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Scratch on NEW Alu 13" MacBook

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tmont27

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Feb 8, 2009
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Its a sad sad day...there's a large scratch on my 1 month old 13" Alu MacBook. Does anyone have the link to an old thread or know of a way to fix or get the scratches fixed?

Thanks
 
Not really a whole lot you can do. Sanding it would make the groove smoother but it would take off the coating that's on the aluminum to keep it from oxidizing.
 
tmont27 said:
Its a sad sad day...there's a large scratch on my 1 month old 13" Alu MacBook. Does anyone have the link to an old thread or know of a way to fix or get the scratches fixed?

Thanks
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i dont want to imagin what ure going through but Invisible Shield or any of the other protective skins would of been a great protection only if you had it.
anyways check out what they said here

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/609967/
 
Aluminum is a type of metal, so it will scratch pretty easily. Sorry about that though. Scratches are hard to fix, but dents are harder. I have a small dent near the DVD drive, but I'm fine with it. If it's a big problem, buy a case for it.
 
very sorry to hear about your scratch! check the thread i just made for some deals on casing options. REALLY good deals.

also, you can cover the scratch and protect from further scratches by applying a skin: www.macstyles.com

hope this helps
 
Sure it's a bummer but it's going to happen eventually. And putting a big gay plastic box on it (see Speck products) is just going to take away from the look.

It's a good looking piece of hardware, let it shine, look at it and appreciate it. Don't cover it, that defeats the purpose.

Any pictures?
 
SteveMobs said:
Sure it's a bummer but it's going to happen eventually. And putting a big gay plastic box on it (see Speck products) is just going to take away from the look.

It's a good looking piece of hardware, let it shine, look at it and appreciate it. Don't cover it, that defeats the purpose.

Any pictures?
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I wasn't ware that plastic could have a sexuality?

Anyway, some people may actually WANT to cover the scratch and protect from further scratches. To each his own, right?
 
fourtyoneantz said:
I wasn't ware that plastic could have a sexuality?

Anyway, some people may actually WANT to cover the scratch and protect from further scratches. To each his own, right?
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Yea, sure, you're absolutely right, to each is own.

I'm just saying, if you have it covered up then you can't really see the aluminum that is so amazing, it's like it's not there.

I feel the same way about those black rubber stone guards on sports cars. They cover the bumper and protect against small debris. Ok cool, when you have 100,000 miles on the car you'll have stone chips everywhere except for the front, cool.

These are just my thoughts on the matter
 
SteveMobs said:
Sure it's a bummer but it's going to happen eventually. And putting a big gay plastic box on it (see Speck products) is just going to take away from the look.

It's a good looking piece of hardware, let it shine, look at it and appreciate it. Don't cover it, that defeats the purpose.

Any pictures?
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

fourtyoneantz said:
I wasn't ware that plastic could have a sexuality?
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you do now!
 
Whatever you do, dont polish it out. You will polish away the anodized coat and then you will get scratches much more easily.
 
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