17 -0800

Naptha. It's cheap, removes stickiness quickly, and evaporates away, leaving you nothing to clean up. I think it's the same thing as lighter fluid, but is much cheaper and comes in bigger cans.

By: ArgentCorvid

ArgentCorvid — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:35:19 -0800

2nd camworld. I have an ancient 30 pin stick that is on my keychain right now.

but yeah, either lighter fluid or goo gone will do the job.

By: FusiveResonance

FusiveResonance — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:04:58 -0800

rubbing alcohol, the higher the percentage the better (90% +). Do a sample test first.

I've never tried letting a sticker soak in this stuff, because i usually use it to remove glue residue. Worth a try though.

But in all honesty...goo gone is your best bet.

By: JFitzpatrick

JFitzpatrick — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:42:42 -0800

If you want to play it ultra safe to start with I'd use a heat gun before using chemical. You're not worried about heat damage to the internals of the chips since they'll never be used again.

On the chemical side of things, I second using a solvent like light fluid. Goo gone is great, but there seems to be some oil in it and I always have the hardest time getting the residue off.