Sticker Removal on the SZ

cosrocket · 05-20-2006, 07:28 AM

Just want to know if the stickers come off cleanly without leaving residue. Only having had Mac notebooks the past few years I'm not used to all these stickers! There are big Sony stickers on each side of the trackpad, these I want to remove for sure. Has anyone also removed the Intel and Nvidia stickers for a perfectly clean palm rest?

Bahbuu · 05-20-2006, 07:32 AM

i removed the 2 big stickers and they did come off very cleanly

the others = haven't removed them

neilk2350 · 05-20-2006, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by cosrocket

Just want to know if the stickers come off cleanly without leaving residue. Only having had Mac notebooks the past few years I'm not used to all these stickers! There are big Sony stickers on each side of the trackpad, these I want to remove for sure. Has anyone also removed the Intel and Nvidia stickers for a perfectly clean palm rest?

i removed all of them and then they left a gooey residue i had to use googone and scrub a lot to get rid of the glue. but it looks better. what do you think mac vs sz?

cosrocket · 05-20-2006, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by neilk2350

i removed all of them and then they left a gooey residue i had to use googone and scrub a lot to get rid of the glue. but it looks better. what do you think mac vs sz?

After using th SZ since yesterday afternoon I have to say I love the SZ itself but I HATE Windows XP. You really only appreciate OS X after you use Windows, it is a night and day difference. The way Sony bundles all the nonsense is ridiculous. Someone mentioned there is a faq post on how to reformat the SZ but I don't see it, if you can point me to it I'd appreciate it. To tell the truth if Apple had something to compete with the SZ I'd have bought it in a heart beat but the new MacBook weighs 5.5 lbs with integrated graphics only and the SZ has the beautiful display and looks cool too.
Even the big stickers left residue? That's not cool.

ProphetX · 05-20-2006, 08:26 AM

i took them all off, and had to do no scrubbing. trick is to peel not rip. there will still be a little residue. But it can easily be removed with a damp cloth.

imrichard · 05-20-2006, 10:44 AM

I took off all the stickers i.e. win XP, nvidia and intel. All with just my fingernail. No glue residues at all.
Once you get under, just peel them gently, then tap a couple of times with the sticker to get rid of glue pieces...

fidodido · 05-20-2006, 11:20 AM

I was thinking about getting rid of the intels and nvidia, but left them. Now that I see others have done it, I will definitively do it to mine.

Bahbuu · 05-20-2006, 11:26 AM

just tried taking of "vaio official warranty" sticker off~

no residues ^-^

SpcmnSpff · 05-20-2006, 03:08 PM

I've removed the two big stickers so far, I used a normal hair dryer. Just aim it at the stickers for a couple of seconds (and keep your hand right next to the sticker, if the notebook surface gets more than hand warm, you're entering dangerous territory). Then you can just remove them in one go, they won't leave any residue or anything.

neilk2350 · 05-20-2006, 03:39 PM

there was no damage when i scrubbed it off. it looks great and i did peal. i know the hair drier trick but on a hot computer that seems dangerous