Stainless steel stains?

anyone else have a partial palm print stain on the left side of the stainless steel arm rest on their m1530? I tried water and cloth but it doesnt help..... cant believe sweaty palms can actually stain stainless steel!

Any ideas on how to remove this?

 

I dnt know about removing.But you can always get a skin to cover it up.

 

omfg.... so its permanent?????

 

It is not stainless steel.

 

Yeah I don't own one but I think it's a plastic case. My Inspiron 1501 does the same thing where the palm rest look dirty. It's actually the paint coming off.

 

If you want the palm rest completely restored, you can purchase a replacement palm rest from Dell's spare parts department, though you might have to pay for installation unless you have a Complete Care contract on your PC.

I just cover up the palm areas on my Dell laptops with clear contact paper... easy to install and works like a charm. Here's how it looks on my M1710:

 

Isn't it like aluminum with a magnesium frame?

 

Even if it was, it'd still be painted.

 

Stainless steel prevents rust.

 

well this sux..... all this time i thought it was stainless steel...

wish i knew about potential smudge print when i first bought it. this was my first laptop =(

 

Like I said above, you can have it fixed... the component costs around $50 USD at Dell Spare Parts. However, you can have it replaced for free if you purchased their Complete Care plan.

 

yeah i know it can be fixed.. but still cant believe its not made of something more durable that doesnt stain... and considering the average user has his hand on this thing while in use surprised dell didnt expect sweat to come into play.

as for the 50 dollars for the part, kind of high

 

You could always get it professionally painted.

http://www.colorwarepc.com/c-3-computers.aspx

 

You have any idea how expensive an aluminum frame or magnesium for that matter would be?

 

I heard the mr clean erasers clean it off.

 

It sure looks like metal to me. The M1710 and the current Inspirons have plastic palmrests, but they don't have that brushed metal look that the M1330 and M1530 have.

 

It's definitely aluminum of some sort. And I have no idea how to clean it except with the included xps cloth and elbow grease.

P.S. - I LOL'd at OP's reply of "omfg so it's permanent?" idk...i dont intentionally find other people's problems funny, it's actually not, it was just a funny reply. /end retard moment.

 

And again, if it's aluminum, it'll be painted, and probably powdercoated at that.

 

Why would they bother painting aluminum unless they wanted it some color other than silver?

 

I dont think it is painted.

 

It's brushed aluminum and it cleans up really well with isopropyl alcohol. Put some on a clean towel and clean with the grain. It will clean it up real good.

 

Because aluminum oxidizes, and oxidation doesn't wipe off with rubbing alcohol.

 

$450 for that? I dont think many people would get that done..

 

that's the first thought that came to my mind

 

That price includes a warranty also because they void the manufacturers by doing that.

You have to remember, painting a laptop is a PITA. There is a lot of time an effort invested to do it right.

 

so, this means that if i buy the painted laptop from them, i'm no logner covered by the dell warranty and if i have a problem with the lappy, i must contact them instead of dell

 

You already oced your cpu, and if my memory serves me correctly, doesn't that void the warranty already?

 

Perhaps you should wash your hands before using the system, and wipe it down with a soft cloth with some mild cleaner when you are done?

 

Snesley
Interesting, that you post what I assume is a solution to the OP's problem, and nobody even comments!

I'd love to have someone test out your solution, but I have no reason to doubt that it'll work!

Thank you for offering what, it appears, is an excellent response for the original poster. If I were him/her, I'd try out your suggestion!

 

The way you talk and type is so proper... lol

 

Thanks Shel. I thought I would throw in my $0.02 since I am such a neat freak but to each their own. I'm glad you noticed!

 

Or trying rubbing alcohol.

 

i tried rubbing alcohol on a pad before I posted on here.... to be honest unless the alcohol pad had something else (it was the medicinal alcohol pads, the type they use at a doctors office) it sort of left a white residue once it dried. i used some water after and buffed it out with the provided dell cloth and it sort of looks cleaner.

 

Maybe iodine? I just use the rubbing alcohol in the bottle with a cotton swab or piece of cloth depending on the area with which I am working.

 

multi surface cleaner works like a charm

 

forget this, i am gonna go get it repainted and spend 450 dollars of my hard earned money...


j/k lmao

 

It may cost only $50.. but believe me when I say that it is a COMPLETE PAIN IN THE (you know) to replace. You need to completely detach the LCD, remove the keyboard, and disconnect about 4 wires that have almost microscopic connectors.. and you need to remember where they go. Not worth doing it by yourself, so make it an absolute last resort.