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    What's the best way to remove the Windows and Intel stickers

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by arlab, May 24, 2008.

  1. arlab

    arlab Notebook Evangelist

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    I want to remove the Windows Vista and Centrino Pro stickers from my Thinkpad.

    What's the best (and easier) way to remove them without damaging my Thinkpad?
     
    arlab, May 24, 2008
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  2. Bart Simpson

    Bart Simpson Notebook Consultant

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    I used my finger nails.
     
    Bart Simpson, May 24, 2008
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  3. exiled

    exiled -_-

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    i would just peel it off and then probably just rubbing alchohol to remove whatever sticky residue is left.
     
    exiled, May 24, 2008
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  4. TeeJay 44

    TeeJay 44 Notebook Deity

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    Gently lift one corner of the sticker. Use a knife if necessary to gently get under the sticker. Get a hold of it and simply pull it off. It will not mess up your lappie.

    Pain the ass I know.

    Cheers,
    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, May 24, 2008
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  5. hyperq

    hyperq Notebook Consultant

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    I would use a piece scotch tape to remove sticky residue. Works like a charm.
     
    hyperq, May 24, 2008
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    blow hot (with fan) air on them...
     
    Xirurg, May 24, 2008
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  7. wtfimdead

    wtfimdead Notebook Enthusiast

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    my windows sticker came off by itself, because the left side of my left palm would always rest on it, therefore warming it and loosening the glue.

    Just apply heat, and then pull it off~
     
    wtfimdead, May 24, 2008
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  8. jimmygoon

    jimmygoon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I scratched my last laptop taking the stickers off and be careful with rubbing alcohol. Depending on the type of plastic Lenovo uses you may cause discoloring. I did that to a Dell once and instead of a sticker there was a nasty whitish colored spot :/
     
    jimmygoon, May 24, 2008
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  9. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    That's what I did to my laptop too & the scotch tape is very effective at getting out the sticky residue.
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, May 24, 2008
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  10. arlab

    arlab Notebook Evangelist

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    Already peeled off the stickers and removed the glue residue with a cloth used to clean lens and monitors.

    It went well, but the zone where the sticks were is a bit lighter than the rest...
     
    arlab, May 24, 2008
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  11. b534202

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    Use Goo gone.
     
    b534202, May 24, 2008
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  12. techboydino

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    i second goo gone. works like a champ.
     
    techboydino, May 24, 2008
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  13. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    I second that about Lenovo. I love using rubbing alcohol to clean stuff, but I noticed on the Lenovo plastic, some pain color has left on the towel I used, so I stopped using rubbing alcohol on the case before I see a difference in color.

    In my Lenovo manual, they actually suggested using rubbing alcohol for the keyboard and the screen. For the screen, they recommend 50/50 water/alcohol. However, for the cover, they didn't suggest rubbing alcohol, instead they suggested water with a mild kitchen detergent, 5 parts water to 1 part detergent.
     
    stewie, May 24, 2008
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