Have you tried Goo Gone or other sticker remover?

You will end up here. These work great

http://www.pinballrescue.net/Decals_Apron_Gottlieb.html

alcohol or naphtha can help if goo gone doesn't. But those work better on stickers that are still gooey, rather than all dried out.

Man......... No matter what I used it took paint off be careful. Just wax will take some paint off

Me too. The paint on aprons is VERY delicate... then most have webbing too..

Surprisingly the most effective removal product I have used is WD40. Spray on to offending sticker allow to soak & wipe away carefully & deliberately with rag. I have not had issues with removal of printed areas but always super careful in those areas.
This is my most recent example on a GTB Volley. A previous owner had clearly removed some of a sticker but the remaining residue was hard & fast. WD40 as always did the trick & the result is barely noticeable. In this case the sticker had however discoloured part of the red line which I corrected by touchup.

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and many other uses: http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/13-amazing-uses-for-wd-40/

I used goo gone. Squirt on area and let it soak in. Just keep soaking it. It will take you time but you'll get it. As everyone else everyone noted, be careful about the paint

Agree with WD-40! Nice job
J

VERY NICE!
I would have bet $$ that it was gonner - congrats

Your apron came up really nice congrats.

http://www.pinballrebel.com/pinball/cards/

It looks like the webbing was largely unaffected. Is that correct?

Nice work!

the webbing is easily removed. i wax around any decals before trying to remove them. this tends to help limit the damage to art/webbing but it looks like the one posted still has the webbing so great job on that!
some of those water slide type decals the ops put on the apron will NOT come off. i even sand blasted one apron and the decal was the hardest part to blast. those stan harris decals are bullet proof. nothing i threw at it would even put a dent in it.

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Thanks for the WD40 recommendation, Wayne.

I have a Pop A Card instruction card holder that had the hard crusty leftovers of an operator sticker that nothing was cutting.

I tried the WD40 but it was not loosening the leftover sticker. It was not affecting the art or webbing so that was good.

So I broke out a dental scraper and started scraping using the WD40 as lubricant. It worked out great and the art was hardly affected.

And the art was very durable even with the scraper.

Here are before and after pictures. Another one saved.

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Peanut butter takes sticker residue off and will leave everything else in good shape.

Eucalyptus oil is good for sticker residue also.

And leaves your hands soft as a baby's behind.

When you posted this solution a while back I bought a jar of peanut butter but I had no success on removing stickers/residue so went back to WD40. That's a reminder I must transfer the peanut butter to the pantry.

I find the WD40 normally needs a few applications at each stage using a rag to rub & progressively loosen the adhesive. Your apron came up really nice.

What about Vegemite?
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Tried some of that when I was down your way a couple of years ago. Nasty tasting stuff, an acquired taste for sure.

I've never had it not work. You have to give it some time and effort but it will come off.

being another aussie, that stuff would eat a hole through the metal