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Remove staples and adhesive tape from important papers
Remove metal clips and sticky tape from documents you want to keep for years so the paper does not get damaged.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min je Dokument
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Tweezers
- staple remover, if needed
How to do it
- Take out the metal staples.
- Remove the adhesive tape.
Why it works
Metal staples and adhesive tape damage paper over the long term.
Sources
This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.
- verbraucherzentrale.de (opens in a new tab)
das Entfernen von metallischen Klammern und Klebestreifen (Tesa), da diese das Papier langfristig schädigen.“ (Abschnitt 5, Konservierung)
