when you have a laptop that you take from one place to another constantly (especially if you do it in any backpack that is not designed for laptops), it is easy for its casing to end up full of scratches and scuffs. Fortunately, if these are not too deep, there are several methods that can help you remove them or at least to hide them enough and give your laptop a good facelift. In this article we tell you how.
It’s always pretty ugly to have a laptop full of scuffs and scratches. With the bumps and chips, nothing can be done except change the outer casing, but fortunately there are several methods that can really help you to renew the appearance of your laptop and stop it from looking like a truck has run over it. so let’s see it.
Yes, toothpaste works
This has become almost an urban legend, but it really does work (it’s something we’ve tried ourselves). Toothpaste contains small abrasive particles that can somewhat “sand away” surface scratches on your laptop’s casing, smoothing its surface and making these scratches or scuffs quite concealable.
The method is very, very simple:
- First, clean the surface of the laptop with a dry fiber cloth to make sure it is free of smudges and dust.
- Next, we first recommend testing a small amount of toothpaste, with your finger, on a scratch or scuff, and see if it causes any damage. Please note that some laptops have an anti-fingerprint coating and this may make this method ineffective.
- When you’re sure it’s working as it should, apply some toothpaste to a dry cloth and gently rub over the area where the scratches are. Do this until they have apparently disappeared.
- Then use a clean, dry cloth to remove the toothpaste.
- Finally, do the same with a damp (not wet) cloth to remove any remaining toothpaste.
Baking soda and lemon also help with laptop scratches
As with toothpaste, baking soda is another abrasive element that can help you with scratches on the laptop case, and even more so if you mix it with squeezed lemon. The method would be the following:
- Clean the surface to be treated with a fiber cloth to remove any remaining dust or stains.
- Mix a small amount of baking soda with lemon juice, without water.
- With a bit of cotton or a make-up remover wipe, lightly dip into the mixture from the previous step and gently rub on the chafing. Don’t push too hard.
- Let the mixture act for about 5 minutes.
- With a dry cloth, remove all the excess and clean the surface well.
As a note, if the laptop’s surface is metallic, swap the lemon juice for just plain water.
plastic or metal polish
Depending on whether the laptop casing is plastic or metal, you can purchase a specific polish for the material with which it was built. You can find this polish in hardware stores, department stores or even Amazon. The typical car scratch repairer can serve you perfectly.
The mode of use is similar to the previous ones:
- First clean the scratched surface you want to repair.
- Apply the polish and rub gently until it “fills in” the scratches.
- Let it take effect for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the excess and clean the surface with a dry cloth.
By the way, if your laptop has a metal casing, you can perfectly apply the polish to its entire surface, since it will create a small protective layer and also restore its natural shine.
Other methods to repair laptop scratches?
There are other methods, but honestly we have not tested them and therefore we cannot guarantee that they will work correctly. There are users who say that the so-called “Magic Eraser”, which is a kind of sponge designed to remove scratches from cars, has worked extremely well for them. Other users claim that simply using a mixture of isopropyl alcohol mixed 50/50 with distilled water has also made scratches well hidden (in this case we think rather that they have removed the dirt embedded in the crevices and that is why it is hidden) .
Personally, we have tried both the toothpaste method and the metal polish (car scratch repair) method and both work quite well…neither has completely removed the deepest scratches, but it has disguised them and, in some cases, As for the most superficial scratches, it has completely eliminated them. In any case, here are some methods that you can try for yourself and thus assess the one that has worked best for you.
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