Use Peanut Butter to Get Rid of Sticky Stickers and Linger Glue - Kitchn To use this peanut butter trick, simply use a spatula and your finger to apply a small amount of peanut butter directly on the sticker, label, or sticky residue. Let it sit for a while — at least a good 30 minutes — so the oil in the peanut butter penetrates the label you're trying to remove or the residue you want to get rid of.