Is it worth getting a few scratches on your MBPr in order to use it nude?

[campyguy]

No cases on my MBPs. For those few in my company that got lightly scratched, I used my little secret...

My GF scratched her Air on its bottom a few times but then got one on its top and she wasn't happy. I went to my tool locker and pulled out my jeweler's paste and a piece of microfiber cloth and went to work - in 7 minutes, all of the scratches were gone. And, I got a bottle of 16-year Bushmills Irish whiskey for my effort - not a bad deal for me.

Jeweler's paste is cheap and fixes a multitude of sins, even on non-coated screens and glass. Slainté.

 

[Hieveryone]

No cases on my MBPs. For those few in my company that got lightly scratched, I used my little secret...

My GF scratched her Air on its bottom a few times but then got one on its top and she wasn't happy. I went to my tool locker and pulled out my jeweler's paste and a piece of microfiber cloth and went to work - in 7 minutes, all of the scratches were gone. And, I got a bottle of 16-year Bushmills Irish whiskey for my effort - not a bad deal for me.

Jeweler's paste is cheap and fixes a multitude of sins, even on non-coated screens and glass. Slainté.

What is jeweler's paste? Can you show me a link?

 

[FumbleDuck]

The only things I would consider putting on my rMBP are:

1) a fabric slip-case so I can chuck it in a bag

2) a sticker or possible skin on the lid - not to protect it but to cover up that obnoxious glowing apple logo

3) some kind of protection along the front edge of the keyboard. Quite often one of my rings might catch the edge. There's been no marking yet but the feel of metal on metal does send a shiver through me.

 

[maflynn]

No case for me, and I really don't see any scratches.

 

[Merode]

I keep my rMBP in protective sleeve when not using, but nothing else.

I've got one single scratch on the bottom and it's tiny. It comes from some really tough, dry crumble that got beneath my rMBP on table within one week of purchase.

Nothing more since then, 1,5 years ago.

 

[LxHunter]

I put a skin on
http://www.bestskinsever.com
The matte one - almost invisible and no weight.
Saved a ding when I tapped it on a steel door frame going into a meeting.
And I keep it in an Acme Made slipcase in my laptop bag.

 

[Derived]

I've never used a case and never will, I can't imagine using a case on my laptop. It's got zero scratches after 2.5 years of heavy use, and the marks it does have wouldn't have been prevented by any case...the external surfaces are in basically perfect condition.

If you're careful at all with it, you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[vbedia]

I don't have a case while using the competer, it'd just break the rMBP beautifully engineering design besides increasing the heat inside. I don't have scratches on the shell either. Although I use a sleeve every time it goes in my backpack.

I am picky with my stuff, I try to take good care of it. I like it to look like new always. Truth is no one else uses my computer(s), so that eases taking good care of it.

 

[adamhenry]

No case on mine. I am careful with it and no scratches or damage yet.

 

[campyguy]

No cases on my MBPs. For those few in my company that got lightly scratched, I used my little secret...

My GF scratched her Air on its bottom a few times but then got one on its top and she wasn't happy. I went to my tool locker and pulled out my jeweler's paste and a piece of microfiber cloth and went to work - in 7 minutes, all of the scratches were gone. And, I got a bottle of 16-year Bushmills Irish whiskey for my effort - not a bad deal for me.

Jeweler's paste is cheap and fixes a multitude of sins, even on non-coated screens and glass. Slainté.

What is jeweler's paste? Can you show me a link?

I'm old, so bear with me. Comcast's service is crapping out regularly today too. The product type is also called diamond polishing compound - I discovered it while interning at Boeing Portland in the early 90s, it's 600 or 800 grit polishing paste.

I use a finer product called "diamond lapidary paste", which can be anywhere from 1200 grit to 200k grit. I used 50k grit on my GF's Air. One can also walk into a jeweler's shop and they'll buff it out for you for a small fee, if you're too timid (I was the first time), and they'll likely use a very fine steel wool to do the "buffing". Think of how 220 grit sandpaper makes stuff really, really smooth, then you'd use buffing compound to get that shine - diamond lapidary paste or polishing compound takes things to a whole new level of smooth, and it works great on scratched watch faces and sunglasses (without a coating).

Here's a couple of links, we use that brand for our equipment, but there's others available.
Lots of colors, so you can see what's available:
http://www.amazon.com/TEMO-syringes...d=1426628121&sr=8-12&keywords=jewellery+paste

Here's the brand and color I used for my GF's Air:
http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Lapid...629012&sr=8-2&keywords=Diamond+Lapidary+Paste

 

[Hieveryone]

I'm old, so bear with me. Comcast's service is crapping out regularly today too. The product type is also called diamond polishing compound - I discovered it while interning at Boeing Portland in the early 90s, it's 600 or 800 grit polishing paste.

I use a finer product called "diamond lapidary paste", which can be anywhere from 1200 grit to 200k grit. I used 50k grit on my GF's Air. One can also walk into a jeweler's shop and they'll buff it out for you for a small fee, if you're too timid (I was the first time), and they'll likely use a very fine steel wool to do the "buffing". Think of how 220 grit sandpaper makes stuff really, really smooth, then you'd use buffing compound to get that shine - diamond lapidary paste or polishing compound takes things to a whole new level of smooth, and it works great on scratched watch faces and sunglasses (without a coating).

Here's a couple of links, we use that brand for our equipment, but there's others available.
Lots of colors, so you can see what's available:
http://www.amazon.com/TEMO-syringes...d=1426628121&sr=8-12&keywords=jewellery+paste

Here's the brand and color I used for my GF's Air:
http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Lapid...629012&sr=8-2&keywords=Diamond+Lapidary+Paste

Thank you so much! You rock my friend! I feel so much better about the scratch now.

 

[AndroidNmac]

In the past, I never used a case on anything...laptops, phones or whatever.

This year though, I have a case on everything. They're minimal and fit well so it doesn't bother me.