The right way to Take away Damaged 3M Command Strips | Thrifty Decor Chick

Straightforward trick for eradicating a damaged Command strip from partitions or home windows! 

I’ve a brilliant fast tip to take away damaged 3M Command strips that I’ve discovered
very useful over time! 

I discover more often than not once I go to
take away a Command hook, the sticky strip breaks at simply the proper half
in order that I can not pull on it anymore. 

This simple repair lets you take away the
wall or window hooks with out entry to the tab. 

I exploit the Command strips usually, particularly on the holidays. So that is particularly useful this time of 12 months! 

On the subject of eradicating them from the wall, I begin pulling and
grimacing as a result of I am SURE the hook goes to interrupt free and snap again at my
face or my hand. 

It by no means fails that the tab breaks, on no less than one in every of them! 

The tab breaks off slightly below the hook and
then I am left with the hook and the sticky stuff nonetheless on the wall (or window)
and no method to get it off: 

broken command strip on window

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The factor is, you possibly can’t simply pull this off — no less than on a wall. 

It should pull
your drywall off (I inform you this from private expertise) and depart a pleasant
little spot to repaint or patch. 

On a window or mirror you may want some
leverage to get it to pop off, and also you threat scratching the floor. 

That is my simple Command strip removing methodology and it really works each time!
I am guessing you may have what you want within the rest room. 

Simply seize some dental floss: 

I imply, we’ve tons of these things from the dentist proper? Ours appear to
multiply. In case you want one let me know. 🙂 

Minimize off an honest size of dental floss so you possibly can grip it effectively on each ends. 

Shifting it backwards and forwards, wedge the floss behind the plastic half — if you happen to
can get it behind the sticky stuff, that is nice!

If not it is going to nonetheless work:

how to remove broken command strips

Wiggle it down behind till it reaches the underside. Your hook will come proper
off!

In case your hook is admittedly caught your floss could break — typically I’ve to make use of a
couple items, typically one does the trick. 

If in case you have
fishing line that additionally works nice for eradicating caught Command strips! 

Generally the sticky half should still be left on the floor. 

On the wall I discover
it peels proper off with out injury when you possibly can pull up a nook and peel it
off. Work slowly and it ought to come off simply.

On this window it wasn’t as simple with the warmth baking it on for, ahem…a number of
months: 

remove command strip from window
If it is SUPER caught to reflect or glass, seize a
straight razor/scraper
and clear the residue off with that. Most of mine got here off and I used some
Goo Gone
to get the remainder. 

 A useful reader really helpful utilizing a hair dryer if you do not have floss. Nice thought!

It is simply foolish how simple it’s to do that and now I’m free to cringe away
once I take away Command hooks round the home — as a result of I now know methods to get
them off with out injury. 

This is a picture to pin this and save for later if you would like: 

how to remove stuck command strips

I really like fast and simple suggestions like this so I wish to share them with you! 

Do you break your strips each time as effectively? 

It’s
completely attainable I am the one individual with the irrational worry of the sticky
tape so perhaps I am the one one who wants this. Ha! Would not be the primary
time.