how to remove stickers - safely

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how to remove stickers - safely

#1 Post by beerak » Sat May 28, 2005 10:37 am

Hi,

I have a problem with strickers (centrino, designed for blabla). Now in the summer they're going to move by heat and making glued paths. How can I remove them safely and how can I clear the glue under them ? With gasoline or ethylen ? Thanks for advices.
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#2 Post by treker » Sat May 28, 2005 11:12 am

I remove stickers with my wife's hair dryer. No residue. Clean. Works great on package labels, too.
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#3 Post by Navck » Sat May 28, 2005 11:13 am

*Eyebrows raise*
Gasoline?
Big no no...
I'm not sure about that Goo Gone stuff, but it worked fine on my airsoft gun, but its mostly metal, try spraying it on something that uses the same type of plastic as your thinkpad, and not worth any value to you. Then if it damages it, don't try.
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#4 Post by JaneL » Sat May 28, 2005 12:07 pm

My stickers just peeled off. Then I rubbed at the very small amount of residue with my finger, and it disappeared.
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#5 Post by beerak » Sat May 28, 2005 12:33 pm

nonny wrote:My stickers just peeled off. Then I rubbed at the very small amount of residue with my finger, and it disappeared.
Finally I did the same. I think it is the best way (I hope).
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#6 Post by CaptainMorgan » Sat May 28, 2005 1:24 pm

Thanks for bringing this issue up.. I also have a problem with the stickers.. 8)

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#7 Post by The Weissman » Sat May 28, 2005 1:47 pm

I used Goo Gone to remove the Centrino and Windows XP stickers; worked like a charm. No residue; like they were never there.
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#8 Post by K. Eng » Sat May 28, 2005 3:57 pm

Exactly what I did. If there's any residue you can't get off, a bit of isopropyl alcohol should take care of it.
nonny wrote:My stickers just peeled off. Then I rubbed at the very small amount of residue with my finger, and it disappeared.
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#9 Post by mdarnton » Sat May 28, 2005 4:17 pm

For adhesive, rubbing with nose grease (cooking oil, if you don't have a nose) is a safe solvent for sticky adhesives. Then you have to clean the grease off. :-)
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#10 Post by beerak » Sat May 28, 2005 5:05 pm

I hate these stickers and I am happy I removed them off. That is the most silly thing on those machines.
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#11 Post by Plinkerton » Sun May 29, 2005 1:29 pm

Yeah, they just peel off, then you can use the sticker to get all the rest of the residue on there. No need for any bottle of goo anything. :D
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#12 Post by GoEatFood » Sun May 29, 2005 3:04 pm

I peeled off the stickers which got most of the glue off. what was left I rubbed a little and then used the stickers to pull off the rest of the glue...it took me about a minute in total
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#13 Post by Plinkerton » Sun May 29, 2005 3:26 pm

Didn't I just say that? :P
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#14 Post by GoEatFood » Sun May 29, 2005 3:38 pm

haha, my bad for not paying any attention.
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#15 Post by benplaut » Sun May 29, 2005 5:41 pm

mdarnton wrote:For adhesive, rubbing with nose grease (cooking oil, if you don't have a nose) is a safe solvent for sticky adhesives. Then you have to clean the grease off. :-)
finally! someone takes into account the people without noses!

they are more common than you think... here's a few:

:D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :| :mrgreen:
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#16 Post by CaptainMorgan » Sun May 29, 2005 5:55 pm

bplaut wrote:finally! someone takes into account the people without noses!

they are more common than you think... here's a few:

:D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :| :mrgreen:

How's Hawaii treatin ya plaut? :D

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#17 Post by benplaut » Sun May 29, 2005 7:30 pm

JujitsuFreak wrote:How's Hawaii treatin ya plaut? :D
it melted my nose! :shock:

it's fun... beaches... kayaking... charter schools 8)

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#18 Post by jhonyl » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:10 pm

I used my finger nail to peal the stickers off. Some glue was left on the laptop, and some was on the sticker. I then pressed a part of the sticker that had glue on against the glue that was left on the laptop and bounced it around that way. On each bounce my sticker glue pile got bigger, and less glue was on the laptop. In less then a minute the glue was off the laptop.
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