[Robotgroup] Clean/polish plastic?

Shane Geiger sgeiger at ncee.net
Mon Jun 11 09:53:54 PDT 2007


You might want to start with a new jar and a different label removal
technique. 

Some of the links here look promising:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=label+removal&btnG=Search




Vern Graner wrote:
> Some of you know I've been working on an upcoming article for Nuts and 
> Volts magazine .. in the process I used a recycled Peanut Butter jar as 
> the chassis. The problem is the jar label was difficult to remove and by 
> the time I got rid of all the residue, the plastic was slightly opaqued:
>
> http://www.notepad.org/peanutbutter/images/img_2492.jpg
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a magic way to return the original 
> clarity to this type of material? If it helps, the type of plastic 
> (according to the symbol on the bottom of the jar) is a #1 in a triangle 
> with the letters "PETE" under it..?
>
> Vern
>
>   

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