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  • Try WD40 - my boss used it on all his wood veneered furniture to get adhesive off and it didn't hurt the wood at all. I'd try it in a place that's not very obvious first though.
  • Oh drot!! This is the bane of my existence. If citrus and methylated spirits don't work, *carefully* use a cotton bud and turpentine. Its strong stuff, so use it sparingly, and once you've finished clean immediately with degreaser or soapy water. Spot test first, of course. If all else fails, sand and re-varnish if possible. I wish you luck.
  • Argh! That's a really tough one. I have the Consumer Report Guide to Cleaning Anything (and the internet at my disposal), however after looking through both I know of only one way. Razor blades. Use a small razor blade or painter's scraper to gently scrape away the tape residue, but be careful not to touch the corner of the blade to the wood as it will scratch it. Wipe away the residue with a warm, moist soft cloth. WARNING: If you try WD-40; test it first. I've used it for a number of cleaning applications, but it actually leaves a soaked-in stain on many surfaces.
  • Try oily peanut butter. I know it sounds weird but it breaks down the adhesive.
  • Goo gone works for me.
  • Have you tried using packing tape? The packing tape glue is the same that's on the veneer -- so it might pick up the glue off the veneer -- when I do this I take about a 2" piece of packing tape, and holding sticky side toward the adhesive, I dabbed the adhesive until it's all come off. This works for adhesive on paper too, actually -- that's where I first heard about it -- high school job, stock boy in drug store -- had to take old price tags off packages.
  • here is one way you might like-try ice-i know it seems crazy but freezing it will make it brittle and you can normally then just use your fingernail to remove it-no damage to the veneer---give it a try---hope this helps-smile and enjoy the ngiht
  • Goo-gone, it works great and doesn't hurt anything!
  • Peanut butter or mayo work to get off almost anything gooey or sticky. Rub it on with your finger and work it off pretty easily.
  • I would recommend that you use a product called Goof Off 2, it is a latex (waterbased) remover that is safe for use on plastic type substrates such as veneer. Another great product I use all the time is called Winning Colours (found at Home Depot/ Paint Dept. it is environmentally friendly and removes all kinds of stains and sticky residues from many surfaces.
  • We have some stuff that is called Sticker Shock, bumper sticker remover, but it works with all sorts of things. It does really good, I used it as a last resort and wish I would have tried it years ago. When I worked at a furniture store we used something called goo be gone or goop.

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