Removing stickers from my laptop

Lady Fitzgerald said:

It's the oil in mayonnaise that soften adhesives. Baby oil will do the same. Commercial adhesive removers include Goo Gone ad Goof Off.

Yeah! Goof Off was what I couldn't think of. Work real well but smells bad.

Thanks, everybody, for all of the suggestions! I might know of a couple people on my campus who'd be likely to have Goo Gone. I'll keep you posted as I make further progress.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

It's the oil in mayonnaise that soften adhesives. Baby oil will do the same. Commercial adhesive removers include Goo Gone ad Goof Off.

Mayonnaise tastes better.

I have heard of this product which might help.

https://www.google.com/search?source....1.iNltD3bawkg

So far, just scrubbing at the adhesive with an old sock dipped in water is working pretty well. As mitchell65 said, there are some permanent-looking lines left over, but nothing that stands out too bad. When I get all the adhesive cleaned off, I'll post a "finished" picture.

Well you have umpteen suggestions to try.

I suspect you'll need one of the solvents mentioned to get all the bits off, or one arm will get a good workout.

It ended up being a combination of elbow grease, water, and Lysol all-purpose cleaner, but the end result is the laptop looking like new again. The Lysol even took care of the lines and patchy appearance left over by the stickers.

Here is a timeline picture of the entire thing.