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    Y410 Paint Job Sucks - any solutions?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by urbanra5cal, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. urbanra5cal

    urbanra5cal Newbie

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    I've had my Y410 for almost 6 months now and I love everything about it.....except for its paint job. The palmrest and especially the touchpad are have friction spots where the paint has been buffed to a shine, and the black paint bordering the keyboard yields to a fingernail.

    I'm sure some of you have experienced this sort of ugliness, and if someone has found a solution (maybe some clear contact paper.....or a laminating sheet....or whatever) I'd like to hear about it.

    How I wish my Lenovo laptop were built with that tough black plastic IBM used for my PII 440Mhz laptop.
     
    urbanra5cal, Jul 25, 2008
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  2. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Did you use rubbing alcohol or any kind of cleaning agent to clean the palm rest? Cause you can't use them, the paint doesn't really have a clear coat, you should only use water. Almost all laptops' palm rest will get shinny spots after a while, which bothers me a lot also.

    I got these on eBay, custom fit, not expensive, just give the seller the sizes you want when you buy them:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170242052844
     
    stewie, Jul 26, 2008
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