Sticker-free Rubik's Cube!

by mrrshotshot

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Intro: Sticker-free Rubik's Cube!

Tired of the stickers falling off of your Rubik's cube? Here is a simple and cheap solution to making your cube last longer and look cooler!

STEP 1: What You'll Need.

Scissors, a ruler, a pen, 6 different colored foam pads (the thinner the better), and brush on Krazy glue (I got the kind made for plastic and leather... etc).

STEP 2: Prep Your Cube.

Remove the stickers from your cube. Try to get as much of the stickyness off of the cube. I accomplished this using Goo B Gone.

STEP 3: Squares

Cut 9 squares from each color. Make sure that they fit on the cube without affecting the cubes rotation. You can use the ruler to make perfect squares but I found this almost impossible and too time consuming so I just eye balled them.

STEP 4: Glue on the Squares.

Using the super glue, brush on a THIN coat of glue onto the FOAM CUBES. Try to get as close to the edges as possible so that the corners will not raise after excessive use. Do one cube at a time or the glue will dry.

Be very careful not to get any on your hand... its called SUPER GLUE for a reason.

Place the foam cube onto the Rubik's cube. I worked from left to right, top to bottom and found it to be the easiest. Make sure you get the square centered on the first time, the glue dries very rapidly.

STEP 5: Let It Rest.

After all the cubes have been placed onto your Rubik's cube, let the glue dry for at least a half an hour before attempting to solve the cube.

STEP 6: Scramble and Solve!

Scramble and solve your new Rubik's cube!

23 Comments

trinai.dotytubbs 3 years ago

Wow! Thank you sooooo much!!! I have a tiny rubiks cube and the stickers always come off so thank you and i'M TRYING THIS!

singerboy41 9 years ago

Somehow, despite the fact that you "eyeballed" it, It actually looks better than you would expect when you eyeball it. Good job. Might have to try this.

guitarmonk15 12 years ago

Normally I don't say something this (I actually despise most people who say something like this, considering this is Instructables) but it's a dollar for a high quality sticker set from Cube Smith and $5 for high quality tiles. Then again, it looks like you are using a Rubik's brand, so you probably don't care.

micraman 12 years ago

Thats really cool! My rubiks cube's been lying around for quire a while and all its stickers have fallen off... TIME TO MOD IT! (and learn how to solve it again :D)

splazem 13 years ago

Very good idea!

vishalapr 13 years ago

This is amazing!Gonna give it a try!

target40 13 years ago

cool but could u jus get cubesmith tiles?

Mr.A-Z 14 years ago

Cool! this is an what i searched ,thanks! * I just hate some kind of stickers ,they're can be easily "peeled off", so now I use a 3x3 cube that painted on its side..* By the way is it a Superglue?( or the Krazyglue is the brand?.or it's better to use some kind of glue that quite strong , but can be "peeled"? * coz, man , I won't have that PERMANENT kind.it'll looks dirty...sometimes you should change it ,right? -j-

Nicolas M 14 years ago

There's one problem, if the foam is thicker than 1.5mm it does not comply with WCA regulations and therefore is not acceptable for official competitions.

mrrshotshot 14 years ago

So..? Go buy a $10 cube for competition.

damasta 14 years ago

you can also buy pre-cut tiles from Cube4You.com you can simply stick on

KnexFreek 14 years ago

 What an awesome ible!!!

bassclarinet23 14 years ago

That looks really neat...you could pull it off, but in such a situation, the cube would be enduring reckless abuse.

Ebag123 15 years ago

Looks good! Do you think it works for a 4x4?

Letheyann 14 years ago

nice dude,really nice,i love it!

AzraelUK 15 years ago

Looks awesome. Does it feel awesome when you stroke it? Can you rub it up against your face? Is it soft like the fur of a kitten?

sora005 15 years ago

you know you could of bot tiles from cube smith would of worked a lot better and it would of been removable but rilly cool idea!
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