[Ti] Albook scratch

[John Griffin]

John Mistretta typed this message on 4/27/04 7:01 PM:

> I feel your pain. My Al-book slid off my lap on to the edge of a glass
> table which burnished two wide 6 mm marks on the top lid. So p*ssed.
> Still it resists scratches a whole lot better than my old white iBook.
> 
> As others have mentioned, it's not really possible to polish it out,
> since the aluminum has what is essentially a matt finish. Someone else
> mentioned a sandblaster would fix it and I think he's right but I
> wouldn't try it even if I could find one. Maybe there's an acid that
> would react chemically to leave a matt finish. . .
> 
> I'm also skeptical as to how any kind of paint finish would work (my
> area of experience) It's pigment which would have to be ground
> precisely to match the "grain" of the aluminum finish and the binder
> would also have to be a perfectly flat finish, thin enough to blend in
> and durable enough to not rub off.

Here's a thought: why not polish the scratch out and then apply a matt
lacquer (one formulated for metal).

jg