M860TU palmrest smudge... i'm in real deep s***

ok today i deceided to clean the laptop and i tried to clean the laptop with a simple baby cleaning cloth. It remove the finger stains and greasy stuff. But the I tried to clean the left palmrest... could not remove the stain or smudge... It's like if my left hand did corrosion on that part lol. I read that people used dish soap to clean, and i tried it!... guess what now its in multi-color lol i see blue red yellow on the spot haha thats ugly....

Any idea to remove it? or just put a sticker to hide the smudge?

 

This is pretty much what I have on the right palmrest.
It's brown in colour though, and I have no idea what caused it (and it definitely wasn't brownies lol).

Isn't Isopropyl Alcohol good for this sort of thing?
Can some-one confirm this, before I try it myself?

 

the things to try are:
- citrus-based cleaner
- contact cleaner (for electronics, NOT contact lenses)

As for preventing palm stains...

1) If you type correctly, your palms should not even touch or wear out that area. I play games and my palm never touches the casing. So my notebook is still mint after 3 years.

2) you can get a palm gel pad (if you know you are going to rest your palm) if you want to make sure to not wear out your casing.

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Here ya go.

From: Ergonomics: Cumulative Trauma Disorders

While typing, it is best not to rest your wrists, and they should not be bent up, down, or to the side. This may be easier if the back edge of the keyboard is tilted down slightly, away from you. The knuckle, wrist, and top of forearm should form a straight line. Wrist supports or rests give you a place to rest your hands only when pausing from typing, not while you are typing (or gaming).

BAD:


GOOD:

 

May I suugest a PSP Screen protector !

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7064874&type=product&id=1108125529524

As I seem to use the WASD keys for hours at a time, I DO rest my palm on the casing ! I've already bought 2 of the psp screen protectors for my 5793, thats hopefully being shipped tomorrow. You will not even know they are there, uses static cling to adhere to surfaces, no glue residue when they're removed and you can cut to fit your needs !

 

ok thanks ill try it out

 

Yeah I got the palm marks on my old dell which was grey in colour. Could never get it to go away. Even though my m570tu is black, one of the early things I did was stick a clear ipod screen protector in place.

 

Any chance you could post a pic of the smudge/mark?