Unswag bottles, laptops & gadgets

Written steps

1. Grab rubbing alcohol (70% or higher), cotton pads or a microfiber cloth, a hair dryer, and a plastic scraper.
2. Work out what kind of logo it is. A sticker or decal has a raised edge you can catch with a fingernail. A printed logo is flat ink on the surface. An engraved logo is cut or etched into the material and usually looks frosted or darker than the surface around it.
3. Stickers and decals: warm the logo with a hair dryer for 20 to 30 seconds, lift an edge with the scraper, and peel slowly. Clean leftover glue with a little alcohol on a pad.
4. Printed on plastic: test alcohol on a hidden spot first. If the surface looks fine after a minute, rub the logo gently with a dampened pad. Some inks come right off; some won’t move at all. If it doesn’t budge after a few minutes, stop and cover it.
5. Electronics: power the device off and unplug it. Dampen the cloth, never the device, and keep liquid away from ports, buttons, and speaker grilles. Don’t scrape battery packs or anything with a seam that could let liquid in.

Won’t come off: laser-engraved metal, logos fired onto ceramic mugs, and logos under a clear coat or powder coat are effectively permanent. Removing them means grinding or stripping the surface. Cover them with a sticker instead. Skip acetone on anything plastic or coated; it can soften plastic and strip finishes.