Chrome plating my T41p

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Toine · #1 Post by **Toine** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:39 am

I'm about to chrome plate my T41p, but was wondering if anybody has some pics of disasembling the top lcd cover lid. That would be handy for removing it, without doing harm to my beauty.

#2 Post by **JaneL** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:49 pm

Item #8 in the FAQ.

Toine · #3 Post by **Toine** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:23 pm

Yeah, I know thanks for the tip. I already found it. But I was wondering if anyone has experience with this. And has actual pictures of it. (works a lot easier).

Does anybody know from what material the covers are made Exactly?

AIX · #4 Post by **AIX** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:12 am

from tawbook.pdf - T41 case material:

Magnesium composite in the top cover, titanium-reinforced CFRP in bottom cover

Toine · #5 Post by **Toine** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:07 pm

some crapy pics of the just polished LCD cover. It gives the idea away preatty good. It will get chromed or get a powder coating, but not sure yet.
What colour would you pick for your thinkpad? Let me know in this thread.

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/think1.jpg
thing on the right side is the polished cover. ( like a mirror)

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/think2.jpg
Same thing, different angle.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:10 pm

Now that is pretty awesome; if I were to get one of these, would you include the SL500?

Toine · #7 Post by **Toine** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:32 pm

hahahaha. nice desktop pic right?

christopher_wolf · #8 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:52 pm

Yup; I actually had that as a Desktop Backbround for awhile too...If I don't have the IBM Atlas up, it is either a Porsche 911 or that.

Toine · #9 Post by **Toine** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:24 pm

But the question is, what colour would you give your Thinkpad?

christopher_wolf · #10 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:11 pm

I would stick to black; but I wouldn't mind a black titanium look or a chromed look too much.

djpharoah · #11 Post by **djpharoah** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:30 pm

i saw this dudes custom T40p, i think at uni today. it looked like it was made out of carbon fibre. it had carbon weaves and everything.

looked killer

-dj

Toine · #12 Post by **Toine** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:47 am

So the LCD lid was made of carbon fibre? Like real carbon, or a sticker?

Toine · #13 Post by **Toine** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:11 pm

Well, after almost two years of loving my T41p I finally made the choice to send the lid to the chromer.

I hope to get it soon.......Of course with pics and everything.

PS: Way old thread!

Temetka · #14 Post by **Temetka** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:01 am

I love the look of the Thinkpads and wouldn't change anything. That being said I would go for some translucent plastics as long as it was that dark grey / smoke color.

Post some hi-res pics when you get the machine back together.

#15 Post by **KristianJ** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:25 am

Toine wrote:Well, after almost two years of loving my T41p I finally made the choice to send the lid to the chromer.

I hope to get it soon.......Of course with pics and everything.

PS: Way old thread!

That is a heck of a long wait!!

I'm a traditionalist as well and wouldn't change any of the colours of my TPs

But I'll be keen to see how yours turns out, Toine

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