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removing labels - fenbach - 07-18-2021

how to remove labels glued to the inside of a cabinet or chassis without damaging either? it's a model 60. the label on the chassis is paper. or maybe not? it has a shiny surface.

RE: Decal Advice - fenbach - 08-01-2021

i'm sneaking in here. no-one replied to my recent inquiry about how to remove [and reuse] the paper labels glued to the inside of a cabinet. like decals, better to leave well enough alone?? does someone sell reprinted labels? does anyone know of a way to melt or dissolve the glue without damaging the cabinet?
thanks.

RE: Decal Advice - klondike98 - 08-01-2021

In my experience paper labels are not easy to remove unless they are already almost falling off. Our library has a number of labels you can download and print. I don't recall your model #.

RE: Decal Advice - fenbach - 08-01-2021

thanks bob. my radio is a model 60, run no. 7. unfortunately, i don't find any model 60 labels listed at

https://philcoradio.com/library/index.php/documents/philco_docs/labels/

i hope nathan's following this thread! Icon_biggrin

RE: Decal Advice - klondike98 - 08-02-2021

Here's a photo of a 60 label, unfortunately I no longer have this radio so I can't get a better straight on shot of it.  Try a wanted ad to see if someone else could get a good photo of theirs that could then be sized and printed. 
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9o3e485u23tklk/Philco%2060MB_label.jpg?raw=1]

RE: Decal Advice - fenbach - 08-02-2021

i did find a picture of a chassis label on line.  which i can resize and print.  close, anyway.
FWIW, i decided to sacrifice one on a worthless chassis and tried heat, water, alcohol and lighter fluid. nada.

RE: Decal Advice - klondike98 - 08-03-2021

Ah...you meant the chassis label not the cabinet label.

RE: removing labels - fenbach - 08-03-2021

I meant both/all the labels. How to remove them and where to find replacements if the originals can’t be saved.
I experimented with a chassis label because the chassis was bad. And I can’t even imagine a way to soften or dissolve the glue on a cabinet label without damaging the wood. setting a wet paper towel on a cabinet label is a bad idea. real bad. i know.

RE: removing labels - Arran - 09-06-2021

I would try soaking them in acetone, see if the glue will give out. Sometimes water will take them off but that's more risky.
Regards
Arran

RE: removing labels - fenbach - 10-17-2022

i found and printed this label [which i can't seem to copy and include in this post] but wonder what to make of the bulls eyes surrounding the image.

https://philcoradio.com/library/index.php/documents/philco_docs/labels/philco-1937-aerial-label/

RE: removing labels - radiorich - 10-18-2022

Hello Fenbach,
I think those are used to help to print the right size !

Sincerely Richard