Mac Make: Fall In Love With Laptop Decals

Walking the desolate streets of the Information Superhighway this morning, I thought I’d never find that slippery textured, geometric laptop modification of my dreams…

Then there it was: hidden amongst the zillions of wall and mirror decals on Michelle Christina‘s Etsy shop.

It leaves no residue! You can cut out the glowing Apple with an Exacto knife!

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Keith Thomas
I have a decal on one of my MacBook Pro’s and I’d really like to remove it. Does anyone know how to remove decals without damaging the machine. The only advice I’ve found so far is to use WD40 and I don’t think that is such a great idea. Thoughts?
Jimm
Nail polish remover should work.
But if you go into a craft store like a Michaels or JoAnns they will have stuff that removes stickers.
Scott
Nail polish remover might damage the case.
Try Goo Gone or another citrus oil type gunk remover.
Gavin
WD40 is actually very, very good at removing all sorts of sticky stuff. I’ve used it on my car to remove tar, stickers etc… Use it on a rag vs spraying on our laptop, it truely is some great stuff. There are several WD40 related sites and it’s claim to fame is it’s “1000+ uses”.
Other products, nail polish remover? not sure, may take paint off. WD40 does not.
Gavin
One additional note, if you do use WD40 it will leave sort of a oily spot. That then can be removed with any number of general cleansing products. Handy wipes etc.. just FYI so if you do use it on a plastic or alum surface it may leave a spot, but it can be removed. If you have a new Alum unibody MBP I’m not sure how it would leave a spot on the alum, may want to test it on the back side or inside of the battery cover in a very small spot. Just a though.. good luck.
Brian
Nail polish remover contains acetone, which can etch some plastics and remove some paints. Would be safer to use “Goof-Off” cleaner, available at hardware stores and a lot of grocery/Target stores. Peel as much of the sticker off as you can with your fingernails, then wet the residue with goof off, it will get soft enough to wipe off with paper towels. You may need two applications, then clean the residue with something mild like Windex or just a damp paper towel.
FYI, it can be a strong odor in a small space, so maybe do this outside, or if (like me) you live in the midwest/Hoth, set up in the bathroom or kitchen where you have an exhaust fan to the outside
Vincent Collier
Use denatured alcohol to remove vinyl label adhesives. It’s available in hardware areas near paint removers but it’s very mild and won’t hurt the aluminum or the plastic. It will only breakdown the adhesive.
Hot
how do u buy these stickers?