Magnesium cover wearing out

A real surprise for me. I've been using this laptop for 2 years and it started to wear out at the edges so that I see aluminum. When not using I keep it in the Zeroshock sleeve. Any ideas if I can paint it or something? I think it would be expensive to replace this cover







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Reply 1 : Magnesium cover wearing out

It's just paint coming off an edge. Your cover isn't wearing out; it's merely wearing.



I'm not sure what you mean by "seeing aluminum" if your cover is magnesium.

Reply 2 : Magnesium cover wearing out

Uhm yeah, sorry for the confusion. Well, that silver thing that I'm seeing is the aluminum (I suppose) Anyway, is there anything I can do with this?

Reply 3 : Magnesium cover wearing out

Paint it? Or use some tape?

Reply 4 : Magnesium cover wearing out

They are battle scars! Don't remove it!! lol

Reply 5 : Magnesium cover wearing out

that is magnesium, let me guess a X series of some sort? I use some black paint or permanent marker, there are rubberised paint that you use to spray these imperfections with.

Reply 6 : Magnesium cover wearing out

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Originally Posted by lead_org that is magnesium, let me guess a X series of some sort? I use some black paint or permanent marker, there are rubberised paint that you use to spray these imperfections with.

Exactly, it's X61s. I'm thinking of a permanent marker, the problem is to match the color of a cover.

Reply 7 : Magnesium cover wearing out

I usually use black permanent marker. It works quite well for small amount of imperfections, for larger one then you would need something to fill in the surface perfection before using some sort of black colour surface paint.

Reply 8 : Magnesium cover wearing out

Real man have star to prove it.

Reply 9 : Magnesium cover wearing out

Just out of curiosity: If such a thing happens to my machine can I take this to the IBM/ Lenovo Service center and ask them to fix it - for a fee, of course? Or, will "fixing" it involve the replacement of the whole top cover of the lid?