How to reduce scratch above laptops keyboard?

Hi all, I just bought an Acer C720 off of Amazon, $150--I absolutely love it, my only concern is that theres a scratch just above the keyboard. Any recommendations as to how one might remove the scratches? Plastx didn't work for me Here's a pic https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...OeyXyiFA/w440-h587-no/IMG_20150516_165636.jpg[1] Thanks!

 

Not big enough to worry about, are they scratches on the edge of the lcd bezel in the photo.

John.

 

No it's just the small scratch above the esc key, hardly noticeable but i'd like if there was a way to reduce it, would polishing be the best method? Or maybe scratchX might work

 

Put a sticker on top of it, Intel Inside or something else, or go faster stripes.

I that scratch in metal or plastic, looks shiny.

John.

 

Unless you are willing to spend much effort and possibly money it will be hard. I have no idea if the part is plastic or painted metal but the method is approximately the same: find a filler with the correct color and reflective attributes that is compatible with the surface and carefully apply it into the scratch. In your case I'd use a small needle and a steady hand.
An epoxy based paint could be used (advantages: surface would be relatively hard, compatible with most materials used in notebook computers) but getting the right color could require mixing it yourself. It can get pretty expensive especially if you have no other use for the paint.

But honestly I'd not do anything. The scratch is extremely small and almost invisible. I have bigger scratches on my machine and consider it to be in superb condition.

 

It's glossy plastic

 

honestly, rule of thumb for things like this so you don't drive yourself crazy: ignore it.

 

Sometimes it's hard to ignore scratches. Have you tried a mechanical buffing wheel? I did this a while back on my laptop, I'll link a short video i made

 

Any buffing or compounding or whatever will only make things worse. You should only use compounds on glossy painted finishes with clear coats to remove small scratches. On that matte plastic panel, compound will 1) eat away at the paint, and 2) produce a glossy finish on the compounded spot which will look worse next to the rest of the matte panel. Just leave it alone. If it really bothers you, you can look for a new replacement panel on e-bay.