RE: [Thinkpad] Sticky goo...

In <AKEEKJILDKFCCMNOPEPDGEAMDJAA.Mike@Geary.com>, on 10/01/03
   at 12:47 AM, "Michael Geary" <Mike@Geary.com> said:

>> From: Michael Vang
>>
>> I got my new X24 in today... Whee!
>>
>> I thought my T23 was sweet, but this thing is a jewel...
>>
>> On all of my laptops I remove the Windows and Intel stickers from the
>> palmrest... On my T23 they just popped right off because (I think) the
>> plastic there is very hard... But on my X24 the palmrest is a
>> rubbery-feeling plastic (which I like better) and they didn't pop off
>> cleanly, so now I have a big pile of goo there...
>>
>> I used some tape to get most of it off, but some is left... I know
>> butane or acetone will remove it, but I don't want to burn a hole in the
>> palmrest... Any ideas?

>I can't vouch for how well it will work on the X24, but I've always had good
>luck using a rubber cement pickup on other ThinkPads, including the 600 with
>its painted palmrest. You can get a rubber cement pickup at any office supply
>or art supply store. It's basically a block of congealed rubber cement.

There is no special glue on the labels. 90% (or better) isopropyl alcohol --
available everywhere -- removes it just fine without damaging the palmrest.

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Received on Wed Oct 1 07:09:45 2003