"Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
> irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up with
a
> paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem
after
> doing this.
> --
Thanks Mike - I'll try thinner next. Went thru the Solvent bin but was
staying on the light side: Naptha, Alcohol, etc.
I don't buy their S2S wood any more. It's too expensive and irregular.
I have great luck with the rough stuff, and I dimension it myself,
which I enjoy.
-Mike
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
> If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
> Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
> resideue left behind screws up the finish.
oh, paxton must be a wood supplier? if that's the case my oil / butter would
be a bad idea for removing stickers from wood...
"upbeat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure about the paxton stickers, but when stickers are difficult to
> remove I usually dab butter or vegetable oil over them and let them sit
for
> a while... then they usually come right off with no sticky residue or
> anything...
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:G%[email protected]...
> > Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
> > irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up
with
> a
> > paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem
> after
> > doing this.
> > --
> > Mike
> >
> > Please don't smoke. It devastates the people who care about you.
> >
> > "patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
> > > If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
> > > Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
> > > resideue left behind screws up the finish.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up with a
paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem after
doing this.
--
Mike
Please don't smoke. It devastates the people who care about you.
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
> If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
> Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
> resideue left behind screws up the finish.
>
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:G%[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
> > irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up with
> a
> > paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem
> after
> > doing this.
> > --
>
> Thanks Mike - I'll try thinner next. Went thru the Solvent bin but was
> staying on the light side: Naptha, Alcohol, etc.
Have you tried a rag soaked in "Goo be Gone"?
--
Thanks,
Ham
Thanks, Alex. Nice to know you're here.
--
Mike
Please don't smoke. It devastates the people who care about you.
"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message >
> Rick doesn't live here anymore...
Ian James wrote:
> "patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
>>If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
>>Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
>>resideue left behind screws up the finish.
>>
>>
>
>
> Easy, ask for some without any stickers - if they can't do that, buy
> elsewhere! Make sure you tell them why though.
>
> Ian
>
It might be interesting to ask Paxton how to remove the stickers. I
would bet nobody ever thought of this problem. The borgs will staple a
bar code label into the end of their stick goods. Comes out easily BUT
you gotta remember that BEFORE trimming the end. DAMHIKT. Sheet goods
end up with a label on the face. Grumble.
mahalo,
jo4hn
Sure thing, Patrick. Nice thing about paint thinner is, if you end up using
a petroleum based finish, then it would be compatible (i.e., non-marking)
with your finish. If you use any other type of finish, well, the solvents
in the thinner would typically be long gone by then, anyway.
Why they insist on using epoxy to affix their labels, however, is still a
mystery :). Rick from the Kansas City store used to lurk on here awhile
back, dunno if he still does. Rick? Rick? Bueller?
--
Mike
Please don't smoke. It devastates the people who care about you.
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:G%[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
> > irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up
with
> a
> > paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem
> after
> > doing this.
> > --
>
> Thanks Mike - I'll try thinner next. Went thru the Solvent bin but was
> staying on the light side: Naptha, Alcohol, etc.
>
>
"Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Why they insist on using epoxy to affix their labels, however, is still a
> mystery :). Rick from the Kansas City store used to lurk on here awhile
> back, dunno if he still does. Rick? Rick? Bueller?
>
> --
> Mike
Rick doesn't live here anymore...My name is Alex Garcia and I took
over for Rick a couple of years ago. I was not around when they
decided what stickers to use, but it seems that it depends on the type
of wood. Most species, the stickers will peel right off, others won't
stick at all or stick so well that you can't get them off without
sanding or using chemicals. I am sorry that they are causing you so
much grief.
Alex
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
> If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
> Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
> resideue left behind screws up the finish.
>
>
Easy, ask for some without any stickers - if they can't do that, buy
elsewhere! Make sure you tell them why though.
Ian
I'm not sure about the paxton stickers, but when stickers are difficult to
remove I usually dab butter or vegetable oil over them and let them sit for
a while... then they usually come right off with no sticky residue or
anything...
"Mike Fairleigh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:G%[email protected]...
> Yeah, Paxton's been like that for years. Those damned labels are
> irritating. I usually peel, tear, scrape, and bitch, then follow up with
a
> paper towel with paint thinner in it. I've never had a finish problem
after
> doing this.
> --
> Mike
>
> Please don't smoke. It devastates the people who care about you.
>
> "patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > anyone else buy wood from Paxton?
> > If so - how do you get those #$%^ labels off their wood?
> > Seems like, no matter what I try, solvent or mechanical scraping, the
> > resideue left behind screws up the finish.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Rick doesn't live here anymore...My name is Alex Garcia and I took
> over for Rick a couple of years ago.
Thanks for being here Alex, hope you hang around!
> sanding or using chemicals. I am sorry that they are causing you so
> much grief.
No a big deal, more of an annoyance really. On Oak and Mahogany, they came
off pretty well. On the hard maple I bought, I had some bad blotching from
the residue.
Say - if they've got a corporate suggestion box, how about suggesting they
print barcodes on the labels? As long as they're going on. Then you'd just
scan the species with a handheld scanner and key in the BF.
"Bob Brogan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Have you tried a rag soaked in "Goo be Gone"?
Nope - but I was trying 3M Spray Adhesive Remover (or something like that).
That left a nasty residue that showed up on staining.