[Tutorial] Remove shipping labels - Oldest trick in the book
- sixty
- Gasbag Guru
- Main keyboard: DKSaver
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Black
- DT Pro Member: 0060
If you order a lot of keyboards on eBay and are a collector, you might know this problem. I usually tell eBay sellers that I am a collector, and request additional shipping boxes around the main box (when buying NIB or goods in original box).
So the day comes and I am happily awaiting my new rare keyboard, then I get this at my door:
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Re-Packaging request blatantly ignored again. Anyway, there is hope!
What you need:
* Lighter
* Hair-dryer / low temperature heat gun
The first step is to take your lighter and "rub" the flame a bit around on the edges on the shipping label. Don't do this for too long, and always keep the flame in motion. You don't want burn marks on your box. After a few seconds, grab an edge of the label with your finger nail. Once you got a good start, its time to get the hair dryer out. While gently pulling the label, apply more hot air with the hair dryer under the shipping label. This is hard to explain, but obviously easier than it sounds in written form. Be careful, the air is actually hot. Don't be a wussy and man up!
Be sure to do this very slowly. Even with a lot of hot air, some labels still tend to rip off parts of the box cardboard. So take your time.
There you go! As good as new. Note that the keyboard used in this tutorial is a pretty shitty keyboard and I only used it to demonstrate this ancient technique. Enjoy!
So the day comes and I am happily awaiting my new rare keyboard, then I get this at my door:
.
.
.
Re-Packaging request blatantly ignored again. Anyway, there is hope!
What you need:
* Lighter
* Hair-dryer / low temperature heat gun
The first step is to take your lighter and "rub" the flame a bit around on the edges on the shipping label. Don't do this for too long, and always keep the flame in motion. You don't want burn marks on your box. After a few seconds, grab an edge of the label with your finger nail. Once you got a good start, its time to get the hair dryer out. While gently pulling the label, apply more hot air with the hair dryer under the shipping label. This is hard to explain, but obviously easier than it sounds in written form. Be careful, the air is actually hot. Don't be a wussy and man up!
Be sure to do this very slowly. Even with a lot of hot air, some labels still tend to rip off parts of the box cardboard. So take your time.
There you go! As good as new. Note that the keyboard used in this tutorial is a pretty shitty keyboard and I only used it to demonstrate this ancient technique. Enjoy!
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- Main keyboard: Archiss AS-KB87T
- Main mouse: Microsoft Mouse Optical
- Favorite switch: Brown & Topre
- DT Pro Member: -
I think Sixty's way of preserving the original keyboard box's graphics a GREAT way to save an otherwise ruined collector's item. However, if you're just trying to re-use boxes, and want to make your re-use'd box look neat, you can use a box cutter or razor blade and trace a thin line around the outside edges of the label. Once complete, use the razor blade to peel a corner of the label and the entire label should come off the box without anymore of the box adhering to the label.
- webwit
- Wild Duck
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: Model F62
- Favorite switch: IBM beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0000
- Contact:
kidchunks wrote:bought a NIB silver label 86 31 and the seller didn't repackage it
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- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch (MX Blue)
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5G
- Favorite switch: MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: -
Impressive, whenever I do this I rip it, no matter what I do. Perhaps I'm just ham-fisted.
- acfrazier
- Mad Scientist
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Main keyboard: Unicomp "Ultra Classic" PS/2
- Main mouse: Logitech G9
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
ಠ_ಠkidchunks wrote:Just happened to me, bought a NIB silver label 86 31 and the seller didn't repackage it. Hopefully this method will work for me.
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- Main keyboard: Rosewill rk - 9000
- Main mouse: Mx Revolution
- DT Pro Member: -
Thanks a lot, just what I was looking for
- Kyle
- Kyle
- Half-Saint
- Location: Slovenia, Europe
- Main keyboard: Raptor Gaming K1
- Main mouse: Logitech G5 Mk.2
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: 0058
Usually cardboard and liquids don't mix
- Ekaros
- Location: Finland,
- Main keyboard: FILCO MAJESTOUCH 105 MX Brown SW/FI
- Main mouse: Razer
- Favorite switch: MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: -
- Daniel Beaver
- Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Main keyboard: Realforce 87U
- Main mouse: IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Springs
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
sixty wrote:"it's just a keyboard!!"
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- Location: Belgium, land of Liberty Wafles and Freedom Fries
- Main keyboard: G80-3K with Clears
- Favorite switch: Capacitative BS
- DT Pro Member: 0049
Well, at least you got the box in acceptable shape. Last keyboard I received was wrapped in some cardboard used to ship notebooks.
As you correctly explained, the real trick here is the heat. However, the way you heat the sticker with a flame scares me a bit. I have removed some stickers from flat surfaces by heating a metal object like a frying pan and then bringing it in contact with the sticker.
As you correctly explained, the real trick here is the heat. However, the way you heat the sticker with a flame scares me a bit. I have removed some stickers from flat surfaces by heating a metal object like a frying pan and then bringing it in contact with the sticker.
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- Main keyboard: Cherry G80-3000
- Main mouse: Zowie EC1
- DT Pro Member: -
Plenty of stickers are plastified, so a bit of lighter-heat won't burn them. But beware, too much is too muchJBert wrote:Well, at least you got the box in acceptable shape. Last keyboard I received was wrapped in some cardboard used to ship notebooks.
As you correctly explained, the real trick here is the heat. However, the way you heat the sticker with a flame scares me a bit. I have removed some stickers from flat surfaces by heating a metal object like a frying pan and then bringing it in contact with the sticker.