Or any kind of oil. Even WD-40, if you have it. Put oil on the adhesive residue, then scrub it off with a cloth. You can then remove the oily residue with soap.
I use ChatGPT (Bing Chat) to rewrite my crappy English. I can ask ChatGPT to change the style, the tone, and length, wordings etc until I get exactly the results I want.
I have had great luck removing labels by filling bottles / jars with boiling water and letting them sit a few minutes. I mostly do this to save wine labels I like or want to remember. When doing this it is also very easy to wipe off any residue.
This is my go-to method due to it being dirt cheap and simple
If I don’t need to keep the label sometimes I’ll just chuck it in the dishwasher and try to remember to peel the label right after the cycle ends, while the item is still hot
It really is amazing. Was able to scrape a LOT of gorilla tape (it's like FlexTape) residue off of a painted surface using a few applications of goo gone, and an improvised plastic squeegee last weekend. No scratches on the paint, and no more than about 2 minutes of effort on my part.
The only time it's disappointed me was when I was trying to use it -- among a variety of other substances -- to deal with something other than sticker goo.
A few years back, a bunch of electronic devices were sold in the US that used some sort of rubberized coating that gave them a nice grippy feeling. Unfortunately, it turns out that after a couple of years, the coating degraded and turned into an incredibly sticky mess. I had a Grundig G6 Aviator shortwave radio that was affected, as well as a few other devices. It felt a bit like sticker adhesive, but trying to clean the stuff off with Goo Gone didn't work well (ultimately, isopropyl alcohol and a lot of elbow grease wound up being my most-successful combination).
But for what it is actually billed for, adhesive residue, I've had good experiences.
Note that Goo Gone, or at least the variant I have, has a quite-strong citrus smell, which I assume is there to mask some less-pleasant smell that the active ingredients have. So when I use the stuff, everything nearby smells like oranges for a while. Haven't had a situation where that's a problem yet, but thought I'd mention it in case it would be an issue for anyone else using it.
If it's a rubberized coating on new devices, it may be a similar formula that doesn't have the degradation problem. I haven't personally had any devices do that in several years (not saying that there aren't products that do, mind).
And I remember that when the coating was new, before it broke down into a horrible sticky mess in a few years after purchase, it did feel pretty good to me. And it seemed pretty durable -- like, it didn't wear through or anything.
Just that when the Stickyocalypse did happen, it was awful.
I remember reading on Reddit once that people who bought a variety of dress shoes with a particular type of substance used in their soft soles had something similar happen. For a few years, many types of shoes from different manufacturers would break down and degrade in the closet. You take them out after a couple years, and they just crumbled apart. Wasn't a sticky mess, but I bet that people who rarely wore those shoes were pretty irked.
One of my favorite features about Calckey is the ability to mute words. I think Mastodon allows it, too, and I used to make use of the word filter on Reddit as well. Maybe one day kbin will include it or perhaps it's hidden somewhere I missed and some helpful person will kindly point the way.
It's great for situations like this. I use it to filter out dog posts because I have a traumatic past with them and I know I'll never convince people to quit putting dogs literally everywhere, but I don't have to see nearly as many of those posts with a good filter setup.
I'm subscribing to all and I'll just unsubscribe if it turns out I don't like them. For overlapping ones I haven't seen many duplicate threads. If I post, though, I'll stick to one and right now I'm favoring the one on my instance.
I created /m/BestOf on kbin to kind of avoid having multiple instances of all. I wonder why other communities don't try to represent all of the Fediverse instead of just their instances..?
I actually like the idea of duplicate communities, because well... Let's say you want to talk Sherlock Holmes.
Well, some people don't want to discuss BBC Sherlock. Others don't want to discuss whether or not he's queer. And some want to discuss neither.
So to accommodate everyone, you WILL need 3 communities anyway. They may as well be on separate instances, so that if one goes down or isn't very active you can at least discuss the stuff that's allowed there.
My talents and skills are many but I think in an RPG these would be the most notable:
Race: Northeastern White American Northeastern Aggression: +1 Charisma in Northeast US, -2 Etiquette outside Northeast US, +2 Intimidation outside Northeastern US cities
Class: Network Engineer (Hybrid Engineer/Programmer) +2 technology, -2 communication with anyone outside class, proficiency in electronics, proficiency in mechanical thinking
Military Veteran Free Healthcare, +1 charisma in US
20-year Military Veteran -2 dexterity, +2 stamina, -1 on sanity checks
Basic First-Aid
Radio Communications Can communicate effectively using phonetic alphabet and 16-line message format
Basic Fabric Crafting Can sew on buttons, repair tears in fabric, use a loom, knit using needles and embroider simple patterns on cotton cloth
Advanced Networking Can design, troubleshoot, maintain and repair computer networking components on Layer 1 through 4
Cat Companion Summonable Combat Pet, Agile with Sharp Claws
There’s been kind of a “last week of school before summer vacation” vibe, which I suspect is related in part to the overall weirdness of this moment as reddit partially collapses and the Fediverse figures out how to absorb the influx of new users and, I dunno, I figure everyone is just feeling kind of impish and punchy.
Anyway I’m a humorless old person and unfond of scatological humor in general, so I emphatically share your sentiment. I suspect it’ll die down shortly, though. In the meantime I hope the literal shitposters are at least enjoying themselves. Everybody’s gotta blow off steam from time to time.
For now since it's all new to me - I'm just subscribing to all the overlapping communities/ magazines that interest me that i stumble across. I can easily scroll past duplicates. But eventually things will shake out to preferences in community vibe and I can prune back then.
+1 for goo gone/mineral oil, but you can also try a plastic scraper for the majority, then wipe away with either: acetone (nail polish remover), rubbing alcohol/vodka, or even tape itself (masking/packing/duct tape). Good luck 👍🏼
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+2 to Cooking Skills, +1 Charisma, access to Sweet Tooth feature
Class: Artisan
+2 Painting, -2 Getting Paid
Background: Extrovert
Twice per day start a random conversation forcing your opponent to pass a Fortitude Save. This grants advantage on your next check regardless.
Feature: Sweet Tooth
If you are near a dessert you must pass a Will Save or take a bite.
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