Hey all
I thought I'd hit up some more savvy Apple users, as I'm taking some drastic measures with my recently acquired iBook Clamshell.
It's a G3 366, with 320Mb RAM, 6Gb drive (got a 20Gb waiting to go in). Yoyo has broken twice, holds about 90 minutes charge.
So far it seems in its lifespan, it's had nothing but abuse. It's original owner was a principal from a primary school and as such, it went everywhere. It's proudly got his name and the school's name etched into the lower plastics too. Because of the arduous work this poor old dear has seen, it had accumulated a thick layer of black grime between the shielding and the plastic body. Furthermore, I think it's been left in the sun, and all the rubberized coating on the outer coloured sections have changed shade.
So no longer is it a graphite, it's turned a horrible dark green.
At this point I've had it apart, cleaned it thoroughly, removed the shielding and cleaned behind it, and reassembled it. It looks okay but the off-coloured body isn't so nice.
Has anybody attempted to polish the plastics to take the stipple off, leaving the computer completely transparent? And what is the rubbery coating made of - what type of paint could be used to cover it?