We’ve all been there. That scary second when you are savoring the golden moment of silence during an overwhelming mommy kinda day, then it hits you. They’re too quiet. For me, (when my girls were young), it typically meant that they were getting into something. And that something had to do with putting stickers on every stinkin’ thing they could cover them with for the most part. What is it about kids and stickers? And they always seem to put them in the worst. possible. places. Yeah, I know – in the grand scheme of things, getting stickers off the wall (or the furniture or the fifty bajillion other places they find to put them) isn’t that important. But seriously – who wants Cars stickers on their kitchen wall. Ummm… no thanks. After you find said stickers and take a breath so deep that your lungs will explode, then you’ve gotta find a way to get them off without ripping the drywall behind it or leaving a sticky mess behind. But, thanks to an adventurous little boy that lurks around these parts, I had the opportunity to test out an idea. And it worked. Don’t ya love it when that happens? After Brady left me the pleasure of finding his favorite characters plastered on my wall, I pulled out my Heat Pro Deluxe II heat gun from Homeright* and gave them a quick blast for about 5 seconds on medium heat – moving it similar to blow drying your hair. I didn’t want to damage the paint (because you can use this same tool to remove paint without chemicals) but I did want to loosen up the glue on the back.
Once they were good and warm, I peel them right off – easy peasy!
After trying it on the walls, I realized that it would probably work other places, too. And it did (as you can see on the glass canister above.)
I know there’s tons of ways to remove stickers, but this one is so fast – and it’s mess free. Because seriously… who wants to clean up greasy cleaner off your walls after getting off stickers? That can be more frustrating that the stickers themselves!
All week I’ll be sharing some quick and easy cleaning tips along with my friends Angie & Carolina – so be sure to stop by and see their ideas as well!
*Thanks to the always awesome HomeRight for partnering with me on this post. All ideas, photos and opinions are 100% my own.*
andrea cammarata says
That is AWESOME!!!!!! WOW where was this when I had to replace an entire door in Pete’s room…he was a
stick-aholic…is there such a disease? Hmmm…the door is still in the garage…I might feel an upcycled project coming on…I have to try this!!! Thanks my friend for always bringing us something solid!!!! hugs…
Leslie @ House on the Way says
What a great tip! I’m pinning! Have a Happy New Year!
Leslie
Dawn says
Thanks for the tip! I can always use them!
Carolina says
Luckily, my boys haven’t had too much “fun” with stickers (yet)… but I’ll be filing this one away in my mental mommy Rolodex…
Laura Clark says
What a great use for a Heat Gun. Thank you for featuring our product.
Laura
Kelly says
This is brilliant! My girls have put stickers on their bunk beds, hopefully this will work without destroying the paint
Robert Pellow says
Trying to get some stickers off the dashboard of my car that I loaned out to a couple. Thanks for the tip!
Gina Luker says
Oh no Robert! I hope you are successful, best of luck to you!
bullet force says
This is very necessary when you see many stickers on the wall and cannot take them off because too scared of getting damages on the walls