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Huh, I've had that pitting with every magic mouse I've owned, the sides of it end up looking like a cheese grater...apparently my fingers are acidic!
Have you ever had that looked into it maybe just ask AI? That does not seem healthy.
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Yes it’s doable at home, even with fairly primitive tools. You need several chemicals and (if you wish) colored dye. Anodizing works as follows: 1. Take the MacBook apart 2. Clean it 3. Chemical bath to remove old anodized layer 4. Clean it again 5. Chemical bath with power supply attached. applied voltage+current and duration will determine hardness and thickness of the anodized layer. 6. Clean it 7. Dye it. 8. Seal…
13 year old me who anodised remote control car chassis completely agrees the process is quite simple. In the context of a MacBook, it’s not. Removing just the aluminium components and leaving everything that doesn’t like baths undamaged is practically impossible for amateurs. I’m not sure it’s something many professionals would take on.
I’m wondering what custom colours you could do with that process btw!
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You wouldn't have this if your plug was properly grounded. Most developed countries have plugs that have grounding. EU via side pins UK via third prong
Apple avoids shipping grounded plugs as if it was personal affront to Ive. Also caused many many times for me to be shocked with electrostatic build-up.
so what I mean is maybe house electricity grid is not grounded.
I'm strongly convinced that modern iPhones designed to use in case as basic idea, while using iPhone without case is like using that Nokia phone unit when you take the housing off. In that case I think that iPad with magnetic keyboard (which is soft-touch plastic) is the future of Apple mobile computers.
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What tools are needed to redo the anodized color? Is it doable at home?
Yes it’s doable at home, even with fairly primitive tools. You need several chemicals and (if you wish) colored dye. Anodizing works as follows: 1. Take the MacBook apart 2. Clean it 3. Chemical bath to remove old anodized layer 4. Clean it again 5. Chemical bath with power supply attached. applied voltage+current and duration will determine hardness and thickness of the anodized layer. 6. Clean it 7. Dye it. 8. Seal…
https://lowendmac.com/2024/ryan-andersons-colorized-anodized...
Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me! Co-worker 1: Interesting. I wonder if that voids the warranty. It's Apple you know. Co-worker 2: May Jobs have mercy on their soul... Co-worker 3: Not a bad idea. But not sure if that would cause problems with structural integrity of the laptop, like if you drop it or something. Co-w…
Co-worker 4 is the one I want to have a beer with.
1 and 3 are way more creative.
I just did this to my MacBook not because of the sharp edge but because the pitting turns a sharp edge into a sawblade. Something about the grounding on on the frame when plugged in mixed with my sweaty hands leads to damage along this sharp edge on every MacBook I've ever owned. See https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/s/hbyVh5SJhw for another poor soul with the same caustic skin
If I use the 3-prong, which is usually tied to a long cable, I don’t feel the buzz.
I assumed that the additional grounding helped.
Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me! Co-worker 1: Interesting. I wonder if that voids the warranty. It's Apple you know. Co-worker 2: May Jobs have mercy on their soul... Co-worker 3: Not a bad idea. But not sure if that would cause problems with structural integrity of the laptop, like if you drop it or something. Co-w…
Luckily I use it like a desktop 95percent of the time.