A Sanded MacBook is a Happy MacBook

August 31, 2008 · Posted in MacBook

I finally got around to sanding the sharp front edge of my MacBook… Honestly, I don’t know what took me so long! Seriously, this is like having a whole new computer. The pain I used to feel when putting my hands down to type, is totally gone. It is really a weird feeling. Also, for some bizarre unknown reason, I used to rub my thumbs against the sharp edge. Maybe I did it because I thought it might actually cause the edge to wear down… Of course, that would have taken years! Now, however, I find that I don’t do this anymore, saving some skin on my thumbs.

I used 400 grit wet/dry 3M sandpaper, and sanded the entire front edge of the MacBook, including the corners, and then about 3cm up each side. I didn’t want to go too far up the sides as I was afraid of getting plastic dust into the slots/holes/etc. In all, it took me about 15 minutes to get the edge to an acceptable comfort level.

Check out the sanding picture to see more clearly what I did.

If you have not sanded the front edge of your MacBook, I strongly suggest you give it some serious consideration!

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With the volume maxed on my MacBook Pro and in the video app itself, it's still almost impossible to hear the audio.

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Aaron Brown 07/13/2009 11:53 PM 1 point
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I have been thinking about doing this, but I'm very nervous about messing up my machine (I love everything else about it; and the chunk of change I paid for it makes me nervous to do anything to it). You had success sanding the plastic version or the aluminum version (MacBook Pro) ... I have the aluminum version. I should probably be able to tell from your photo but just want to confirm. Thanks!

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mac fix 07/21/2010 08:55 AM 1 point
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Don't even try to do this to Al Macbook! Definite way to scratch the Al body and later get additional cuts on your hands - just as if it is a knife. Try to glue some extras -thin rubber instead.

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