Labels too hard to remove/leave residue

Hutson McClure · Post by **Hutson McClure** » Tue, May 15 2007, 7:49AM

We are trying to find better labels to use on the cut pieces coming off our CNC Router that are easier to remove and won't leave a sticky residue - even on laminate products sitting just a a few hours. More often than not the labels are hard to remove and we end up having to use Goo-Gone to remove the residue.

We are using a Dymo LaserWriter 400 turbo label writer. So far we have tried 3 different brands of labels with no significant difference between them (Avery, Dymo, and Quill). Maybe there is a specific label by one of these manufacturers that we haven't tried yet.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

Nick M Singer · Post by **Nick M Singer** » Tue, May 15 2007, 11:04AM

Hutson I dont know what the situation is where you live but here in South Africa we had to go to a lable manufacturer and have a lable made up to our spec ie. with an easy peel adhesive. I am sure you can get this done especially if you live in the U S of A

Mark Hesketh · Post by **Mark Hesketh** » Tue, May 15 2007, 12:20PM

we had this problem as well, now i do my best to place the labels in places where they will never be seen if simply left on. One thing that I have noticed, is that when parts are left on the line right under our heaters, the heat often pulls the labels nearly right off. A possible solution might be to run a heat gun over the trouble labels to see if that helps... just a theory, never tried it myself.

Joe Soto · Post by **Joe Soto** » Tue, May 15 2007, 12:22PM

Hutson, check these out, they call them ultra-removable. http://labelsdirect.com/dymoultra.htm
I haven't tried any so they might not stick at all. Their prices seem to be quite a bit less than the big office stores for the regular 30252 that I use.
Joe

Bret Emmett · Post by **Bret Emmett** » Wed, May 16 2007, 10:33AM

Hutson,

We use labelvalue.com. They have a label that removes easily. It is LV-30252 R.

We produce a lot of cabinet and closet components. Finding a label that was easy for our customers to remove without leaving a sticky residue was a necessity.

Good luck,

Bret

Daniel Vonderheide · Post by **Daniel Vonderheide** » Wed, May 16 2007, 2:13PM

Hutson,

You can order labels directly from our catalog dept, part #FSE0139. These are the labels that we use here at Thermwood. Just like any other label, the longer they are left on the piece, the harder they will be to remove.

Hutson McClure · Post by **Hutson McClure** » Tue, Jun 05 2007, 12:51PM

Thank you for your replies and input on labels that are easy to remove - very helpful!!!

We ended up ordering and trying the labels that Bret suggested from labelvalue.com - the LV-30252R. They work great and don't leave any residue!

Hutson