Trying to save a laptop keyboard.

Evolution_13 · Aug 12, 2018

I guess "components" is the closest forum to what I'm looking for... sorry if this is the wrong place!

I have a laptop that's in amazingly good condition for previously being owned by a teenage girl. the one problem is she put stickers all over the keys. I'm trying to find a way to safely remove the stickers, and the glue they're gonna leave behind, without hurting the keyboard or the laptop.

Can anyone recommend a method and/or product to help with this? The keyboard's in fine condition otherwise and it feels like a waste of money to just replace it.

USAFRet · Aug 12, 2018

Take it apart. Take the keyboard out.
Isopropyl alcohol will remove just about any sticker that is on there.

You take it apart, so you don't dribble any cleaning fluid and residue down into the internals of the laptop.

R_1 · Aug 12, 2018

my first suggestion as I live in the desert is to put it (the keyboard) on the porch for an hour or two and when the heat softens the glue it should be easier to remove.
once the stickers are removed any residue can be removed with an oil. I use baby oil for general adhesive removal. dampen the adhesive with the oil on a q-tip and leave until the oil softens the adhesive

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