Removing stickers from my laptop

Earlier this semester, I bought the ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700t tablet and just got the keyboard dock for it a couple days ago. Therefore, I am currently prepping my laptop to sell it. The biggest prep work isn't doing a fresh install of the OS and drivers, but rather physically removing stickers from the lid (it was my form of anti-theft; cover a $1200 laptop in stickers and people will be less inclined to steal it). It's an HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition and so it has, to my knowledge, an aluminum casing (including the lid cover). I don't know if anyone would know how to go about this without risking damage to the lid. Should I remove the lid, take it apart, and soak that piece in warm, soapy water prior to taking the stickers off? Will that, like removing labels from a wine bottle, help to loosen the adhesive bond? Or should I just scrape them off with a razor blade?
I just don't want to break it before I sell it!

It all depends on the adhesive that is on the stickers,. You might have some with water soluble glue and others with solvent soluble glue. I would try a single edge razor blade and very carefull try to get under the sticker on one corner and see if you can lift the sticker off. Then try a cotton bud with warm water to gently soak the residue of glue and paper. If that dosn't work try another cotton bud with nail polish remover. Be careful not to let that get near any plastic parts. Depending how long the stickers have been on there you could see a permanent mark where they have been.

You could use some LCD cleaning fluid, that is safe and will not cause any discoloring or else the simplest way would be aftershave or perfume, dries within 10 minutes and your NB will smell nice for a few days.

I'm using the straight-blade razor (from my Stanley utility knife) approach to getting the stickers off. I'll try some of the suggested chemical methods to remove any residue that's left over.

Progress so far.

kbronski said:

I'm using the straight-blade razor (from my Stanley utility knife) approach to getting the stickers off. I'll try some of the suggested chemical methods to remove any residue that's left over.

Progress so far.

Looks pretty neat so far.

Some US products..
Google

For the UK
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&ta...w=1920&bih=885

Cigarette lighter fluid (naptha) should work too.

mayonnaise soften many glues.

Layback Bear said:

mayonnaise soften many glues.

Maybe it's the vinegar in it that does that. It is a mild acid after all! Good tip though. thanks!