My Macbook pro has cosmetic damage

[Queen6]

Personally I just use my Mac`s, they see a lot of field use; 15" 2011 has a decent dent in the top deck, 2012 15" rMBP has a couple of pin dents, 2014 13" is still good although it`s hit the floor a couple of times, and had a resident guest onboard for a while in Borneo, 2015" 12" rMB is still good.

I just use a sleeve, my Mac`s over the years have traveled from the equator to the sub Arctic. In general portable Mac`s are fairly robust, barring the hard drop, then it can get expensive fast. I run primary & secondary systems, rotating each machine out at the 24 month point, with the old systems going family or a good cause.

My philosophy is simple; use them to make a living, look to avoid damage, equally if solely cosmetic don't obsess on what doesn't impact real life matters

Q-6

 

[jlc1978]

My philosophy is simple; use them to make a living, look to avoid damage, equally if solely cosmetic I don't obsess on what doesn't impact real life matters

Same here. My MBP is tool, and like any good tool I take care of it but realize it will begin to show some wear after a while. As long as it doesn't impair functionality I'm good.

As with you, my old ones are with family members and helping out at school.

 

[vpro]

Sandpaper will also change the color of the area - so it's a tossup as to what is worse. I have an older MBP with a worse ding and a LCD screen I replaced my self after I broke the screen. The machine works fine and so even with a big dent in the cover I saw no reason to pay a whole bunch to fix a cosmetic blemish. YMMV
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However, running basic diagnostics is not a bad idea.

Sandpaper grits and aluminum dust will also definitely fall onti the screen and around the palm rest area, when you close the screen or attempt to wipe down the sanding job, it will scrape up your screen big time.

 

[vipergts2207]

Sandpaper grits and aluminum dust will also definitely fall onti the screen and around the palm rest area, when you close the screen or attempt to wipe down the sanding job, it will scrape up your screen big time.

I'm guessing the OP has resolved his issue at this point since the last post is from roughly 8 months ago.