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Will sanding palmrest edge blow the warranty?

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If i keep this one, i'll be getting out a file and some sandpaper.
I need to soften the edge of the palmrest. What about the warranty?

The smoothest trackpad in the world and it's is 1/4 inch away from the sharpest edged palm rest of all time. (IMO it is sharper than the older plastic books).

If I wasn't still so steamed about the the loss of firewire, I'd really be upset about the edge issue.

thx,
rw
 
redwrist said:
If i keep this one, i'll be getting out a file and some sandpaper.
I need to soften the edge of the palmrest. What about the warranty?

The smoothest trackpad in the world and it's is 1/4 inch away from the sharpest edged palm rest of all time. (IMO it is sharper than the older plastic books).

If I wasn't still so steamed about the the loss of firewire, I'd really be upset about the edge issue.

thx,
rw
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I dont think it would void the warranty but you never know!
Just take some sandpaper and run it across a few times. Like 400 grit or something. Nothing crazy.
 
redwrist said:
If i keep this one, i'll be getting out a file and some sandpaper.
I need to soften the edge of the palmrest. What about the warranty?

The smoothest trackpad in the world and it's is 1/4 inch away from the sharpest edged palm rest of all time. (IMO it is sharper than the older plastic books).

If I wasn't still so steamed about the the loss of firewire, I'd really be upset about the edge issue.

thx,
rw
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are you kidding? its aluminum. Sandpaper might not even scratch it.
 
i want to see some pics of this cause its going to be funny. Its not going to do anything. its aluminum, VS sand paper. good luck
 
danvan21 said:
i want to see some pics of this cause its going to be funny. Its not going to do anything. its aluminum, VS sand paper. good luck
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Aluminium is a relatively soft metal. Sandpaper will do quite a lot.
 
Don't put to much pressure on it, you want to be able to see if its going to cause irreversible damage. And I doubt it will void your warranty, your saving apple some money by not returning it.
 
I would use black "wet' sandpaper at the finest grit available. Like the sandpaper they use when lacquering.

Be careful.
 
danvan21 said:
are you kidding? its aluminum. Sandpaper might not even scratch it.
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danvan21 said:
i want to see some pics of this cause its going to be funny. Its not going to do anything. its aluminum, VS sand paper. good luck
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LOL, are you one of those blokes going "it's metal!! It's much stronger than plastics"?

Seriously, even though aluminium is a metal, it's so soft and so malleable it has to be anodized to become even just a bit resistant to abrasion.

If I'm not mistaken, sandpaper works by using abrasion, "rasping" material off stroke by stroke.
 
shady825 said:
I dont think it would void the warranty but you never know!
Just take some sandpaper and run it across a few times. Like 400 grit or something. Nothing crazy.
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Get too crazy with it, and I bet they'll void his warranty. I cannot see any reason a computer manufacturer would think it is okay to sand down their product. ;)
 
You need a 12'' angle grinder.

Here's me grinding down the palmrests on my new macbook. Note the suitable eye-protection. All precautions were taken.

djinn-angle-grinding.jpg
 
If this works please post pictures and what sandpaper you used. Strangely enough I was considering the same thing since the sharp palm rests really do cut into your palms/wrists if you're like me and rest your palms on the aluminum a lot.
 
tubbymac said:
If this works please post pictures and what sandpaper you used. Strangely enough I was considering the same thing since the sharp palm rests really do cut into your palms/wrists if you're like me and rest your palms on the aluminum a lot.
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Are they actually SHARP or just uncomfortable??
My white MacBook was SHARP! This aluminum one is nothing like that. I bet i could cut myself enuff to bleed on my white one.
 
Ok well I don't know about you guys... but when I'm using the trackpad, my wrist is no where near the edge.

If I even try to put my wrist on the edge, I'm not even able to use the trackpad properly...
 
Tosser said:
LOL, are you one of those blokes going "it's metal!! It's much stronger than plastics"?

Seriously, even though aluminium is a metal, it's so soft and so malleable it has to be anodized to become even just a bit resistant to abrasion.

If I'm not mistaken, sandpaper works by using abrasion, "rasping" material off stroke by stroke.
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ok, so ill just sand down this rough cut diamond i have, oh wait i can't because something thats weaker than something can't do anything to it. wow you are dumb.
 
Sandpaper will work. Start out with 200-400 to remove the most material then finish with 1000 and then 2000 to smooth it all up. I wouldn't do that anyways as you will ruin the anodized finish and it won't look right now matter how much you sand/polish it.
 
danvan21 said:
ok, so ill just sand down this rough cut diamond i have, oh wait i can't because something thats weaker than something can't do anything to it. wow you are dumb.
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He knows what he's talking about man.. No need for name calling!

To the OP, Dont listen to this nonsense, you can indeed sand metal! As someone suggested, Find sandpaper for auto body work. Wet/Dry paper about 400 or 600 grit should leave you with no visible scratches.
 
Isn't there a less permanent solution to this problem...? Perhaps a piece of tape on the edge of the laptop? IMO sanding's a bit extreme....
 
Molopo said:
Isn't there a less permanent solution to this problem...? Perhaps a piece of tape on the edge of the laptop? IMO sanding's a bit extreme....
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I know what your saying but i doubt anyone with a mac is gonna wanna walk around with tape on it! ;)

I can hear the windows fan boys now! "oh you need tape to hold your mac together, blah blah blah"
 
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