I use Goo Gone for sticker adhesive removal. Works fine on various surfaces in my experience.
I’ve never used it myself, but i can say I’ve heard it praised many times.
The only time it’s disappointed me was when I was trying to use it – among a variety of other substances – to deal with something other than sticker goo.
A few years back, a bunch of electronic devices were sold in the US that used some sort of rubberized coating that gave them a nice grippy feeling. Unfortunately, it turns out that after a couple of years, the coating degraded and turned into an incredibly sticky mess. I had a Grundig G6 Aviator shortwave radio that was affected, as well as a few other devices. It felt a bit like sticker adhesive, but trying to clean the stuff off with Goo Gone didn’t work well (ultimately, isopropyl alcohol and a lot of elbow grease wound up being my most-successful combination).
But for what it is actually billed for, adhesive residue, I’ve had good experiences.
Note that Goo Gone, or at least the variant I have, has a quite-strong citrus smell, which I assume is there to mask some less-pleasant smell that the active ingredients have. So when I use the stuff, everything nearby smells like oranges for a while. Haven’t had a situation where that’s a problem yet, but thought I’d mention it in case it would be an issue for anyone else using it.
I fucking hate that coating. It’s the bane of electronics casings.
I hope it’s never used again, but I still keep seeing it, especially on third party game controllers.
Olive oil does the trick.
Depending on the adhesive, rubbing alcohol or a vegetable oil.
As others have said, isopropyl alcohol works great to remove adhesive residue. Just don’t use it with certain plastics.
Lots of good suggestions in this thread already, but long ago I used to work at a company that sold second-hand stuff where we often had to deal with stubborn labels and I haven’t seen our “nuclear option” mentioned yet. Brake cleaner, which is basically an organic solvent in a spray can, should be great on glass. Be careful with it, though, it melts some kinds of plastics. And ensure it’s used in a well-ventilated area.
Try that if the usual GooGone type stuff doesn’t work.
We also used WD40, it tended to be gentler on plastics. Though it left a greasy residue that we’d need to clean off afterward and it was pretty slow.