[Ti] Scratches, chips, worn-spots, etc.

[Joseph Fisher]

I purchased my TiBook 800 MHz Aug 2002 a few months later a hinge broke 
out of the blue - Apple didn't fight me over it and when I took it into 
the Tampa Apple store to be shipped I mentioned that the paint was 
starting to flake a bit in spots.

The Apple expert noted it and marked it along with the hinge for 
repair. It was still under the original warranty (I got the extended 
Apple Care shortly after this incident).

When the TiBook came back it had fresh new case parts. It was 
noticeably different in color around the lighter color silver trim 
bezel and hinges. Since that incident I haven't had any issue with 
paint - so I conclude that they did something different. I even have a 
couple of slight scratches where I forgotten to remove my watch and it 
scratched the area notorious for the paint flake issue and the paint 
has not chipped or gotten worse where these scratches are located. My 
only noticeable cosmetic issue is that the lcd latch button chrome 
plating is getting a little worn but I can live with that . . .

I've seen some parts sales sites online but I'd see if something isn't 
available from Apple at a reasonable price? My experience is that at 
least for my TiBook DVI model 15" they got something right in the paint 
mix?