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    Silver paint got off the button. Possible to fix?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by andponomarev, Sep 9, 2010.

  1. andponomarev

    andponomarev Notebook Enthusiast

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    A silver paint started to come off from a round X61s keyboard key that controls sound volume. So now it looks not silver but dirty grey.

    I dunno the reason, probably a scratch, but anyway... It annoys me quite much, but I'm greedy to buy a new keyboard just for this button. Futhermore, the problem is I was unable to find a russian keyboard on Ebay (and I need a russian one).

    So... Can I somehow fix that? I really want the button to look silver again. Probably I can paint? Did anyone do that?

    Thanks for replies.
     
    andponomarev, Sep 9, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    you could use a silver enamel paint to fix this, make sure you test a little bit first before you apply all of it.
     
    lead_org, Sep 9, 2010
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    andponomarev Notebook Enthusiast

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    seems it would be very hard to find the same color that would 100% match, guess $30 for a keyboard is OK ;)

    Does anyone know if I can remove buttons from a new keyboard and plug into an old one?
     
    andponomarev, Sep 10, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    dont think you can take these buttons off.
     
    lead_org, Sep 10, 2010
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