How to get sharpie off a MBP?

[pshifrin]

An employee turned in a perfect condition, low battery cycle count 2015 15 inch MBP with the password ... written in sharpie above the keyboard!!!! SMH!!! How do I get this off?

Thanks.

 

[Falhófnir]

Damp cloth and lots of elbow grease!

 

[jeyf]

use a solvent and a soft cloth but what ever you do test it on a hidden bottom surface:

wd-40, alcohol, nail polish remover, acetone. Find a paint store that still has a small can of Xylene. Use your desecration with the Xylene as it is cancer causing.

Things like toothpaste are abrasive and may leave scratches.

 

[Martyimac]

Ethyl alcohol, try any clear liquor you might have. If that doesn't work use denatured alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is what we used in the lab to remover sharpie.

 

[Camarillo Brillo]

I’d try rubbing alcohol (isopropyl)

 

[jeyf]

caution; likely the MBP metal surface has a protective coating on it you dont want to remove.
reasonable option is ignore the password

 

[chrfr]

An employee turned in a perfect condition, low battery cycle count 2015 15 inch MBP with the password ... written in sharpie above the keyboard!!!! SMH!!! How do I get this off?

Thanks.

Alcohol is safe to use and will easily remove Sharpie. Be sure not to get liquid in the keyboard, and don't use stronger solvents.

 

[chrono1081]

+1 for alcohol wipes. I usually can get sharpie off of stuff sharpies shouldn't be on just fine with them and I've used them on my MacBook Pro.

 

[andiwm2003]

+1 for alkohol wipes. the ones you can buy at CVS for diabetics in packs of 50. good to have them around anyway.

What was the password if I may ask? My guess it was QWERTY and they were afraid they couldn't remember that??

 

[pshifrin]

+1 for alkohol wipes. the ones you can buy at CVS for diabetics in packs of 50. good to have them around anyway.

What was the password if I may ask? My guess it was QWERTY and they were afraid they couldn't remember that??

Thanks everyone! Password is gone and yes, the password was very simple.

 

[Audit13]

caution; likely the MBP metal surface has a protective coating on it you dont want to remove.
reasonable option is ignore the password

I have worked on several MacBook Pros and Airs from 2011 to 2015 and none of the cases had any sort of protective coating that I could see. I used pure isopropyl alcohol, nail polish remover, Goo Gone, etc. and none of these items discoloured, damaged, or marred the surface.