It may take several attempts or different products to remove all the sticky residue.
Things You Will Need
Soapy Water
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Fill a sink with hot water and a squirt of liquid dish soap. Soak the plastic cup in the hot water for several hours or overnight.
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Remove the cup from the water. Wipe away sticker adhesive with a sponge or cloth. Repeat as needed until all residue is removed.
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Wash the plastic cup in the dishwasher or by hand when all sticker residue is removed to ensure all soap residue is completely removed prior to use.
Oil
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Dip a cotton swab or dampen a cloth with baby oil, vegetable oil, olive oil, eucalyptus oil or tea tree oil.
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Allow the oil to work into the sticker adhesive for 15 minutes.
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Dip a soft cloth in warm, soapy water, and wipe away all oil and sticker residue. Repeat as needed until all the sticker residue is gone.
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Wash the plastic cup in the dishwasher or by hand when all the sticker residue is removed to ensure any oil residue is completely removed prior to use.
Vinegar
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Saturate a soft cloth in vinegar.
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Set the cloth against the sticker residue. Leave it next to the cup overnight so the vinegar works into the adhesive.
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Dip a soft cloth in warm, soapy water, and wipe away all vinegar and sticker residue. Repeat the process as needed until the sticker residue is gone.
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Wash the plastic cup in the dishwasher or by hand when all the sticker residue is removed to completely rinse off any vinegar residue.
The Drip Cap
- After you've removed the price tag or sticker from your new plastic cups, adhesive residue often remains.
- Remove the cup from the water.
- Dip a soft cloth in warm, soapy water, and wipe away all oil and sticker residue.
- Repeat as needed until all the sticker residue is gone.
- Wash the plastic cup in the dishwasher or by hand when all the sticker residue is removed to ensure any oil residue is completely removed prior to use.