Goo Gone save for removing vinyl decal residue?

[Squirrelflight]

So I use decals on my macbook, and I use one of Pikachu holding the mac apple. I took it off recently and noticed a faint outline of the Pikachu on the mac. It's not really noticable unless you lightly rub a damp cleaning cloth on the mac. But I want to get rid of the resdiue and the faint outline on the mac.

Is Goo Gone save? I have the silver aluminum Mac.


http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Pikachu-Pokemon-Vinyl-Decal-Sticker-Skin-Apple-MacBook-Pr o-Air-Mac-13-inch-/380762354611?pt=US_Keyboard_Protectors&hash=item58a73473b3&_u hb=1

Would Goo Gone be safe and remove the residue? Cleanling with a damp cloth and water doesn't remove it, so I'm hoping Goo Gone is and safe.

I read someone saying it ruined their mac BUT they were using it on a plastic macbook. I'll obviously do a little tiny test and only use a little on a cloth when applying but would it be safe on aluminum?

 

[lg251]

Just cleaned up my 2009 before I sell it and used rubbing alcohol to remove the residue. It worked like a charm.
After this I used paper towel dipped in a bowl of water that had a tiny little drop of dish soap. Then used a paper towel with water only, and then one dry.

It looks like new.


If you have a lot of «sticky» stuff still on it, use scotch tape or something sticky to remove some first.

 

[Squirrelflight]

Thanks for the tip! The residue is weird, you don't even feel it you just see it very faintly or when you gently rub the case with water on a cloth. So I might try the goo gone and then rubbing alcohol if that doesn't work.

 

[BlazednSleepy]

Did you by any chance use a WARM damp cloth?

 

[KUguardgrl13]

Goo Gone was fine on my 2009 MBP. Took off the residue from a Sailor Moon Artemis decal. Didn't even leave the citrus smell behind

 

[lg251]

Thanks for the tip! The residue is weird, you don't even feel it you just see it very faintly or when you gently rub the case with water on a cloth. So I might try the goo gone and then rubbing alcohol if that doesn't work.

No problem.

Forgot to mention I used q-tips with the rubbing alcohol doing back and forth and circular motions. Don't put to much pressure though, the screen is right beneath. I'd rather use more alcohol and q-tips than breaking or denting the screen with too much pressure.

 

[diggy33]

I use Goo Gone all the time at work to get rid of stickers that people put on their machines. I first let the GG sit on the residue, depending on how thick it is (I find that it kind of loosens it up) and then wipe it off. I dont try and rub too hard on it. After the residue is gone, I wipe it down again with some alcohol pads, and generally its good to go.

 

[auslegung]

I have the 2015 MacBook Pro, goo gone worked just fine. Put a little bit on a paper towel, rubbed the paper towel over the sticker residue and it took most of it off right away. Put a little more on the paper towel, a little more rubbing and all the residue was gone. Put a little bit of water on a different paper towel and used that to wipe off any remaining goo gone then dried it. It took less than 1 minute.