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During a recent trip I damaged the outer lid on my MacBook Pro. No functionality is lost, but it just hurts me every time I see it. I’ve been looking around to see if it can be fixed, but the answer seems seems to be “only if you replace the whole lid” which was going to be €800 ex vat It’s just a piece of aluminium that I want replaced, surely that must be possible somehow? Thanks! Willem Edited: added pictures
Ebay is good place to buy your LCD casing. Check for one with bad LCD. It may takes time to find it but you’ll save a lot.
You could repair it like a scratch or dent in a car. You could remove it and see if you can pop a dent out from the inside. There’s scratch fillers & bondo… then prime and spray or have a body shop/air brush artist complete that part. Or, given that wear and tear is normal the old favorite that covers a multitude of defects STICKERS. Good Luck, N.
I have been thinking about this one for a while and I would use Brasso, or Never-dull, or even polishing compound. Use a lot of elbow grease and dress the damage out towards the center of the machine, taking care not to polish or scratch the “Apple” logo. Feather it back so you do not get a bright spot and you should see that scratch disappear. Let us know. Regards, Frank
Hey, Have you looked at buying a cover for it? It would keep it safe for the future and hide what damage it does have…costs like $50 here in Canada…you should check it out…They look pretty sharp…
You’re kidding right? I love the scratches and dents on mine, adds character. Definitely don’t try bondo, LOL Here’s what I would do: gather productions shots of vehicles in Star Wars Episodes 4,5&6 get a piece of metal, practice making it look like what you see in those pictures, ask someone if you are actually pulling the effect off, not your mom either, you need a brutal honest opinion if you want to succeed. Beginners tend to stroke their ego and convince themselves crap is art. sketch out with pencil on your laptop the pattern you are going to use, with patience and your NEW SKILL you’ve honed (which truly makes you @&@*^% and cool) , you could make yourself one rough looking laptop that geeks planet wide will envy. You don’t find pretty laptops in bladerunner do you? NO, you don’t. Life is an adventure, live it man! Just don’t skip the practice part, and don’t kid yourself, get that second opinion, or you may end up with an amateur looking piece of crap.
