Knock on wood, I haven't had any paint or hinge problems and it's an "old" Ti 400 which gets used several hours a day. Makes me suspect the skin acidity or related issue. JFL wrote: > It makes me wonder how some of these Ti users keep their PBooks so > pristene. I walk through the Apple store and they definitely look > unscuffed, unpeeling, and unchipped. Mine didn't start chipping around > the palm rests. It went stright for the hinge bar. Beatiful laptop > otherwise... Much more "colorful" than the current design. > > - J > ________ > >> some people's skin acidity level is probably higher... >