Lombard Case Crack

[J English Smith]

I got a 400 mhz. Lombard off the 'bay in decent condition last week. Seller said "no cracks," but when I got it, it did have two. He worked with me and gave me an adjustment on the price (ultimately got it for $37 shipped), so I was happy with the transaction, but now I'm wondering if I will try to seal the crack on the back side. The other one is between the keyboard and the trackpad, and that is mostly invisible. The one on the back is in the rubber section, about 1.5" long center almost to the rear ports.

Has anyone tried this with super glue or epoxy? Is there a compound that I can toothpick or micro-brush in there that can help hold the crack shut without making a visible mess on the rubber? Advice appreciated - even if it's "leave it alone."

J

 

[Osgeld]

I wouldnt use super glue, it will fog up the plastic, while that is removable it may be a rite pain on the rubber part

 

[stretch]

I have a crack in my Lombard case. I figure it must have been heat related. It starts on the bottom at the Apple logo and runs for about three inches diagonally towards the front. I put a piece of clear packing tape on it since I wasn't going to experiment with the plastic epoxys. It's worked fine and it's not seen unless you pick it up.

 

[Osgeld]

acetone melts abs plastic, and runs into cracks, maybe someone can test it on a junker

 

[Concorde1993]

Pictures?

 

[J English Smith]

Haven't done anything with this yet...crack is stable. I'm not using that one much as I kept it with 9.2.2 and browsing using Classilla is an "occasional" thing with me.

Both of my Lombards have cracks in the same places. I guess the CPU puts out more heat than the Pismos. I doubt they changed anything about the plastic itself from one model to the next. The heat pattern must just be different...