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Tell HN: Don't put stickers on your MacBook's back

6 points by mthld 5y ago

After 2 years on I decided to peel my MacBook stickers. Obviously they ruined it: https://imgur.com/a/qrPeCKQ

onion2k 5y ago
A good solvent-based adhesive remover should be able to take those marks off. I can recommend De-solv-it "sticky stuff remover" but I have no idea if that's available everywhere. It has a silly name but it works very well.
- mthld 5y ago
  Actually there isn't any residues left on the surface, it's perfectly smooth without any asperities. I wonder if it has been caused by the effect of the sun? Because the marks really looks like decals now...
- kstenerud 5y ago
  Those markings are caused by uneven sun bleaching due to the stickers blocking U/V radiation to varying degrees of effectiveness.
  - mthld 5y ago
    So they can’t be removed, right?
    - kstenerud 5y ago
      Unfortunately, no. It's UV damage to the shell that would normally be even across the entire surface (and thus not really noticeable).
GekkePrutser 5y ago
Anodised aluminium is kinda porous. Penalty some of the solvents have entered the material. Maybe you can get it out with more solvent. Or maybe it'll make it worse...
quantified 5y ago
Or, don’t take old stickers off?
LinuxBender 5y ago
If it doesn't already exist, I think you just created a product. An easy to remove full laptop sticker that looks like the laptop, and allows you to put on other stickers, then remove the whole thing leaving no traces and protecting from sun bleaching. I bet this is already a thing. [edit] It somewhat exists. I found "macbook skin's" on amazon.