Hey TIA, Same thing happened to me. I didn't take the risk and bought a new cover. Apple fixed the machine none-the-wiser. A new shell costs $100 or so. If you can strip the paint off do that. Soak it in isopropanol or rubbing alcohol. Don't use any stripper meant for oil based paint, it will eat the plastic. ~max On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:27:29 -0600, PowerMac 5500 <mac2999 at mymacmail.com> wrote: > I painted my iBook a month or so ago. Now I need to send it back to > Apple because it won't start unless I reset the PMU and take out the > battery (this happens *every* time I want to use it. My problem is that > I painted my iBook silver (stupid, stupid, stupid). Will Apple refuse > to service it because I took the cover off? Should I strip the siver > paint and go back to white? If yes, does anybody know what brand/type > of white paint is closest to Apple's and what kind of stripper to use? > TIA > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > -- Wherever you go, there you are!