The paint thinner had no effect at all. Not surprising since this isn't really paint. I am trying to be careful about what I put on this thing because, as pointed out, some chemicals will damage the composite itself. I'll look into OOPS, thanks for the suggestion. This coating, now that I think abou...

I'm in the process of painting a ThinkPad 600 right now. The rubber coating/paint was damaged and peeling. The same rubber coating is my biggest problem as well. You can't exactly sand it. In some places it would flake off, leaving a .2mm raised surface. Compensating for this by sanding is simple en...