sticker removal from G1 boxes?

[janda the red]

thanks for the replies guys...

i just read HD's blog about zippo fluid.... seems like it's the thing to try.

i think i'll be quietly sh!tting myself the first time i try this though... lol

janda

[theheretic]

Cool! Never heard of this technique before but I will definitely be using it on a couple of my boxes. Thanks HD

[GoktimusPrime]

janda: Do you have anything else in your possession from the 1980s other than Transformer boxes that might still have a price sticker on it? e.g. board game box, book cover etc.? If so, try using the lighter fluid technique on one of those first before trying it on a Transformers box or card. If not, maybe try the technique on a card first before trying on a box. Or maybe get a not so old toy (like maybe a Robots In Disguise or Beast Wars toy) and try the technique on that. <shrug>

I personally don't mind keeping price tags on what few sealed toys I have actually -- it's part of the memento - in terms of how much the toy costed at the time and what not. For example, my Optimus Primal Vs Megatron set cost US$7.99, discounted from US$12.00 at KB Toys. My CD ROM Convobat Vs Megalligator set cost me 2860JPY. There's no way I'd remember this if I hadn't kept the price stickers on... unless I find some other source that tells me what the RRP for toys were. So yeah, I like keeping the price stickers on because it's part of the nostalgia -- I look at it and think of the memories attached to getting that toy.

[janda the red]

i was already thinking the same gok... i'll dig up something to practice on before moving to the real thing. i hear you about the nostalgia associated with price tags... i dont mind them as long as they're not on the front of the box covering the main image.

janda

[5FDP]

I personally don't mind keeping price tags on what few sealed toys I have actually -- it's part of the memento - in terms of how much the toy costed at the time and what not.

^ Agree 100% You're starting to sound more and more like a MISB collector

[liegeprime]

just be sure to keep away from heat and other flames when your doing this, and open air in case of fumes and stuff.

[GoktimusPrime]

^ Agree 100% You're starting to sound more and more like a MISB collector

0.02% of my collection is sealed - all of which are either doubles or variants of moulds I already own.
0.001% of my collection is sealed that I had intentionally collected to keep sealed - the others were gifts from people who didn't know that I already had those toys.

So I guess that makes me a 0.001% sealed collector