I have been trying to figure out how to do this forever......

[MacGyver]

Ok, here's the deal. Do any of you burn cd's and use that memorex cd lable maker to print lables and put them on CDR's? I have this neat little kit with a thing that puts the sticker on top of the CDR and it goes on all perfect and even.. But the problem is I have some CDR's I want to take the sticker off, and every time I try to take it off really carefully it rips and it gets all sticky under the part I ripped off... So I pretty much have to throw the CDR away after that.

Does anyone know a good way to take the stickers off the top of the disc do it keeps the cd perfect? I know if you scrape them sometimes it ruins the top of the CDR and it wont play. (because you damage the data surface underneath the top)..

Can someone help me?

[matstao]

This seems like a question MacGyver should be answering not asking. Can't you mix some Thousand Island salad dressing & Jose Cuervo or something to do the trick? : )

I bet there is a solvent that can take the glue residue off but leave the CD & its data intact. Regretfully, chemistry isn't my strong suit & I wouldn't want you to ruin any CD's with a bad suggestion of which one to try.

[Lee1021]

There's a product called "GOOF OFF" that might do the trick. I think you can get it at Staples or Office Depot. Also try lighter fluid. Lee

[warez-wolph]

Industrial acetone removes anything

[Krell]

Lay the CD face down in some warm, soft wax or carnuba auto wax, press firmly. This will seal the furface of the read area.

You can apply solutions to the top, w/o them getting any on the bottem and possibly damaging the read surface.


Mark off the label in to sections, and apply

Paint thinner

the Goo Off stuff

carb cleaner

gasoline

lighter fluid


All these are different weight petrolium distillates.

Let them sit for a while, then absorb any remaining fluid from the top, and see where the label is easy to peel off.

This is a garage project, no flame please !


let us know which was most effective, also, make a COPY of that CD first !

[MoonMan]

Here is what you have at your disposal:

Some dental floss
An egg
A small shopping bag

Hey, your Mac Gyver, you figure it out.

[Theinfamousone]

Ok, here's a thought, have you ever just tried putting a label over the old one? You probably won't be able to tell, especially if you ripped off the old one.

[MacGyver]

the problem about putting a lable ontop of the other one is that the cd gets heavier, and at some point that is a bad thing (it changes the torque requierd to accelerate and rotate the disc, and I dont know how much play CD players are built for).... Plus, when you put stickers on a disc, the cd effectively gets "taller" and some car stereo's dont like this when they try to "suck in" the disc... I know my alpine 7863 Has a wee bit more resistance when I play discs with stickers on them..not that its significant, but 2 stickers might cause trouble.

I dont use a felt tip marker because I am a DJ and I need to be able to find my cd's quickly,...Its much easier to remember what songs are where when you are looking trhough graphics and colored lables compared to marker'ed text/numbers..

I know about the solvent, i thought It might damage the plastics?

[x71us]

Make a new copy of the cd. Put new label on. Toss out old. They cost like a quarter. Don't ever put solvents on plastic. Like PolyPropelene will burst into flames when you put that stuff on it. I'm not sure what plastic cds are made out of but lets not find out the hard way that they do burst into flames & Keep Thinner out of the Garage as well as Gas fumes..

[Krell]

You werent listening

MacGyver already KNOWS he can make a damned backup


MacGyver wants to TAKE OFF the old label, get it?


MacGyver asked "Does anyone know a good way to take the stickers off the top of the disc do it keeps the cd perfect?"


MacGyver also knows not to KEEP the harmful flammable substances in the garage. Instead he will use the garage as a open project area, where theres no hot water heater or furnace.


Now please stop condescending to MacGyver.

[ThePillarOfAutumn]

is it really worth getting in so much trouble just to save the original. I would just make another one - its not like iam spending 10 bucks a cd. you will spend more money removing the old label than making a new one and adding a label to it.

[Sho0tyz]

There really is no easy way to do this. Why do you need to change the label? Are you re-recording CDRW? There may be some sort of solvent that will work, but it will be a hassle and you still may damage the disc. CDR's are so cheap these days I don''t see how this can even be an issue. Just burn a new disc. You can probably get 50 blank discs for the same price as a bottle of the goo-off stuff.

[shawners]

why couldnt you just make another cd, burn the exact one and put the label you want on it?? or just use the jewl case to mark your cd with an insert?

[isus]

i am split 50/50 between the group that says "why not just re-burn the cd?" and the group that suggests finding some goo-off or something similar and taking it off VERY carefully...

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by Lee1021
There's a product called "GOOF OFF" that might do the trick. I think you can get it at Staples or Office Depot. Also try lighter fluid. Lee Ooops! is a similar product. Both of thses can be bought anywhere that sells painting supplies. Sherwin-Williams, etc. They are made for removing dried latex paint. They might work for this, but I would be careful.

[CCSDUDE]

Why don't you just use colored markers? Get some of those 100 'pak' made in Mexico discs....they're white as a KKK members robes and almost all marker colors show up nice an bright. Plus the things are dirt cheap...somewhere in the range of 20 bucks for a 100pack...and they're tough as nails...good for 'mixing'.

Give 'em a try...try standing on one after you burn it..both sides and spinning...then try to get it to read after you clean it off. Most of the time they will read after a pounding like that.

As for removing old labels...have you tried "Goo Gone"? I found taking a bit of that stuff applying it to either a paper towel that doesn't soak up fast (cheap crap) or a non-stick Band-Aid patch then putting it on the edge area of the label with a bit of weight (a book or something to that effect) on top then leaving it for an hour or two will allow you to either use a finger nail to scrap it off or just peel nicely...the trick is to use just enough so it doesn't leak all over..just stays right on the edge of the sticker.

[FreakinWeasel]

How about trying labels that say removable? I didn't know they existed until I searched just for this thread but shit there's a bunch of em.

http://www.smarthome.com/9006.html

http://gotoforms.com/Templates/frmTemplateD.asp?SubFolderID=2646&SearchYN=N
scroll to the bottom, but these are for laser printer.

hell here the whole search. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=removable+cd+labels&ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-top&vm=i&n=20&fl=0&x=wrt

Using any chemical I know of is real bad juju for the plastic and moreover the glue binding the disks together. As long as your not doing this constantly and a few labels would go a long way( they are pricey), maybe these would be the mac daddy.

[shatteredillusions]

WD-40 yet one more use to remove adhesive.

[muff_top10]

You can also soak it in rubbing alcohol. I just put a little in a bowl and put the cd in label down. It played fine afterward.