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removing labels
#1

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.
#2

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.
#3

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 #.
#4

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.ph...cs/labels/

i hope nathan's following this thread! Icon_biggrin
#5

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/c9o3e485u23tkl....jpg?raw=1]
#6

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.


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#7

Ah...you meant the chassis label not the cabinet label.
#8

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.
#9

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
#10

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.ph...ial-label/
#11

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

Sincerely Richard




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