Classic Restore

[desertrout]

You can sand that screw hole down, use some JB Weld "SteelStik" (an epoxy putty that dries white-ish gray, or use something similar)

smash the putty into the hole, and then make a flat & textured surface on the front by pressing the battery cover into it, or a foam sponge.  It's such a small ding that it shouldn't be so bad to repair like that.

https://www.jbweld.com/product/steelstik-epoxy-putty-stick

Nice tip - I was wondering about that JB Weld epoxy putty... I have a CD Drive front that I want to repair (it broke during shipping), and was wondering how suitable the dried colour would be. I'll give it a shot!

 

[markyb86]

Nice tip - I was wondering about that JB Weld epoxy putty... I have a CD Drive front that I want to repair (it broke during shipping), and was wondering how suitable the dried colour would be. I'll give it a shot!

Here’s a bad pic of a hard to reach spot... but here is a color comparison of how the white/gray putty looks dried compared to the yellowed front of an internal zip drive.

 

[erichelgeson]

It's such a small ding that it shouldn't be so bad to repair like that

Thanks for the recommendation - I do have a lead on a replacement front bezel from someone here. I may try it this too, but cosmetic is not my strong suite. Lift a pad, break a trace, no problem. This is right on the front sticking out like a wart.

I did try to "push" it back in, but it's very hard, would need a clamp to put enough pressure to push it back in I think (which may break something else

If someone did have an example of a cosmetic fix in a visible area like this I'd love to learn more though.