From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sat Aug 05 2000 - 00:20:28 EDT
John..
you can get a new keyboard bezel from IBM..
if the machine is still under warranty, you can send it in for repairs..
that problem was more prevalent with the 770 series..
but a careful chat with IBM should get it taken care of under warranty..
John Goodman wrote:
> I have a 5/98 vintage TP600 that's been a stalwart performer in
> all respects except finish... I don't think my sweat is particularly
> corrosive, but after regular use the "paint" where my wrists
> rested (near the speakers) started to blister and peel away.
>
> Seeing what looked like bare bright metal underneath the paint,
> I thought I'd clean things up and applied some aromatic
> solvents. Unfortunately, the metallic-looking surface then
> started to give way, so I stopped in a hurry.
>
> What's especially curious is that the bright chrome-appearing
> areas, after cleaning the blistered paint away, gradually became
> black due to skin contact over time. And this evolved black
> finish doesn't scratch, seems a lot more durable than the
> original paint. At this point, the only possible cosmetic repair
> for my laptop would be to replace the entire upper part,
> embracing the keyboard, speakers, and including the RGB IBM
> Thinkpad logo next to the LCD screen close switch... :-)
>
> I'd really like to know what's going on with these reactions.
> How can plated plastic acquire a durable flat-black finish just
> by skin contact? What I hope is that newer models have a far
> more durable "finish", or are much more resistant to this kind
> of trouble. Is this the case? I don't mind matte plastic finishes
> being burnished to glossy by usage over time, like my TP space-
> bar where my thumb touches. But graceful aging is important
> for expensive machinery, is it not? At least the letters on the
> keys have yet to wear away.
>
> JG
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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