How to: Remove stickers from puzzles

Nowadays too many puzzles come with lousy polypropylene (laminated paper) stickers. They get ugly fast and dealing with the residue can be a pain. Plus when modding puzzles I always remove stickers first. Here's how I do it.

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• stickers
• rubik
• cube
• puzzle

[grumpygnome99]

do you use cubesmith sticker? are they good? oh and how long does it tgake to put the stickers back on? ty. 5stars

[nechronius]

I do use Cubesmith vinyl, yes. They are good quality but any vinyl color will be far superior to paper stickers anyway. As for how long it takes to put stickers on, that depends entirely on you; how slowly/methodically you place stickers and how much sticker misalignment you are willing ot accept.

[Trezmantiz]

I find paper napkin dabbed with Veg. oil is great to remove the sticky stuff left over...

[nechronius]

Very interesting idea. Never tried it before. However if you're using oil isn't that just trading one kind of residue for another? You still have to clean the oil off afterwards.

[white1881]

Can u make me one more Video on How to cut Vinly sheet for 3x3x3?

[nechronius]

When I cut vinyl sheet for stickers I use a ruler and an X-Acto knife. I also measure my pieces and then measure it again. I measure once more for good luck before cutting.

[Ryanuofm86]

holy god, when you grabbed the 3x3 i was like, DAMN you got big hands!!!! but then you said it was a keychain.

[KnowledgeReference]

I had the idea of getting my really old cube and half modding it. I once lubricated it with vasseline when I was a beginner, so I had that idea of taking off the stickers, cleanignt he vasseline, lubing with silicone and using it to demonstrate with. It cuts corners really well. This is the exact tutorial that I needed. 5 star, and subscribed!

[Vincentmrl]

@Loga1219 use a credit card in something soft and push slowly, the bubbles will go out

[Loga1219]

I have a problem! I take off all the stickers, clean off all the sticky stuff and then I put Cubesmith stickers on it BUT then ALWAYS have these little air bubbles and bumbs! Is there anyway to get rid if this?

[CaptinCruncification]

Or use goo gone works amazing

[Shamywaaagh]

thks fir the vid, really usefull

[RJA10001]

ha do you geocache?

[umarsl]

i used lotion to get of the sticker residue but nice tutorial man

[LieutenantAldoRaine]

0:57 thts what she said

[hostilityy]

WHY ?

[byorda]

Go somewere else with your cube-destroying "nifes"