A Solution to the Fingerprint Magnet Surfaces

I am currently using a HP dv2000t notebook and the entire lid is glossy and very prone to fingerprints. I am awaiting for my XPS 16 to arrive but I've read many reviews about this laptop being a "fingerprint magnet" as well.

So just in case you guys didn't know, there is a way to help treat the fingerprints on the laptop's surface / lid.

NOTE: This is by no means permanently guaranteeing no future fingerprints.

..but for those that are interested, what I do is I take car wax and I wax the glossy surface like I would wax a car's clear coat.

Personally I use Meguires NXT car wax (paste kind, not liquid wax) but any other car wax works as well.

The laptop is very small in comparison to a car, so just use your fingertips and dip the car wax and apply it onto the surface of the laptop. Your fingerprints have the texture that will get the wax into the laptops glossy coat for best results. Smear the wax around the glossy surfaces and give it a minute or 2 to dry. Afterward, use a fine cloth (microfiber works best) and remove the wax residue.

This will give your laptop surface a layer of protection and it won't be as prone to fingerprints.

I would say the wax method will put a layer of protection that is good for up to a few months. However, if you do happen to smear your fingers purposely on the glossy surface, it will eventually remove the layer of wax you apply.


Hope this helps

 

Does Meguires really last that long? I used Turtle Wax classic and at first the surface was amazing, but after a few days it's back to normal again. Car wax lasts long on a car because nothing really touches it constantly, whereas with a laptop you are constantly touchinng the surface. Especially the palmrest area.

 

I'm guessing your using the liquid Turtle Wax? The paste ones do last a bit longer.

I wax my laptop maybe once every 2-3 months and it does its job. I always look at my friends laptops and theirs are all fingerprinted.

 

Nope, this is the classic Turtle Wax in the green container. Ive never tried Meguires, but maybe I should start using that on my car if it really does last that long. As for Turtle Wax Ice (liquid), that stuff is expensive and practically useless on my car, so it would even be worse for the laptop.

How long did you let your wax sit and dry on the surface before rubbing it off? I gave mine less than 10 mins to dry...maybe that's why...