Turn up the Heat on Stubborn Labels

Nearly everything you buy at a home center will have at least one label on it, including lumber, shelf boards, tools, and much more. Some labels remove cleanly but others will shred into bits. And you’ll find yourself doing a slow burn as you tediously scrape at the pieces.

Instead of raising your own temperature, turn up the heat on stubborn labels with a hair dryer or heat gun. The blast of heat will often make the label quickly surrender. If the hot air treatment fails, you can always resort to naphtha or mineral spirits on a cloth to dissolve the adhesive.
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