What to do with stick-on CD protectors?

[ifkz]

I am referring to the clear adhesive type that was put on some early CD based games by well meaning collectors and/or shops. I think they were outlawed as game system drives got faster and the extra weight made the discs unbalanced. I have always hated them and, of course, one of my valuable games has one. I played the game through when I purchased it, so it does not seem to be causing harm.

The sticker is now 18 years old and seems to still be okay. I have always wondered if it is going to ruin my disc as it ages and the adhesive dries up and shrinks. I know they are impossible to remove.

Time to look for another disc, or should I just leave well enough alone? Looks like a $50 question per auction sites.

[weirdguy]

I was able to remove the protector sticker twice on ps1 games. No residue left and none of the CD cart came off.

If it's a valuable game, I would maybe keep it on just to be safe.

[BlastProcessing402]

I am referring to the clear adhesive type that was put on some early CD based games by well meaning collectors and/or shops. I think they were outlawed as game system drives got faster and the extra weight made the discs unbalanced.

I highly doubt they were outlawed, just people realized they weren't as good of an idea as they'd thought and quit using them.

[xelement5x]

I've removed them before as well, but this actually reminds me that I bought a junk copy of Cyberia just to test out removal methods on Sega16. I guess I should get on that.