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Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by rootusrootus »

PTRFRLL wrote: post #9

Love this. My old MacBook was covered in stickers but I grew out of most of them and removing them was a giant pain. Plus, like you mentioned, resale value took a hit. On my new MacBook, I've kept it sticker-free due to my past experience. This would give me the freedom to slap some new stickers on there knowing they're easily removable down the line.

As a couple others have mentioned, if you keep the stickers carefully contained to the aluminum surfaces of the computer, acetone will take them right off and will not damage the metal.

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Post by thinkingkong »

lttlrck wrote: post #17

3M adhesive remover is amazing stuff. It beats Goo Gone by a wide margin, I recently used it to remove PETG residue from my 3D printer bed and that stuff is gnarly. 3M 38983 General Purpose Adhesive Remover - 12 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBNTYK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cU...

Yeah its awesome. Just make sure you have an organic solvent respirator on when you use it. Its pretty nasty stuff.

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Post by Mathnerd314 »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23
tragic wrote: post #12

> * Resale - By putting stickers on my laptop, I am either going to have to try to remove them again once I come to selling it, lowering my resale price because the laptop isn’t in near pristine condition. > * Damage - There is a worry that some stickers may leave a horrible hard-to-remove residue, or maybe leave a discolouration to the aluminium. To which may be added a third - your Mac gets sent off for repair, but…

Or the repair person might helpfully "clean" the case. Like what happened to this poor guy and his autographed XBOX 360 case: https://web.archive.org/web/20080302171919/http://hawtymcblo...

That one ended up with Bill Gates autographing a case: https://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/even-happier-ending-for-...

I guess the takeaway is that if you document everything and complain loudly when something goes wrong you might actually get decent customer service.

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Post by PascLeRasc »

thelonelygod wrote: post #34

This is nifty, but I don't really see why this beats using a case. I've been switching laptop cases for a while (actually need to get a new one) and I put them up on my wall when I'm done. Checkout a photo - https://imgur.com/a/nWz95Ex They're like $15 on Amazon and I honestly don't mind that people can see them since the laptop is going to be covered in stickers and won't be looking like something off the shelf anyw…

Were you in the HH facebook group back around 2016? When I read this article I was thinking of some guy there who said he got a new case every year and preserved the old ones as a memento.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by graystevens »

css wrote: post #40

I used a flat white Dbrand skin and put my stickers on top. My stickers have 100% coverage: https://twitter.com/rxcs/status/888214143097987072 . No problems after 2 years aside from some slight fading of the colors on the reflective stickers. If OP is in this thread, check out 3M 1080 (or newer) series. It is used on cars, designed to not bubble or leave residue, and comes in clear.

3M 1080 is great stuff - I avoided clear vinyls however as i found they lost the metallic look due to them being a little too glossy, even with the matte ones.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by WC3w6pXxgGd »

thelonelygod wrote: post #34

This is nifty, but I don't really see why this beats using a case. I've been switching laptop cases for a while (actually need to get a new one) and I put them up on my wall when I'm done. Checkout a photo - https://imgur.com/a/nWz95Ex They're like $15 on Amazon and I honestly don't mind that people can see them since the laptop is going to be covered in stickers and won't be looking like something off the shelf anyw…

Nice!

However, imo cases add too much bulk - hence why I've never used them. The whole point of the MacBook (especially the Air) is to be sleek.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by duxup »

Are people often reselling their laptops?

I wanted to downsize my laptop recently and found that the places to sell hard to find amounts offered ...not worth it.

One thing I found amusing is that they sell whole packs of "laptop stickers" on Amazon. I just sort of assumed they were like travel stickers you gather over time but.... I guess not.

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