Restore Thinkpad plastic case

[igtoth]

Hello everyone..

I googled and searched in here, but couldn't find any answer ..

Is there anyway to restore old Thinkpad case ? (paint, cracks, rubber ,etc)?

Thanks!

[brchan]

For scratches, you can use a Mr. Clean 'magic eraser' to get rid of many light to medium scratches. Other than that, you can't really fix broken plastic or rubber.

[igtoth]

For scratches, you can use a Mr. Clean 'magic eraser' to get rid of many light to medium scratches. Other than that, you can't really fix broken plastic or rubber.

That's not good news ...

Only newer cover so?

[precip9]

Possibly this for the cover:

http://www.amazon.com/Performix-11203-M ... ting+black

Somebody, try it!

[Norway Pad]

There was a member here who onces said he had restored (reapplied?) the rubber coating on some of his Thinkpads. I don't remember who it was anymore, but he never came around to tell what he used.

Feel free to share your experiences if you try this product, anyone. I'm not sure how aerosol cans ship internationally, otherwise I would have been interested in trying.

[igtoth]

Thanks everyone..

I will try "plasti dip performix" (found that to buy here).. but here is the ebay link:

http://www.amazon.com/Performix-11203-M ... ting+black

(hope this works).. Probably need sanding as well ..

[brchan]

I would not bother with plasti-dip. People have tried it before, and it tends not to be durable. It also gives off a very strong chemical odor which takes quite a long time to go away.

[igtoth]

I would not bother with plasti-dip. People have tried it before, and it tends not to be durable. It also gives off a very strong chemical odor which takes quite a long time to go away.

No way to restore it ? (must be an way)

How they did it in factory ?

[portsample]

A few years ago I was investigating the possibility of case modifications on my T61. I took a few broken pieces of palmrest plastic and applied a bit of black ABS pipe cement to them. This appeared to work okay. I never followed through on this project for other reasons. If you are going to try this I would strongly suggest testing first on scrap fragments of case before applying to the laptop you are restoring. Good luck.

[igtoth]

A few years ago I was investigating the possibility of case modifications on my T61. I took a few broken pieces of palmrest plastic and applied a bit of black ABS pipe cement to them. This appeared to work okay. I never followed through on this project for other reasons. If you are going to try this I would strongly suggest testing first on scrap fragments of case before applying to the laptop you are restoring. Good luck.

Yeah, definitely... I will try to buy another TP broken case and see if this works..

What is the brand of this ABS plastic you used!?

[portsample]

It comes in a can with a brush under the cap. This stuff is pretty generic as is the black ABS pipe that it is formulated to weld together. Good luck. Post pictures when you are done.