Removing labels on plumbing

Zbreefer · 04/07/2014, 08:37 PM

So I picked up some fittings for my plumbing, and some parts have sticky labels with the barcodes. I'm guessing goo-gone is not ideal for surfaces that will be exposed to my system's water, so is there a reef safe alternative to remove these labels?

Thanks, ZB

ReeferBill · 04/07/2014, 08:48 PM

Vinegar will help eat at the glue or use some sandpaper.

Crooked Reef · 04/07/2014, 09:12 PM

Could try alcohol as well. It evaporates quickly.

thegrun · 04/08/2014, 07:07 AM

Lacquer thinner

Zbreefer · 04/08/2014, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

Lacquer thinner

Is that reef safe, should I soak the parts in vinegar or RO water after using the lacquer thinner? Do you recommend a specific brand?

MinnFish · 04/08/2014, 04:05 PM

Are you talking about the outside print on the piping. If so, yes alcohol should do the trick.

BIGD0G · 04/08/2014, 04:13 PM

Or use PVC cleaner to remove the stickers and print from the outside. That is what u used. It evaporates quickly and is safe for drinking water pipe.

DivingTheWorld · 04/08/2014, 04:41 PM

Heat gun on low or hair dryer. Should allow you to just peel them right off.

04/07/2014, 08:37 PM	#1
Zbreefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 228	Removing labels on plumbing So I picked up some fittings for my plumbing, and some parts have sticky labels with the barcodes. I'm guessing goo-gone is not ideal for surfaces that will be exposed to my system's water, so is there a reef safe alternative to remove these labels? Thanks, ZB

04/07/2014, 08:48 PM	#2
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	Vinegar will help eat at the glue or use some sandpaper. __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

04/07/2014, 09:12 PM	#3
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	Could try alcohol as well. It evaporates quickly. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

04/08/2014, 04:05 PM	#6
MinnFish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home of 10,000 lakes Posts: 917	Are you talking about the outside print on the piping. If so, yes alcohol should do the trick. __________________ 33G Long, 4x54 watt T5, Tunze 6025, Tunze Osmolator ATO, Tunze Streamfilter 3163 Posts about moving an oversized fish to a bigger tank. Is like hearing every stripper is just working to pay for colle

04/08/2014, 04:13 PM	#7
BIGD0G Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Shalimar, FL Posts: 307	Or use PVC cleaner to remove the stickers and print from the outside. That is what u used. It evaporates quickly and is safe for drinking water pipe. __________________ 180g Dual Corner Overflow, Dual Herbie w/return over top, 45 gallon sump, Little giant return pump, Vertex Alpha 200 Skimmer, Apex w/ORP, Temp, PH & salinity probes, 3 EB8s, VDM, PM2, Lunar Simulator Current Tank Info: 180g

04/08/2014, 07:07 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Lacquer thinner

04/08/2014, 04:41 PM	#8
DivingTheWorld Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 1,963	Heat gun on low or hair dryer. Should allow you to just peel them right off.