How to remove stickers from passports?
#16
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i had a mutilated passport as a result! bad news
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Goo Gone all the way! Amazing product.
I don't recommend gasoline because it might cause you to alarm the ETD machine if the TSO swabs your passport.
Goo Gone all the way! Amazing product.
I don't recommend gasoline because it might cause you to alarm the ETD machine if the TSO swabs your passport.
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Forgot to mention that I always take off those annoying ICTS stickers as soon as the trip is over.
Although the passport is government property and legally cannot be altered/notated except by officers of the USA or foreign governments in connection with official matters, those ICTS stickers were affixed by private security personnel under contract with the airlines, so they are technically violating the law as well by attaching anything to my passport. I feel I can remove the stickers with impunity.
Forgot to mention that I always take off those annoying ICTS stickers as soon as the trip is over.
Although the passport is government property and legally cannot be altered/notated except by officers of the USA or foreign governments in connection with official matters, those ICTS stickers were affixed by private security personnel under contract with the airlines, so they are technically violating the law as well by attaching anything to my passport. I feel I can remove the stickers with impunity.
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After the paper is ripped off, a dab of WD-40 on a paper towel will remove the glue, but it will still smell like WD-40.
Drug Stores have an adhesive remover that smells quite pleasant.
Drug Stores have an adhesive remover that smells quite pleasant.
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Forgot to mention that I always take off those annoying ICTS stickers as soon as the trip is over.
Although the passport is government property and legally cannot be altered/notated except by officers of the USA or foreign governments in connection with official matters, those ICTS stickers were affixed by private security personnel under contract with the airlines, so they are technically violating the law as well by attaching anything to my passport. I feel I can remove the stickers with impunity.
Forgot to mention that I always take off those annoying ICTS stickers as soon as the trip is over.
Although the passport is government property and legally cannot be altered/notated except by officers of the USA or foreign governments in connection with official matters, those ICTS stickers were affixed by private security personnel under contract with the airlines, so they are technically violating the law as well by attaching anything to my passport. I feel I can remove the stickers with impunity.
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I keep my passport in a cover, so don't have to worry about those godawful "security checked" stickers, and if I'm checking luggage I get the check-in agent not to put the stickers on it in the first place. What are the former stickers even for anyway?
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Denatured (or other) alcohol usually works fine, and I don't have to worry about a machine "sniffing" hydrocarbons (e.g. gasoline, lighter fluid, etc.) and getting a secondary.
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I don't recommend gasoline because it might cause you to alarm the ETD machine if the TSO swabs your passport.
Don't use gasoline for a solvent or safety reasons , though!
#26
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Most of these responses seem to be helpful hints about how to physically remove the sticker, however I haven't found these practical answers:
1. Does the sticker peel off easily provided you remove it right away?
2. If so, is there any reason I should not peel it off my passport (immediately) and affix it to my boarding pass instead?
As far as I can tell, the ICTS stickers (or whoever does the security questioning) have nothing to do with my passport; security or gate people just need to see that I got the sticker. So, does it matter if it's on the boarding pass instead of the passport? And, is there any issue with my doing this myself, or must I ask the sticker person to do it?
1. Does the sticker peel off easily provided you remove it right away?
2. If so, is there any reason I should not peel it off my passport (immediately) and affix it to my boarding pass instead?
As far as I can tell, the ICTS stickers (or whoever does the security questioning) have nothing to do with my passport; security or gate people just need to see that I got the sticker. So, does it matter if it's on the boarding pass instead of the passport? And, is there any issue with my doing this myself, or must I ask the sticker person to do it?
#27
Join Date: Oct 2010
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WARNING: Do NOT use alcohol on the back of the passport. I tried a very tiny amount to remove stickers put on the back of mine and the pigment/color of the back starts to come off. Thankfully, it is not noticeable in my case, but you could void your own passport doing this.
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