spice gray stained from sticker (decal)?

[rpsmithii]

Got a spice gray rmb. After removing it a stain remains. Have tried everything at this - googone, alcohol, screen wipes all to vigorous levels including scrubbing with a tooth brush.

Concluding I have stained my rmb? You think? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Bob.

 

[jfriedman8]

Dang, looks like a stain to me. I think some of the above would make things worse potentially? Good Luck!

 

[SteveJUAE]

Ouch that's a real shame looks like it's etched in to the surface

 

[ucfgrad93]

Oh man, that stinks.

 

[rillrill]

the same thing happened to my space grey iPad that i was trying to sell. people said if you leave it out in the sun it might go away. i didn't bother with all that. i put it up for sale anyway with a note to potential buyers.

bottom line is: don't put decals on yr devices.

 

[lite426]

I'm worried now that I may have done the same!- There were two white Apple stickers that came with an old iTouch. I used one of them to cover the reflective logo on my MacBook so that now it looks a bit more like a MacBook Pro. Would that stain? I'm scared to peel it off now.



Spice Gray... With that stain that spice gray MacBook isn't looking so spicy!

 

[tejota1911]

Looks like a perfect candidate for a dbrands skin.

 

[east85]

Sorry, that looks pretty bad. I would skin it as tejota recommends.

I guess this solidifies my tendency towards the traditional silver if I end up getting one of these in the future (after TB/Skylake+ at least).

 

[maflynn]

Concluding I have stained my rmb? You think? Thanks in advance for any answers.

I don't think its stained in the truest sense of the world, i.e., color as integrated into the the material, but I don't have an answer to clean that up. Have you tried just plain old dishwashing soap?

 

[marcosscriven]

I don't think its stained in the truest sense of the world, i.e., color as integrated into the the material, but I don't have an answer to clean that up. Have you tried just plain old dishwashing soap?

I think it's likely to just be vestiges of adhesive from the sticker/decal.

The top is just aluminium right? I'd try a solvent like nail varnish remover with a cotton wool bud (aka Q-tip), having first tried it in a small area on the bottom.

 

[RUGGLES99]

Why would you put a "dumb" sticker on a costly device? It seems to me you asked for this disaster, so live with it. You probably diminished resale value by at least a third.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Likey the adhesive reacted with the MB coating. No much you can do now except to live with it.

You could find another sticker but . . . . . .

 

[rpsmithii]

Thanks everyone will try the sun thing - have tried some things like glass cleaner - may try a light solvent as suggested. May need to look into how the application process works to get some insight.

Think I was the victim of a 'questionable quality' decal - I've had several others on w/o impact.

Thanks. Will see if it fades.

 

[rillrill]

I also just want to say, I put a "residue free" decal on a macbook air once and it left a stain as well. The stain wasn't as bad as on the space grey aluminum, but it was still visible. I really suggest people not put decals on anything that they might want the decal off of later. Glue just doesn't play nice with mac products.

 

[in Cider]

Most likely this is not residue that can be cleaned off, but the result of the anodized layer being degraded from a caustic adhesive. Not much that can be done (cheaply) if that is the case, sorry.

 

[applebutter]

Got a spice gray rmb. After removing it a stain remains. Have tried everything at this - googone, alcohol, screen wipes all to vigorous levels including scrubbing with a tooth brush.

Concluding I have stained my rmb? You think? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Bob.

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Tide it gets the stain out...

 

[MAN44]

Got a spice gray rmb. After removing it a stain remains. Have tried everything at this - googone, alcohol, screen wipes all to vigorous levels including scrubbing with a tooth brush.

Concluding I have stained my rmb? You think? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Bob.

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Hey, i know its been a long time but i had the same problem and i came across yours, i was wondering if the stain ever faded or stayed the same?