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I had my X24 repaired, and while it's now (so far) working 100%, the technicians were rather careless of collateral damage.
There are lots of scratches on the cover around the trackpoint mouse buttons.

Is there a way to restore the surface?
I'm sure a fine sandpaper could smooth it down, but doubt it could restore the texture.

Was it done by Lenovo staff? Can't you complain to the company in this case? O_o

You could try taking the keyboard off, then use a very fine abrasive such as Brasso (copper polish) or a scratch remover for car lacquer.

But as suggested above, try and get Lenovo first to fix their 'balls-up'.

RealBlackStuff wrote:You could try taking the keyboard off, then use a very fine abrasive such as Brasso (copper polish) or a scratch remover for car lacquer.

I thought of Brasso, but from the strong odour it seems to have solvents in it -- I wonder if this would react badly with plastic. Has anyone actually tried this?

What I've done so far is smooth the scratches down with fine (600 SiC) sandpaper, then rubbed it with a damp cloth. Not quite virginal, but it's passable. I may try to pretty it up more later.

RealBlackStuff wrote:But as suggested above, try and get Lenovo first to fix their 'balls-up'.

It wasn't Lenovo. This is long, long, out of warranty. I had a had time finding anyone who could fix it, had access to the parts, and wasn't going to charge more than the replacement cost. I'm a little annoyed at the scratches, but don't want to make a fuss about it -- I had just about written it off until I found this place, a little hole-in-the wall repair/secondhand shop in a mall.