How do you clean the lid of a thinkpad?

[akerman]

I am thinking of selling my t41p,and want to make it as shiny new as possible

The lid has a lot of shallow scratches/marks, that probably wouldn't show on a regular notebook, but they're showing clearly here because of the soft material.

Is there anyway to remove those scratches, barring using a sander or something like that? =)

[gunston]

use Tissue

[KristianJ]

A couple of good tips within the following thread:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=6731

Even using your thumb or a soft fabric cloth would probably be alright - I haven't really worried much about the scuff marks on my T40.

And I reckon that putting a ThinkPad anywhere near a sander would be sacrilege

[christopher_wolf]

I either extend my KlearScreen Cleaner and Micro-Chamois cloth to the lid or just use a tissue that is damp with alcohol, sometimes both. Gets rid of grease smears and what not.

[Paxonator]

I have used windex without any problems. There is probably something better like soap and water but the windex was there at the time.

[cmarti]

I am too a windex user

[sevenx]

I've found that Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work great to clean the lid on my T41.

[davidspalding]

I used a damp cotton cloth last weekend on a 2 year old T41, worked superbly. If it's really *dirty* you might use a thin solution of gentle soap (Ivory, Dr. Bronner's, glycerin) to dampen the cloth.

Not WET, mind you, but DAMP.

I wouldn't worry about the minute scratches and scuffs. My T41 has 'em. It's used, for pete's sake. Used means used. Only weenuses gripe that a used laptop has some light wear and tear on the xterior. Now the display ... for that, use a good light LCD screen cleaning fluid (NOT Windex or other glass cleaners!) and lint-free cloth.