Have you ever wondered how to remove a sticker from a skin in CS GO? There are a lot of reasons for this action: the desire to keep the sticker for yourself, it doesn’t harmonize with the weapon, it’s too ugly. Is everything so simple, or are there pitfalls?
Or maybe someone before you, who owned a machine gun or rifle before, decided to scratch the sticker in their inventory, which is why it lost its original appearance and looks no better than a half-torn advertising sticker on a cup or plate that they just brought home from the store.
And so that you don’t have any questions from the series “is it possible to save a sticker?”, we will answer unequivocally — No. They are disposable and cannot be reused. Even the rarest and unique ones that can be obtained during the largest online events like ESL, Blast, EMS, Eleague, etc. Everyone knows the value of the most expensive stickers in Katowice 2014 like TITAN at $10,000 apiece?
So let's talk about how to remove a sticker in CS GO from a weapon if it is tired, inappropriate, or very worn out. The latter happens only due to the fault of the gamer who destroys the sticker in the inventory with his own hands. They do not have systematic wear and tear, just like skins.
Cleansing procedure in detail
Almost every weapon (except revolvers) can have up to 4 pictures stuck on clearly marked places (it is different for each type of gun). But the previous owner of a hypothetical AK-47 Red Line or M4A4 Neo-Noir was not always aware that he was doing everything competently and harmoniously. Often these are random stickers that are plopped on top of the skin and the owner is happy. Or maybe you were like that once.
Thankfully, you can remove all this yourself to make room for a more valuable sticker, of which there are plenty in CS GO.
To do this, you need to go to your inventory, select the machine gun/pistol/shotgun and click the “Scratch the sticker” item.
A new menu opens, which shows an experimental barrel with an absurd blot on the butt, which you need to get rid of.
The system will warn you that the action is irreversible and you will not be able to return the sticker back to your inventory. This is not provided for by the rules of the game.
But if you are persistent and do everything with a cool head, then select this piece of vinyl with the mouse, and then click on it 10-15 times. With each click, the image becomes duller, more tatty and shabby, as if it had been scrubbed with a dishwasher.
Here, as an example, are a couple of variants of the P250 Snowy Haze with a brand new set from Operation Shattered Web
Option 1 (all fresh)
Option 2 (severe abrasions)
In the last screenshot, those who are especially attentive can even see an Easter egg in the form of the Roman numeral “9” on the belly of the spider — it symbolizes the serial number of the operation. In other words, the “Network” became the ninth full-scale event of this kind in CS GO.
And this is what happens if you scratch the sticker almost to the end.
It seems even better than the original version, which was nothing particularly remarkable.
P.S. almost all the stickers from “The Shattered Web” are are fraught with double meaning if you rub them properly.
Just don’t start erasing the stickers in CS GO on every weapon, otherwise you risk being left without exclusive images, which today are valued at tens or even hundreds of dollars, if not more. We recommend that you watch the legend of a particular sticker on YouTube in advance, and then evaluate the appropriateness of your actions.
The last stage of your actions (after 10-15 methodical clicks with the mouse on the object) will be confirmation of the removal of the sticker from the body of the weapon. Now the place is free again and ready for the new vinyl/metal/holographic “masterpiece” that is lying around in your inventory.
Why don't we see stickers
This question is asked by a large number of beginners who have only recently bought their first skin with pre-pasted pictures. If the cost of a sticker does not exceed 5-10 rubles, and in the game there are about 90% of these, they are usually not even added to the final price tag for the skin. But some less than friendly players may give the sticker a good rub before selling it. In fact, it is there, but practically invisible. In the game it looks like this.
Almost invisible against a pale background. A striking example of this — AUG Akihabara, PP-19 Bison Object Blueprint and M4A1-S Mecha Cannon. It’s better to get rid of these remnants and stick on something more suitable in style.
In some cases, even bright stickers are invisible, because the skin itself “presses” the skin. third party images. It is unlikely that there are stickers in nature that will look harmonious on the AWP Prince, M4A1-S Second Player or AK-47 Legion of Anubis. The latter is generally prohibited from “decorating” with anything.
Is it worth gluing?
You already understand how stickers are erased in CS GO, but is it necessary to put them there at all? Let’s not argue, there are a lot of monochromatic skins in the game that literally ask you to decorate yourself with something. Take, for example, P250 Snow Haze from the screenshots above. But if you look at it, such “canvases” not so much, and manually modifying a weapon in this way does not always benefit him.
Imagine what will happen if you stick a couple of stickers like “Terrible”, “Trivial matter” on the AWP Legend of the Dragon? or "Trump Aces".
The picture will deteriorate instantly. And this is taking into account that the cheapest and most battered Dragon Lore will cost you $1,500.
We are not against stickers. Rather, for aesthetics and appropriateness. And if you get your hands on something really worthwhile from rare capsules in the spirit of Boston 2018 Legends Autograph Capsule or, what is much cooler, EMS Katowice 2014 Challangers — keep it until the last minute. The price for them is constantly rising, and demand is increasing.
And if you don’t want to try your luck, but want to buy a cool sticker for your inventory — visit the Lis-Skins.com store, where you can find a lot of interesting stickers for literally pennies. You will probably like something there.
