for those who purchase boxes that come with those pesky anti-smoking campaign stickers, is there an easier to peel them off?
i hate how dress box labels get peeled off with these dam stickers.
I used my torch lighter to heat the sticker up a little at a time to peel it off without tearing it. However, it still left the glue on the box. The only thing I had was a bottle of alcohol, so used that with a soft cloth and scrubbed the remaining glue off. Was a lot of work but dang it, I got it off!
unfortunately its a sign of the times more and more sources are coming with anti smoking stuff on it. i have yet to find a good way to get it off cabs dress boxes is a tiny bit better but it still is just easier to leave them alone.
It is easy to take them off. Use a hairdryer, and peel it slowly while still applying heat. Works on any kind of box for me. I use Goof Off to take the sticky glue off. It wont damage any of the finishes on the boxes, except Cohiba Maduro 5s
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Heating and alcohol-based cleaning solutions worked ok so far; you can also drip some of the solution on the glue remainder and then carefully set that liquid on fire, the glue will be a bit more viscous then...
What I have not tried yet but heard lots of times is using oil - oil is said to isolate the sticking stuff. Olive-oil seasoned cigars, anyone?
Most of the times, I just do not remove them...
I just put those USPS Priority Mail stickers over them that you get for free from the post office.
Hairdryer, and give them a good heating, they will peel right off!.. if you develop a feel for it, you can peel it well enough as to where there wont be much adhesive (if any at all)
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Those stickers are silly. They have never ever made me think twice about smoking a cigar... Even a picture of SkiBoi's wretched, weathered, guilt ridden, right wing, Steeler fan boy face wouldn't deter me from smoking...
I haven't seen those stickers yet, but it wouldn't bother me either on smoking a stick.
I don't care enough about them to even try to take them off generally. The few times I have, they tended to peel right off of cabs.
Yep same hereOriginally Posted by Jokermann
"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions."
"Hav-a-na nice day"
Stupid question -- do you take the cigars out of the box during the sticker removal process? (I'm lazy ...)
Most of the time it's in a foreign language, so I pretend it says smoke and enjoy.
The Aussie stickers are the rudest!
"God is a Havana smoker. I've seen his gray clouds" Gainsburg
And it seems that the stickers are glued with "crazy glue" - very difficult to take off, Great Britain takes the second prize, although most of the stickers are on the bottom of boxes..., so not as obnoxious
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I usually leave the anti smoking signage on the boxes.
I wait for a sticker stating :
"Smoking provokes cancer, aids and socialism. " That would have some impact
Hairdryer works wonders, but better take the cigars out - and I'm lazy
Last edited by luis; 02-09-2010 at 04:51 AM.
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