Dents in the aluminum of the MacBook
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Hello,
I have a question about a dent on the aluminum shell of my MacBook.
A shelf fell down and hit the corner on the surface of the laptop (where the logo is). The screen is fine, but there’s a dent in the aluminum on the surface. Do you know a way to fix it? Do you have any idea who to contact for this type of issue?
Thank you!
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Good evening,
It all depends on the dent, whether it's small or deep or if it's almost a fold.
Any computer repair technician can handle it, but they may lean towards replacing the shell.
If it's not too deformed, use a good suction cup to gently pull out the dent.
Otherwise, you'll need to disassemble it and push the bump from the inside, starting from the outside of the dent towards the inside gradually without too much force
(otherwise, if you force it and push from the center, you risk deforming the shell the other way, making it unrecoverable).
A photo to see the condition would be more helpful.
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It all depends on the dent, whether it's small or deep or if it's almost a fold.
Any computer repair technician can handle it, but they may lean towards replacing the shell.
If it's not too deformed, use a good suction cup to gently pull out the dent.
Otherwise, you'll need to disassemble it and push the bump from the inside, starting from the outside of the dent towards the inside gradually without too much force
(otherwise, if you force it and push from the center, you risk deforming the shell the other way, making it unrecoverable).
A photo to see the condition would be more helpful.
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Without regular feedback from you... you can always refer to article 22 ;-)
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Here, it's small and marked, it would be better to push from the inside.
Tap on a small plastic rod with a rounded tip, always starting from the outside little by little towards the inside of the bump.
For a view of the tools and methods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KPoRgdPE0M
And here for you, it’s not metal like a car, but aluminum that deforms (stretches) so be gentle to avoid making it worse.
(Push rather than pull in my opinion, and avoid breaking anything if you disassemble or leave it to a pro if you’re not comfortable doing it)
You’re welcome and good luck ;-)