Cleaning Electronics with Sugar 121
legoburner writes "Instructables.com has an article on removing logos from your PDAs or Cell Phones using sugar. Basically, the sugar crystals are strong enough to remove the logo (sticker), but are too soft to scratch the casing leaving it unscathed. The article has many pictures of the process as well as a thorough walkthrough. Let the rebranding of all your electronics begin!"
pour some sugar on me.... (Score:1, Interesting)
Careful doing this (Score:5, Interesting)
but if you've got a 'chromed' phone/PDA (particularly with a color), you may find yourself scratching off
the background color as well.
Sometimes the logos are actually printed in 'negative', where the background color 'is' the print and the
logo is negative space.
And those sticky label ion my laptop? (Score:3, Interesting)
I hate those things.
Something else that works (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Toothpaste (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Sugar sounds good but I use to use this method. (Score:2, Interesting)
Wildcat tape remover (for lightweight labels and tape residue)
Ronsonol lighter fluid (for high-strength decals, grease, tar, gum, etc)
Sudsing ammonia (will strip many kinds of ink, plus cigarette tar)
99% Isopropyl alcohol (removes permanent marker, flux, some silkscreen inks)
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Novus scratch removal system
Mother's aluminum polish
Nice but. (Score:2, Interesting)