How to wipe a MacBook Pro prior to resale?

I replaced my early 2008 MacBook Pro with a 2012 MBP retina several months ago.  Now that I'm satisfied all my data successfully moved over, I'm ready to wipe clean my 2008 MBP.  I've deleted all files and programs that are not needed by OS X.  The 08 MBP came with Leopard and I've since upgraded the OX to Lion.  I have the Snow Leonard disk and Lion was thru a download.  What are the next steps to wipe clean the old MBP?  What about log-in info and computer name?  I'm selling the computer to Gazelle, so will they take care of all that?

There are a few things you may have to do before wiping it.
Firstly, de-authorize your Mac with iTunes account.
Remove all associated iCloud data you can.
Remove any registrated Support info https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile
This webpage explains how to create a bootable USB flash drive to perform clean install of OS X
http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/25/how-to-clean-install-os-x-mountain-lion/

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