Best way to remove stickers?

x_25 · Dec 21, 2007

Hope this is the right forum for this.

Well, I just got my sister and iBook for Christmas. It is an Orange G3. It cam covered with stickers that just do not want to let go of the plastic. Any suggestions for getting them off without damaging the iBook?

rman · Dec 21, 2007

I am not sure on how to get them off. But I know that WD40 can be used to remove the sticky remains of tape. It works will with masking tape. Then you have the problem with cleaning off the WD40.

That is almost like the situation with the Cat in the Hat. When he had to clean the cake ring from the bath tub (reading to my grand daughter).

x_25 · Dec 21, 2007

Hmm... I don't remember that part of the Cat in the Hat, I guess I will have to get it out and look through it. I talked to my mom about it. She said vegetable oil. Again there is the problem with getting it off afterwords. Do you think rubbing alcohol would work?

x_25 · Dec 21, 2007

Here are some pictures to give you an idea of the scale of the task that is ahead of me. I wasn't kidding when I said covered was I?

kgeier82 · Dec 21, 2007

OMG!!!!

does that laptop have a modified Cold air intake?

haha i have a product called sticker off, i just used it on my MB, but man, thats gonna take a while

x_25 · Dec 21, 2007

kgeier82 said:
OMG!!!!

does that laptop have a modified Cold air intake? haha i have a product called sticker off, i just used it on my MB, but man, thats gonna take a while

No cold air intake but with all those stickers it should have 320 horse power.

We all know that each sticker adds 5hp. (yes I counted 64 stickers and that is after I took the ones on the apple key and the speaker off)

iMacKid500 · Dec 21, 2007

I've used goo-b-gone. It works like a charm and it has an orange scent, which would be nice on the orange iBook

Good Luck!

BTW: you can get goo-b-gone at your local Ace Hardware or HomeDepot...

Cheers!
iMac/iBookKid500

Cherokee · Dec 21, 2007

Use a hair dryer to heat them up. They should peel off much easier. Follow that up with some Goo Gone to remove the residue. Job done!

x_25 · Dec 21, 2007

Thanks for the ideas guys, I think we have some goo-b-gone in the garage and I will try the hair dryer. It's a bit late tonight so I will start working on it tomorrow.

2Hit6 · Dec 21, 2007

peel whatever you can off, then buy this thing called Goo-Gone. It's a yellow liquid that you can get from hardware stores.

fyrman22 · Dec 21, 2007

Whatever you do DONT DONT DONT use "Goof-Off"... It will eat the plastic and make that thing look even worse than it does now. Goo-Gone works the best one you get the sticker up for getting all the leftover gunk.

x_25 · Dec 22, 2007

Well, I have managed to get all the bigger stickers off. Just kind of picked at them and then used some rubbing alcohol. Its those little ones that are gonna be a real pain. I don't have any goo-gone at the moment. Do you guys think some simple green will work?

built b16a · Dec 22, 2007

used in automotive pin stripe and decal removal, with the air tool, its totally regulated on fast you spin the wheel, and you control how much pressure.

unless the ibook is painted orange i wouldn't try this, but it works well on solid materials, and painted surfaces.

just my .02 cents.

kgeier82 · Dec 22, 2007

iMacKid500 said:
I've used goo-b-gone. It works like a charm and it has an orange scent, which would be nice on the orange iBook

Good Luck!

BTW: you can get goo-b-gone at your local Ace Hardware or HomeDepot...

Cheers!
iMac/iBookKid500

this stuff took silver paint off the side of one of my TVs, id use with caution.

if you goto an autoparts store, they should have "bumper sticker remover". its the best solution ive used. I just got some bump pads off the bottom of my MB with it. Then again, there were only 5, not 64, and it took me 5-10min to get all the sticky off (carefully!)

5 to 10min/5 stickers x 64 = >= a couple hours

x_25 · Dec 22, 2007

kgeier82 said:
this stuff took silver paint off the side of one of my TVs, id use with caution.

if you goto an autoparts store, they should have "bumper sticker remover". its the best solution ive used. I just got some bump pads off the bottom of my MB with it. Then again, there were only 5, not 64, and it took me 5-10min to get all the sticky off (carefully!)

5 to 10min/5 stickers x 64 = >= a couple hours

I actually got most of them off already. I am just trying to deal with some of the smaller ones and some stickiness left behind from a few of the bigger ones. I will just keep scraping it off with my fingernails as that seems to be working the best.

Chambers · Dec 23, 2007

I use a water based paint remover for most of my cleaning lol. It'll get rid of your residue for sure though. good luck!

kgeier82 · Dec 23, 2007

x_25 said:
I actually got most of them off already. I am just trying to deal with some of the smaller ones and some stickiness left behind from a few of the bigger ones. I will just keep scraping it off with my fingernails as that seems to be working the best.

the automotice bumper sticker remover works wonderful for the stick backing. saves minutes, and nails