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Scratches on Computer
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I believe it's anodized, so I don't think you'll be able to paint that in a way that will look very good.
I would recommend one of the sticker-covers - they are inexpensive, add almost no weight, will cover up existing scratches, and prevent new ones.
I would recommend one of the sticker-covers - they are inexpensive, add almost no weight, will cover up existing scratches, and prevent new ones.
Buy some silver paint, and a fine paint brush.
Dip the brush in the paint.
Wipe the brush on a piece of paper until all the paint is off.
The very lightly, brush over scratch.
Repeat until happy.
For more info, google dry brushing.
*I once did this to a macbook alu I listed on ebay as immaculate and the buyer didn't notice
Dip the brush in the paint.
Wipe the brush on a piece of paper until all the paint is off.
The very lightly, brush over scratch.
Repeat until happy.
For more info, google dry brushing.
*I once did this to a macbook alu I listed on ebay as immaculate and the buyer didn't notice
A repair? Dude, just dry brush it with some acrylic paint, don't pay a bunch of money for a repair, when it could easily scratch again.
Just faintly dry brush it, if you don't like it then you can clean it off and all you'll have wasted is a few dollars.
Buy some silver paint, and a fine paint brush.
Dip the brush in the paint.
Wipe the brush on a piece of paper until all the paint is off.
The very lightly, brush over scratch.
Repeat until happy.
For more info, google dry brushing.
*I once did this to a macbook alu I listed on ebay as immaculate and the buyer didn't notice
Do you have any before and after pictures by chance?
I tried googling around, but I couldn't find anything that suggested this was a method of filling scratches. All I found were descriptions of how different drybrushing is aesthetically and discussions of famous painters who used this technique in their artwork. Do you have a guide or favorite website that explains it?
Oh, my scratches were the light kind, kinda like as if someone had drawn on it with a pencil. It worked pretty well that way, but if you've got deep scratches then I doubt you can do anything to make it less noticeable.
I don't know where, maybe on here somewhere, but I do remember somebody saying if the scratch on a macbook/air etc, is deep enough, then you'll get rust in scratch.