Sticker Frustration

So I just received my MSI laptop and decided the stickers need to go... perhaps it was a stupid idea but anyone know how to fix the left over residue?




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Hmmm, others have recommended me something like "goo gone", but I haven't had this issue yet. I suppose it should help with your sticker situation. Was it generic advertising?

 

Yeah one said something like “PC Gaming if the year” the other was RTX sticker, the other was Intels sticker and on the right side there’s a massive MSI sticker.


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I peeled all but the intel/rtx stickers off with no issue, one left a tiny bit of residue but warm water and a cloth took it right off.

 

Warm water washcloth did take away the small one but the big two are way too powerful lol

Update

So took your idea with a warm washcloth and my wife’s hairdryer and it worked. I was concerned that googone may damage the finish so I wanted to avoid that.


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Would have been a concern of mine as well. Good job

 

Achohol will make short work of that residue. Had that same issue and it took it right off.

 

Alcohol (96%) or purified gasoline - that's what I'm using.

 

WD40 will do it, apply it onto a paper towel, then wipe it off gently.

 

This thread was better than expected. Now we have several options to get rid of the goo, and all of them using different components!

 

I haven't ever used it on a laptop. but I swear by lighter fluid.....do not light it on fire though. Just put a bit on a soft cloth and it is magic.

 

Lighter fluid, WD40, and Goo Gone are just slight variations on the same thing. Something else that will work is de-natured alcohol. This is different than the stuff you get the pharmacy section of Walmart; you buy it from a hardware store.

 

Yup, all petroleum byproducts can get the job done.

 

Turpentine, too - if you tolerate the smell; well, best to get the stuff that leaves the least residue. It's pure alcohol or purified gasoline (petroleum benzine) most probably.

 

Me, I'd save the petrol byproducts for if heat and a little elbow grease don't do it. On laptop stickers that's usually enough.

 

Baking soda and water. When it turns into paste scrub it with a cloth and it's removes all the sticky residue

Works for that old plastic that used to have that rubber/soft feel and overtime turns into sticky Mess.

Think old Motorola phones or laptop tops.

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Never had issues using WD40, it comes off easy and leaves nothing on it. It does not damage/melt the surface. Heat on C side can be bad for the keyboard as the keys can melt.