The fridge is of course still usable but I'm just so mad. --50.82.xxx.xx

WD40 --72.172.xxx.xx

Dry erase board over top. --174.201.xx.xx

Sisco is WD40 that different from Goo Gone? --50.82.xxx.xx

Charges should be at your normal cleaning rates.....now if you are asking appropriate charges if it couldn't be cleaned- I would get price of a new refrigerator less the price of a used refrigerator with residue stained sides. --72.172.xxx.xx

Point is, this is an "eyesore" to each prospect that sees your property. And she should pay you for that. --144.191.xxx.x

WD40 is a spray oil.....yes very different from goo gone. --72.172.xxx.xx

If everything else was spotless, I'd suck it up. Why? Because I still remember $10 I was charged by a landlord back in 2003 when I moved out of a unit that I cleaned the HE// out of. She charged me for mildew on a window frame behind a curtain. To this day I remember that. --174.201.xx.xx

Also, I use command strips when I hang the dry erase boards. --174.201.xx.xx

DH says we can paint the side to cover. We'll see. --50.82.xxx.xx

I've also painted them before with Rustoleum 2X high gloss white. --174.201.xx.xx

Charging for a brand new fridge for some stickers? Not what I would do. I'm with NE...suck it up on this one. --24.20.xxx.xxx

Could you see yourself just letting that one go? --99.203.xx.xxx

I am not a very experienced land lord so I am not sure what I would charge, but it was in your lease no stickers. I would paint the side of the refrigerator if nothing else worked. I would also try acetone which I use to use removing decals on trucks. --73.120.xx.xxx

It's just the FIRST thing you see when you walk in this place: it looks like a graffitied fridge. It lowers the value, that's all, like a punched-marked fridge does. It still works, just looks low-class...and we DISCUSSED no stickers GRR! Laughed about it in fact as I said my lease changes every year as people think of new ways to damage things. This year, I added NO STICKERS. I specifically addressed that with her. GRRRR! --50.82.xxx.xx

Petty. --184.53.x.xxx

Then charge to repaint and the can of paint and perhaps one hour of time to do so. --99.203.xx.xxx

Me or her, RB? I'm made because a new fridge (this is why tenants can't have nice things!) has been visually damaged by pure thoughtlessness. Wish I could post a picture of it and see what you thought. --50.82.xxx.xx

And no more new appliances ever. Just because this woman acted like a child and put stupid stickers on our fridge. --50.82.xxx.xx

Before trying harmful chemicals that may damage fridge, try using a hair dryer on the spot for a minute or two to heat up the glue and try wiping off first. --108.69.xxx.xxx

COLOR has been apparently permanently transferred. She said she used "Gel Stickers" and the color bled into the fridge finish. --50.82.xxx.xx

3) I have a rather exacting older woman moving into the place. The fridge was not graffitied when she saw it and signed the lease. --50.82.xxx.xx

Did you try a magic eraser? --24.147.xx.xxx

JohnnyB, yes. That's what I meant by a white sponge. White sponge and goo gone...that does work miracles sometimes but it did not in this case. --50.82.xxx.xx

If it doesn't paint over well then sell that one used (many people won't care what the side looks like really) and buy another used one that looks better. $250 to $300 should make you mostly whole again (I would hope). --24.20.xxx.xxx

I'd be seriously tempted to install a dry erase board on the part of the refrigerator since the paint may not cure in time. --172.58.xx.xxx

FYI wd 40 is really not a lubricant-- its a rust inhibitor and DEGREASER. We used WD 40 for cleaning our hands when heavy 90 weight grease was on them or hydraulic fluid. If you have stiff knees try spraying your knees with it. SERIOUSLY! --99.103.xxx.xxx

For the layout: Open front door. Look immediately right you are up against fridge. Graffitied fridge. --50.82.xxx.xx

I despise tenants that just ignore my rules. The only way they learn is by paying the price. --23.121.xx.xxx

Clorox will often bleach out dye that isn't colorfast... and often it will bleach out colorfast dye. It's worth a try. --174.216.x.xxx

Myob, my grandfather was born in 1914 and often sprayed WD40 on his knees and elbows. That's funny. --174.201.xx.xx

I think you should charge for it just like any handyman would - for ALL the time you spend on it, and ALL the supplies you use - with about a 10% markup. I agree that painting sounds like the best solution. May need to prime first, if you think it might bleed through. --68.10.xxx.x

Rustoleum enamel with a very expensive brush so no hairs come out and very light strokes. I assume the fridge is white, not stainless. Don't get your knickers in such a twist. Charge them for the can of rustoleum. --73.248.xxx.xxx

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So this happened as the tenant gave notice? You were showing perfectly new refrigerator and days later this happened... i would want a new refrigerator too. Yes it takes more time and it will forever be like this. Sorry i feel your frustration! What was she thinking? Details are important in small spaces. Did you paint or replace? --99.203.xx.xxx

The Departing Tenant is a very nice girl, this was her first apartment after college. Ended up breaking her lease to go BACK to school for her Master's...so not only did she ruin the fridge but she put us in the position of looking for a tenant in mid-winter. Grrr. But we found one so oh well. --50.82.xxx.xx

This is a reminder that I need to add this to my lease. --72.70.xxx.xxx

Nicole, great suggestion, thanks! --50.82.xxx.xx

I would charge her for a new fridge and tell her she can come get the old one which she wont but it would look good to a judge if it came to that --72.231.xxx.xxx

Razor blade and scrap it off - hopefully without damaging the paint. I like NE's idea of the planner except I would make it a monthly planner with pay rent in big letters in non-erasable INK. --72.23.xxx.xx

Too late now, looks like it's already repainted but I would have first tried automotive paint clay bar, followed by automotive wax. Both designed to remove imperfections and other surface problems of metal paint. --174.21.xxx.xxx

CX I had never heard of that. Looked it up, it looks interesting! We'll get some for future use. Thanks. --50.82.xxx.xx