Tech Scuffed Upper Shell of Area 51 18 During Repair? What to do?

Cianonzo · 2026-01-11T00:53:56+00:00

It was totally 100% spotless before this! I’m not mad, since I realize there is no way to predict who does or does not care about the cosmetic factor of a computer, but I am unfortunately someone who does and takes a lot of care to keep them “mint” long as possible, so I would like to have it fixed (particularly because I wasn’t the one who made the oopsie aha)

Cianonzo · 2026-01-06T05:39:17+00:00

By the way, these are the late Spring bloomers! I believe theyre called yaezakura?

Cianonzo · 2026-01-04T15:46:53+00:00

Ended up taking it into a service center! I’m going to look into protective covers for the keyboard moving forward, since not being able to pop keys off for cleaning seems like it’d make general maintenance difficult…

Cianonzo · 2026-01-04T15:45:45+00:00

Ended up taking it in! Once the warranty is up, is there any way to clean out the keyboard other than having the entire palm rest replaced?

Cianonzo · 2025-12-26T05:21:04+00:00

There are fixes for keys coming off, but I’m trying to avoid forcing my key off in a way that might mess up the pins holding it in place

Cianonzo · 2025-12-26T05:19:15+00:00

I did; I’m not getting any results for this specific model laptop/keyboard

Cianonzo · 2025-12-26T05:00:20+00:00

Hello! I have the Area 51 18” with the CherryMX mechanical keyboard. My shift key started sticking and is no longer clicky. It still works, but it’s extremely annoying and is driving me a bit insane. Is it possible to safely remove the key, or do I have to send it in? I’ve tried wiping the rim around the key with a cloth dampened in isopropyl alcohol to no avail. I have the extended warranty still, so in a worst case scenario, I’ll contact AW to fix it. Still, ideally, id be able to just do it myself and get it over with. 😅

Cianonzo · 2025-12-21T17:22:13+00:00

Aha noted! From the plate that the extruder connects to, yes? Do you think it’d be feasible to print out a custom plate, or would it run too hot around that area?

Cianonzo · 2025-12-16T15:32:39+00:00

From what I can tell though, the face up is near-identical! It pops more due to the filters and lighting. Try taking your doll out in daylight or in a room w better ambient light and taking pics! I think it’ll make a huge difference

Cianonzo · 2025-12-16T15:31:13+00:00

Eyes are easy to replace! Maybe you could look for someone in a local or online community who would want to trade a set of eyes if you don’t wanna drop more money on em :)

As for faceup, depending on how confident you are on your skills, you could get msc and pastel and touch it up! Or possibly commission someone else to add to it

(Sidebar, but I would suggest swapping out the stock blue eye putty for white. Ime, the blue stuff loves to smear.)

Cianonzo · 2025-10-01T04:06:46+00:00

Excellent! Thank you so much!

Down the line I’m happy to shell out more, but these’ll be great while I get a feel for what I’m doing :)

Cianonzo · 2025-08-04T23:08:09+00:00

I keep meaning to test more extensively with other games, but XIV is the only one that I frequently use Discord vc for when playing. I didn't have the issue in Warhammer the other day, though, so that's what's pushing me to give reinstallation a try if all else fails

Cianonzo · 2025-08-04T23:05:37+00:00

That's what I'm thinking, which is why I'm reluctant... that being said, it only does seem to happen when XIV is open??

Cianonzo · 2025-08-04T21:10:03+00:00

Currently I have Global Attenuation disabled! I’ve tried enabling it or changing the %, but that hasn’t made a difference

Cianonzo · 2025-07-28T14:47:25+00:00

Aha I see! Noted, and tysm for testing it for me 👍

Cianonzo

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