Reattaching stickers to back of CRT?

[DeLorean00]

I have a few TVs like this where I have found the original paper style stickers from the back of the CRT just floating around in the cabinet. Has anyone had any luck reattaching those? If so what glue works well?

Thanks in advance.
Chris.

[MadMan]

No, but for mine, I've taken the remains of the sticker and duplicated it in photoshop. Eventually I'll get around to printing them on a label sheet and voila, new stickers - and self-adhesive.

If I had to recommend something, regular Elmer's glue type of glue. I did actually just restick the paper serial number to a tv chassis with Eileen's tacky glue (expensive Elmer's, basically), and that seemed to work just fine. Also the trick is to use as little glue as possible.

[MIPS]

I've fallen in love with "Super 77" from 3M. Comes in an aerosol can and sticks almost anything to anything. It far outperformed Elmer's own aerosol spray adhesive.

[Chip Chester]

77 is a little heat sensitive. Probably fine for TVs unless really near hot stuff.
99 has worked for me in such cases.

[MadMan]

Yeah that is good stuff, have used it for many things.

[DeLorean00]

Originally Posted by MadMan

No, but for mine, I've taken the remains of the sticker and duplicated it in photoshop. Eventually I'll get around to printing them on a label sheet and voila, new stickers - and self-adhesive.

If I had to recommend something, regular Elmer's glue type of glue. I did actually just restick the paper serial number to a tv chassis with Eileen's tacky glue (expensive Elmer's, basically), and that seemed to work just fine. Also the trick is to use as little glue as possible.

Thanks! I think I will scan these before I start trying to reglue in case that doesn't work and I need to make new ones.

Originally Posted by MIPS

I've fallen in love with "Super 77" from 3M. Comes in an aerosol can and sticks almost anything to anything. It far outperformed Elmer's own aerosol spray adhesive.

Oh, good ol Super 77! Do you know that they outlawed it here in California? So much so that I even bought it on eBay from 6 different sellers and all of them canceled before I found one that shipped to me. Now likely the first 5 sellers just drop shipped and all found the same thing, I ended up paying about 50% more and buying from a small auto body supply store that had it in stock and shipped it. It might be the last can I ever get.

Thanks for the tip!

Originally Posted by Chip Chester

77 is a little heat sensitive. Probably fine for TVs unless really near hot stuff.
99 has worked for me in such cases.

Great! Thank you.

[Tube TV]

Elmer's white glue is what I use.
I let it sit with a bit extra untill the label get soft and flexable.
Then press it down till any excess comes out and wipe it up with a damp cloth.

[DeLorean00]

Originally Posted by Tube TV

Elmer's white glue is what I use.
I let it sit with a bit extra untill the label get soft and flexable.
Then press it down till any excess comes out and wipe it up with a damp cloth.

Great thank you!

[Electronic M]

I tend to use whatever wood glue I have on hand (most Elmer's school glue is basically the same thing watered down a bit). As long as it isn't close to the heater or some part of the chassis that gets exceptionally hot (or in a set with very poor ventilation that tends to run hot) any glue should do okay....high temp applications require high temp glue. For CRT bases I've taken to buying high temp silicone used for exhaust gaskets and the like. Auto parts stores and some hardware stores with a decent automotive department sell it.